BUTLER TOWNSHIP - St. John's Reformed Church, Route 68, will host a cookie sale beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Cost is $10 for a tray of three dozen cookies or $15 for five dozen. The sale will continue until cookies are sold out.

The Paul Laurence Dunbar Community Center, 501 Fairground Hill Road, will host a free program on dealing with grief during the holidays from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.Bereavement specialist Robin Miller of Thompson-Miller Funeral Home will lead the program.For information, call 724-287-5648.

CABOT - Monthly card parties held at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Cabot have been canceled until further notice.

CONNOQUENESSING - Connoquenessing United Methodist Church, Main Street, will host a social hour at 2 p.m. and Christmas dinner at 3 p.m. on Dec. 25, for those who would otherwise be alone on Christmas.There is no cost for the dinner. Donations will be accepted.For reservations, call Bernie Carr at 724-789-7302 by Dec. 20.

The VNA Hospice of Western Pennsylvania is seeking volunteers to provide companionship for hospice patients and their families.Volunteers, age 18 and older, will receive free training and materials. For information, contact Cassie Naron at 724-431-3502 or cnaron@vna.com.

HARMONY - The Harmony Museum has started its annual Giving Tree fund-raising event.For every $10 donation received, a bow will be placed on the outdoor Christmas tree, donated by Pine Hill Farms, on the Harmony Museum Lawn. A list of donors will be stationed next to the tree.Proceeds will support museum operations. Donations may be sent to the Harmony Museum, Giving Tree, Box 524, Harmony, PA 16037.

GIBSONIA - The St. Barnabas Charitable Foundation is now organizing its annual Presents for Patients program to provide holiday gifts and visits for 1,352 residents of area long-term care facilities.Volunteers are needed to "adopt" residents for the holiday season by personally delivering small gifts.Since 1984, the Presents for Patients Program has provided more than 250,000 gifts and visits to long-term care residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia. The program is designed to combat patient loneliness and to encourage area residents to visit local long-term care facilities.For information, or to participate, visit www.presentsforpatients.com or call 724-443-0011.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fund-raising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and non-profit groups should be sent to the Focus department one week in advance of the event. Items should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to Focus, Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003.