Singles activities planned for January

Singles activities planned for January
NILES -- The Single Adult Ministry Network is having a variety of spiritual and fellowship activities throughout January, including:
UBook discussion at Trinity Fellowship Church, Boardman, 7 p.m. Friday. Topic: "Shattered Dreams" by Larry Crabb. Call (330) 782-9051.
UBowling at Boardman Lanes, 4 p.m. Jan. 5 . The cost is $2 per game. Shoes are free.
ULunch at the Roadhouse, 2537 South Avenue, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 6.
UPrayer breakfast at the Sheffield Room in the Radisson Hotel, Sharon, Pa., 9 a.m. Jan. 12. The cost is $10 per person.
UPrayer meeting, 6 p.m. Jan. 8, New Life Assembly of God, Poland.
UFund-raiser set-up at New Life Assembly of God, Poland, 3 p.m. Jan. 12. Call (330) 783-6297.
UDance at Pleasant Valley Church, Niles, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Jan. 12. The cost is $2. Call (330) 783-6297.
USpaghetti dinner fund raiser, noon- 3 p.m. Jan. 13, New Life Assembly of God, Poland. The cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for children ages 3-12; children under 3 eat free. Call (330) 757-0727.
UDinner and fellowship at the Mocha House, 487 High St., Warren, 6 p.m. Jan. 17.
UBook discussion at Trinity Fellowship Church, Boardman, 7 p.m. Jan. 18. Topic: "Shattered Dreams" by Larry Crabb. Call (330) 782-9051.
UIce skating and sledding at Mill Creek skating rink, Jan. 19. The cost is $3.50 for Mahoning County residents, $4.25 for nonresidents, $3 for students 18 and younger. Skate rental is $1.50. Children are welcome, snack bar available.
UNine-week course on the book, "Boundaries," begins Jan. 21 at Cortland Trinity Baptist. Call for registration and cost information, (330) 637-1421.
ULunch at T.J.'s inside the Holiday Inn, Boardman, noon, Jan. 20.
UConcert by Shadowlands at Cortland Trinity Baptist Church, 8 p.m. Jan. 26. Meet at First Assembly of God, Warren, at 7 p.m. to car pool.
USingles Night Out, 7-10 p.m. Jan. 25, Pleasant Valley Church, Niles. Music, fellowship and Orbit Heaven Puppet Ministry. Children are welcome. Bring a bag of snacks or a dessert to share. Call (330) 783-6297.
Art exhibit
COLUMBIANA -- Jerusalem Lutheran Church will open its sanctuary noon - 2 p.m. Jan. 6 for an exhibition of "The Four Stations of the Nativity." The contemporary artwork was created by Jason Conrad Nickel, a professor of art at the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University.
Ground zero's prayers
NEW YORK -- "May we live each day according to the Good News of the gospel rather than the bad news of the moment." So reads part of a prayer for the sixth Sunday after Sept. 11, a prayer recited in a small, historical United Methodist church a few blocks from where the World Trade Center once stood.
Prayers offered by the Rev. James McGraw, pastor of John Street United Methodist Church, in the 10 weeks following the terror attacks have been collected into a book, "Prayers from Ground Zero."
Copies cost $10 and can be ordered from Literature Sales, Board of Global Ministries, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1358, New York, NY 10115. Checks should be payable to GBGM-UMC. Call (212) 870-3761.