Seventh-day Adventist to honor high school seniors
SHENANGO TOWNSHIP — Shenango Valley Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1001 Wheatland Road, will honor high school graduates-to-be A.J. Mecozzi and Jon Clark at a special service and fellowship meal starting at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Both plan to enter the military, A.J. the Marines and Jon the National Guard. Anthony Mecozzi of Warren, Ohio, will give the sermon.
St. John’s Lutheran sets summer schedule
GREENVILLE — St. John’s Lutheran Church, 10 Beil Hill Road, will observe their summer worship schedule beginning Sunday. Worship with communion will be at 10 a.m.
Friendship Women’s Day features guest speaker
FARRELL — Women’s Day will be observed at 4 p.m. Sunday in Friendship Baptist Church, 339 Spearman Ave.
Guest speaker will be the Rev. Acquanetta Osborne, pastor of Greater Morris Chapel A.M.E. Church, Farrell, who will be accompanied by her choir and congregation.
Theme will be “Women, Walk Obediently with God.”
New Light missionary at Second Baptist service
SHARPSVILLE — Missionary April Avery Torrance of New Light Missionary Baptist Church in Sharon will speak at the annual Missionary Day at Second Baptist Church.
The service will be at 4 p.m. in the church on High Street at Walnut Avenue. Soloists will be Shirley Owens of Valley Baptist Church and Brandon Blackwell of Greater Mount Zion Church, both of Farrell.
Central Pa. band in New Fellowship concert
HERMITAGE — Shades of Gray from central Pennsylvania will be in concert at 6 p.m. Sunday in New Fellowship Baptist Church on Route 62. The concert is free.
The band includes percussionist Emmanuel Graham, formerly of Farrell.
Trinity Presbyterian installs officers
MERCER — Trinity Presbyterian Church, 110 E. Market St., has installed officers.
Elected to serve as elders are Mark Arnold, John Courtney, Pam P. Courtney, Hal Johnson, Joanna Julock and Karla Snyder. Elected deacons are Nancy Albert, Judy Arnold, Gregg McCandless and Candy Stern.
Church’s Stick Team to present program
TRANSFER — Transfer First Baptist Church Stick Team will present a program of music and drama featuring dowel rods, fabric, sign language and black light.
Time of the service is 7 p.m. May 31 in the church at 50 Broad St.
Drive-in services set for Pymatuning Lake visitors
ANDOVER, Ohio — First United Methodist Church of Andover will for the 37th year sponsor drive-in outdoor services on Sundays for campers and others visiting or vacationing in the Pymatuning Lake area.
The site is at Wildwood Acres Campground at the intersection of state Route 7 and Marvin Road, a couple miles south of Andover Village Square. Signs will be posted.
Services at 9:30 a.m. begin Sunday and continue through Sept. 6. Gospel singer Dan Schall will minister on June 14 and Sound Witness on Aug. 9.
Those attending can view the service from their cars or can bring chairs to sit in outside their cars. Chairs also will be provided.
Religion
Church Briefs from May 22, 2009
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Are we terminal generation? Signs suggest so; are you ready?
America is being threatened on all fronts. But is anyone even paying attention? Our very way of life as we know it is at stake. As Jesus revealed the future of the world to His disciples and the future church in Matthew 24, the disciples asked Jesus three critical questions concerning the future.
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To cure our ills, we should reflect unity in our community
I write this on that special and official day that we honor the remarkable ministry and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And by the time you read this, I will have had the privilege of addressing those gathered in West Middlesex for the Christian Unity Service, sponsored by the Christian Associates of the Shenango Valley.
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Christmas lights gone, but would you be a light in dark times?
“Wow! Look at all the beautiful lights” was something we heard in our car driving through downtown Sharon and the surrounding communities during Christmas. For my family, John 1:4-5 says it: “The Word was the source of life, and this life brought light to mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out.”
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Blessing of Water outdoors 1st time
Area Orthodox churches will gather on the banks of the Shenango River in downtown Sharon to perform the Blessing of Water at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Blessings from God come with obedience to Him
I can't imagine how frustrated God must become when He watches us strut around like a Bantam rooster as we allow our pride to get the best of us.
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A plea like that of David: God, this year please change my life
Whenever we enter into the psalms, it feels like we are entering holy ground. We are entering a person’s inner sanctum. But, to enter the inner sanctum of a person confessing his sin to God is a place we are never allowed. The exception to the rule is Psalm 51.
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Words can be cheap, but the right words have the power to save
My attendance at a recent Veterans’ Day program placed me within earshot of some words that characterized not only that gathering, but also provided some rich food for thought. Referring to veterans past and present, a speaker said, “We will never forget your sacrifice for us.”
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Grinch had it right: Christmas doesn’t come from a store
December marks the beginning of winter which, to the joy of many children (and child-like adults), means the beginning of the snow season. And speaking of children, December is when we celebrate the saint of children – Saint Nicholas, known more commonly in the West as Father Christmas, Santa Claus. And if we spend this cold winter month in the quiet embrace of our families, then we end it with a bang.
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Giving thanks is oft times overlooked on Thanksgiving
One has to admit that Thanksgiving has grown into quite an important and beautiful holiday since back in 1863 when President Lincoln first proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving. However, I believe that in too many homes the one thing that is missing from the Thanksgiving table is prayer and moments of discussion of the various blessings of life which enabled us to reach this day.
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The good and bad about the Wall Street protesters
They may have left the front page, at least most days, at least for now. But they most certainly have not left Zuccotti Park in Manhattan’s financial district. It seems that the Occupy Wall Street protesters, who’ve inspired similar acts of civil disobedience around the country and overseas, advocate some sort of direct government intervention, to “level” the economic playing field.
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