Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, will have a quartet providing the special music Sunday.

Smart camp will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park, 182 Alameda Park Road.

The book club of Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, meets at 10 a.m. Thursday.The First English Lutheran Church community dinner work team will meet at 4 p.m. Monday.The contemporary worship planning team meets at 6 p.m. TuesdayNewsletter articles are due Wednesday.The church is collecting new shoes, worn shoes (not well worn) and boots. Items are for children and adults. The request is for a Nashville mission. Place items in the box in the narthex. For more information, contact Arlene Sutton.Lay Servant Ministries School will be Sept. 14, 21 and 28 in the New Castle First United Methodist Church. Expenses covered by Christ Community. The deadline is Tuesday. Forms are on the table in the narthex.

Concord and North Washington churches will have combined worship services at Concord Presbyterian Church, 625 Hooker Road, West Sunbury, starting Sunday. The outdoor worship service will be in the picnic pavilion at 9:30 a.m. followed by a potluck picnic.

Session meets at 7 p.m., and the AA group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 1329 N. Main Ext.WW meets at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, at 10 a.m. Aug. 22 and at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 24.

First Baptist Christian School, a ministry of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., has a 7 p.m. Thursday back-to-school night for all parents, students and teachers.The Sunday schedule begins with 9:45 a.m. Sunday school classes, followed by an 11 a.m. worship service, a luncheon and a 1:15 p.m. worship service.The first day of First Baptist Christian School is 8 a.m. Wednesday.The youth group will begin meeting for the fall at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.The first meeting of the fall's Weekly Kids Klub for ages 5 to fourth grade will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will celebrate Holy Communion at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.The church picnic at Lutherlyn's Dogwood Shelter in Shaulis Village will be preceded at noon Sunday by a Service of the Word. The picnic meal will follow at 12:30 p.m. Take a dish to share. Beverages, meats and place settings will be provided.

Organist Ernie Taylor will provide the anthem for Sunday worship at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St. The men's team will usher.The garden club volunteers will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday to weed and maintain the church landscape. Volunteers should bring their own tools.

The Intersection Community Church, 120 Walker Ave., invites all families in the community to attend a family meeting at the church from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday to discuss the mission of the church.The home groups will begin a series on “Freedom” Sept. 11. Call the church office at 724-283-8407 to connect to a home group or log onto myintersection.org under the ministries tab.

Concord and North Washington churches will have combined worship services at Concord Presbyterian Church, 625 Hooker Road, West Sunbury, starting Sunday. The outdoor worship service will be held in the picnic pavilion at 9:30 a.m. followed by a potluck picnic.

Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will have the choir meet in the sanctuary at 7:20 p.m. starting Sept. 4. No experience, audition or long-term commitment is needed to join the choir. For more information, see Cindy Mikalauskas.Members can join other Presbyterians for a day at Kennywood Park on Labor Day, Sept. 2. Aug. 25 is the last Sunday to sign up.

After worship Sunday at Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., Nicholas Ripper will share some of his experiences and impressions from his recent internship in the Eastern European country of Moldova.Bible study resumes at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Memorial Room.Saint Andrews will join with other local Presbyterian churches Aug. 25 for “Worship without Walls” at Alameda Park. The service begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Masonic Shelter. After worship, there will be a giant church picnic. Take a salad or side dish large enough to feed 10 people.

St. John's Lutheran Church, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, celebrates Holy Communion during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.The August cause of the month is the Armstrong Guardian Angels Healing Heroes Partnership to provide trained service dogs for qualified disabled veterans.The church council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, will have a 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.Christian education committee meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.Wednesday the church will pack the Evans City Food Cupboard at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, the worship meeting music is at 4 p.m. and praise team practice is at 6 p.m.Worship music meeting at 4 p.m., and praise team practice at 6 p.m.

Ellen Dodge will perform organ concerts featuring music from Bach to Andrew Lloyd Webber on the Moller organ donated by the Roebling family at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, She will also lead tours of the historic stained-glass windows beginning at 6 and 7 p.m. Thursday during Mingle on Main.Popcorn & PJs Movie night will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Centennial Hall. Take friends, pillows, and blankets. Popcorn, cookies and drinks will be provided. To attend, send the number of kids attending to mjockel716@yahoo.com or call/text 724-816-1034.Food bank volunteers meet at 6 p.m. Monday.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, has worship with healing at the 5:30 p.m. Saturday worship service and the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service. The Sunday service will be outside and a potluck luncheon will follow. Civil conversations training will be after lunch.The church council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.

The mission and fellowship teams of Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St., Valencia, invite the congregation to stay after worship Sunday for a special Lunch with the Bunch to meet and hear from the mission partner from Vietnam.A churchwide community picnic will be on Labor Day, Sept. 2, at Kennywood Park. The deadline to reserve and purchase tickets is Sunday.A CPR-AED first aid class will be offered at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 28 in the Fellowship Hall, open to all. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. for anyone attending the class. Sign up in the church lounge or by calling the church office.