Grace Lutheran Church will offer a free community meal 5-6:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in the fellowship hall, 28 W. Main St., Macungie. Take-out meals are also available.

For menu details, call the church office at 610-966-3325.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a free food distribution 2-4 p.m. Feb. 11 and Feb. 25 for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

Concordia Lutheran Church, 2623 Brookside Road, will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser with seatings 4:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 6. The meal will include spaghetti with homemade meatballs and sauce, salad bar, bread, drinks and dessert. Proceeds will benefit the Concordia Latvia Missions.

For questions or to purchase tickets, call 610-965-3265 or email concordia.macungie@gmail.com.

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

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon Feb. 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 K4K and Fur Mama sponsored winter craft fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 7 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The group will also host a “Goodbye Winter Craft Fair” 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7 at Macungie Memorial Park.

Friends of the Macungie Institute will hold a bingo March 15 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall, 50 N. Poplar St. There will be cash prizes, raffles, and food. Doors open noon and games begin 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Macungie Institute. For more information, call 610-966-7830 or email friendsofmacungieinstitute@gmail.com.

The Friends of the Macungie Institute are sponsoring a bus trip to Sight and Sound Theater to see “Joshua” April 22. The trip includes a meal at Fulton Steamboat Inn. For more information, call 610-966-7830.

The Macungie Institute offers free weekly Pinochle and Mah-jongg on Wednesdays in 2025. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and Mah-jongg is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Zumba with Rashida is offered on Mondays 5:30-6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays 2-3 p.m. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee. The committee meets 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every other month at the Macungie Institute, 10 E. Main St.

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

Macungie Borough Council holds in-person public meetings at the Macungie Institute. The next meetings will be 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and March 2.

The Macungie Park board of directors are scheduled to meet 7 p.m. Feb. 10 and March 17 downstairs in Macungie Memorial Hall.

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.

There is a certain irony in the fact that this winter, when we are buried in snow, is the year that our 20-year-old son CAN’T help shovel because he is recovering from a dislocated shoulder. He even has a doctor’s note!

The copy deadline for the March 4 column will be Feb. 26.