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Religious Roundup

BUTLER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, will have a Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. today.

Debby Shutak will bring praise in song for the Sunday morning service.

CHRIST COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST

Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will have a contemporary Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. today, a traditional service at 7:30 p.m. and a service with Holy Communion at 9:30 p.m.

There will be no youth group or Sunday school Sunday.

The office will be closed Friday and Monday.

CHRIST'S OUTREACH

Christ’s Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave., will have a 7 p.m. Christmas Eve service.

The Monday evening Bible study.

COMMUNITY LIFE

Community Life Church, which holds service at McQuistion Elementary School, will have a candlelight Christmas Eve service for adults and students from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Nursery and preschool child care will be available.

There will be no setup or tear down Sunday. There will be a building fund offering and a Laundromat ministry outing.

Year-end contributions must be received by the church office or postmarked by Dec. 31 to be included in 2015 contribution statements.

CORNERSTONE BAPTIST BIBLE CHURCH

Cornerstone Baptist Bible Church, 17 Overlook Lane, Freeport, will host a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. today. The service will include congregational caroling, special music and devotional time.

COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will have a Christmas Eve service with a concert of festival music at 7 p.m. and the service of lessons and carols from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be included in the worship service.

The Sunday worship service will include the best-loved Christmas carols and the noisy offering.

The 2016 offering envelopes will be available Sunday in the narthex.

EAST BUTLER PRESBTERIAN

East Butler Presbyterian Church, Ninth and Randolph streets, East Butler, will include Holy Communion as part of today’s 6 p.m. candlelight Christmas Eve service.

FAITH FELLOWSHIO

Faith Fellowship Alliance Church, 200 Faithway-Fared Drive, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight worship service at 7 tonight.

FAITH LUTHERAN

Faith Lutheran Church, 241 Freeport Road, will have a Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. today.

FIRST BAPTIST

First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will have a 7 p.m. candlelight Christmas Eve Service today.

FIRST BAPTIST OF EVANS CITY

First Baptist Church of Evans City, 242 S. Washington St., Evans City, will have its Christmas Eve service from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN

First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will have two Christmas Eve services. A children’s service will be at 4:30 p.m. today. Music of Christmas will be at 10 p.m. today, followed by a candlelight service of Holy Communion at 10:30 p.m..

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN OF BAKERSTOWN

First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, 5825 Heckert Road, Bakerstown, will have three Christmas Eve candlelight services today.

The 5 p.m. service will have music and drama by children and youths and a reflection by the Rev. Jeremy Collins.

There will be music by the praise band and a meditation by the Rev. Dan Muttart at 7:30 p.m.

The chancel choir will provide music and there will be a meditation by the Rev. Dan Muttart at 11 p.m.

Child care will be available for infants and toddlers at the 5 and 7:30 p.m. services.

FRIENDSHIP PARISH OF THE BEAVER/BUTLER PRESBYTERIAN

The Friendship Parish of the Beaver/Butler Presbytery, including Bethel Presbyterian Church, Route 8 and Route 108, Slippery Rock; West Liberty Presbyterian Church, West Liberty Road, Slippery Rock; and Wolf Creek Presbyterian Church, New Castle Road, Slippery Rock; will celebrate Christmas Eve today with a 7 p.m. candlelight service at Wolf Creek Presbyterian Church.

GRACE@CALVARY LUTHERAN

Grace@Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will have a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. today.

Grace’s Closet will be closed Saturday and reopen Jan. 9.

Bible study will continue at 9 a.m. Sunday.

GRACEWAY

GraceWay meets at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.

The church will celebrate the Christ Child with vespers at 6:30 tonight. The lighting of candles of remembrance will be included in the service.

Amber Crowe and Tim Huff will provide special music for the Sunday worship service.

HARVEST COMMUNITY

Harvest Community Church, 407 Freeport Road, Freeport, will have a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6:30 p.m. today.

HILL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., will have a family-friendly Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. today. The traditional candlelighting service will be at 8 p.m. with musical preludes at 7:30 p.m.

The Rev. Deb Crusan will be the guest pastor at the Sunday service.

MARS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., Mars, will have a family-friendly Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. today. A service with the chancel choir will be at 7 p.m. Traditional worship with Communion will be at 11 p.m.

The Rev. Terry Stoops will lead both services Sunday. There will not be Sunday school for adults or children.

WIC will offer services at the church at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday The A-team will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The Material Girls will meet to sew projects for the community at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

New Life Christian Ministries, 139 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, will have candlelight Christmas Eve gatherings at 4, 5:30, 7 and 8:30 p.m. today. Childcare will be provided.

There will be no Saturday evening worship gathering. There will be two worship services Sunday.

New Year’s at New Life will be from 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1. To make a reservation, e-mail shariinfante@yahoo.com.

NORTH BUTLER

North Butler Presbyterian Church, 137 N. Butler Church Road, Chicora, will have a candlelight Christmas Eve worship service at 8 p.m. tonight with Holy Communion.

OLD UNION PRESBYTERIAN

Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will have a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 7:30 p.m. today.

RIDER LUTHERAN CHURCH

Rider Lutheran Church, 189 Rider Church Road, West Sunbury, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service with Communion at 7 tonight.

There will be a service of lessons and carols at 10 a.m. Sunday.

SAINT ANDREWS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., will have a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 7 p.m. tonight. Special music will begin at 6:30 p.m.

SAXONBURG MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN

Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Main St. Saxonburg, will have a Christmas Eve family worship at 5 p.m. and a candlelight service with Communion at 7:30 p.m. tonight.

SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN

Springdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury, will celebrate Christmas with a festival candlelight service and Holy Communion at 7 tonight.

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN

St. John’s Lutheran Church of Connoquenessing, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, will celebrate Holy Communion during the 7 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service today.

Guest lay pastor Yvonne Thickey will lead the Sunday morning worship service.

ST JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, will have a Christmas Eve service with special music, Holy Communion and lighting of candles at 7:30 p.m. today.

ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, will celebrate Christmas with three candlelight services today: a 4 p.m. children’s service, an 8 p.m. family service with the praise band and instrumentals and a 10 p.m. service with the organ, bells and generations choir.

ST MARK'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will have Christmas Eve candlelight services with Holy Communion at 4:30, 7:30 and 11 p.m. today. Preludes will be at 4 and 7 p.m.

The church and office will be closed Christmas Day and Monday.

There will be no Sunday confirmation class.

There will be no bell choir, sanctuary choir or children’s hour this week.

ST. PAUL ROMAN CATHOLIC

The docent committee of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., will conduct a tour of the church at 1 p.m. Sunday.

SUMMIT PRESBYTERIAN

Summit Presbyterian Church, 181 Caldwell Drive, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7 tonight.

The church office will be closed Friday, Monday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

There will be no women’s Bible study Tuesday.

TRINITY LUTHERAN

Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will have a 10 a.m. worship service Christmas Day.

There will only be a 10 a.m. worship service Sunday.

All 2015 contributions must be at the church by 9 a.m. Monday.

The church office will be closed from Friday until 9 a.m. Jan. 4.

VALENCIA PRESBYTERIAN

Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St., Valencia, will celebrate the birth of Jesus with a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7:30 tonight.

There will be a service of lessons and carols at 10 a.m. Sunday.

WHITE OAK SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN

The White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church, 102 Shannon Road, Renfrew, will have a 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service with lessons and carols today.

ZION LUTHERAN

Zion Lutheran Church, 266 Zion Church Road, Chicora, will have a 7 p.m. candlelight Christmas Eve service. Christmas carol singing will be at 6:30 tonight.

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