Gordon Thompson will present the special music for the Sunday worship service at the Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road.

Bible study and prayer will be at 6 p.m. Sunday.

The Caravan Blue and White Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday. For information, call the church at 724-482-4116.

The Ash Wednesday service will be at 6:30 p.m. with Pastor Blaise for the Caravan children and adults.

Christ Community U.M.Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will have Holy Communion at both Sunday services.Game night will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Take a board game or cards and a snack to share. Beverages will be provided.Life Line screening to prevent heart disease, diabetes and stroke will be offered Tuesday. To make an appointment, call 888-653-6450.The Ash Wednesday service will begin at 7:30 p.m.The March food cupboard item is cereal.

Christ’s OutreachThe video “God and Gays” will be shown and discussed at 7 p.m. today at Lifetree Café of Christ’s Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave.A special congregational meeting will follow the Sunday worship service.A new Bible study, “Ripped from the Headlines,” begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Community Life ChurchCommunity Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School.The first of three altar worker trainings will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the YMCA. Trainings are mandatory for current altar worker team members and open to anyone interested in becoming a team member or for personal spiritual growth. Contact Kevin Riordan with questions.The Men’s Reverse the Curse Conference will be March 8. To attend, register and pay at the info hub by Sunday. Contact Jason Brewer with any questions.

Covenant PresbyPastor Jim Swanson will return from medical leave and lead the worship service Sunday at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated during the service.The annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Silent Auction will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Pancakes, including buckwheat cakes, sausage, applesauce, desserts and beverages will be served.

FAITH U.P.Holy Communion will be celebrated at the Sunday worship service at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 120 Orchard Drive.The board of deacons will meet at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.The Ash Wednesday supper and informal worship will begin at 6 p.m. For more information, call 724-287-4326.

First BaptistFirst Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will have an 8:30 a.m. breakfast Sunday followed by a 9 a.m. prayer service, Sunday school and worship. There will be no evening service.

First English LutheranFirst English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a pancake and sausage dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. To attend, sign up in the social room or call the church office at 724-283-2378.The Lenten season will begin the next day with an Ash Wednesday service at 7:30 p.m.

Glade Run U.P.Upward Basketball of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will have a celebration with awards Saturday for the end of the basketball season.Sunday, the youth group will leave from the church at 10 a.m. to travel to Boyce Park for winter fun.The Ash Wednesday service will be at 7:30 p.m.Vera’s small group will study about observing Lent. The group will meet at 10 a.m. March 7 in Heritage Hall. To get a book, call the church office at 724-898-3503.

Grace@Calvary LutheranFaith Shapers for ages 10 to 14 will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St.,The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner and Talent Show will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Pancakes will be served until 6:30 p.m. The talent show begins at 7 p.m. An offering will be taken for dinner.The Ash Wednesday service will be at 7 p.m. with Pastor Lawrence Camberg.

GRACEWAYGraceWay meets each Sunday morning at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.Michelle Huff and Mackenzie Mead will provide the special music at GraceWay for the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.

HARVESTHarvest Community Church, 118 N. Fairview Main St., Petrolia, will have movie night at 7 p.m. Friday with a showing of “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” Take a snack to share.

Hill U.P.The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed on Transfiguration Sunday at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St.A special meeting of the session will be at 11:45 a.m. Sunday for a proposal on the chancel redesign.The women’s book club will meet in the Hall Memorial Lounge at 12:15 p.m. Sunday to discuss the book “Mrs. Poe” by Lynn Cullen.Club 56 and fourth graders will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday.

New Life Christian MinistriesNew Life Christian Ministries, 139 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, will celebrate the Lord’s Supper at all weekend services.The women’s fellowship group will host a ladies tea and breakfast from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. Reservations are required. Make reservations to Wendy Kovach at mrskovach1@yahoo.com or Karen Schiebel at karen@newlifexn.org. Child care is not available.

Saint Andrews U.P.Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., will begin a Lenten study on forgiveness at 9:15 a.m. March 9 in the church library.The youth group will participate in World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine Friday and Saturday. To sponsor a member, write a check to World Vision and drop it in the offering plate or see one of the youths.

St. John’s Lutheran ChurchSt. John’s Lutheran Church on Main Street in Connoquenessing will celebrate Holy Communion at the Sunday service.The March cause of the month is Jesse and Jessy McAlexander of Trinity International Missions serving in Thailand.Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Prospect has invited St. John’s to a joint parish Shrove Tuesday dinner celebration at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Michael’s Restaurant.The joint parish Ash Wednesday service will be at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

St. John’s U.C.C.Youth Sunday will be this week at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City. Communion will be served at the 10 a.m. worship service and youth activities will be highlighted. After worship, fellowship will include crockpot specials and cookies. Take cereal as a donation for the Evans City Food Cupboard.Ash Wednesday service will be at 7 p.m.

ST. LUKE’S LUTHERANThe praise team of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, will meet at 6:30 p.m. today. Generations choir will follow at 7:30 p.m.The council appreciation dinner begins at 6 p.m. Friday at the J-Barn.“How to Read the Bible Devotionally” will be at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the Fellowship Hall.The Elmcroft Ministry Team will lead worship services there at 2 p.m. Sunday.A luncheon will follow the noon Ash Wednesday service, and there will be refreshments after the 7 p.m. service.

St. Mark’s Evangelical LutheranThe 3T group of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in the fellowship hall.Ruth Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church lounge.First Communion classes for youths in grades 3 and older will begin at 9 a.m. March 16. Contact the church office at 724-287-6741 to register.

St. Peter’s Anglican St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 218 E. Jefferson St., will begin this year’s Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday service and imposition of ashes at 6:30 p.m. A light meal will follow.

Summit PresbyCommunion will be served during Sunday worship at Summit Church, 181 Caldwell Drive. The time for the youth group’s movie trip will be announced during the service.On Ash Wednesday, the praise team will rehearse at 6:30 p.m. followed by the chancel choir at 7 p.m. For more information, call the church office at 724-287-2378.

Trinity LutheranThe monthly men’s ministry breakfast at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will be at 8 a.m. Saturday at the church.Faithful friends will clean the pews after the Sunday service. A mardi gras lunch will follow.The March monthly gathering will be at the Petraks. For more information, call the church office.There will be a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.Ash Wednesday services with Communion and imposition of ashes will be at noon and 7 p.m.