Religious Roundup
BUTLER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, will have its annual training day for children’s workers from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church. For more information, call the Rev. Millie Martsolf at 724-482-4116.
Gordon Thompson will provide the special music during the Sunday worship service.
New small groups have just started. There are several choices of topics and times. For more information, call the pastor.
Christ Community UNITED METHODIST
There are items for sale in the narthex of Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, to benefit the youth group mission trip in July.
The Covenant Presbyterian Church work team will meet at 8:45 a.m. Monday.
CHRIST'S OUTREACH
Christ’s Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave., will have dinner study at 5:30 p.m. today in the cafe.
The new Bible study will be in the cafe at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Call the church for information about helping with the Easter egg hunt March 26.
COMMUNITY LIFE
Community Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School.
The men’s breakfast will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Kings Restaurant, 191 New Castle Road. The Saturday morning men’s life group will join the men at Kings this week.
Meet the pastors will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the pastors’ home. To attend, sign up at the Info Hub.
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN
The property committee of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the assembly room.
The session will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the assembly room.
The People for Peace Bible study group will meet at 11 a.m. Feb. 25 in the assembly room.
FIRST BAPTIST OF EVANS CITY
The youth ministry of First Baptist Church of Evans City, 242 S. Washington St., Evans City, will have youth night at 7 p.m. Friday.
The men’s foundation ministry will meet at 7 a.m. Saturday.
Sunday services will start with a 9 a.m. prayer meeting, followed by classes and the morning worship service.
The 2016 Missions Conference will be March 4 and 5. For more information, visit www.fbcec.org/conference.
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will have a dinner and service at 5 p.m. Sunday. The discussion topic for the dinner is “belonging.” Sign up at the church.
GLADE RUN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Lenten daily readings, book markers and devotionals are available in the basket at the front of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia.
The church will host a free Mary Phillips concert Feb. 28 in the sanctuary.
Registration has begun for GYMsox Volleyball. The program is open to girls in fifth through ninth grades. The deadline is March 1. Volleyball will begin at 6 p.m. March 2. For more information, visit www.gladerunchurch.org or call Gloria at 724-898-3503.
GRACE @ CALVARY LUTHERAN
The evangelism and stewardship committee of Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will meet after the Sunday service.
Volunteers will take Communion to LIFE Butler County at 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday.
There will be a planning meeting for the GLOW youth group at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
There will be a Lenten dinner at 6 p.m. and a service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
Men’s night out will be at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Spillway, 797 Oneida Valley Road.
GRACEWAY
GraceWay meets at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.
Maryann Mahan, Tom Walker, Tim Huff and Tom Kiffer will provide the music for the Sunday worship service.
HILL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Elder Tom McMeekin will deliver the message for Sunday worship at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St.
A welcome reception for organist and director of music David Daugherty will follow the worship service.
The yarn group will meet in the hall lounge Sunday after worship.
The chancel choir will resume rehearsals at 7:30 p.m. today.
The garden club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the fellowship hall.
MARS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The session of Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., Mars, will meet at 7 p.m. today in the board room.
The Lenten lunch will be at noon Friday.
The youth group will leave for Skyzone at 4 p.m. Sunday.
The deacons’ meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday.
NORTH MAIN STREET CHURCH
North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext., will have a baptismal service during the worship service Easter Sunday. To be baptized, call the church at 724-285-4214 to schedule an appointment.
Tickets are available for the annual women’s Good Friday breakfast from 7 to 8:30 a.m. March 25. The guest speaker will be Kay Warheit. Order tickets at www.northmaincog.org and pay at the breakfast or call the church office at 724-285-4214 to make a reservation.
OLD UNION PRESBYTERIAN
The deacons of Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, are sponsoring a shoe drive for Chosen. There will be a box in the church hall for donations of pairs of any footwear of any size or condition.
RIDER LUTHERAN CHURCH
The Rev. Sara Lee Faulkner, assistant to the bishop, will lead the service Sunday at Rider Lutheran Church, 189 Rider Church Road, West Sunbury.
There will be a Lenten service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 143 Church St., Prospect.
SAINT ANDREWS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Jim Campbell will lead the Sunday worship service at Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St.
There will be a worship service and time of fellowship at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Connoquenessing, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, will have a catered congregational dinner and meeting following the Sunday worship service.
The Butler Area Lutheran Ministries (BALM) Wednesday Lenten service will be at 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Prospect. The guest minister will be the Rev. Tara Lynn. There will be a dinner and discussion group at 6 p.m.
ST JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
The Rev. Page Creach will be the guest speaker at Sunday’s worship service at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City.
The 2015 annual reports are available in the church narthex.
The “Chillin’ for Chili” supper will be at 5 p.m. Feb. 27.
Photographs for the new church directory will be taken after the worship service for the next several Sundays.
ST. MARK'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will serve Holy Communion at all worship services this weekend.
The First Holy Communion class will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday in the conference room.
The American Red Cross blood drive will be from noon to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall.
A Lenten worship service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.
TRINITY LUTHERAN
Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will have a First Communion class at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. One parent must accompany a child.
Outreach will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday at the church.
There will be a noon Lenten service Wednesday at the church. The 7 p.m. Wednesday Lenten service will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.
The chancel choir will rehearse at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
There will be a pastoral staffing task force meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25.
