RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP
B’NAI ABRAHAM
The High Holy Day services will continue at Congregation B’nai Abraham, 519 N. Main St. Mincha will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with Kol Nidrei following at 7:30 p.m.
Yom Kippur services will start at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Mincha will be at 5:15 p.m., Neila/Ma’ariv at 6:15 p.m. and the final shofar blast at about 7:25 p.m. There will be a modest break-the-fast afterward. For more information, contact the synagogue at 724-287-5806.
CHRIST COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST
Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will have a special red church offering at both services Sunday to receive donations and individual pledges to the church’s capital campaign fund.
The First English Lutheran Church community dinner work team will meet at 4 p.m. Monday.
The church council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
CHRIST'S OUTREACH
Christ’s Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave., will have its annual Church in the Park at 10 a.m. Sunday in the Masonic Pavilion at Alameda Park, 184 Alameda Park Road. A picnic will follow the service. Take a side dish.
Bible study will be on Mondays starting at 6:30 p.m.
A new dinner study will begin at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Take your dinner for the first session.
COMMUNITY LIFE
Community Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School.
The St. Vincent De Paul Food Bank quarterly collection date is Sunday. Take pasta/sauce and/or paper products.
Hit the Streets will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at the YWCA parking lot, 120 W. Cunningham St.
Fall life groups will meet Sunday.
The mandatory altar worker training date is now 9:30 a.m. Sept. 26 at the YMCA, 339 N. Washington St. For more information, contact Pastor Steve Ogle.
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN
The People for Peace Bible study group of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will begin fall study at 11 a.m. Sept. 24 in the assembly room.
FIRST BAPTIST
Ladies’ Bible study of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Dittmer home.
The fall youth retreat sponsored by the Association of Independent Baptist Churches of Western Pennsylvania will begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, 130 Elliott Lane, Worth Township. For information, call 724-287-7241.
Missionary George Law will give a presentation during Sunday school and speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service.
The all-church picnic will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Odd Fellows Gazebo at Alameda Park, 184 Alameda Park Road.
FIRST BAPTIST EVANS CITY
At First Baptist Church, 242 S. Washington St., Evans City, the new prayer meeting service will be at 9 a.m. Sunday. The start of the fall session of Christian living classes will be at 9:45 a.m. followed by the Sunday service in the main auditorium.
Awana children’s ministry will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday for all ages.
GLADE RUN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The mission team of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will be commissioned for its trip Sunday. The team leaves Tuesday for West Virginia.
The service project Operation Write Home will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the youth room. Participants will write notes and postcards to servicemen and women.
GRACE@CALVARY LUTHERAN
Men’s night out for Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will be at 5:30 p.m. today at the Fieldhouse, 911 N. Pike Road, Cabot.
The church will have a booth at the Butler Fall Festival Saturday. Volunteers will meet at the church at 10:30 a.m. Deliver bake sale donations to the church Friday or Saturday morning.
The Sunday service will be in the garden area. Take a lawn chair and a potluck dish for the luncheon afterward.
The mutual ministry committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
GRACEWAY
GraceWay meets at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.
Ernie Taylor, Jenny Martin, Beth Ackelson and Michelle Huff will provide music for the Sunday worship service.
HILL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., will kick off fall programs at 9:15 a.m. Sunday.
Chancel choir will resume practice today at 7:30 p.m.
The Presbyterian Women are collecting items for health kits until Oct. 1. Items needed include washcloths, hand towels, wrapped bars of soap, tooth brushes, combs, Band-Aids and nail clippers.
NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
New Life Christian Ministries, 139 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, will have sign-ups online for “Free Market” Small Groups this week at www.newlifexn.org.
The social media team will offer a bimonthly social media training from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 26 at New Life. The training is for those interested in using social media to share Jesus.
OLD UNION PRESBYTERIAN
Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will have Marco Tinor as a guest minister Sunday.
RIDER LUTHERAN CHURCH
The Sunday morning service at Rider Lutheran Church, 189 Rider Church Road, West Sunbury, will include Communion.
A potluck lunch with a question-and-answer discussion about BALM will follow the service. Take a dish to share.
SAINT ANDREWS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., will have Dinner with Friends at 6 p.m. Saturday at Bravo, 20001 Route 19, Cranberry Township. To make a reservation, contact Susan Moon.
The sanctuary will be open for prayer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 for the 9th annual Community Day of Prayer. For more information, contact Susan Moon.
The fall rummage sale will be Oct. 2 and 3. For information or to help with the event, see Thalia McGrady or Esther Radvinski.
SAXONBURG MEMORIAL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Saxonburg Memorial United Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Main St., Saxonburg, will have Back to Church Sunday with three services: a 7:45 a.m. traditional service in the historic small church, a 9 a.m. contemporary service in the big church and a 10:45 a.m. traditional service in the big church.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Connoquenessing, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, will celebrate Holy Communion at the Sunday morning service with guest pastor Diane Petrack.
The church council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN
Sunday will be Rally Day at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg.
On Sunday, worship services will return to the regular schedule of 8:15 a.m., contemporary, and 10:45 a.m. Each service includes Communion.
Coffee fellowship will resume after the 8:15 a.m. service Sunday in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday school will resume at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
The 10:30 a.m. Monday discussion group will begin a new series Monday.
The biking group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Marwood Road trailhead.
TRINITY LUTHERAN
The church office at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will be closed Friday.
A new members class will be at 9:45 a.m. Sunday. The youth group will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday.
The church council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.
The grief support group will start Tuesday. For more information, call the church office at 724-287-1977.
The pastoral task force will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the pastor’s office.
Pastor Joel’s Bible study will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
