An all-night lock-in at Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday and end Saturday evening. For more information, call the church at 724-482-4116.

The teen retreat will be Sept. 27 and Sept. 28 at the church.

Christ Community U.M.The church council of Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.September food cupboard items are spaghetti and spaghetti sauce.

Community Life ChurchCommunity Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School.The Fall Festival Saturday will have a booth for the church. For more information, contact Kevin Riordan.The “In It 2 Win It” marriage enrichment weekend will be Sept. 27 and 28 at Erie Christian Fellowship Church. The event is free, and the guest speaker is the Rev. Tony Cooke. The registration deadline is Monday. No child care is available. For more information, visit www.CLCButler.com for the Facebook page.The Laundromat Ministry outing is Sunday after tear down. Donations can be given at the info hub or in an offering envelope on Sundays. See Kevin Riordan with any questions.

Covenant PresbyThe seekers adult Sunday school class of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will meet at 9:45 a.m. Sunday in the assembly room to view and discuss the video documentary “God of Wonders.”The People for Peace Bible study will resume at 11 a.m. Sept. 26 in the assembly room.

Faith Fellowship AllianceDon Walborn, dean of Alliance Theological Seminary of Nyack, N.Y., will be the guest speaker at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at Faith Fellowship Alliance Church, 200 Faithway-Fared Drive.

First BaptistTeens of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will attend the fall youth retreat this weekend at Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, 130 Elliott Lane, Worth Township. The retreat begins with registration at 5:30 p.m. Friday and ends at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Marty Von, professor and teacher, will speak. For more information, call 724-287-7241.Von will be the guest speaker for the 10:55 a.m. Sunday worship service. There will be no evening service.The all-church picnic will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Masonic Shelter at Alameda Park. The afternoon will be filled with games, fellowship and dessert contests. Each family should take table service, hamburgers or hot dogs for their family and a casserole, salad or dessert to share.

GracewayGraceWay meets at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.Ernie and Jenny Taylor and MaryAnn Mahan will provide the special music in the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.

Hill U.P.The Rev. Clark Sawyer will preach at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service of Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St.Jump Start 78, a fellowship group for grades 7 and 8, will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the church.The Hill Youth Chorale will have a booth at Butler’s Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. A Matchbox car racetrack for children and a silent auction with baskets will be offered. All proceeds will benefit the chorale’s music ministry trip to Nashville in June 2014.Club 56 for grades 5 and 6 will meet for fellowship at 7 p.m. Sunday at the church.Youth bells will meet weekly on Wednesdays with jubilation ringers at 6:30 p.m. and joybells at 7 p.m. The instrumental ensemble will rehearse at 7:30 p.m. Any musician older than grade 5 is welcome.

New Life Christian MinistriesNew Life Christian Ministries, 139 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, is gathering gently used coats, mittens and hats for an outerwear share. Take donations to the mission outpost at 139 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, the weekend of Oct. 19 and 20. Donations will be sorted and available for people to “shop” on Oct. 26 and 27.Leave donations of old shirts and pants for the Harvest Festival scarecrows at the mission outpost. The festival is Oct. 27. For details, contact children’s nurture pastor Lauren Brown at 724-524-1547.Beginning the weekend of Oct. 5, the Kids Own Worship offering will be shared with Gabriel Carben, who is undergoing medical treatment. Donations can also be made to the Greatest Need Fund — Gabe.

Old Union PresbyEssential Jesus reading groups will begin meeting at 1 and 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the annex of Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars.New member classes will begin during Sunday school this week.Old Union will host a Friends Helping Friends spaghetti dinner Sept. 29 to support the family of Mazzi Ramella, a baby born with cancer.

Saint Andrews U.P.The youth group kickoff luncheon for students grades 6 to 12 will be after Sunday worship at Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St.Dinner with Friends will gather at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Log Cabin. Make reservations with Susan Moon.Kids in Christ Klub (K.I.C.K.) for preschool through grade 5 starts at 5 p.m. Oct. 9 with dinner, music, a lesson, crafts and games.

The Sower’s ChapelThe Rev. Lou Synnestvedt of Kempton will be the guest minister for the 10 a.m. Sunday service at the Sower’s Chapel, 100 Iron Bridge Road, Sarver.springdale lutheranSpringdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury, will have “Table Talk with the Pastor” night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday with Pastor Carl. He will make a short presentation on how the Bible discusses money, taxes and tithing.

St. John U.C.C.Children’s Sunday school will run concurrently with the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City.St. John’s Quilters will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall.Garden club will meet at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 28 to begin mulching the gardens.Consistory reports are due no later than Oct. 4.

St. Luke’s LutheranThe coffee fellowship of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, will meet after the 8:15 a.m. service Sunday.Dinner tickets for the annual Oktoberfest German buffet and celebration will be available beginning this Sunday.Donations of pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, cornstalks, baskets, cellophane bags and items for themed-baskets may be delivered to the church by Sunday.The recycling bins in the Centennial Hall parking lot are for paper and are available to the community. All proceeds benefit Camp Lutherlyn.

St. Mark’s Evangelical LutheranThe braised steak dinner will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St. Make reservations at the church office by noon Friday. Takeout will be available.Due to scheduling conflicts, the “Blessing of the Backpacks” for students will be at the 10:15 a.m. worship service Sunday.There will be a community window walk at 4 p.m. Sunday to help celebrate the 200th anniversary at St. Mark’s. Pastor Towberman and organ music, soloists and the sanctuary choir will present the story of the Bible depicted in the church’s stained glass window. There will be a brief reception afterward in Christ Chapel.Eve Bible study will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the church lounge.There will be a music staff meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Summit PresbySunday, the third graders will receive Bibles during the 9:30 a.m. service at Summit Presbyterian Church, 181 Caldwell Drive.Those who wish to attend the Sept. 29 60+ luncheon should sign up during church.First Place will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday at the church, and the men’s group will meet at the school at 7 p.m.The women’s Bible study will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.The youths are invited to breakfast at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday at the church and then will be transported to their schools for the “See You at the Pole” prayer service.The praise team will practice at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday followed by chancel choir practice at 7 p.m. For more information, call the church office at 724-287-2378.