Faith & Values

Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Chris Tomlin all make it.

CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health will present “An Evening with Mitch Albom,” the bestselling author of books including “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “Five People You Meet In Heaven,” as part of its “Conversations about Healthy Communities” series.

Happy New Year! It’s a good time to make sure your calendar is complete with this year’s major religious holidays. Here, we provide a list of major Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Hindu holidays.

Willow Street Mennonite Church brought the story of Christmas to life this month with live Nativity presentations on Dec. 18, 19 and 24.

Many of us have Christmas memories. My wife and I always remembered a certain Christmas Eve. It occurred in the early 1970s, a few years into the 50 we shared together. There wasn’t a Christmas Eve since then that we didn’t recall that particular night, and the endearing “four-word sermon.”

Members of the congregation, Hempfield High School students, local conservancy groups and volunteers gather to plant 640 native trees.

The holiday season is a time for giving. And for many people that means giving more than just presents to friends, family and coworkers, but giving time, aid or resources to Lancaster County’s many different charitable organizations.