Divine Mercy Parish Veterans Mass<\/p>\n
Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St., Minooka section of Scranton, will host its annual Veterans Mass on Sunday at 5 p.m. The Mass is open to the public with all local veterans and their families especially invited to attend. Celebrant of the Mass will be the Rev. Paul A. McDonnell, O.S.J., pastor. A social and program will immediately follow the Mass in the parish hall with Jake Norotsky from the Wounded Warrior Project as guest speaker. For information, call the church office at 570-344-1724.<\/p>\n
Post 6082 pigs in the blanket dinner<\/p>\n
Shopa Davey Post 6082 VFW pigs in the blanket dinner, Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. or sold out, post home, 123 Electric St., Peckville; $15, tickets at the door or see the bartender.<\/p>\n
Marine Corps League birthday<\/p>\n
The Northeastern Detachment Marine Corps League will celebrate the Marine Corps\u2019 251st birthday on Tuesday, beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door; the public is welcome.<\/p>\n
PA CareerLink hosting veterans job fair<\/p>\n
PA CareerLink Lackawanna County will host Hire a Hero veterans job fair Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pa CareerLink, 135 Franklin Ave., Scranton. Veterans will have an opportunity to talk to employers hiring, to meet with one of several veterans reps who can assist in their job search and\/or schedule an appointment to discuss career pathways and eligible training options. In addition, there is an opportunity for veterans under 35 to discuss a 100-hour internship program in manufacturing funded by a special grant.<\/p>\n
Veterans Day program set<\/p>\n
Scranton Veterans Memorial Park will hold a Veterans Day program Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Scranton Veterans Memorial Park Monument. A prayer will be said for all veterans and a wreath placed in their honor. Public is invited.<\/p>\n
Combined Veterans Day ceremony<\/p>\n
Jessup American Legion Post 411 and Jessup VFW Post 5544 combined Veterans Day ceremony, Wednesday, 11 a.m. Both organizations will proceed to Veterans Memorial Stadium for remarks by representatives of both posts. Following the ceremony, food and refreshments will be offered by Post 411, 508 Church St. Public is invited.<\/p>\n
Post 7069 Veterans Day ceremony<\/p>\n
Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit, will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony at the post on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The public is invited.<\/p>\n
Jermyn\u2019s annual Veterans Day ceremony<\/p>\n
Jermyn\u2019s annual Veterans Day ceremony, Wednesday, 11 a.m., Veterans World War I Park, Bridge Street. The William J. Griffiths American Legion Post 465 and Commander R. Fred Jones, master of ceremonies, will present the ceremony honoring veterans. Guest speaker is Kevin Collins, Jermyn native. Program will include Mayor Stacey Cook, and guest soloist Christine McGreachie with the Lakeland School District Band providing patriotic music. Immediately following the ceremony, a light luncheon will be provided and sponsored by the Jermyn Shade Tree Commission, events committee and W.J.G. American Legion in the SS. James\/George Episcopal Church lower rooms. All are welcome to the ceremony and luncheon.<\/p>\n
Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121 Veterans Day program<\/p>\n
The Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121 will hold its annual Veterans Day program on the North Washington Avenue side of Lackawanna County Courthouse Square in Scranton on Wednesday at 11 a.m. It will feature Scranton\u2019s own Paulette Costa, cadets of the University of Scranton ROTC Royal Warrior Battalion, the NEPA Marine Corps League and local Boy Scouts. The keynote speaker will be Major Mary K. Steppacher, U.S.A. The public is invited.<\/p>\n
Throop Veterans Day services<\/p>\n
Members of the Herbert Clark Post 180 Throop American Legion and Throop VFW Post 7251 will meet at the Throop Municipal Building at 9:30 a.m. on Veterans Day. Memorial services will begin on site at the Veterans Memorial Monument at 10 a.m. All members will proceed to the VFW Post 7251 Memorial Monument for services at 11. All are welcome.<\/p>\n
Olyphant Veterans Day event<\/p>\n
A Veterans Day event will take place on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., starting at the American Legion Post 327, followed by the unveiling of the refurbished roadside plaque honoring United States Army S-5 Ambrose Cerene, who was killed in Vietnam. Speakers will be the Hon. Judge Thomas Munley and Sgt. Charlie Blonsley, an Afghanistan veteran, at the Olyphant Borough Freedom Fighter Veterans Memorial. A luncheon will follow at the legion hall sponsored by the Sons of the Legion and Ladies Auxiliary of Post 327.<\/p>\n
Post 7069 Toys for Tots collection box<\/p>\n
A Toys for Tots collection box is located in the lobby of Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit. New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off daily after 3 p.m. Collection deadline is Dec. 15.<\/p>\n
Polka Sunday<\/p>\n
Polka Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m. at the Dupont VFW Post 4909.<\/p>\n
Meetings<\/p>\n
VFW Post 3474: Post meeting Tuesday, 7 p.m.; Auxiliary meeting Thursday, 7 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Divine Mercy Parish Veterans Mass Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St., Minooka section of Scranton, will host its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,803,139,28,178,180,179,289,729,2349],"class_list":["post-323511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-luzerne-county","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-uncategorized","tag-veterans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}