Oct 25, 2012 12 min read

At Abundant Life Baptist Church, 269 Cameron Road, Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:45. Community Bible study ladies prayer group will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, with child care provided. On Thursday, Essential group and KINGS Club will meet at 6:45 p.m., and TNT adult study and JV youth group will meet at 7 p.m. Released time classes will begin at noon Sunday. 724-225-5355 At Amity United Methodist Church, 635 Amity Ridge Road, Sunday worship service begins at 9:30 a.m., with children’s Sunday school beginning at 9:45. An open house with refreshments and treats will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the church social room. Community chicken-and-biscuit dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Liberty United Methodist Church. Donations will be accepted. 724-229-8393 At Avery United Methodist Church, 1100 Gabby Ave., Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. The Rev. Eric Park will be guest officiant, and Paul Stainbrook will be lay reader. 724-225-0632 At Bentleyville United Methodist Church, 712 Main St., blessing of the pets will be observed at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. United Methodist Women will sell pies, fudge and soft pretzels starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the annual Bentleyville Halloween parade. 724-239-2513 Bible Chapel’s Sage Works will host a sqaure dance for older adults from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at the South Hills campus. Cost is $5 per person, with a $10 family maximum. Members of Viva Outdoor Adventure Ministry for Women will go spelunking at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, with a guided trip of Laurel Caverns. Cost is $22. Contemporary worship will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Bible Institute weekend will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 2 and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 3. At Broad Street Baptist Church, 682 Broad St., Washington, Karen Palfreyman will serve as lay reader at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Bible study will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday. Prayer group and women’s mission meetings will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Cleanup Day will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday. 724-222-3315 At Calvary Baptist Church, 1701 Ridgewood Drive, Washington, the adult choir, Lorilee Lemley and Melody Gowman will provide special music at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The evening service begins at 6. MacDonald Family Singers will present a concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday. A love offering will be accepted. 724-222-2524 Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church, 112 W. Pike St., will celebrate Reformation Sunday and the birth of the Presbyterian church at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Special music will be presented by the chancel choir, bell choir and brass ensemble. Also participating will be guest bagpiper Dave Olson of the Macdonald Pipe Band. Following each service, Scottish shortbread, orange cake and oatmeal cookies will be served in fellowship hall. Everyone is encouraged to wear something plaid. Arts and crafts bazaar and luncheon will be held Thursday. The bazaar begins at 10 a.m., followed by the ham loaf lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch tickets are $8. Takeout will be available. 724-745-0800 At Center Presbyterian Church, 255 Center Church Road, McMurray, the book, “Broken Body – Can Republicans and Democrats Sit in the Same Pew?” by Charles Drew, will be discussed at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Sunday services begin at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Operation Christmas Child is under way. At Chartiers Hill United Presbyerian Church, 2230 Washington Road, Canonsburg, Sunday services begin at 8:30 and 11 a.m. The evening service begins at 6. Pharaoh’s Palace of Plaques, a Halloween alternative, will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today and Saturday. On Saturday, Maze and Blaze begins at 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 5 and a bonfire at 6. Hayrides will be provided during the event, weather permitting. 724-746-1330 At Church of the Covenant, 267 E. Beau St., Washington, the second annual Punkin’ Patch will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. There will be fall activities for preschoolers through second-graders. All Saints and Reformation Sunday will be observed at the 8:30, 9:43 and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Tolling of the necrology and dedication of memorial gifts will be held at the 11 a.m. service. Sunday school for adults begins at 8:45, 9:30 and 11 a.m.; Sunday school for children and youth begins at 11 a.m. Youth will visit the Spring House for a hayride at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. At City Mission, 84 W. Wheeling St., Washington, Saturday worship service begins at 5 p.m. in the chapel, and Sunday services start at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Brunch is served from 10 to 10:30 a.m., and dinner is served from 4 to 4:30 p.m. 724-222-8530 At Clarksville Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 330 Market St., Sunday worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. 724-377-2406 At Clarksville Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Louise Corbett will serve as guest minister at the 9 a.m. Sunday worship service. At Claysville United Methodist Church, 1279 Route 40 West, Aleta Richmond will serve as liturgist at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. Bible study will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Choir pratice starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. There are boxes for Operation Christmas Child that need to be completed in Wesley Chapel. All boxes must be returned by Nov. 4. Orders for the soup sale can be submitted Nov. 4 for pickup between 10 a.m. and noon Nov. 10 at the church. Takeout only will be available. The homemade soups are available in pints for $4 and quarts for $7, and include broccoli cheese, stuffed pepper and baked potato. Orders will be accepted by calling Connie at 724-663-5389 or Beverly at 724-663-5555 until 5 p.m. Nov. 5. At Edward’s Chapel Methodist Church, 3111 Route 136, Finleyville, Sunday school begins at 10 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. 724-258-8413 At Emmanuel United Presbyterian Church, 480 Route 519, Eighty Four, a community pumpkin party will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Those who attend are welcome to dress as a favorite Bible character. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m., followed by the worship service at 11. 724-222-7488 At Fairhill Manor Christian Church, 351 Montgomery Ave., Washington, stewardship/finance ministry will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the library. Prayer shawl card ministry will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and the dartball team plays at home. Youth group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. On Thursday, choir practice will start at 6 p.m., and elders will meet at 7. 724-225-8610 At Faith United Presbyterian Church, 900 E. Beau St., Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship service at 11. Child care is available during the service. Children’s choir will meet at 9 a.m. Sundayn the sanctuary. On Tuesday, Bible study will begin at 10 a.m., and small group will meet at 1 p.m. Small group meetings will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Bring Your Own Book Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. An international Christmas market will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3. Shop for handmade, fair-trade gifts from various countries. A soup and sandwich lunch will be held at the same time. 724-225-2110; faithupchurch.org At First Baptist Church, 215 N. Central Ave., Canonsburg, prayer time begins at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school at 9:45 and the worship service at 11. Music will be provided by 4GUYS quartet. Sunday evening worship hour begins at 6:30. Prayer and Bible study begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday. At First Baptist Church, 101 S. College Street, Washington, the adult chancel choir will sing and music will be provided by Bobbi Heastings at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship serivce. No Bible study will be held Wednesday. 724-222-4780 At First Church of the Nazarene, 1336 N. Main St., Washington, adult Bible Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by Sunday school at 10 and the worship service at 11. A celebration will be held Sunday for Pastor Marty and Julie Bausman in honor of Pastor Appreciation Month and the couple’s first anniversary at the church. Wednesday night video Bible study begins at 7. Children’s activities will be available. Trunks-of-Treats will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot. Church members should arrive at 5. The church is accepting clothing donations for Africa until Wednesday. Anyone interested in helping with the Christmas parade should call the church at 724-222-9240. First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Wheeling St., Washington, will observe Reformation Sunday at the 11 a.m. worship service. All choirs of the church will sing. 724-225-5415 At First United Methodist Church, 213 E. Pike St., Houston, adult Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service and Sunday school at 11. Michelle Robinson, director of Domestic Violence of Western Pennsylvania, will speak. Bible study will begin at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. Sunday is the last day to donate gently worn coats for 8th Avenue Place. Coins will continue to be collected for the mission project through Nov. 11. 724-745-2611 At First United Methodist Church, 29 N. College St., Washington, Nate Butler will be the worship leader, Ashley Freitag-Shaw will read the Scriptures and Peter Riddell will be acolyte at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The children’s choir also will sing. The youth group will visit the Leavitts’ Farm at 6 p.m. Sunday for a hayride. On Wednesday, Bible study begins at noon, and choir practice starts at 7:30 p.m. On Ladies book study begins at 6:45 p.m. Thursday. 724-222-2529 At First United Presbyterian Church, 102 N. Main St., Houston, Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service at 11. Year of the Bible Readers Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. At Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1000 Jefferson Ave., Washington, Sunday worship service will begin at 9:45 a.m., followed by Sunday school at 11. Trunk-or-Treat will begin at 5:30 p.m. today. Ladies Aid will sponsor a craft show and bake sale at 9 a.m. Saturday. At Friendship Community Church, 1090 Weirich Ave., Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:55, with special music by Savannah Startare. Dartball begins at 7 p.m. today. Choir practice begins at 10 a.m. Saturday. Bible study, youth group and prayer will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday. 724-222-1480 At Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 17 E. Walnut St., Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. Usher Appreciation Day will be observed at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, when the Rev. Melvin G. Rippey of Macedonia Baptist Church of Wheeling, W.Va., will be guest speaker. His choir and congregation also will attend. At John Wesley United Methodist Church, Women’s Day will be observed at 3 p.m. Sunday. Speakers will be Helen Dates of Friendship Baptist Church and missionary Crystal Baldwin of Ebenezer Church of God in Christ of Beaver Falls. Greater Purpose Team Ministry has announced speakers for Sunday’s services at the following United Methodist churches: Pastor Rick Bowser, Jefferson, 9:30 a.m., and Rices Landing, 11 a.m.; Pastor Brian Carroll, Howe, 9 a.m., and Roscoe, 11 a.m.; and lay speaker Sandi Conti, Denbo, 9:30 a.m., and Fredericktown, 11 a.m. At Grove United Presbyterian Church, 125 E. Main St., Route 844, West Middletown, prayer meeting begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school at 9:45 and the worship service at 11. A video presentation about Operation Christmas Child will be shown during the service. Shoebox collection days are Nov. 4 and 11. Chancel choir practice will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Bell ringers practice starts at 7 p.m. Thursday. 724-587-3754 At Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church, a blood drive, clothing drive and trucks for paper and electronic recycling will be in the parking lot from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 3. Assistance will be provided to unload all donations. All clothing donations will be given to City Mission. Paper-recycling donations will benefit the church’s Christian school. 724-356-4424 At Holy Trinity National Catholic Church, 605 Hewitt Ave., Washington, a turkey dinner will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets will be available at the door. Sunday Mass begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by a doughnut social and SOCL class. 724-225-1895 At Laboratory Presbyterian Church, 23 Manse St., Washington, Sunday school will begin at 8:45 a.m., followed by choir practice at 9:30. Angie Deal will lead the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service. Dinner Night Out will be held Thursday. Van service for worship and the dinner can be scheduled by calling the church at 724-222-5630. A congregational meeting to elect officers will be held Nov. 11. At Millsboro Presbyterian Church, East Bethlehem Township, the Rev. Louise Corbett will serve as guest minister at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. 724-377-0728 At Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 372 Ridgewood Drive, Fredericktown, Saturday night worship service will begin at 5:30. Gluten-free Communion will be served. At Trinity Church, 550 S. Main St., Washington, a harvest party for children through fifth grade will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday in the parish hall. Youngsters can dress in a nonscary, nonviolent costumes. 724-222-0470 At Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Church, South Buffalo Road, Hopewell Township, Reformation Sunday will be celebrated at the 11 a.m. worship service. At Washington Alliance Church, 246 Sanitarium Road, Washington, cross training and children’s Sunday school begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. AWANA will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. 724-705-0019; www.washingtoncma.org At Washington Presbyterian Church, 100 Humbert Lane, free oil changes will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 724-228-4776 At West Alexander Presbyterian Church, 108 Main St., a ham-loaf dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 2. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 10 and younger. 724-484-7542