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RELIGOUS ROUNDUP

Millie Martsolf will speak at the Sunday worship service at the Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road. Chrisann Green will provide special music.

Christ Community U.M.The prayer shawl group of Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will meet at 6:30 p.m. today. Also, those who want to help with the youth outreach program will meet at 7 p.m. today.There will be a staff meeting 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Panera Bread, 330 New Castle Road.The First English Lutheran Church community dinner work team will meet at 4 p.m. Monday.The food cupboard items are dried beans and rice.

Christ’s OutreachChrist’s Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave., will have its annual meeting following the Sunday service.The New Normal youth group will meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday.The deadline for valentines for shut-ins is Monday.Contact the church office to provide current e-mail addresses for church communications.Donations for Sun Valley Indian School are being collected.

Community Life ChurchCommunity Life Church, held at McQuistion Elementary School, will have a men’s lunch at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fortune Star. For more information, contact Jason Brewer.The hospitality theme for Sunday will be walking tacos.Reservations for the Valentine’s Dinner-Date Night will be accepted until Sunday. Contact Natalie Wall with any questions.For information about the small group “The Foundations,” which begins Wednesday, contact Jason or Mary Brewer.For more information about the baby and small child dedication ceremony on Feb. 16, contact Pastor Mamie Ogle.

Covenant PresbyThe Rev. Betsy McCormick will be the guest minister at the Sunday service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St.

Faith U.P.The deacons will host a potluck luncheon after Sunday worship at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 120 Orchard Drive. Take a main or side dish to share.

First BaptistStudents from First Baptist Christian School, a ministry of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will participate in an honors choir at Cedarville University Saturday.Ladies and their guests will have a Bible study at 7 p.m. today at the Dittmer home.The senior class of First Baptist Christian School will sponsor a Valentine’s dinner at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Community Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road.A luncheon will follow Sunday’s service, and there will be a worship service at 1:15 p.m. There will be no evening service.

First English LutheranFirst English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will have a healing service at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

First Presby of BakerstownFirst Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, 5825 Heckert Road, Bakerstown, will have a men’s ministry conference, “Courageous: Honor Begins at Home,” from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall. Breakfast and snacks will be provided. For more information, call the church office at 724-443-1555.

Glade Run U.P.Preschool registration will begin Tuesday at the preschool of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia. For more information, call 724-898-2602.Glade Run and Upward Basketball will sponsor a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Heritage Hall. To make an appointment, call the church office at 724-898-3503.The 2014 men’s venison dinner will be at 5 p.m. Feb. 16. Sid Bream, former baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be the guest speaker. A freewill offering will be taken. For reservations, call the church office at 724-898-3503.

Grace@Calvary LutheranThe fellowship and service committee at Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at the church.Grace’s Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Free clothes will be available to those in need.The finance committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. and the worship and music committee at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

GracewayGraceway meets each Sunday at Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.MaryAnn Mahan and Jenny Taylor will provide special music for Sunday worship.The GraceWay steering committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Panera Bread, 330 New Castle Road.

Hill U.P.The potpourri ringers of Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., will present the music at Sunday worship.The annual congregational meeting will be at 11:35 a.m. Sunday.Youths in grades 7 to 12 will make bag lunches for the community at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.The Hill Quilters will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the fellowship hall.The food request for February is peanut butter or jelly.

New Life Christian MinistriesNew Life Christian Ministries, 139 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, will have an East Liberty Food Kitchen team Feb. 15. To participate, send an e-mail to info@newlifexn.org.Reservations and payments will be due Sunday for the Valentine’s Day Dinner and the Art of Marriage seminar. To register, visit http://theartofmarriage.com, contact karen@newlifexn.org or call 724-822-9879.Life Sprouts Preschool will offer a 3-year-old and 4-year-old half day, morning class for the 2014-2015 school year. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/lifesprouts or call Shelly Rinaman at 724-524-0985.

Nixon United MethodistNixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road, will celebrate 50 years of scouting at 11 a.m. Sunday. Boy Scout Troop 53 will lead worship. Special presentations and a reception will follow the worship service.

North Main St. Church of GodMembers of North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext., will donate desserts for Meals on Wheels. Pack freezer-ready contributions in non-returnable containers and deliver them to the church kitchen Sunday. Acceptable desserts are cookies without nuts, gingerbread, cupcakes, Bundt cakes without icing and angel food cakes.60 Plus or Minus will meet at noon Feb. 13 in the fellowship hall. Trooper Dane Titley will speak on the Wounded Warrior Dog Program. Ruth Warheit will provide devotions.

Old Union PresbyOld Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will have a fellowship dinner after worship this week. Take a dish to share.This week the adult Sunday school class will begin a 15-week study of the Heidelberg Catechism, one of the foundation documents of Presbyterianism.

Saint Andrews U.P.The youths of Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., will host a soup luncheon after worship Sunday. Take a dessert to share. Donations received will benefit local mission efforts. After the luncheon, knitting and crocheting supplies will be available for Yarn and Yummies with the youth group. For more information, contact Stephanie.Donations of nonperishable food can be placed in the cart in the narthex for the Covenant Food Cupboard. Check donations should have Covenant Food Cupboard on the memo line.

St. John’s LutheranSunday worship at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Main Street in Connoquenessing will be followed by a light luncheon and the annual congregational meeting to review last year’s events and plan for upcoming events.The cause of the month is the ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response for Typhoon Haiyan Relief in the Philippines.

St. John U.C.C.Consistory will hold its February retreat from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City.Bible study will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the library followed by the outreach committee at 7:30 p.m.St. John’s Quilters will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday.The next confirmation class meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17.

St. Luke’s LutheranThe altar guild and Milestone Ministries will remember the baptisms of young children during a social hour after the late service Sunday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg. A prayer service will follow.Women’s groups are forming to discuss “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha’s World, Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life.” Sign up in the narthex or send an e-mail to stlukechurch@consolidated.net.Senior Stars/55+ will have a valentines pizza party at noon Wednesday. The group will make valentines for the homebound.

St. Mark’s Evangelical LutheranPastor Ralph Storm will deliver the Gospel message this weekend at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St. While Pastor Towberman is away, Pastor Storm will take care of pastoral emergencies.Church council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.The prayer shawl ministry will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Summit PresbySession elders of Summit Presbyterian Church, 181 Caldwell Drive, can call Pastor Tom about ride sharing for the EPC exam at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.The youth group will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday.Deacons will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and session will meet at 7 p.m.A community ADHD workshop presented by Kelly McIntyre of the Butler County Community Resources Center will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Summit’s Christian community outreach building, 650 Saxonburg Road. For more information, call the church office at 724-287-2378.

Trinity LutheranThere will be Holy Communion at weekend worship services at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township.The executive committee will meet at 7 a.m. Sunday at the church.The property committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the church.The stewardship/finance committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.The Butler Area Ministries meeting will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at Trinity.

Zion LutheranZion Lutheran Church, 266 Zion Church Road, Chicora, will serve Holy Communion at the 10 a.m. Sunday service.Youth Sunday school will practice for Youths Sunday.A new adult Bible study will be led by Pastor Schoch at 11 a.m.

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