Macungie Memorial Park is a self-supporting park. They rely on volunteers to help with the pool, playground, grounds and repair maintenance and overhead expenses. Volunteers help bring all the great programs to the park every summer. To volunteer, call Macungie Park at 610-966-4289.

The Macungie Farmers Market is open 4-7 p.m. Thursdays on Lumber Street, just off Main Street, Macungie throughout the summer.

The Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon June 5 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall at Macungie Memorial Park. New members are welcome. The next meeting will be in September. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

There will be a Pennsylvania Earth Sciences Spring Mineralfest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7 at Macungie Memorial Park. Admission is free. For more information call 610-966-4289 or www.mineralfest.com.

There will be a Cars and Cookies Car Show 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 8, rain or shine, at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be awards, raffles, food trucks and a DJ. Proceeds benefit the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

The Antique Truck Club of America will hold its 45th ATCA National Meet and Flea Market June 13-14 at Macungie Memorial Park. The event will host over 900 antique trucks. There will be a flea market, truck corral, crafters and food. For more information, go to www.antiquetruckclub.org.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon June 18 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Quarry Road, Alburtis. There will be a potluck buffet lunch followed by a meeting and bingo. There is a small charge. Bring a covered dish. For more information, call Doris at 610-966-3653.

There will be a Hello Summer Craft Fair 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 21 at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be vendors as well as food trucks.

Cruise Night will be 3 p.m. June 21 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles will start arriving 2 p.m. and the DJ starts 4 p.m. Refreshments are available. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

Gasket Goons Spring Showdown Car Show will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 28 at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be vendors, bands, food, custom trophies, a bicycle show and door prizes.

Macungie pool is open; weekday hours are noon to 8 p.m.; weekend hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Toddler time is 11 a.m. to noon weekdays. The pool will close for swim meets 5 p.m. June 12, 19, 26 and 30 and July 16. Swim lessons are available. Pool visitors must park outside the park grounds during the Antique Truck Show June 12-14. Parking is available in the ball fields off Lehigh Street. More information is available at www.MacungiePark.com.

The Macungie Institute offers free weekly Pinochle and Mahjong Wednesdays in 2025. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and Mahjong is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Zumba with Rashida is offered 5:30- 6:30 p.m. Mondays and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee. They meet 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every other month at the Macungie Institute.

Macungie Borough offices are open to the public 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Macungie Borough Council has in-person public meetings at the Macungie Institute. The next meetings will be 7:30 p.m. June 16 and July 7.

Cash bingo is held weekly Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 4:30 p.m. and games begin 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

The Macungie Park Board of Directors meeting is 7 p.m. June 10 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall.

Grace Lutheran Church will offer its free community meal 5-6:30 p.m. June 13 in the fellowship hall. Take-out meals are also available. Call the church office at 610-966-3325 for the menu.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays in June – June 4, 11, 18 and 25, for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

Mother’s Day 2025 was a difficult day for me. At the end of our church service, mothers could take a carnation. In memory of my mother I specifically picked one color in memory of my mother and a different color for myself and placed them in a vase on my kitchen windowsill. As I watched them over the following week, the one I had picked for my mother slowly died while mine remained fresh. It was so eerily symbolic that I couldn’t bring myself to throw them out for a while.

The copy deadline for the July 2 column will be June 26.