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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We are part way there, but don’t allow destination to eclipse journey
Today is Day 42 if you are counting. It is 42 days since we left Egypt. We have seven more days to go. Seven more days until we will camp at the foot of Mount Sinai and prepare ourselves to receive the Ten Commandments on the 50th day.
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Churches eyeing exit
A total of 17 churches in the Shenango Presbytery have withdrawn from the Presbyterian Church (USA) or are considering doing so, all over ongoing issues including the denomination’s decision to ordain gay and lesbian pastors. Two have already voted to leave.
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St. Paul’s UCC to mark 150 years
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 159 Todd Ave., will celebrate its 150th year of ministry on May 20 with a special worship service and banquet.
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Prayer is power, but is it your steering wheel or spare tire?
Dutch Christian and Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom once asked this searching question: Is God your steering wheel or your spare tire? We might well substitute “prayer” for “God” in the inquiry.
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Apostle Paul would not be considered a success today
You know, I think we have what it means to be a success a little confused. I think we equate it to one of those models on the front of a glamor magazine – just the right weight, no blemishes anywhere, a smile whiter than snow.
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Cross walk covers 2 cities
A group of local men are going a long way to be involved in the 3rd Annual Men’s Rally in the Valley on May 5 at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown.
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For 50 days ... for eternity: Why don’t we pick up when God calls?
Most Christians attended church Easter Sunday. It’s what we do. We celebrate that exquisite moment in salvation history when Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior, rose from the dead, conquering sin, evil and death itself. Glory to God!
We also welcome visitors and others who rarely attend other than Christmas and Easter. And we wonder, what happens the rest of the year?
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In words and pictures
A minister and his son combined words and pictures to create 26 portraits of Christ, and now those portraits are available in their new book.
“Portraits of the Christ” is the first collaborative printed project for Rev. Sperry Hogue, the semi-retired associate minister of Hermitage Church of Christ, and his son Nathan Hogue, a mental health therapist at George Junior Republic in Grove City. -
Whole lotta shaking goin’ on: Based on Bible, God’s at work
Does trouble lie ahead for us? I would suggest some possible happenings. You be the judge.
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St. Patrick must have wondered what lesson God was teaching
Have you ever wondered what God is up to in your life? Maybe you have felt frustrated that things weren’t going the way you would want. Or you wonder if God is hearing your prayers or even notices your problems. At times like these we can learn a thing or two from St. Patrick.
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