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Two-year-old Chloe Simyan of Pittston draws on the blacktop at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pittston before the start of drive-in movie night on Wednesday.

‘Carhop’ Nichole Burhans of Pittston gathers the cardboard ‘cars’ at the drive-in move night at St. John’s.

Carmen Givens, 9, of Wilkes-Barre, peeks out of his ‘car’ as the movie starts.

Children and their families gather to watch ‘Paddington’ during the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church drive-in movie night on Wednesday.

Children eat in their ‘cars’ while watching the movie at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pittston on Wednesday. Bill Tarutis | For Sunday Dispatch

PITTSTON — A Drive-In Movie Night was held Wednesday, July 15 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Children made cars out of cardboard boxes on Sunday, July 12 to complete the drive-in experience. Youngsters and their families settled in to watch the movie “Paddington” after all the “cars” were parked in their spots.

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