Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will hold a bell service at 10 a.m. Sunday. Participants should take their own bells. The message "Settling Down" will come from Matthew 2:13-23. The Oasis Cafe will be open with regular breakfast items, along with a warm egg casserole, after worship. There is no Saturday service, early Sunday service or Sunday school this weekend.

Companions in Christ classes will resume Jan. 7 and 8.

The church office will be closed Dec. 24 through 27.

Christ's Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave., is collecting breakfast bars and hot and cold cereals for January's food bank drive.A fellowship dinner with the mission council is set for Jan. 9. Nanci Hogan will speak.Adult Sunday school class will begin at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 6. Fred Kison will lead a study of the book "Does the Bible Really Say That?"

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson, will hold its annual Time, Talent and TLC gift exchange during the 11 a.m. service on Sunday. The Noisy Offering of loose change also will be received at that time. Envelopes for 2008 are arranged alphabetically in the narthex.

New Year's Eve services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main. The Trinity Brass Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m., with an organ recital at 9 p.m.The church office will be closed Jan. 1.

The church office at Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will be closed through Jan. 1. There will be no R.O.C.K. on Wednesday, but sessions will resume Jan. 9.

Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., announces a youth group meeting at 6 p.m. Monday. A sauerkraut and pork dinner followed by a service will begin at 8 p.m.

Amber Crowe and Edith McCandless will provide music for the 10 a.m. Sunday service at GraceWay Community Church, Center Township Elementary School, Mercer Road.The youth group New Year's party is set for Saturday. Call Amber at 724-504-7264.

Deacons at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., will serve a continental breakfast after the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. Reservations are requested.There will be no Sunday school this week. Classes will resume next week.Fellowship hour volunteers are needed. Contact Janet Edinger.Annual reports from session committees and other church organizations are due by Jan. 9. Reports can be sent in e-mail as Microsoft Word documents.

Children from Mars United Presbyterian Church, Crowe Ave., Mars, will perform on Sunday at Mars St. John's Lutheran Home.New pocket calendars and the flower chart are available in the Tarry and Talk area of the church.Services this week are at 8:30 and 11 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.

The Lord's Supper will be celebrated at the 10 a.m. service Jan. 6 at New Life Christian Ministries, South Butler Primary School, 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg.The Building a Foundation in the Old Testament group will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 6. The class will focus on the people, places and themes of each Old Testament. To order the class book, contact Lisa Johns at 724-283-2647. Cost is $10.Leadership Equipping and Development will begin a new unit on "Seven Practices of Effective Ministry." The class will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 13. Senior pastor Chris Marshall will lead the group.Kids' SPOT will not meet Jan. 6.Kids' Community will meet at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 6.Relevant University, open to students in grades 6 to 12, will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 13. The program offers credit for attendance, note-taking and study. The top four students will be entered to win a Nintendo Wii with Guitar Hero III. For details, visit liverelevant.com.Relevant student ministries will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 6 at the home of Jim and Amy Brown. For details, contact youth leader Brad French at 724-372-0201 or brad@newlifexn.org.

Student ministry for grades six through 12 at the North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St., will have an after Christmas party at the Haven from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday.The church office will be closed Monday and Tuesday.

The men's breakfast club at Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday at Suzy Qs. To donate or to ask about delivery help for Meals on Wheels, call Linda at 724-898-3191.Copies of the Year of Prayer calendar are now available in the back of the church.

Park United Presbyterian Church, 115 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople, will host a New Year's Eve party and Communion service at 9 p.m. in fellowship hall. Participants should take food to share. The event will include singing and games.

Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 East Jefferson St., seeks volunteers to help with a chili cook-off happening in conjunction with the New Year's Eve Ring In The Arts festival. Donations for the basket auction are also needed. Contact Lori Love-Franke, Bonnie Martin, Carol Landis or Pastor Merry.A youth meeting is set for 4 p.m. Wednesday to help with the community dinner. See Jen White about volunteering.Those wishing to donate flowers for worship services in 2008 can sign up on a calendar in the narthex.

The Rev. Cindy Holmquist will speak at the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services Sunday at St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City.A spring planning meeting is set for 7 p.m. Jan. 3. One representative from each committee and music leaders are asked to attend.

The Butler Organ group will play from 8 to 9 p.m. Monday at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St. Refreshments will be served in the chapel after the recital.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 218 E. Jefferson St., will host a service of Holy Communion at 8:15 a.m. Sunday. The 10:30 a.m. service will be "Lessons and Carols." There will be no Christian formation classes.

There will be only one service Sunday at Summit Presbyterian Church, 181 Caldwell Drive, Jefferson Township. The service will begin at 10 a.m. and the speaker will be Elder Phil Henkel. There will be no Sunday school or youth group.The church office will be closed Tuesday.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will offer Holy Communion at services beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday.The community food bank needs canned goods to replenish its cupboards. Donations can be left in the shopping cart in the vestibule.New office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office phone is 724-287-1977 and the fax number is 724-283-8711.

Children and youth from Trinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave., Butler Township, will present a musical at Sunday worship titled "The Best Place to Celebrate Christmas."Ruth Circle will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 7 at King's restaurant, returning to the church for a meeting and Bible study led by Mary Livengood.New offering envelopes are located on a table in the narthex.