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RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP

Graduates will be honored at the 10:45 a.m. worship service Sunday at Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road.

The NMI Convention will be at 9 a.m. June 14 at the district center. District Assembly will be at 6:30 p.m.

Christ Community U.M.The church staff of Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will meet at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Panera Bread.There will be an ice cream social in Oz Hall on Sunday in honor of high school and college graduates.The Red Church offering Sunday will benefit cystic fibrosis.The Gals’ Book Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Ginny Love’s home. The book, “The House at Tyneford,” is available in the church office. Take a book to loan to other members over the summer.“Dine and Donate” will be all day Tuesday at Villa Grande.The nurture committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Community AllianceCommunity Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road, will host ApologetiX in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are available online at www.apologetix.com/concerts, from the church or at the door.A car cruise will be from 5 to 9 p.m. June 13 in the church parking lot.

Community Life ChurchCommunity Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School.The men’s lunch is at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fortune Star. Contact Jason Brewer with questions.ACTS Gathering Awakening Conference is at 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St. Featured speaker Mike Hutchings will discuss teaching and impartation. For more information, visit the Facebook page or call Kevin Riordan at 412-614-1152.Sunday is the quarterly food bank collection day for St. Vincent De Paul. Take pasta and sauce and/or paper products.The S.O. A. KING Prayer meeting will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bobbi Shapert’s house. Take a Bible, pillow, pen and notebook. Sign up at the info hub Sunday and contact Bobbi for more information.

Covenant PresbyFrom 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, as part of the church’s bicentennial celebration, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will hold a bicentennial festival of crafts, talents and hobbies in the assembly room. Take samples of collections to provide a hobby demonstration. Also, wedding memorabilia will be displayed. Take dresses, gowns and photos to the church library.

First BaptistFirst Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will participate in the second work week at Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, Worth Township. Call the church for information.First English LutheranFirst English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will begin summer worship hours with services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The last healing service until the fall will be at noon Sunday. Anyone wishing a private healing service may contact Pastor Dollhopf.Glade Run U.P.The Upward Flag Football and Cheer team season at Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will end Saturday. Team members will celebrate with a daylong picnic.Sunday, the deacons and mission team through PRISM will go to Pittsburgh. They will provide dinner for international studentsAlso Sunday, the middle and high school youth group will go to Family Bowlaway for laser tag.Grace @ Calvary LutheranGrace’s Closet at Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. The clothing bank is open to all.The worship and music committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.The finance committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church.GracewayGraceWay meets at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.Beth Ackelson and Ruth Ferko will provide the special music at GraceWay during the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.Special recognition for all graduates present will be at the Sunday worship service.Community Care items to be collected Sunday morning will be pasta and sauce.The steering committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Panera Bread.Hill U.P.The Hill Youth Chorale of Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., will leave at 8 a.m. Friday for a mission trip to Niagara Falls and western New York.Grades 1 through 6 will gather for “Movies and More” at 7 p.m. Wednesday to watch “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” A discussion will follow.The food request for June is spaghetti or sauce.New Life Christian MinistriesNew Life Christian Ministries, Knoch Primary School, 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, will celebrate the sacrament of believer baptism at all worship services this weekend.The women’s fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. today. A perennial plant exchange will be held, as well as a demonstration on safe canning techniques. The group meets at Elmcroft Assisted Living, 100 Bella Court, Saxonburg. Contact local outreach leader Karen Schiebel at karen@newlifexn.org for details.People interested in auditioning as a vocalist or instrumentalist for the worship praise band may e-mail their name and phone number to worship arts pastor Brad French at brad@newlifexn.org. Auditions will be in July.North Main St. Church of GodYouths in grades 9 through 12 at North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext., will attend the 2013 Whitehall Summer Youth Camp from Sunday through June 14. The theme is “Undivided.” The camp is near Emlenton.Sixty Plus or Minus will meet at noon June 13 in the fellowship hall for lunch. The meeting and special guest, Dean Kildoo, who will speak on purple martins, will follow. Devotions will be read by Irene Patterson.The Children’s Ministry volunteers will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Noah’s Park.Old Union PresbyThe senior high youth Sunday school class of Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will have a car wash after worship Sunday to raise money for its adopt-a-mission project.The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated during worship this week.Donations are being accepted for participant expenses during the church mission team’s Hurricane Sandy recovery work.Saint Andrews U.P.Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., will work from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to transform the church for vacation Bible school. Contact Lori Haughey for more information.Dinner with Friends will be at Bravo! in Cranberry Township on June 15. Register with Susan Moon.Graduates will be honored during worship June 16. Patrick Campbell, a seminary scholarship recipient and a recent graduate from Wake Forest School of Divinity, will give the sermon.St. Luke’s LutheranSt. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, will begin its summer worship schedule this week. Services will be at 8:15 a.m. in the sanctuary and at 10 a.m. on the patio. There will be special blessings for graduates and recognition of Sunday school teachers, aides and helpers at both services.The youths will sponsor “meals to go” after the 10 a.m. service. All proceeds will support the mission trip.The Fellowship for Christian Stewardship will hold a forum at 11:15 a.m. Sunday and include lunch from “meals to go.” Panel members will discuss vocation as God’s calling.Senior Stars will have a picnic at Roebling Park at noon Wednesday. Take a dish to share and lawn chairs.St. John’s LutheranSt. John’s Lutheran Church on Main Street in Connoquenessing will celebrate the third Sunday after Pentecost at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.The cause of the month for June is the Victims Outreach Intervention Center.Members will join Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Prospect in a joint parish “Night with the Pastor” at 7 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the Book of Revelation.There are special offering envelopes in the pews for donations for the 125th anniversary celebration.St. John U.C.C.St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, will begin summer hours Sunday with concurrent worship service and Sunday school at 10 a.m. Two new members will be accepted into fellowship during the worship service Sunday.Garden club will meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.People’s Praise planning team will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. This year’s garden tour is to the Pittsburgh Botanic Gardens at 10 a.m. June 15.St. Mark’s Evangelical LutheranThe 200th anniversary committee of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will meet at 6 p.m. today.Along with celebrating all fathers this Sunday, the church will recognize all graduates, and all choirs will perform for music appreciation Sunday.Children’s summer Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. Sunday. All youths should meet in the fellowship hall.A benefit spaghetti dinner for Ron Kaltenbaugh will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall.All baked goods or donations should be at the Sunday school kitchen by 9 a.m. Monday.The organ task force committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.St. Mark’s will play softball against St. Michael’s on Lutherlyn Field #1 at 6 p.m. Tuesday.The Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday.Table reservations are available without charge for sharing crafts, needlework and artwork at the Talent-Craft and Collection Show and Ice Cream Social on July 21. There also will be a car/tractor show in the parking lot. For information, contact Elaine Walker at 724-287-8439.Summit PresbyCommunion will be served during the worship service Sunday at Summit Presbyterian Church, 181 Caldwell Drive. High school graduates also will be recognized during the service.Training is at 10:45 a.m. Sunday for those working at the June 23 to 27 vacation Bible school. For a list of vacation Bible school work times this week, call the church office at 724-287-2378.The deacons will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, and session will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.Trinity LutheranAn “Of Land and Seasons” service will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township.The Wellness Ministry will do blood pressure screenings after the Saturday service and between the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday services.Trinity youths are gathering items for their June 15 yard sale. Donations can be left at the church.From June to September, Katie’s Garden volunteers will gather each week at 6 p.m. Wednesdays.This month for Covenant Community Pantry, personal care items may be donated to the shopping cart in the narthex.Valencia PresbyThe deacons of Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St., will host a Father’s Day golf outing at noon June 15 at the Mars Bethel Mini Golf Course. Lunch and a round of golf will be provided.Parent’s Night Out will be on June 22. Parents can take children up to age 10 to the church for dinner, movie and fun from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Reservations are mandatory.Zion LutheranPastor Karl Schoch will lead worship at 10 a.m. Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church, 266 Zion Church Road.Trinity Nassy will be confirmed Sunday during the service which will be followed by refreshments.Zion U.M.Members of Zion United Methodist Church, 438 Bear Creek Road, Sarver, may purchase a blanket at the church in honor or memory of a special father. UMCOR distributes the blankets to people experiencing natural disasters or extreme poverty.In the narthex, there is a sign-up sheet for special music for the summer. For more information, contact Davlin Smith.Registration for preschool classes, summer camp and for before and after school programs is open. Contact Amy Shick at 724-353-9544.Donations are being collected for Cabot Food Bank including canned fruits, paper products, other nonperishable foods and cash.

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