An Easter sunrise service will be held at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the Narthex at the Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68. Easter breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. Reservations are requested.

An Easter Egg hunt will be held at 9:15 a.m. Sunday for children age 3 through grade six. Prizes will be awarded at 11:45 a.m. Milli Martsolf will direct Children's Church at 10:45 a.m., assisted by the Puppet Team.

Music for the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service will be provided by Millie and Nathan Martsolf, Vonda Mishler, and the church choir.

There will be no evening service Sunday.

Kids Club Caravan and Wednesday Worship will return to their regular schedule Wednesday.

A Passover potluck dinner will be held at 6 p.m. today in Oz Hall at Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road. Those attending should take a dish to share. The events of Maundy Thursday will be shared throughout the meal. Communion will be served at the tables in remembrance of the Last Supper. A prayer service will follow at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary.Easter weekend services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday and at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday. The Rev. James Ritchie, a United Methodist pastor and consultant in intergenerational worship, will lead the services. The 11 a.m. traditional service will feature a children's processional liturgical dance. The Children's Choirs will join with the Chancel Choir for Easter musical selections. A continental breakfast will be held at 9:45 a.m. Members should take a breakfast treat to share. Coffee and juice will be provided.The food cupboard is seeking donations of spaghetti and spaghetti sauce during April.Meals on Wheels is seeking full-time or substitute volunteers to drive, deliver or prepare meals in the kitchen. Contact Peg Loomis for further information.Members of the Mission Work team will leave for Vancleve, Miss., on Wednesday. Monetary donations to assist in the purchase of construction materials are needed.

Easter will be celebrated at the 7 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services at Christ's Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave. Dwight Morrison, Vicki Palmer and Debby Price will provide music.The children's choir is looking for volunteers to build sets for its upcoming musical production. To volunteer, contact the church office.

The Easter production will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Community Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road.

The Fellowship and Outreach Committee of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday to decorate the church for Easter.At 11 a.m. Sunday Festival Service of Resurrection, the choir will sing Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.

An Easter sunrise service with Communion will be held at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at Crestview Community Church, Kline Avenue, Callery. If weather permits, the service will be held outdoors.Communion will also be served at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service.

A Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Crossway Church of the Assemblies of God, 109 Davis Road, Valencia. Communion will be served.An Easter egg hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday for children in sixth grade and younger. Awards will be presented for unique and creatively decorated baskets.Asunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. Sunday in the Oak Grove. A continental breakfast will follow.The 10 a.m. Sunday service will include a preschool presentation, worship dance and an Easter message. Children participating in the Easter celebration will receive a gift.

Easter services will be held at 6:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday at English Lutheran Church, 200 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople.

A Good Friday service, Journey to the Cross, Healing and Communion will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Fellowship Alliance Church, 200 Faithway-Fared Drive.The Resurrection will be celebrated at the 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services. There will be no evening ministry school on Sunday.

The Prime Timers of Faith United Presbyterian Church, 1329 N. Main St. Ext., will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Garden Gate Restaurant in Prospect for a buffet dinner.

First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will participate in a work day at Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, 130 Elliott Lane, Slippery Rock, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Lunch will be provided. The Kingdom Seekers Sunday school class will stay after for a supper and social.A paintball competition involving AIBCWP teens, young men, dads and guests will take place at the same location from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The $20 participation fee includes gun rental, lunch and 100 paintballs.Easter Day activities will begin with a sunrise service at 8 a.m. at the church, followed by a pancake breakfast. The church choir, under the direction of music minister Todd Wentworth, will present an Easter cantata at the 10:55 a.m. Sunday service.

An Easter brunch will be held at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St. Participants may take a dish to share.The Prayer Shawl Ministry will host its second retreat/workshop from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 6 in the social room. All women of the church are welcome. Lunch will be served.

A Good Friday breakfast for women will be held at 7 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St.

The 7:30 p.m. Good Friday service at Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will be contemporary. Child care will be provided.A traditional Easter Sunday service will be held at 8:45 a.m. Sunday. A contemporary service will be held at 11 a.m.The church offices will be closed on Friday.The Men's Fellowship Breakfast will be held at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Country Kitchen, Penn Township.There will be no youth group on Sunday.

Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will host a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday.On Sunday, there will be no Sunday School classes. An outdoor Easter sunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. at Thompson Hill Farm, 1582 Mahood Road, followed by breakfast in the barn. A10 a.m. service will be held at the church.Project Day will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the social hall. Participants should take a bag lunch.

Beth Ackleson will provide the music at the 10 a.m. Easter Sunday service at GraceWay Community Church, Center Township Elementary School, Mercer Road, Center Township. Donuts and coffee will be served at 9:30.The adult Bible study will begin a new study on sin and God's amazing deliverance at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rocky Mountain Deli, Main Street. Asoup and sandwich supper is available for a donation at 5:30 p.m.

The Great Vigil of Easter service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St. The Rev. John Porter will lead the service and the Praise Team will provide music. One Great Hour of Sharing offering will be received.A continental breakfast will be served from 9:15 to 10:15 Sunday in fellowship hall. The Easter Sunday service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with music provided by the chancel choir, cherub and Kids of the Kingdom choirs, and organ and piano duets.Sunday school for all ages will resume at 9:15 a.m. next week. Child care is available for children ages 3 and younger beginning at 9 a.m.New adult Sunday school classes begin April 23. The Rev. Clark Sawyer and the Rev. Robert McKee will lead a five-week study on "The Case for the Creator". A couple's class "The Power of We" will explore communicating skills and relationships. For information, contact Porter at 724-287-5427.Dine and Donate promotion at the local Eat n' Park restaurants to benefit the Youth Mission Trips continues through April 22. Coupons are available at the church.

The Easter Sunrise Service at Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave., will be held at 6:30 a.m. A breakfast hosted by the deacons will follow.

A Seder dinner and potluck supper will be held in conjunction with the Maundy Thursday service at 6:30 p.m. today at Mount Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 Old West 422, Franklin Township. Participants should take a dish to share.The Youth Group will lead the Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Friday. The Easter Prayer Vigil will begin at 8 p.m. Friday and continue through the sunrise service at 7 a.m. Sunday.An Easter egg hunt will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. The event is open to the community. For information, contact the church office.Easter Sunday worship will be held at 7 a.m. with a breakfast to follow. Services will also be held at 8:45 and 11 a.m. The One Great Hour of Sharing offering will be received.

The congregation of New Life Christian Ministries, 345 Knoch Road, Saxonburg, will celebrate Good Friday at 7 p.m. Friday at Crossway Church of the Assemblies of God, 109 Davis Road, Valencia.Easter Sunday will be celebrated with a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. at 127 Knoch Road. An Easter egg hunt for children will be held at 9 a.m. at Knoch School, 345 Knoch Road.An Easter brunch will be held from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at Knoch School. The Easter worship celebration will be at 10 am. at Knoch School.Persons interested in serving at the East Liberty Food Kitchen Saturday should contact Rich McCarthy at 724-766-9047.There will be no Scrapbooking Bee Saturday. The next bee will be held May 20.There will be no middle school or senior high Bible studies Sunday.The church offices will be closed Friday and Monday in observance of the Easter.

A Resurrection Celebration will be observed during the Sunday service at New Zion Evangelical Church, Route 38, Emlenton.North Main St. Church of GodThere will be no Children's Church Sunday at North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext.An Easter Ministries offering will be received at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. The Sunshine Choir will provide music for the service.A new adult group study will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Parlor.Volunteers are needed to clean the church kitchen from 9 a.m. to noon April 20.

A Sunrise Service will be held at 6:30 a.m. Sunday at Oak Hills Christian Church, Old Plank and Township Line Roads. A pancake breakfast will follow the service.An Easter Sunday service is set for 10:45 a.m.

Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will participate in the Mars Community Good Friday service at 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Mars United Presbyterian Church.A sunrise service will be held at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. Breakfast will follow the service. Communion will be celebrated at the 11 a.m. Sunday service.The Evans City Food Cupboard is seeking donations of ketchup, mustard, relish, peanut butter, jelly, salad dressing, Miracle Whip and pickles. They also need plastic and brown paper grocery bags. Adonation bin is located in the back of the church.West Sunbury United Presbyterian Church is organizing a Katrina Recovery Trip, June 17 to 25, to work with Habitat for Humanity in Louisiana. For information, call 724-636-2436.

A Good Friday Community Service will be held at noon Friday at Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 East Jefferson St.A sunrise service will be held at 7 a.m. Sunday at the South Shore Boat Launch at Moraine State Park.An Easter service will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday.

A Good Friday Community service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main Street, Connoquenessing. The Rev. Lee Dreyer of White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church will be the guest speaker.The Resurrection of Our Lord will be celebrated at the 11 a.m. Sunday service. Communion will be served. An Easter breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m.The Cause of the Month for April is the Perpetual Care Fund for the Cemetery Association.

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Stone Church, 235 Stone Church Road, Harmony, will hold an Easter Eucharist service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. A brunch will follow the service.

Easter services with Communion will be held at 7 and 11 a.m. Sunday at St. John's United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City. Abreakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.Ayouth talent show is planned for 6:30 p.m. April 23.

An Easter Vigil will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St.Easter services with Communion will be held at 6:30, 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday.An Easter breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in Fellowship Hall.

The Good Friday Liturgy will be observed with the Stations of the Cross at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 218 E. Jefferson St.There will be no Sunday school on Easter.Resurrection-Praise singing will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday.Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services. Coffee hour and an Easter egg hunt will follow the 10:30 a.m. service.Set up for the rummage sale will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Rummage sale pricing will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday.Holy Communion with Healing Prayers will be held at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.

There will be no morning or 5 p.m. Mass Saturday at St. Richard Roman Catholic Church, 3841 Dickey Road, Gibsonia. Ablessing of Easter baskets will be held at noon.An Easter Vigil Mass will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.Masses will be held at 8 and 10 a.m. and noon Sunday.

An Easter Cantata, "Celebrate the Risen Lord,"will be performed at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Sarver Free Methodist Church, 509 Sarver Road, Sarver.Acontinental breakfast will be held at 10:15 a.m. Sunday in Fellowship Hall.The 40 Days of Purpose campaign will begin April 30th. Small groups will meet in homes to view and discuss Purpose Driven Life video teachings by Rick Warren. Call the church office at 724-353-2110 to join a small group.

Good Friday services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Scrubgrass Stone Church, Emlenton. The guest speaker will be Charles King.

A Rock's Country Worship service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Slippery Rock United Methodist, Franklin and Maple streets, Slippery Rock.Easter will be celebrated at the 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday services.

A Festival of Easter service with Communion will be held at 11 a.m Sunday at Springdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury.

A Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township.An Easter Vigil service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Communion will be served.Easter Sunday services will be held at 6:30, 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday. Communion will be served.New Members Class will begin April 23 and continue for six weeks. For information, call the church office at 724-287-1977.

Easter will be celebrated at the 11 a.m. Sunday service at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave., Butler Township.A Tenebrae service will be held at 7 p.m Friday.Volunteers from the church will serve the community meal from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church.Asoup and salad supper will be held at 6 p.m. April 21. Reservations are due Sunday.Sunday is the last day One Great Hour of Sharing offerings and fish boxes will be accepted.

The Praise Team and Chancel Choir will perform at the Easter Sunday service at Valencia United Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St.

Easter Sunday will be celebrated at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday at West Sunbury United Presbyterian Church, 215 East Church St., West Sunbury. Participants should take a flower to place on the cross in the sanctuary. The cross will be moved to the church lawn after the 10:30 a.m. service.

Easter will be celebrated at the 7 and 9:45 a.m. Sunday services at White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church, 102 Shannon Road, Renfrew. abreakfast will be served at 8 a.m. One Great Hour of Sharing offerings will be received during both services.There will be no Sunday school classes this Sunday.

Aservice of reflection and scripture will be held at noon Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, 266 Zion Church Road, West Sunbury.The Festival of Easter will be celebrated during the 9 a.m. Sunday service. Abreakfast will begin at 8 a.m.

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