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Name, age, municipality where you reside: Jane Battaglieri, 66, Exeter TownshipName of church, your position there and how long serving there: I've been organist and choir director for 23 years at Grace Lutheran Church, 33 S. 11th St. I love the peop...

What is Completing the Circle?Completing the Circle is a process designed specifically for faith communities that seeks useful, authentic feedback from a diverse sampling of its members on issues such as performance of leaders, worship, fellowship op...

The "Completing the Circle" process uses honest feedback to encourage communication in the ministry and the congregation.

In honor of the first Sunday of Advent, Huff's Union Church, Hereford Township, will hold a German-language candlelight Communion service Sunday at 7 p.m. feauring lessons and carols of the Christmas story.The service will be in German with bulletin...

I suspect charities do well during the holiday season because most people get more joy from giving than receiving. The same positive feedback from giving is likely the motivating factor that drives dental teams in Berks County to provide free dental ...

I didn't hear her fall. And apparently she didn't think too much of it herself, though it was a struggle for her to get up the stairs and into bed. But all through the night, she kept saying "Ouch!" every time she had to move.We woke early and I look...

"The Blacklist" airs Monday nights at 10 on NBC.

NEW YORK - They set "The Blacklist" in Washington, but in truth it inhabits a Manhattan studio where "Law & Order" lived for two decades. Judging from its out-of-the-gate robust ratings, good reviews and swift full-season pickup, this new NBC cri...

Two of the three men charged earlier this month with attempted murder and conspiracy in the 2011 ambush shooting of a man in his car in northeast Reading remain at large, authorities said Friday.Police said they are seeking information on the whereab...

In a break with tradition, your humble narrator tries her hand at bagging on what used to be the eve of the Christmas shopping season.