Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68, has Gordon Thompson providing the special music Sunday.

Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, has registration for Super Sprouts Pre-School still available. Call the church office at 724-287-4462 or teacher Sandy McCleary Kubala at 724-504-0436.St. Vincent DePaul Food Cupboard items for September are spaghetti and spaghetti sauce. Place in carts in the narthex.Volunteers are needed for the food cupboard.Part-time volunteers are needed for the First English Lutheran Church community dinner. Contact Mary Etta White at 724-637-2387 or at formewhite@zoominternet.net or at church.Conference Evangelism Team is having a leader's training event in our district. Only 15 people from the district will be able to participate in a two-week course. Register at www.afl80.org. For more information contact the church office.Book study by Pastor Net will begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 and at 9 a.m. Sept. 12. The sign-up sheet is on the table in the narthex.

Concord Presbyterian Church, 625 Hooker Road, West Sunbury, will begin traditional Sunday worship at 11 a.m.The choir meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., has its final 10 a.m. summer Sunday worship service with music from trumpet professional Jim Cunningham and message from Elder Brian Graff. Sunday worship service returns to 11 a.m. next week.

First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will have an 8:30 a.m. Sunday prayer service followed by a 9:15 a.m. breakfast, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school classes and an 11 a.m. worship service.

First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., resumes Senior Choir practices at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.The Good Samaritan Flower Pot will be at the rear of the sanctuary during the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service. Donations to it will help the needy in the area.The Butler Area Lutheran Ministries Youth Bible Study group will meet from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. at Cummings.

Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., celebrates Holy Communion at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.

GraceWay meets each Sunday for a 10 a.m. worship service at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.Beth Ackelson and Linda Grigor provide the music Sunday.

The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated at Sunday worship at Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., Butler.Bell practice is at 7 p.m. Thursday.The church needs additional volunteers to help staff the kitchen and registration table during Wednesdays on the Hill which begins Sept. 18.

North Washington Presbyterian Church, 714 Fairview Road, North Washington, returns to a 9:30 a.m. traditional worship service Sunday.

Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, returns to his regular Sunday schedule Sept. 8 with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. There will be a fellowship dinner after worshipThe nominating committee meets after worship this week.In honor of Labor Day, this week is “Worship as You Work” Sunday. Come to worship in your work clothes.

Orchard Hill Butler County will have a core group gathering at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at 107 Staley Ave. This will be an opportunity to plan and pray for the community and church this fall season.

St. John's Lutheran Church, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, will celebrate Holy Communion during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.The Cause of the Month for September is the American Red Cross, Butler Chapter.Starting Sept. 9, the church begins Sunday worship services at 11 a.m.

The Sewing Ministry of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, meets from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Fellowship Hall.Bill Oehlschlager, executive director of Lutheran Lay Renewal of America, will preach at the 8:15 a.m. Sunday worship service in the sanctuary and at the 10 a.m. outdoor Communion service on the Hattie Cooper Patio.Prayer Circle meets at noon Tuesday in the Fellowship Hall.The annual Quilt Show will be Sept. 6 and 7 in Centennial Hall during the Saxonburg Festival of the Arts.

St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will have a 5 p.m. Saturday worship service and an 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday worship service. Adult Sunday school is at 9 a.m. Children are welcome to take part in Children's Church at the 10:15 a.m. Sunday worship service.The handbell choir will practice at 7 p.m. Tuesday. All are welcome to join this ministry.The parent orientation meeting for the Children's Hour Program is 6 p.m. Wednesday.Choir practice resumes at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. All are welcome to join.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township has a Labor Day corn roast starting at 5 p.m. All are invited.The Christian education committee meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday.Youth Bible study will start up again at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at Cummings, 146 N. Main St.The youth committee meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, and the property committee meets at 7 p.m.Women’s Bible study meets at 10 a.m. Sept. 5.The executive committee meets at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 5.