RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP
Vonda Mishler will present special music Sunday at Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68.
The Caravan Pinewood Derby race will be held Friday. Call Jim Green or the church office at 724-482-4116 for information.
The senior adult trip to New Galilee Church of the Nazarene for dinner and an Easter presentation will be held April 4. Call Darlene Johns at 724-538-9342 for information.
Men's golfing will begin at 3:30 p.m. Mondays starting March 30. Call the church office or Jim Green for information.
Rebecca Lawson, missionary to the Philippines, will speak Sunday at Clinton Presbyterian Church, Glade Mill Road, Saxonburg.
Community Life Church holds services at McQuistion Elementary School each Sunday. The pastor will continue the series on the power of God's word Sunday.Easter flower orders are due Sunday.The laundromat ministry will be held after Sunday's service.The church is collecting paper products in March for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Cupboard.For information, contact the church office at 724-287-3303, clcbutler@zoominternet.net or www.clcbutler.org.
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will host Becca Lawson, missionary to the Philippines, at 11 a.m. Friday in the assembly room during the mission luncheon. Call the church office for reservations.The church will host a party for the Covenant Cupboard children from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall. The party will include crafts, a movie, snacks and a visit from the Dairy Princess.The Noisy Offering of loose change will be collected Sunday.The Seekers Class will hold a video discussion on "The Weight of Gethsemane" Sunday.
Covenant Life Church, 220 New Castle Street, will hold "The Truth Project" from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.The church women will gather for prayer at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.The youth group will meet from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Men and boys from First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., are invited to a prayer breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the Baptist Youth Center.A teen and adult paintball event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, 130 Elliott Lane, Worth Township.The church will conduct a nursing home service from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Sunday's Lenten challenge will include a minute for missions at Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia.A congregational meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday.The R.O.C.K. music program will sing at the 11 a.m. Sunday service.The worship planning team will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.The women's discovery group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will hold a youth group progressive dinner from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday.The bell choir will practice after the 10 a.m. service Sunday.Shiloh Baptist will host the midweek Lenten service at the church.
The praise team will sing during the Sunday service at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St. The Rev. Clark Sawyer will preach.A fifth Sunday luncheon, hosted by the deacons, will follow worship Sunday in the fellowship hall. Attendees are asked to take a vegetable or salad.Club 56 will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday at Kathy Sawyer's home for breakfast.The Hill Youth Chorale will practice at 12:15 p.m. Sunday.The instrumental ensemble will practice at 5 p.m. Sunday.HYLights youth fellowship will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday.Fair trade coffee, tea and cocoa will be sold following worship. Proceeds benefit the Hill Youth Chorale and the Presbyterian Coffee Project.The Mary Lou Boyer Circle will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Christian worldview will be the focus of the Rev. Jeffery Lawther's message on creation Sunday at Mars Alliance Church, Route 228, Mars. Baptisms will be held at both services. Worship will be directed by Angela Toscano. Greg Holland and Adam Kelly will play trumpets and Julie Koenig will play violin.A breakfast buffet will be available in the church gymnasium from 7:15 until 10:30 a.m. Donations will the mission trip team.
The Mars Lenten luncheon series will continue at noon Friday at Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., Mars. The Rev. Peter de Vries will speak on God as Adonai.
The Rev. Chris Marshall will continue the series on pressing toward the prize Sunday at New Life Christian Ministries, South Butler Primary School, 328 Knoch Rd., Saxonburg. Information is available at www.NewLifeXn.org or by calling 724-256-0851.A week of prayer and fasting will be held March 29 through April 5. This time will be used for New Life's people to commit themselves to Jesus and His Great Commission.Relevant Student Ministries will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Browns' home.Students are invited to share breakfast with Brad at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kelley's Restaurant, Main Street, Saxonburg. For information, visit www.LiveRelevant.com or call Brad French at 724-372-0201.The three Men's Fraternity groups in Cabot, Saxonburg and Valencia will hold a celebration from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.The Cabot United Methodist Church choir will provide the music for the Sarver-Saxonburg Ministerium's community Lenten services Wednesday. Services will be held at noon at the Emory Chapel in Sarver and at 7 p.m. at Jefferson Center Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Matt Judd of Cabot United Methodist will share a message at both services.
North Main Street Church of God, 1201 North Main Street Extension, will hold a mother/daughter makeover and lunch at 8 a.m. Saturday at Butler Beauty School. R.S.V.P. to Melissa Hickman at 724-283-5669.An all-church luncheon will be held at 11:45 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds will benefit the Uganda mission trip.The Women's Word Share will be held at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.The board of evangelism will meet at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.The Women of the Church of God will meet at 1 p.m. April 2 in the parlor.
Oak Hills Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Old Plank and Township Line roads, will hold a Circle of Friends concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church.
The worship committee of Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will meet after worship this week.Easter lily orders are due Sunday.The presbytery will hold a leadership training event from 2:30 to 5:45 p.m. Sunday at the Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church.Those interested in joining the church softball team should sign up in the back of the church. Games will be played Sunday afternoons.
The Rev. Carl Baughman will speak on spiritual health during the adult Sunday school class Sunday at Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 East Jefferson St.The youth will host a tureen luncheon Sunday to benefit the mission trip.Lily orders are due to the church office by Sunday.
St. John's Reformed Church, Route 68 at Meridian Road, will continue its Lenten fellowship series Sunday. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a video and discussion on "Ministry: You Were Shaped for Serving God." The evening will conclude with a hymn sing.A consistory meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The confirmation class will lead the Sunday worship service at St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City.A Lenten luncheon and Bible trivia game will follow the 11 a.m. worship service.
Richard Gibala will portray Pontius Pilate at the Wednesday Lenten service at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St.The Disciples of Christ and Homebuilders Sunday school classes will host the Lenten meal this week.All floral orders for the Easter Resurrection Garden are due to the church office Sunday.The youth committee will meet after the 11 a.m. service Sunday in the lounge.The youth group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Schramm Hall.The women of the church will pack cookies to send to college students and military personnel at 9 a.m. Monday. The women are asking for cookie donations. Cookies should be packed three to four per sandwich bag and should be in the kitchen by 9 a.m. Monday.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 218 E. Jefferson St., will hold a Lenten study at 7 p.m. Wednesday after the healing service.Those willing to help with the Agape meal April 9 should call the office, Judy Herman, or Mary Lou Herbst. A signup sheet for the all-night prayer vigil will be available Sunday.The deadline to order Easter flowers is Wednesday.
The men of Summit Presbyterian Church will hold a men's breakfast at 7 a.m. Saturday at Jefferson Center Presbyterian Church. For information, please call Summit Church at 724-287-2378.Those interested in attending the leadership training seminar from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday should call the church office. Space and carpooling are still available.The youth will hold a youth dinner and movie night from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.Summit Church is located on the corner of Caldwell Drive and Saxonburg Road, a few miles south of Butler.
The youth group of Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday to make Easter candy.A healing service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.Holy Communion will be offered at all weekend services.The shared Wednesday evening service will be held at 7 p.m. at Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church. The Rev. Floyd Palmer from Shiloh Baptist Church will speak.The WELCA Bible study group will meet at 10 a.m. April 2.
The handbell choir will provide special music Sunday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave., Butler Township.Those interested in joining the Coventri Choir to sing in the Easter cantata may join practice at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.Church members are invited to participate in a leadership training seminar from 2:30 to 5:45 p.m. Sunday at Community United Presbyterian Church in Cranberry Township.
The fifth Lenten service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church, 102 Shannon Road, Renfrew. The Rev. Gary Brown will preach.
Those who can sew are needed to make bags for the UMCOR school kits for Zion United Methodist Church, 438 Bear Creek Road, SarverThe United Methodist Women mission study will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The study will be held at Rochester First United Methodist Church. For information, contact Gina Woods.A tour of the church for New Beginnings participants will be held Sunday. For information, contact Pastor Mikesell.A Meat and Greet luncheon will be held after the worship service Sunday. Meat, rolls and beverages will be provided. Those with last names beginning in A through F should take a dessert, G through M last names should take a salad or Jell-O and N through Z last names should take a side dish.
