OFFERINGS
A strawberry festival is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 218 E. Jefferson St.
The event will include strawberry desserts and sandwiches for sale.
Meals on Wheels volunteers, who operate from the church kitchen, will also be recognized at the festival.
For information, call 724-287-1869.
The North Street Christian Church, 220 W. North St., will host a concert by gospel pianist Anthony Burger at 3 p.m. Sunday.Donations will be accepted.For information, call 724-282-7700.
Ron King, a founder of Apostolic Team Ministries International, will host a two-day seminar on "The Changing Face of the Church" from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Living Waters Community Church, 311 Second St.There is no cost to attend.For information, call 724-282-2099.
GROVE CITY - North Liberty Presbyterian Church on North Liberty-Plain Grove Road near Grove City will host a special mime concert and ice cream/dessert social at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.Mimeistry International from Pasadena, Calif., will perform.Donations will be accepted.For information, call 724-794-8647 or 724-794-4383.
A youth concert will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Catacombs at Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St.Cost is $6 at the door.Bands performing are Death Follows Daybreak, Finster, Kamikabe, Arlington Arms, Reflection, and 42nd Street.Attendees are encouraged to wear a Hawaiian shirt for the Hawaiian theme night.For information, call 724-283-0830.
A Camp Creation meeting will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church. The meeting is for those wanting to help with Camp Creation on the Island this summer.Camp Creation is summer camp for children in the Island neighborhood.The meeting is an inter-church informational workshop. Pizza and soft drinks will be provided by the Interfaith Council.For information, call 724-283-0830.
Immanuel's Voice, a male quartet from North Carolina, will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, 221 W. New Castle St.The group will sing songs from its newly released album, "The Way That I Am."For information, call 724-287-7241.
KARNS CITY - To celebrate 75 years in the community, the Church of God of Prophecy on Route 268 will hold special services this weekend.Services are set for 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday.Former pastors, members and friends who have relocated will also attend.For information, call 724-756-1159.
PITTSBURGH - Steven Neff, 38, of Chicora will be ordained into the priesthood at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.Neff is a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Chicora.
The second Butler County Pipe Organ Tour is set for Saturday and Sunday.The tour will begin at 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Saxonburg and will conclude at 3:30 p.m. Sunday with a concert at First United Methodist Church on North McKean Street.Other churches toured on Saturday will include St. Michael the Archangel Church, First United Methodist Church, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church and St. Peter Episcopal Church, all in Butler.Sunday churches will include First English Lutheran Church and St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, also in Butler.Cost for the tour is $35 for adults and $30 for children and students. Registration deadline is 5 p.m. Friday.Proceeds will benefit the Butler Arts Council and the Butler Penn Theater capital campaign.For information, call 724-285-6581 or 724-283-4829 or e-mail blazingstar91@aol.com.
WORTH TWP, Mercer County - Alex Wysliwiec, a senior at Slippery Rock High School and a member of Center Presbyterian Church, will play the hand bells during the 11 a.m. service Sunday at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church on Scrubgrass Road.Becky Sopher from the music staff of Harmony Presbyterian Church will accompany him on the piano.For information, call 814-786-7411.