BRIGHT HOPE

Bright Hope Community Church, 4101 Highland Ave., welcomes Amy Brooks for an evening of chocolate and chatting at 6 p.m. today. Brooks will speak to women about being born without arms and legs and overcoming obstacles with God’s grace and provision.

CHRIST OUTREACH

Sunday is the last day to return baby bottles for the Change for Life campaign at Christ Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave.

COMMUNITY LIFE

Community Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School.

Materials for the March children’s Bible study are available in the children’s classrooms.

COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., celebrates Black History and Women’s History months with a fellowship and movie night and potluck dinner at 4 p.m. Saturday in the assembly room. “Queen of Katwe” will be shown at 4:30 p.m. A discussion will follow.

The next community Lenten service is 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St.

FIRST BAPTIST

The Women’s Missionary Fellowship of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Baptist Youth Center.

Connecting Threads meets at noon Tuesday at Mac’s Route 8 Café, 16 Pittsburgh Road.

FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN

Toddler Frolic participants meet at 9:45 a.m. during the Sunday school hour at First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St.

Lenten coin folders are available in the social hall and from the church secretary.

The combined Butler Area Lutheran Ministry Lenten service is 7 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township. Supper is at 6 p.m.

GRACE @ CALVARY LUTHERAN

The fellowship and service committee of Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will meet at 10 a.m. Friday.

The clothing bank Grace’s Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and from 5 to 7 p.m. March 16.

The evangelism and stewardship committee will meet after worship Sunday in the church library.

The finance committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The worship and music committee will meet at 7 p.m.

GRACEWAY

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

Lyric Beth Sessa, Don and Debbie Horstman and Mark Schoenfeld will provide the special music during the Sunday worship service.

HILL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

The Memorial Handbell Choir will ring at the Sunday service at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St.

Community lunches will be prepared at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall.

Those attending the Butler Little Theatre outing should arrive no later than 2:15 p.m. Sunday at the theater.

Reservations for the senior night out dinner on March 20 are due by Wednesday.

MARS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

Marian Boyce will be the speaker for the Lenten lunch at noon Friday at Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., Mars.

The Christian education committee will meet at 12:15 p.m. Sunday in the board room.

The youth group meeting will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

GriefShare will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

NEW ZION

New Zion Evangelical Congregational Church, 1195 Airport Road, Emlenton, will host the second Emlenton area Lenten service at 7 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Deborah Jacobson of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg, and St. John’s Lutheran Church, Emlenton, will lead the service. The Rev. Gary Brown will host the service.

OLD UNION PRESBYTERIAN

The youth group of Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will volunteer at the Lighthouse and also go rock climbing indoors Sunday. The group will leave after the fellowship dinner and return about 5 p.m. There is a participation fee.

The Presbytery leadership event will be from 2 to 5 p.m. March 19 at Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church, 2662 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township. To participate, speak with Peter.

RIDER LUTHERAN CHURCH

Rider Lutheran Church, 189 Rider Church Road, West Sunbury, will celebrate Communion at the Sunday worship service.

The midweek Lenten service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township. There will be a supper at 6 p.m.

SAINT ANDREWS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN

Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., will celebrate a midweek worship service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St. The Rev. Eric Park will lead the service.

SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN

The friendship fellowship group of Springdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury, will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Donations for the rummage sale will be received from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church.

Bill Oehlischlager III will be the guest lay minister for March.

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN

The women of St. John’s Lutheran Church, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, will have their first meeting at 9:30 a.m. March 16 in the church sanctuary.

ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN

First Communion instruction will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the youth room of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg.

Scout Sunday will be celebrated at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday. Scouts should wear their uniforms.

Holy Communion will be shared at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.

The council will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.

ST. MARK'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

The First Communion class of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday in the conference room.

The bell choir will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The midweek Lenten service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

SS PETER AND PAUL UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX

SS. Peter and PaulUkrainian Orthodox Church, 21 Evergreen St., Lyndora, will have Lenten vespers and memorial litia, a service for deceased loved ones, at 5 p.m. Friday.

A great vespers service will be at 5 p.m. Saturday.

The divine liturgy of Saint Basil the Great will be at 10 a.m. Sunday.

The Lenten retreat will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 18 at Villa Maria Spirituality Center. For an application, e-mail requests to smskks4568@gmail.com.

SUMMIT PRESBYTERIAN

The deacons of Summit Presbyterian Church, 181 Caldwell Drive, will host a picnic at 11:45 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall.

The deacons will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and the session will meet at 7 p.m.

The community Lenten service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg.

TRINITY LUTHERAN

Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will offer blood-pressure and balancing screenings after the Saturday service and between the Sunday services.

There will be Lenten services at noon and at 7 p.m. Wednesday. There will be a supper at 6 p.m.

Other events this week include a Lutheran sisters gathering Friday; a faithful friends outing Saturday; Sunday Night Live on Sunday; a property ministry meeting Monday; and a stewardship ministry Tuesday. For more information, call the church at 724-287-1977.

ZION LUTHERAN

Zion Lutheran Church, 266 Zion Church Road, Chicora, will serve Holy Communion at the Sunday worship service.