Religious Roundup
B’NAI ABRAHAM
B’nai Abraham will have Kabbalah class at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Shabbat service is at 7 p.m. Friday.
Religious school is from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
The Sh’Ma Now class is at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
BUTLER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Gordon Thompson will provide the special music at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship service.
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN
Covenant Presbyterian Church has meetings of the Butler Interfaith Network at 1 p.m. Tuesday and the People for Peace Study Group at 11 a.m. March 12.
FAITH UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Faith United Presbyterian Church has 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and a 10:30 a.m. service with Elder Ron McKissick leading Communion worship.
The AA group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
WW meets at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, at 10 a.m. March 12 and at 8:30 a.m. March 14.
FIRST BAPTIST
First Baptist Church has Ladies’ Bible Study at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Dittmer home.
Sunday’s service schedule begins at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school classes and an 11 a.m. worship service, followed by lunch and a 1:15 p.m. worship service.
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
First English Lutheran Church has a 9:15 a.m. Sunday school and a 10 a.m. worship service.
There will be a Butler Area Lutheran Ministries Youth event at First English at 6 p.m. Sunday.
The Susquehanna University Choir will present a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
The BALM midweek Lenten Service is at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church with a reception to follow the service.
GRACE @ CALVARY LUTHERAN
Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church has Ladies’ Night Out at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rock Ann Haven, 141 Greenwood Drive. All ladies of all ages are invited to a night of fellowship.
Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.
Butler Relay for Life has its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday in the social hall.
Members of Grace @ Calvary will gather at 7 p.m. each Wednesday evening in Lent with other BALM (Butler Area Lutheran Ministry) churches for prayer and fellowship. Wednesday BALM meets at Trinity Lutheran Church.
GRACEWAY
GraceWay meets each Sunday for a 10 a.m. worship service at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.
Michelle Huff will provide special music for the Sunday worship service.
HILL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The Memorial Handbell Choir of Hill United Presbyterian Church will ring during the Sunday worship. Fellowship hour will follow.
Community lunches will be prepared by volunteers at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall.
The women’s book club will meet at 12:15 p.m. Sunday.
Order forms for Easter flowers to decorate the church chancel are due March 22.
The food request for March is noodles or tuna.
MARS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The deacons of Mars United Presbyterian Church, 232 Crowe Ave., Mars, meet at 7:15 p.m. Thursday for their monthly meeting in the board room.
Lenten Lunches begin at noon Friday in the fellowship hall.
The Deacon Kindness Collection will be Sunday. This collection helps needy families in the community.
The stewardship committee meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
ORCHARD HILL BUTLER COUNTY
March Magic Madness at Orchard Hill Butler County is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at 107 Staley Ave. Take a ready-to-serve snack to share. Register for free at orchardhillchurch.com/butler-county.
RIDER LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rider Lutheran Church, 189 Rider Church Road, West Sunbury, has a 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.
There will be a 6 p.m. potluck dinner at the church Wednesday followed by a 6:30 p.m. Lenten service.
South butler assembly of god
The South Butler Assembly of God, 160 Brownsdale Road, will have a country/gospel jam beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday. Pickers, players and the public are invited. Take your drums, fiddle or guitar and come jam.
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
Springdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury, celebrates Holy Communion at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service.
The fellowship group will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday to clean the kitchen.
Members should gather their unwanted treasures for the church’s annual spring rummage sale. The sale will begin on the last Friday and Saturday of March.
ST. ANDREW ORTHODOX
St. Andrew Orthodox Church, 201 Penn Ave., Lyndora, will have the Great Canon of St. Andrew at 5 p.m. Thursday.
There will be a vespers service at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
The elders of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mars meet at 7 p.m. Thursday.
St. John’s will have a vestry retreat from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Vesper Hall in the St. John Specialty Care Center with special guest presenter, Pastor Melissa Stoller, director of Evangelical Mission and assistant to the Bishop for the SWPA synod.
There will be 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services and a trustees meeting at 9:15 a.m. Sunday.
The quilting group of St. John’s Lutheran in Mars meets at 6 p.m. Monday.
The youth group will go bowling at 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
The Weekday Lenten Study continues Wednesday with an 11:30 a.m. morning prayer, a noon soup lunch and study at 12:30 p.m.
ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN
The call committee of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Saxonburg hosts a congregational workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday in Centennial Hall with the Rev. Carl Johnson, Dean of the Mid-Northeast Mission District, presiding. Food and child care will be provided.
Daylight-saving time begins Sunday with worship at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m.
Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m.
Community Outreach ministries will lead the 2 p.m. Sunday worship service at the Orchards at Saxony in Saxonburg.
The church council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the fellowship hall.
Church council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Fellowship Hall
Stars Fellowship meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church to car-pool to Freedom Farms Café for breakfast. RSVP to Judy at 724-352-3543.
Pastor Shirey will deliver the message for community Lenten services at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Methodist Church in Sarver.
The Sewing Ministry meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 12, in the fellowship hall.
ST. MARK'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrates Holy Communion at the 5 p.m. Saturday worship service and at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. Sunday worship services.
The Children’s Hour preschool program will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The prayer shawl gathering is at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
TRINITY LUTHERAN
The monthly men’s ministry breakfast of Trinity Lutheran Church is at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Eat’n Park at Clearview Mall.
There are still openings for the Sunday wild game dinner. It starts at 5 p.m. Take a side dish. The dinner is open to all.
The youth group meets at 6 p.m. Sunday at First English Church.
The outreach and stewardship committee meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
There will be a noon Lent prayer service Wednesday.
The worship and music committee meets at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The weekly BALM (Butler Area Lutheran Ministry) Lent service will be at Trinity Wednesday.
The gathering will be at Joni and John’s house March 12. For more information, call the church office.
The executive committee will meet at 5:45 p.m. March 12.
