Religious Roundup
BUTLER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, will have missionary Rebecca Moisio as speaker at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship ceremony.
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., has a joint worship service with Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Saint Andrews, 201 E. Jefferson St. The Sacrament of Holy Baptism will be celebrated. Leanne Heaton will be the guest soloist.
The following Sunday, July 8, the congregations will meet at Covenant at 10 a.m.
FAITH UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Faith United Presbyterian Church, 1329 N. Main Ext., will celebrate Communion Sunday.
During the week, the AA group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Weight Watchers meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. July 5 and 8:30 a.m. July 7.
FIRST BAPTIST
The Women’s Missionary Fellowship of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., meets from 10 a.m. to noon today at the church.
Quilting will be at 12:30 p.m. today. Take a lunch.
The church will have an 8:30 a.m. prayer service Sunday followed by a 9:15 a.m. breakfast. Sunday school will begin at 9:45 a.m., and the morning worship service will be at 11 a.m.
First Baptist is involved in three summer camp programs July 2 through July 7 at Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, 130 Elliott Lane, Worth Township. The week’s schedule will include family camp, primary day camp, and basketball and soccer day camps. For more information, call the church at 724-287-7241.
GRACE @ CALVARY LUTHERAN
The youths of Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will attend the National Youth Gathering in Houston from July 26-Aug. 1.
There will be a “Psalms & Songs” 10 a.m. Sunday service.
Volunteers from Grace @ Calvary will serve the community dinner at First English Church Monday. Volunteers should be there at 4 p.m. to help set up and serve dinner which starts at 5 p.m.
The church office will be closed Wednesday in observance of Independence Day.
The July 5 Ladies’ Night Out is canceled.
GRACEWAY
GraceWay meets at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.
Tom Walker and Ruth Ferko will provide the music at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.
GraceWay celebrates Independence Day Sunday. The congregation is encouraged to wear red, white and blue.
HILL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Fred Young will be the guest pastor at Sunday’s worship service at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St. Fellowship hour will follow.
INTERSECTION CHURCH
Intersection Church, 120 Walker Ave., has completed the first session of Grief Share. It will resume in the fall.
The Backpack Children’s Ministry begins Sunday and runs through July 29. For more information, contact bastallsmith@yahoo.com or call 724-814-0816.
MARS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The church session of Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., meets at 7 tonight in the board room.
Communion will be served at the 8:30 a.m. Sunday service. Second service will begin at 10 a.m. for summer worship hours.
A team will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
NEW ZION
Local teen, Heath Lewis, will speak at New Zion Evangelical Congregational Church, 1195 Airport Road, Emlenton, during 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship service. Heath will share his personal story and describe the ministry of You Lead, a youth leadership training camp. He is home-schooled and the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Chris Lewis of Bethany E.C. Church, Knox and Salem United Church of Christ of Lamartine.
ORCHARD HILL BUTLER COUNTY
Be a part of the core group gathering from Orchard Hill Church at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Penn Christian Academy, 199 Airport Road, Penn Township. The church will have a time of prayer and preparation as it seeks to serve our Butler community. This will be followed by a 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service
SAINT ANDREWS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 East Jefferson Street, will be joined by our friends and neighbors from Covenant for the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.
The mission offering for July goes to McKee Memorial Fund to support the work of PCUSA mission co-workers Jim and Jodi McGill in Niger and South Sudan where they will work in water/sanitation and health. Use the envelope marked “McKee Missions Offering” in the April section of the envelope booklet or use a “First Sunday Mission Offering” envelope from the pew racks.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Connoquenessing, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, celebrates Holy Communion during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. The monthly church breakfast will be at 9 a.m. Sunday.
The Butler Area Lutheran Ministries (BALM) men’s meeting will be at 8 a.m. July 7 at the First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St.
ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, celebrates Communion at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service. After worship, the congregation will decorate and hold musician rehearsal for the YMCA VBS day. Be at the church by 9:30 a.m. July 5 if you are helping with the event.
ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, has its annual “Junk to Joy” indoor yard sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
The Safety Task Force will host an ALICE Training at 6:30 p.m. Friday with Lt. Kevin Stiles.
The men’s prayer breakfast is at 7:45 a.m. Saturday at Kings Restaurant, 400 Buffalo Plaza, Sarver.
Holy Communion will be shared at 8:15 a.m. Sunday service in the sanctuary and at the 10 a.m. outdoor service on the Hattie Cooper patio.
The Outreach Ministry Team will lead the 2 p.m. Sunday worship service at Elmcroft Assisted Living, 100 Bella Court, Saxonburg.
TRINITY LUTHERAN
Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will have an outreach meeting after the 10 a.m. Sunday service.
There will be a Christian education meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The church office will be closed Wednesday.
Vacation Bible school registration forms are due to the church office as soon as possible. Vacation Bible school is from July 16 to July 20. It is free and open to children 3 years old up to fifth grade.
Contemporary service rehearsal will be at 7 p.m. today and at 7 p.m. July 5.
