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RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP

Millie Martsolf will provide special music Sunday at Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68. All men will be recognized for Father's Day.

Special choir practices for the summer will be held at 7 p.m. Sundays after the service.

The Prime Timers of Christ's Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave., will meet at 10 a.m. Monday.A missions meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday.The teens will hold a drive-in movie night June 25.

Community Life Church holds service every Sunday at McQuistion Elementary School. The church is collecting pasta and sauce in June for the St. Vincent DePaul food cupboard.Sunday's message will be on Father's Day.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 guest soloist Leanne Heaton on Sunday.Carnation boutonnieres will be presented to all men during Sunday worship for Father's Day. A Father's Day fellowship hour will follow in the assembly room.first baptist of e.c.The Keenagers of First Baptist Church of Evans City, 242 S. Washington St., Evans City, will visit Living Treasures Friday.Baptisms will be held Sunday.

Students in grades three through six and parents from First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., are invited to join Pastor Jim and Mari to learn about Holy Communion. They will meet between the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday.Holy Communion will be celebrated at both Sunday services.The Communion class will meet at 9:45 a.m. Sunday.Vacation Bible school will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday.The Synod Assembly will be held today through Saturday at Thiel College.

The mission team of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will meet at 7 p.m. today.The men's fellowship breakfast will be held at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Country Kitchen Restaurant in Penn Township.The mission outreach team will conduct worship services at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Those interested in helping with worship or escorting residents to worship should call 724-898-3503.The deadline for the school supply drive for underprivileged children in Mexico is June 28. Call the church for a list of needed supplies.The church will host a meet and greet reception for Wade and Christine Mantlo from 7 to 9 p.m. June 25 in Fellowship Hall. The Mantlos are missionaries in Manila, Philippines.Vacation Bible school will be held Monday through June 26. Those interested in helping should call Gloria at 724-898-1016.

Beth Ackelson, Patty Miller, Mark Schoenfeld and Joyce Moore will provide special music Sunday at GraceWay Community Church. The church meets at Center Township Elementary School.Fathers will receive a gift Sunday for Father's Day.

Newsletter items for Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., are due Friday.Angel Food Ministry distribution will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday.Pastor Storm will preach Sunday morning.Vacation Bible school will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Space is still available for children.Faith Shapers will leave at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday from the church to go to Moraine State Park. They will return at 8 p.m.The church will hold a soup and sandwich luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. The public is welcome, and takeouts are available.

The praise team will lead worship Sunday at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St.Barb Bishop will lead the adult Sunday school class in a discussion on Scientology at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Child care for children ages 3 or younger will begin at 9 a.m.All MAD camp participants will meet at 7 p.m. today for a rehearsal. CDs for the youth musical will be available for pick-up.God's Girls will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Kathy Sawyer's home for a cooking lesson and small group discussion. God's Guys will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Moses-Puente home for swimming and a bonfire.Volunteers are needed to host Sunday fellowship hour during the summer. A sign-up sheet is on the deacon's table.

Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., will begin its summer schedule with worship at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday. Nursery will be available at 10 a.m.

The Rev. Chris Marshall will continue the series in Genesis on Sunday at New Life Christian Ministries, South Butler Primary School, 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg. Information is available at www.NewLifeXn.org or by calling 724-256-0851.The summer mission teams will be commissioned Sunday. Teams will serve locally through vacation Bible school and internationally in Mexico.Men's Fraternity participants will be recognized Sunday for Father's Day. Information will be shared about the second session of Men's Fraternity that will begin in September.Relevant Student Ministries will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at King's Farms in Valencia. The group also will have an end-of-the-year barbecue smackdown at 6 p.m. June 25 at the Gebharts' home in Saxonburg. For information on either event, call Brad French at 724-372-0201.The church will be represented at the Kids' Expo on Friday at the Butler Airport, Airport Road, Penn Township.Those interested in serving at the East Liberty Food Kitchen Saturday should call Rich McCarthy at 724-766-9047.The ministry staff will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Kelley's Restaurant, Main Street, Saxonburg. The group also will prayer walk in Saxonburg.

A vacation Bible school celebration will be part of the Sunday worship at the Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave.

Ed Gnoth will speak at both services Sunday at Nixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road. Stefanie Baker will provide special music.Doughnuts will be served between services for Father's Day.

North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext., will hold a Celebrate Recovery barbecue at 6 p.m. today on the lawn. In case of rain, the event will be held at the Haven. Karen Graham will speak.The church will hold a Kennywood day Saturday. Participants will leave the church at 9:30 a.m.Junior and senior high students will go to camp Monday through June 27 at Whitehall.The Christian education board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the conference room.

Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will hold a Strawberry Festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday.The church growth team will meet after worship this week.Those interested in teaching the preschool and kindergarten Sunday school class next year, full time or part time, should speak to the pastor or a Christian Education committee member.

St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will serve Holy Communion at all weekend services.Fathers will receive gifts from the Christian education department. A reception will be held after the 8:30 a.m. service in the chapel.Youth gathering participants will meet at noon Sunday in the lounge.A congregation council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. All council members and officers should attend.

Children will recognize all fathers during the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 218 E. Jefferson St., for Father's Day.The deadline for July newsletter articles is Tuesday.

College and high school graduates will be recognized Sunday at Summit Presbyterian Church.Crocodile Dock vacation Bible school will be held from 5:50 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday through June 25 at the Christian Community Outreach building, 650 Saxonburg Road. The closing program will be at 8:10 p.m. June 25. For information, call 724-287-2378.Summit Church is on the corner of Saxonburg Road and Caldwell Drive, a few miles south of Butler.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will hold a youth yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church picnic shelter.Hoagies may be picked up between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday or after Sunday services.The Lord's Supper will be shared at all weekend services.There is a sign-up sheet posted in the narthex for families to host summer coffee hours.Volunteers are needed for vacation Bible school this coming week. Call Janet Flecken at 724-285-4182 to sign up.WELCA is collecting the following items for its outreach to Lydia's Place: travel-sized toiletries, blank cassette tapes, large padded envelopes, composition notebooks and packet folders. Donations may be placed in the box in the narthex.

Mark Frailey will speak Sunday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave., Butler Township. He is a recent graduate of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and will be honored at a reception luncheon in the fellowship hall after worship.The Coventri Choir will provide special music Sunday.A summer Bible camp planning meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Valencia Presbyterian Church will celebrate vacation Bible school and Father's Day this Sunday with an outdoor worship service. VBS children will provide music, and a pot luck luncheon will be served. Participants are asked to take a side dish or dessert.The church purchased an Automated External Defibrillator and will provide A.E.D. training at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the church for all employees and those interested. Child care will be provided. Call the church office to sign up.The church will hold women's wellness hours from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays beginning this Wednesday through July. The focus will be physical and spiritual wellness. Free child care will be provided for children up to 5 years. Call the church office to sign up.

White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church, 102 Shannon Road, Renfrew, will hold an outdoor worship service and church picnic at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Shannon Pavilion on the church grounds. Those attending should take a covered dish to be shared, table service and lawn chairs.

Zion United Methodist Church, 438 Bear Creek Road, Sarver, is seeking volunteers for the Young Life yard sale Saturday at The Vine. Call Pat Gray for information.Church women will hold their annual retreat this weekend. Barb Vandermer will lead the retreat Cindy Shick for information.

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