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Rachel Decker and John Baldino

Announcement is made of the engagement and upcoming wedding of Dallas native, Rachel Decker, presently of Hanover Township, to Carbondale native, John Baldino, presently of South Abington Township.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of Anne Marie Decker, of Dallas, and the late Dr. Peter G. Decker. She is a graduate of Misericordia University and works as Community Relations Manager at the United Way of Wyoming Valley.

The prospective bridegroom is the son of John Baldino, of Scott Township, and Kathi Bankes, of Exeter. He is a graduate of Marywood University and a member of the Secular Franciscan Order. He works as Regional Director of Digital Media at Nexstar Broadcasting Group.

The sacrament of marriage is scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Dunmore. Fr. Robert Maro, Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., will preside with concelebrating priests from the Dioceses of Scranton and Metuchen, New Jersey. Sisters of the Religious Teachers Filippini will serve as liturgical ministers.