christianity

It’s that time of year, when the winter solstice makes for the shortest amount of daylight in the year — and voices raise in joyful chorus to celebrat...

Anybody who has been to Bradford knows that the community is notorious for coming together; the scene at the First Presbyterian Church on Christmas Ev...

CHRISTMAS : It’s the day children wait for all year long — Christmas. We looked up a bit of the story of Christmas from the website history.com Dec. 2...

POEM: On this Christmas Eve, we will share a gift of poetry from Kane’s Frances Wolf Haight. This one is called “Twelve Days Before Christmas.” We bou...

POEM: I Believe in Santa — this timely poem comes to us from Donald Neal. The pilot of a huge airliner, Flying high in the darkened skies Saw somethin...

Open Arms Church’s annual Christmas Eve’s Eve service will feature classic and contemporary Christmas songs, a children's program, a dance performance...

On Saturday, Santa came to town for the Limestone (N.Y.) American Legion Ladies Auxiliary’s Christmas party. The auxiliary holds the annual party for ...

The sights and sounds of the Christmas holiday are popping up all around town in decorations, Santa visitations and children’s Christmas concerts. Add...

PRAYER : Local poet Donald Neal has sent us some Christmas poetry. This one is called “A Little Boy’s Prayer.” A little boy knelt at the altar in a ch...

A final practice was held Tuesday for "The King Is Here" by Cliff Duren, a Christmas worship musical which will feature six soloists, Katlyn Hillard, ...

Christmas is right around the corner — and right behind that will be First Night Bradford 2019 celebrations which are slated for New Year’s Eve, Dec. ...

SMETHPORT — Students at the Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School have responded to the request of a seriously ill Jefferson County student to rece...

The young mother held her child’s hand tightly as she waited in line at the Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) headquarters Friday to collect Christmas gifts ...

Little Lyla Bennett is overjoyed by a gift given to her and her dad, T.J. Bennett, from Santa Claus during Evergreen Elm's annual Christmas party Frid...

’Tis the season. That phrase covers a lot of bases. Ugly sweaters, kids on a sugar high, some awful movies on television, and the same songs on repeat...

It felt like Christmas for members of The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund as they unboxed wooden toys Wednesday from Santa’s Helpers in Erie. The hand...

Heather Kearns experienced something of a miracle for the holiday season when she asked the community for costumes and props for the upcoming “Christm...

Bradford will step back in time and celebrate “Old Fashioned Christmas” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in its downtown historic business district. ...

Santa’s Workshop is coming to the First Wesleyan Church from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. this Saturday at 692 South Kendall Ave. This holiday event is open t...

The women chatted and joked among each other during a break in rehearsal for the St. Francis bell choir until their director, Brother Michael Hicks, c...