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RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP

B'nai Abraham, 519 N. Main St., will have a 2 p.m. Thursday Kabbalah class in the activity room.

There is a 7 p.m. Friday Shabbat service.

There will be a discussion of the book, “Anti-Semitism: Here and Now” at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The annual meeting and mitzvah day at the synagogue will be at 10 a.m. July 21.

Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, has Millie Martsolf providing the special music at the Sunday worship service.

The Prayer Shawl Group of Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will meet 1 p.m. Thursday.The Red Church offering at both Sunday services will benefit the Grapevine, the mental health facility of Butler.All members are invited to the Christ Community and Cabot United Methodist churches' joint celebration at 1 p.m. Sunday at Laura Doerr Park on North Pike Road in Cabot to welcome Pastors Anette (Christ Community UMC) and John Gerber (Cabot UMC). Take snacks to share and a chair. Rain location will be the Cabot UMC.The First English Lutheran Church volunteer work team will meet 4 p.m. Monday.Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.The church Book Club will meet 10 a.m. July 18.Those interested in joining the July 2020 Bahama Methodist habitat mission trip, contact Cherie Loomis.The church office will be closed through Friday. In an emergency, leave a message at 724-287-4462.

Faith United Presbyterian Church, 1329 N. Main St., has a deacons-hosted dinner at 5 p.m. Sunday in Miller Hall for the missionaries from Germany, the Rev. Ryan White and his wife, Alethia.Session meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The AA Group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. WW will meet at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, at 10 a.m. July 18, and at 8:30 a.m. July 20.

Sunday's service schedule at First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school classes and an 11 a.m. worship service followed by a luncheon and 1:15 p.m. worship service.

First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will have a 10 a.m. Sunday worship service followed by coffee, doughnuts and fellowship in the social hall.The finance committee meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

GraceWay meets each Sunday morning for a 10 a.m. worship service at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.MaryAnn Mahan and Ernie Taylor provide the music at the Sunday Communion worship service.

Youths of Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., attending the PC(USA) Triennium will be commissioned during the Sunday service. Special music will be performed by Sam Heist and Nancy Slezak. Fellowship hour will follow the service.Volunteers will prepare community lunches at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.The “Wednesday Around The World” program begins at 6 p.m. Sunday with a visit to Morocco.

The Intersection Community Church, 120 Walker Ave., has a baptism during the 10 a.m. worship service.Locking Arms Men's Ministry meets at 6:30 a.m. Thursdays at Mac's Route 8 Café, 16 Pittsburgh Road.Community groups meet Wednesdays. Call the church office for details.

Orchard Hill Butler County, 107 Staley Ave., will have a second annual KidsFest from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 27 the church. It will feature games, snacks, bounce houses, crafts, music and more for elementary school-aged students. Register at www.orchardhillchurch.com/butler-county.

Rider Lutheran Church, 189 Rider Church Road, West Sunbury, will have a potato salad-making session at 9 a.m. Friday.The church will host a strawberry festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Prep work starts at 9 a.m.A church council meeting will follow the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.

Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., welcomes the Rev. Clark Sawyer to the pulpit during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.Bible study will not meet Sunday but will resume at 6:30 p.m. July 21 in the church library.Saint Andrews' Summer Golf Outing will be July 28 at Stoughton Acres Golf Course. For more information, see Church King or sign up in the Narthex.

St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, hosts Sights & Sounds tours of the stained-glass windows and historic pipe organ Thursday during Mingle on Main. Ellen Dodge will lead tours at 6 and 7 p.m. and will perform a short concert on the pipe organ donated by the Roebling family.A family movie night will be at 6 p.m. Friday in Centennial Hall. RSVP number attending to mjockel716@yahoo.com or call/text 724-816-1034.Communion will be celebrated at the 8:15 a.m. Sunday worship service in the sanctuary and the 10 a.m. service on the Hattie Cooper Room patio. The youth mission team will share its experiences.The Outreach Ministry Team will lead the 2 p.m. Sunday worship service at the Saxonburg Orchard, 223 Pittsburgh St., Saxonburg.Food bank volunteers meet at 6 p.m. Monday.The Sewing Ministry meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.

St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., hosts its next faith discussion group at 7 p.m. Thursday. This is a safe space for people of any faith or none to bring their questions and concerns, and discuss the most important issues of life, purpose, faith and spirituality. Enter from the parking lot on Washington Street.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, has blood-pressure screenings after the 5:30 p.m. Saturday worship service and the 10 a.m. Sunday service.The church council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.Holden evening prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave., Butler Township, has Ron McKissick as guest speaker Sunday.There will be no Bible study Thursday morning or evening while the pastor is on study leave this week.

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