CALVARY E.P

A joint worship service with Grace Lutheran Church will be held Sunday at Calvary Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 123 E. Diamond St. The contemporary service will be held at 8:30 a.m. and the traditional service will be at 10 a.m. A social time will follow the 10 a.m. service.

CHRIST'S OUTREACH

A new Bible study group will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Christ's Outreach Church 120 Walker Ave.

The Praise Fest originally scheduled for July 18, has been postponed. Choir practice for the event is suspended until further notice.

A 45-minute Hymns, Invocation and Message service will begin at 8:45 a.m. Sunday at the church.

COVENANT PRESBY

Sara Giallombardo will be the guest soloist at the 10 a.m. Sunday service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St.

A reception for the Rev. William Jamison, guest pastor, will be held after the 10 a.m. Sunday service.

FIRST BAPTIST

A family breakfast for members of the Kingdom Seekers Sunday school class and their families will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in the Baptist Youth Center at First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St.

The church will conduct service from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday at Sunnyview Nursing Home.

FIRST U.M.

The Seeds of Hope Addiction Recovery Group of First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St., will host a dinner at 7 p.m. today in Epworth Center. For information, call 724-283-6160.

Bible Boot Camp will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Epworth Center for students in grades four through six. Participants should take a Bible.

Crossfire Outreach will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the lower level of Alameda Park. Refreshments, games and music will be available.

New members will be received at the 10:50 a.m. Sunday service.

A spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday to benefit the mission to Africa in August.

FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN

A children's church service will be held during the regular sermon on Sunday at First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St.

GLADE RUN U.P.

The Seekers Sunday school class of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will visit Hartwood Acres Sunday to hear the River City Brass Band. For information, call 724-287-7897 or 724-586-7535.

GRACE LUTHERAN

The youth of Grace Lutheran Church, 220-226 New Castle St., will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Camp Lutherlyn. Participants should take a bag lunch, swimming suit and towel.

A joint service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 123 E. Diamond St. No services will be held at Grace Church on Sunday.

HILL U.P.

Elder Audrey Nossokoff will provide the message and the Praise Team will perform at the 6 p.m. Saturday service of Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second Street.

Reservations for the Pirates baseball game on Aug. 14 are due Sunday. Cost is $9 for each ticket. A car pool or church van will be available for transportation.

Volunteers are needed for the new church greeting ministry. To volunteer, contact any member of the nurture committee.

MERIDIAN U.P.

A tureen picnic will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave. The closing program for vacation Bible school will follow in the sanctuary.

Vacation Bible school children will provide music at the 10 a.m. Sunday service.

MT. CHESTNUT PRESBY

Vacation Bible school students will perform at the 11 a.m. Sunday service at Mt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 Old West 422.

A family picnic will follow the service. Participants should take lawn furniture and a dish to share. Hot dogs, beverages and place settings will be provided.

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

Information on the assimilation ministries of New Life Christian Ministries, Knoch School Auditorium, 345 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, will be shared Sunday. For information, contact the Rev. Tim Fulkerson at 724-586-1111 or tim@newlifexn.org.

A group of women will attend the Women of Faith meeting Friday and Saturday in Pittsburgh. For information, call Marcia Semple at 724-898-2629.

To help spread the Gospel through e-mail, instant messenger, chat and MP3 audio, contact Lisa Johns at webservant@newlifexn.org.

NEW ZION EVANGELICAL

The Couriers, a southern gospel musical group from Harrisburg, will perform at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service at New Zion Evangelical Church, Route 28, five miles south of Emlenton.

OLD UNION PRESBY

The music group Promise will perform July 4 at Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars.

The synod youth conference will be held Aug. 1-7. Brochures are available in the back of the church or at www.trinityyouthconference.org.

SLIPPERY ROCK U.M.

The praise band will perform at the 9 a.m. Sunday service at Slippery Rock United Methodist, Franklin and Maple streets, Slippery Rock.

The women's chorus will perform at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service.

ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN

Members of the Lutheran Youth Organization at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., should report at noon Friday to the Wal-Mart Lawn and Garden Center, New Castle Road, for a car wash.

The St. Mark's Church Women are seeking donations to assemble health and school kits for Lutheran World. Each kit costs about $10. To donate, use a pew envelope and specify health or school kit.

ST. RICHARD R.C.

A softball game and barbecue for junior high school youth and their parents will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Richard Roman Catholic Church, 3841 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. The event is also open to senior high school students.

A volleyball night and picnic for high school youth will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the church.

TRINITY PRESBY

The Rev. Mark Bell will be the guest minister Sunday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave.

Communion will be served and Freedom Sunday will be celebrated on July 4.

WHITE OAK SPRINGS PRESBY

The closing program for vacation Bible school will be held at 7:45 p.m. Friday at White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church, 102 Shannon Road, Renfrew. The event is open to church members and families of participants. Refreshments will be served.