RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP
BUTLER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Music for the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service at Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, will be provided by the Rev. Robert Calhoon, the Rev. Mohney, Gordon Thompson and Jim Rea.
The Pittsburgh District Nazarene Ministers and Mates Spring Fellowship Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Chestnut Nazarene Center. The Rev. Steve Feazel of Mount Vernon, Ohio, will be the speaker.
The 40 Days of Purpose events committee is seeking donations of plastic flatware. A receptacle is located in the downstairs lobby.
Fingernail clippers are being collected during March for Crisis Care Kits. Donations can be left in the main lobby.
A love offering will be received Sunday for Kevin John's college missions trip to Hungary. Offerings should me marked "Kevin."
CHRIST COMMUNITY U.M.
The sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated during weekend worship services at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road.
The youth group is accepting donations and pledges through Sunday for its participation in the 30-Hour Famine.
Orders for Daffodil Days bouquets to benefit the American Cancer Society should be returned by Sunday. Cost is $7 and is payable upon delivery on March 20.
The annual Easter prayer vigil will begin after the Good Friday worship service and continue through Easter morning. Sign-up sheets for available times are in the narthex.
The March food item being collected for Covenant Food Cupboard is cereal.
Orders for Easter flowers in honor or memory of loved ones will be accepted through March 16. The cost is $6.50.
CHRIST'S OUTREACH
Melissa Blaine and Hanna Blaine will provide music during the Sunday service at Christ's Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave.
Missionary Becky Morsch will speak on her experiences at 7 p.m. Saturday at the church.
COVENANT PRESBY
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated during the Sunday worship service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St.
The Lenten Recital Series will continue at 4 p.m. Sunday with an organ recital by Edward Norman, director of music/organist at of First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. A reception will follow in the Assembly Room.
Dr William E. Wilson, a psychologist in private practice, will lead the Seekers Class at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the Assembly Room.
The Covenant Cupboard Food Bank is requesting donations of soda crackers or graham crackers in March. Baskets for the donations are available in the front hallway at the Jefferson Street entrance.
FIRST BAPTIST
The teen youth group of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will meet at 7:15 p.m. Sunday at the home of Jeff and Michelle Gwilt for a social time.
The women from the Kingdom Seekers Sunday school class will participate in a craft night at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Baptist Youth Center.
FIRST U.M.
World Day of Prayer will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the main sanctuary at First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St. Refreshments will follow in Wesley Hall.
Communion will be served at the Saturday evening and 8:20 a.m. Sunday services.
Dress rehearsal for the Hosanna Presentation will be held at 7 p.m. Friday in the main sanctuary. A practice will also be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday in the main sanctuary.
Orientation for new members will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Wesley Hall.
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
The Welcome Ministry will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday at First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St.
World Day of Prayer will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St.
Bible study on spiritually has a schedule change for two months because of Lent. Part III, Week 4 will be discussed at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
During Lent, memorial donations may be made to Rocky Boy Indian Mission or to scholarships for young people of the church to attend camp at Lutherlyn this summer. March 20 is the deadline for contributions.
FIRST PRESBY OF BAKERSTOWN
The Lenten learning class, "Christ in the Passover," will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, Route 8 at Heckert Road. Garrett Smith will be the guest speaker. A dinner will precede the class at 6:15 p.m. For information or to make reservations for the dinner, call 724-443-1555.
FRIENDSHIP PARISH OF THE BEAVER/BUTLER PRESBY
The Friendship Parish of the Beaver/Butler Presbytery, including Bethel Presbyterian Church, Route 8 and Route 108, Slippery Rock; West Liberty Presbyterian Church, West Liberty Road, Slippery Rock; and Wolf Creek Presbyterian Church, New Castle Road, Slippery Rock; will host a potluck Lenten dinner at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Presbyterian Church. Following the dinner, Fanny Crosby will speak on her life and the hymns she has written.
GLADE RUN U.P.
"The Passion of the Christ" will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia. For information, call the 724-898-3503.
Boy Scout Troop 58 will hold their Pinewood Derby Saturday at the church.
The flower calendar is posted in the rear of the sanctuary for anyone wanting to commemorate an important date or to honor someone with flowers.
GRACE @ CALVARY LUTHERAN
The congregation of Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will participate in a combined Lenten service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First English Lutheran Church. The Rev. Peter Nordby will lead the service.
HILL U.P.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated during the weekend services at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St.
The Rev. Mike Winship will be the guest speaker for the 6 p.m. Saturday service.
Kid's Club Sunday will be celebrated at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. Refreshments will follow in fellowship hall.
Reservations for the Senior Night Out on Tuesday are due Sunday. For transportation, contact Gerry Hull.
Girl Scout Troop 889 will sell cookies from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Sam's Club.
Tuna and noodles are being collected for the Covenant Food Cupboard during March.
MT. CHESTNUT PRESBY
Communion will be served at the 8:45 and 11 a.m. Sunday services at Mount Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 Old West 422.
A ministry/mission fair will be held in the entranceway and fellowship hall before and after the weekend services.
The church food cupboard will be open at 7 p.m. Monday for those in need.
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
The Lord's Supper will be celebrated at the 10 a.m. Sunday service at New Life Christian Ministries, Knoch Senior High School, 345 Knoch Road, Saxonburg.
Information on the "Pets on the Rocks" sale led by Hannah Dunlap and Sarah Dunlap is available at the information table.
A planning time for the Summer Blast Carnival will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at The Bridge, 102 Bay St., Penn Township. For information, contact Karen Schiebel at 724-586-2241.
NORTH MAIN ST. CHURCH OF GOD
Orders for Easter lilies to decorate the sanctuary of North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext., are due March 21. Orders are being accepted in the church office and welcome center.
Tickets for the Men's and Boy's Wild Game Feast to be held at 6:30 p.m. March 11, are $6 at the church office or $8 at the door. Admission is free for boys age 10 and younger. The keynote speaker will be Brent Henderson.
OLD UNION PRESBY
The missions committee of Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will meet after the Sunday worship service.
Orders for Easter flowers will be taken until March 20. Sign-up sheets are in the back of the church.
ST. JOHN'S REFORMED
A Lenten supper will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Reformed Church, Route 68 at Benbrook Road. Bible study will follow at 6:15 p.m. Singing and praise will follow at 7:15 p.m.
ST. JOHN U.C.C.
Holy Communion will be served at the 11 a.m. Sunday service at St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City. The Christian Education Committee will serve a Lenten luncheon following the service.
ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL
The E.C.W. will meet at noon Thursday at Parish Hall at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 218 E. Jefferson St.. Steve Catt will discuss at Butler County Community College's Succop Theater.
World Day of Prayer will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St.
March 16 is the deadline to order Easter flowers. Call Jean Kirkpatrick for information.
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
The Sunday service at Springdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury, will now be held at 9 a.m.
TRINITY PRESBY
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated at the Sunday service at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave.
The Ruth Circle will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday at King's Restaurant on New Castle Road. A Bible study will follow at the church.
The Trinity Fellowship will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Fellowship Hall for a catered dinner.
WEST SUNBURY U.P.
Scouting Sunday will be celebrated during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at West Sunbury United Presbyterian Church, 215 East Church St., West Sunbury. All current and former scouts will be recognized during the service. Fellowship time will be held before and after the service and scouts are encouraged to wear their uniforms.
A spring communicants class is now being formed and will begin meeting April 3. For information, contact Rev. Wayne Bell at the church office or wsupc@zoominternet.net.
ZION LUTHERAN
The Sunday services at Zion Lutheran Church, 266 Zion Church Road, will now be held at 11 a.m. Sundays. Sunday school classes will begin at 9:45 a.m.
