RELIGIOUS ROUNDUP
Debby Shutak will present the special music for the 10:45 a.m. worship service at the Butler Church of the Nazarene, 4410 Oakdale Road.
The caravan roundup camping trip is Friday through Sunday at the District Center. Caravan graduation will be Wednesday at the church.
Christ Community U.M.The graduation ceremony of Super Sprouts classes at Christ Community United Methodist, Church, 205 N. Duffy Road, will be 9:30 a.m. Friday.Confirmation cake will be served between the services Sunday to honor those being confirmed.The service at Sunnyview will be at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.The prayer shawl group will meet at 6:30 p.m. June 6.Food cupboard items are graham crackers and saltines.
Christ’s OutreachDebbie Picerno will sing at the 10 a.m. Sunday service at Christ’s Outreach Church, 120 Walker Ave.The Life Tree Cafe will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday.“Walking in the Word” Bible study will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The topic will be a New Testament survey.
Community AllianceCommunity Alliance Church, 800 Mercer Road, will have a night of worship from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary. The evening will be an extended time of praise and worship through song.
Community Life ChurchCommunity Life Church holds service at McQuistion Elementary School.Altar worker training will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Butler YMCA board of trustees room. Training is led by Kevin Riordan and is mandatory for all current team members and others who wish to attend.CLC softball games are at 5 and 6:15 p.m. Sunday. To help raise money for the January Honduras mission trip by working at the concession stand, contact Sally Minick or Jason Brewer or sign up at the info hub Sunday.Acts Gathering Awakening Conference is at 7 p.m. June 7 and is open for all to attend at Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St. No child care will be available for this weekend. For more information, visit the Facebook page or call Kevin Riordan at 412-614-1152.
Covenant PresbyBeginning on Sunday, the worship service at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 230 E. Jefferson St., will begin at 10 a.m. Fellowship hour will follow in the assembly room.The bicentennial committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the assembly room.
Faith U.P.The sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated during Sunday morning worship at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 1329 N. Main St. Ext.The board of deacons will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
First BaptistFirst Baptist Christian School, 221 W. New Castle St., will have senior graduation at 7 p.m. today. The last day for all students is Friday.Men, women and families from First Baptist are invited to participate in a work day at the church from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.The church will participate in a work week beginning Monday and continuing through Friday at Slippery Rock Baptist Camp, 130 Elliott Lane, Worth Township. Lodging is available and meals will be provided.
Glade Run U.P.A spaghetti dinner will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Saxonburg VFW for a member of Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia.The youth group will have a senior recognition night at Glade Run from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Grace @ Calvary LutheranSisters in Christ of Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church, 123 E. Diamond St., will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark’s. Take a dish to share. They will make a craft for a nursing home.
GracewayGraceWay meets each Sunday morning at the Center Township Elementary School on Mercer RoadLyric Ackelson will provide the special music at GraceWay at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.The guest speaker for the Sunday morning worship service will be Dr. Richard Morledge.All graduates can provide graduation information to Leigh Dillaman on or before the Sunday morning worship service. Graduates will be recognized at the June 9 service.
Hill U.P.The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed at the 6 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services of Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St.Registration is under way for the sports camp June 18 for grades three through six and for the Power Chord Academy for grades three through eight June 25, July 2 and 9. Contact the church at 724-287-5427 for more information.
Meridian U.P.Summer worship time at Meridian United Presbyterian Church, 4150 Highland Ave., will begin with the 10 a.m. service Sunday. Graduates will be recognized during the service.Deacons will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday.The Sarah Elizabeth Circle meeting will be at 1 p.m. June 6 in room 15.
Muddy Creek U.P.At Muddy Creek United Presbyterian Church, 341 Muddy Creek Drive, the new worship time is 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
New Life Christian MinistriesNew Life Christian Ministries meets in Knoch Primary School, 328 Knoch Road, Saxonburg.The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated at all three worship services this weekend.The Kids Own worship offering for June and July will be shared with partner mission Coalition for Campus Outreach at Butler County Community College. Joshua Thompson is the local leader.The women’s fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Elmcroft Assisted Living, 100 Bella Court, Saxonburg. A perennial plant exchange will be held as well as a demonstration on safe canning techniques. Contact local outreach leader Karen Schiebel at karen@newlifexn.org for details.
Nixon U.M.Church services at Nixon United Methodist Church, 334 Airport Road, will be on the summer schedule Sunday. A more relaxed worship service will be at 8:30 a.m. with the regular worship service beginning at 10 a.m. There is no Sunday school during the summer.
North Main St. Church of GodSunday is graduation Sunday at North Main Street Church of God, 1201 N. Main St. Ext. High school, college and technical school graduates will be honored at the worship service.The Butler Area Mothers of Preschoolers meets at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the parlor. Child care is provided.
Oak HillsThe third annual sportsman’s dinner will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hills Christian Church, 113 Township Line Road. There will be a meat-processing seminar presented by Rodney Schaffer from Con Yeager beginning at 4 p.m., followed by a wild game dinner. For more information, call the church office at 724-287-2826.Our Sunday Night Light praise service continues at 7 p.m. the first and third Sundays of each month.
Old Union PresbyOld Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Union Church Road, Mars, will honor graduates during Sunday worship this week. Weather permitting, the worship service will be in the outside pavilion.The fundraising and the missions committees will meet after worship this week.
Saint Andrews U.P.Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., will have its annual church picnic at the Miller Shelter in Butler Memorial Park after worship Sunday. Hot dogs, drinks and paper products will be provided. Take a side dish or dessert and place settings. There will be games for the children, white elephant bingo for the adults (take a wrapped gift valued at $5) and a dessert contest. Contact Janice King with any questions.
Springdale LutheranThe ordination of pastors Sandy Towberman and Carl Hendrickson of Springdale Lutheran Church, 1061 Mahood Road, West Sunbury, will be at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Marks Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St. Musical preludes begin at 6:30 p.m.
St. Luke’s LutheranSt Luke’s Lutheran Church, 310 W. Main St., Saxonburg, will celebrate confirmation at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. A reception to honor the confirmands will follow the service.Communion will be shared at both services this week.Sunday school will end with a 9:30 a.m. Funday Sunday celebration in Centennial Hall.Christian outreach will lead worship at Elmcroft at 2 p.m. Sunday. Anyone who can help push wheelchairs should contact Jeannine or the office.Contact the office or Gayle Gundlach to reserve table space for crafts or antiques during the community yard sale. Also contact the office about items to donate. All proceeds will fund the youth mission trip to Raleigh.
St. John’s LutheranSt. John’s Lutheran Church on Main Street in Connoquenessing will celebrate Holy Communion at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.Starting Sunday, St. John’s summer worship time will be 10:30 a.m.The June cause of the month is the Victims Outreach Intervention Center of Butler.A joint parish “Night with the Pastor” is scheduled for 7 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Prospect. The current discussion centers on the Book of Revelation.
St. John’s ReformedSt. John’s Reformed Church, 494 Evans City Road, will change to summer hours Sunday. Sunday school will be at 9 a.m. and Sunday worship will be at 10 a.m.
St. John U.C.C.An honor the graduates breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 501 E. Main St., Evans City. Communion will be served during the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday.Consistory will hold its June meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the narthex.New members will be accepted at the June 9 worship service.
St. Mark’s Evangelical LutheranSt. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., will have Holy Communion served at all services this weekend.The rite of ordination will be held for Sandra Towberman and Carl Hendrickson at 7 p.m. Monday in St. Mark’s sanctuary.Ruth Circle will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the church lounge.St. Mark’s will provide desserts for Meals on Wheels. this month. Angel food cakes, cookies, brownies and quick breads, all without nuts or icing, are accepted. Pies without cream or nuts may be donated as well. Items should be packaged for freezing. Items and monetary donations can be dropped off at the fellowship hall kitchen by the morning of June 10.The music department is welcoming vocalists and instrumentalists for summer worship services. For more information, contact Ralph Christy Jr. at 724-285-3653 or the church office at 724-287-6741.Trinity LutheranThe men of Trinity Lutheran Church, 120 Sunset Drive, Center Township, will meet for breakfast and Bible study at 8 a.m. Saturday.A reception between the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday services will honor Rev. Reinhold K. Weber. He is celebrating the 65th anniversary of his ordination. Pastor Weber was Trinity’s minister from 1962 to 1981. Bishop Kurt Kusserow of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod will be the guest minister.The women from the three Lutheran churches who are joining Butler’s Relay for Life are collecting Hershey’s kisses and vintage sherbet dishes. Place donations in the box in the narthex.The Glade Run Foundation is collecting new or gently used soccer equipment for children 8 to 18 for the newly formed soccer team at St. Stephen’s Academy. Contact Michelle Herr at 724-452-4453, Ext. 1108, if you have donations.Zion LutheranZion Lutheran Church, 266 Zion Church Road, Chicora, will have church council meeting at 9 a.m. Sunday before the 10 a.m. worship service.There will be no adult Bible study.Youth Sunday school awards will be given, ending the Sunday school season. Sunday school children will assist with the service.Sunday is also clean up day. Come dressed to work. Pizza will be served after the work.