RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP
Butler Church of the NazareneVonda Mishler will present special music at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service at the Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road and Route 68.Caravan snow tubing will be held Saturday. Participants should meet at the church at 9:30 a.m."Life in the Spirit" Bible study will be at 7 p.m. Friday.
Christ Community United Methodist Christ Community United Methodist Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, now has youth camping booklets available. For information, call 724-287-4462.The Covenant Food Cupboard is seeking donations of dried beans and rice for February.
Christ's OutreachChrist's Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave., will hold its annual drive to give Valentines to shut ins. Unaddressed, signed cards should be placed in the box at the back of the sanctuary.The Sunday evening handbell choir practice and Bible quizzing will not be held Sunday.Holy Communion will be served at both services Sunday.
Community Life ChurchCommunity Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School. Sunday's message will be on core values.The church is collecting paper products for the St. Vincent DePaul Food Cupboard.For information, contact the church office at 724-287-3303, clcbutler@zoominternet.net or www.clcbutler.org.
Connoquenessing United MethodistConnoquenessing United Methodist Church, 206 Main St., Connoquenessing, will hold a chili and bake sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 7. Orders are due by Wednesday by calling 724-789-7302.
Covenant LifeCovenant Life Church, 220 New Castle St., will host the Truth Project from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Covenant PresbyterianCovenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper during worship Sunday.The church will participate in the Souper Bowl of Caring during the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday. Dollar bills will be collected and divided equally between the community dinners and the Covenant Cupboard Food Bank.Donations of items such as art, crafts and gift cards are being accepted for the Shrove Tuesday silent auction.
Faith Fellowship AllianceFaith Fellowship Alliance Church, 200 Faithway-Fared Drive, will serve Communion on Sunday.Ministry school will start at 5 p.m. Sunday. This is a time change for this week.All young people are invited to the Super Bowl Bash at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the youth building. There will be food and drinks along with a special halftime event.
First Baptist The Berean Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St., will host a class social at 5 p.m. Friday in the Baptist Youth Center.Men and boys from the church are invited to a prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. Saturday in the BYC.Sunday services will begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school for all ages. Morning worship at 10:55 a.m. will be followed by a Soup-er Black and Gold lunch. Each family is to take six sandwiches. A 1:15 p.m. worship service will include setting goals for this year. There will be no evening service.The Women's Missionary Fellowship will meet in two sessions Tuesday at the BYC. Pat Owens will be the speaker at both sessions. Alice Stamm will be the hostess for the 9:30 a.m. session and July Blackwell will host the 7 p.m. session.
First Baptist Church of Evans CityFirst Baptist Church of Evans City, 242 S. Washington St., Evans City, will host the Hughes family, missionaries to Papua New Guinea, as they give a report about their ministry.
First English Lutheran The Senior Choir of First English Lutheran Church, 241 N. Main St., will hold rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. today.Services with Holy Communion will be held Sunday.Evening Bible study will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday.Morning Bible study will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 5.
Glade Run United Presbyterian Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia, will hold Communion at both Sunday services.The 8:45 and 11 a.m. worship planning teams will hold a joint meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.The women's discovery group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Grace @ Calvary LutheranGrace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will hold a youth group meeting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. This is a time change for this week.Pac Min and the confirmation class will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.The bell choir will practice at 6 p.m. Wednesday followed by an Acclamation of Grace practice at 7 p.m. New members are welcome for Acclamation of Grace.
GraceWayAndre Parker, Ruth Ferko, and Jenny, Doug and Lilly Taylor will provide special music at the GraceWay Community Church Sunday. GraceWay meets at Center Township Elementary School.Hill United PresbyterianHill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., will celebrate the Lord's Supper on Sunday.The annual congregational meeting will be held at 11:35 a.m. following worship. Session committees will present reports and the congregation will elect a financial secretary.The youth chorale will present its Cabaret at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the fellowship hall. Doors will open at 6 p.m.Kids' Club for ages 3 through grade four will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. beginning Wednesday. Activities include Bible study, singing and dinner. Meal donations and volunteers are needed. The sign-up sheet is on the Christian education bulletin board.Volunteers to host Sunday morning fellowship hour should sign up on the sheet on the deacon's table.The Wednesday evening Bible study on the book of Psalms will continue into February. The study begins at 7 p.m.Meridian United PresbyterianThe Mission Prayer Breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave. Rebecca Lawson, a PCUSA mission worker in the Philippines, will share her experiences.In recognition of National Boy Scout Sunday, Cub Scout Pack 19 will be recognized during the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. A reception with refreshments will follow.A Bible study group will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in room 15.The trustees will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.The deacons will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in room 15.The mission offering for February is blankets.Mt. Chestnut PresbyterianMt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 Old West 422, will hold its annual meeting after a 5:30 p.m. potluck dinner Saturday in the fellowship hall. Annual reports are completed and ready for review.The church will serve communion at both services Sunday.The confirmation class will begin its 10-week course at 3:45 p.m. Sunday.The food cupboard will have distribution at 6:30 p.m. Monday.The mission team and the church family ministry unit will hold their meetings at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.New Life Christian MinistriesThe Rev. Chris Marshall will continue his series on pressing toward the prize Sunday at New Life Christian Ministries, Knoch Senior High School, 345 Knoch Road, Saxonburg. Information is available at www.NewLifeXn.org or by calling 724-256-0851.The Lord's Supper will be celebrated Sunday.Donations are being collected for a love package for the Ortegos. Rachel Ortego, a former worship leader, is undergoing chemotherapy in Texas and the church will send comfort items to her for Valentine's Day. Notes or cards of encouragement and small toys or activity books for their two young sons may be brought to the church Sunday. Monetary donations will be used to purchase gift cards for the family.Relevant Student Ministries will meet from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Browns' home. For information, visit www.LiveRelevant.com or call Brad French at 724-372-0201.Breakfast with Brad will be held at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kelley's Restaurant on Main Street in Saxonburg. For information, visit www.LiveRelevant.com or call Brad French at 724-372-0201.North Main St. Church of GodNorth Main Street Church of God, 1201 North Main St. Extension, will host Last Epic in a free concert at 8 p.m. Friday. A love offering will be received.A Super Bowl party will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Haven. There will be no Financial Peace classes Sunday night.The handbell choir will rehearse at 6 p.m. Monday.The Women's Word Share will be held at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday.The board of evangelism will meet at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday in the conference room.The Women of the Church of God will meet at 1 p.m. Feb. 5 in the parlor.St. John's United Church of ChristSt. John's United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City, will serve Communion at both services Sunday.Solid Rock Cafe youth group will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the church to travel to Barb Iman's home for the Super Bowl.Consistory will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.St. Mark's Evangelical LutheranSt. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will serve Holy Communion at all weekend services.This weekend is mission weekend.A spaghetti dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall.Practice for Bible bowl will held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the lounge.The Christian education team will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in the lounge. All are welcome to attend and should take calendars and Bibles.Summit PresbyterianSummit Presbyterian Church, 181 Caldwell Drive, will serve communion Sunday.All-committee meeting night will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday. All members involved in a church committee are encouraged to attend. The school board of His Kids Christian School will also meet at 7 p.m. at the church.Summit Church is located on the corner of Saxonburg Road and Caldwell Drive, a few miles south of Butler. For information, call the church at 724-287-2378.Trinity LutheranTrinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, has an e-mail prayer chain available. To be part of the chain, call Lisa at 724-282-7234 or Carole at 724-283-7585.Trinity game night will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the church.WELCA Bible study will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 5 at the church.Trinity PresbyterianTrinity Presbyterian Church, 107 Staley Ave., Butler Township, will celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Sunday.The Coventri Choir will present special music Sunday.The Monday walk for fitness class has been changed to 2 p.m. Tuesdays.Westminster PresbyterianWestminster Presbyterian Church in America, 420 N. Main St., will start an evening program for children called Star Quest from 6:30 to 8:30 Wednesday and Feb. 11. Children ages 4 through sixth grade are welcome. For information, contact Denise Monday.The Hanna Circle will meet Friday. Child care will be provided.The Ascension Presbytery will meet Saturday in Akron, Ohio.The Rev. T. David Gordon will speak Sunday and Communion will be served.The worship committee will hold a business meeting Monday.West Sunbury United Presbyterian The West Sunbury United Presbyterian Church, 215 East Church St., West Sunbury, will celebrate the Sacrament of Communion Sunday.The church will participate in its 20th year of the Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday. The youth will host a soup luncheon after worship Sunday. Donations will be accepted and will benefit the youth mission trip to Washington, D.C.J.O.L.T. will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Dassa McKinney Elementary School. To donate food or to help with the activity, contact Joloyn Miller at 724-894-2090.An Angel Food ministry training event will be held Tuesday at the First Church of God, 1862 Mercer Road, Ellwood City. Volunteers will meet at 5 p.m. at the Stone House on Route 8 to carpool to Ellwood City.To attend the Hurricane Katrina recovery trip set for Feb. 14 through 22, contact Pastor Bell.White Oak Springs United Presbyterian The White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church, 102 Shannon Road, Renfrew, will participate in the Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday. At the conclusion of the worship service, all members will be asked to give toward the community dinner program at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Butler.
