Religious Roundup
BUTLER CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Gwen Atkinson offers the special music at the Sunday worship service of the Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68.
CHRIST COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST
Christ Community United Methodist Church is at 205 N. Duffy Road. Wheelchair escorts for Sunday worship at the VA Center on New Castle Road meet at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the center.
Dinner and game night is at 6 p.m. Sunday in Oz Hall. Take a dish to share and a photograph of a favorite pet.
The community dinner team meets at 4 p.m. Monday.
Lenten study is at 10 a.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday is the deadline for newsletter items.
Hannah’s circle meets at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22.
COMMUNITY LIFE
Community Life Church, 1104 Pittsburgh Pike Road, has a welcome lunch Feb. 25. For more information, call 724-344-3303.
COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN
The Seekers topical discussion group of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., meets at 9:45 a.m. Sunday in the assembly room.
The church is participating in the community Lenten services. There is a service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St.
FAITH UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The Rev. Jim Swanson, retired pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, is the guest speaker Sunday at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 1329 N. Main St. Ext. The guest pianist is Bev Weston of Valencia.
The session meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
FIRST BAPTIST
The ladies’ Bible study of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., is at 7 tonight at the Dittmer home.
Following Sunday school and a morning worship service Sunday, there is a lunch and 1 p.m. worship service Sunday.
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN
First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., participates in the Butler Area Lutheran Ministries Lenten midweek supper and worship service Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township. Supper is at 6 p.m. and worship is at 7 p.m.
GRACE @ CALVARY LUTHERAN
Grace’s Closet at Grace @ Calvary, 123 E. Diamond St., opens from 5 to 7 p.m. today.
The evangelism and stewardship committee meets after worship Sunday in the church library.
Church members lead worship with adult day program participants at 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday at LIFE Butler County, 231 W. Diamond St.
The church council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the church library.
BALM’s Lenten worship is at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and worship is at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
GRACEWAY
GraceWay meets at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer Road.
MaryAnn Mahan and Ruth Ferko provide the music during the worship service Sunday.
HILL UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
The yarn group of Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., meets at noon Sunday.
The senior night out dinner is at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Kids Club is from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays for ages 3 through sixth grade.
INTERSECTION CHURCH
The table ministry of Intersection Church, 120 Walker Ave., hosts a community meal at 5 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday beginning March 11.
The men’s breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Mac’s Route 8 Café, 16 Pittsburgh Road.
JEFFERSON CENTER
Jefferson Center Presbyterian Church, 390 Frazier Road, Saxonburg, hosts the Saxonburg Area Christian Leadership Network’s community services for the first Wednesday of Lent at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Rob Wilson of Zion United Methodist Church leads the services, and refreshments follow the services. For more information, call 724-352-2400 or go to www.jeffersoncenterpc.org.
NEW ZION
Hilary Theiss, executive director of Next Step Pregnancy Solutions and Services of Clarion, is the guest speaker for the Sunday worship service at New Zion Evangelical Congregational Church, Route 38, five miles north of Emlenton. The nonprofit ministry upholds the sanctity of all human life. For more information, call 724-750-0010.
OLD UNION PRESBYTERIAN
Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, has revived its prayer card project. After the community sends the church prayer requests, church members pray for them for a week. For more information, call the church at 724-538-8672.
ORCHARD HILL BUTLER COUNTY
Orchard Hill Church members play bingo with residents from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 107 Sunnyview Circle.
There is a worship service Sunday at Penn Christian Academy, 199 Airport Road, Penn Township.
For more information, email the Rev. Brady Randall at brandall@orchardhillchurch.com.
SAINT ANDREWS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN
Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., celebrates the Lord’s Supper during the Sunday worship service.
The Lenten education series taught by the Rev. Fred Young meets at 9:15 a.m. Sunday in the church library.
The church participates in the Lenten service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 200 E. North St.
Connecting2Tomorrow presents “Love Letters” in the Bethany Room at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 and 3 p.m. Feb. 25. Tickets are available at May’s Music Center, 247 E. Jefferson St., or at the door. Proceeds benefit Connecting2Tomorrow.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Connoquenessing, 100 Main St., Connoquenessing, celebrates the first Sunday in Lent with Holy Communion during the Sunday worship service.
The church council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The Butler Area Lutheran Ministries Lenten service is at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive.
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 420 Beaver St., Mars, has a youth group lock-in at 7 p.m. Friday.
A soup lunch and Lenten worship are at noon Wednesday.
VALENCIA PRESBYTERIAN
Valencia Presbyterian Church, 80 Sterrett St., Valencia, begins a Sunday morning small group, “Knowing the Bible 101,” at 9 a.m. Sunday. It is for adults and high school teens.
The church partners with Mars United Presbyterian and Old Union Presbyterian churches to kick off the spring session of the G.R.O.W. ministry on Wednesday. Dinner is at 6 p.m., before worship and small groups for all ages.
