The Macungie Farmers Market is open for the season 4-7 p.m. Thursdays at the new location on Lumber Street.

The market features local family farmers providing homegrown food: fruits, vegetables, meat products, eggs, baked goods, plants and more.

The Macungie Flower Park near the train station has been planted and is approaching full bloom. Take some time to smell the flowers!

Macungie Borough offices remain closed to the public. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Facilities at Macungie Memorial Park will be re-opened based on guidelines provided by the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. Pavilions, buildings and grounds are available for rent. COVID-19 guidelines will be followed. To check availability, contact macungiepark@gmail.com or call 610-966-4289.

The following events have been canceled at Macungie Memorial Park:

•Cruise Night July 18

•Das Awkscht Fescht July 31-Aug. 2

•Lower Lehigh Lions Club Fall Flea Market Aug. 22

•Wheels of Time Aug. 28-30

•Lehigh Valley Fiber Festival Sept. 19-20

Macungie Memorial Park has acquired a 1.6 acre parcel of land between Lumber Street and Mountain Creek. This acquisition is an addition to the western side of the park and gives the park land on both sides of Mountain Creek.

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., has extended the cancellation of worship and all gatherings indefinitely. They will offer a pre-recorded church service on Sunday mornings. For more information, go to https://gracemacungie.org or www.facebook.com/GraceMacungie.

In cooperation with Zionsville Area Food Pantry, Grace Lutheran Church will hold a monthly outdoor drive-up or walk-up food pantry 2:30-5 p.m. the last Friday of the month. The next food pantry will be held July 31 in the parking lot at the rear of the church.

Concordia Lutheran Church, 2623 Brookside Road, offers video links for Sunday morning services. The church has re-opened for services with limited attendance and registration through Facebook. They can be accessed at www.facebook.com/concordiamacungie. To be added to the contact list for updates, email concordia.macungie@gmail.com. For more information, contact the church at 610-965-3265.

Educational programs are offered through Kalmbach Memorial Park. More information is available at kalmbachpark.com.

The Macungie Park Board of Directors meeting will be held downstairs 7 p.m. July 28.

Weekly bingo games on Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park are canceled until further notice.

Lydia was in charge of ordering Father’s Day gifts this year. She bought new bike lights and a pair of wool socks and had them shipped to our home. My husband was perplexed by the packages arriving addressed to Lydia and wondered how we were going to get them to Lydia in California. I told him I would take care of them. I discovered how well Lydia knew her dad when I opened up the boxes and saw the Sasquatch Field Guide. I passed the gifts on to Caroline to wrap. Matt loved his bike lights and socks but almost fell off the chair laughing when he saw the field guide. Perfect reference for camping trips!

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