Sunday, February 14, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:30 AM Special Music by <\/strong><\/p>\n Ken Purcell & Jake Lauach<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 10:45 AM Service<\/strong><\/p>\n Rev. Bob Stevens, Pastor<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Honorary First Defenders will be participating in their annual church service at Zion\u2019s Reformed U.C.C. Church, 620 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA. \u00a0The original First Defenders were called to protect our Capitol in April, 1861 and stopped at Zion\u2019s church to pray before boarding the train to Harrisburg.\u00a0 The church service is held on the date closest to Abraham Lincoln\u2019s birthday.\u00a0 The color guard from the 96th<\/sup> Pennsylvania Regiment will open the liturgical portion of the service at 10:45 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n Ken Purcell along with Jake Laubach, known as the Jolly Tars will sing and play Civil War \u201cgathering music\u201d beginning at 10:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n For more information on the Jolly Tars see:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.kenpurcellmusic.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Please join us for this event.<\/p>\n![\"HFD\"](\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/HFD-300x300.jpg\")
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