HOLY WEEK SERVICES \ In the Valley and the area

Here is a list of area church services open to the public is observance of Palm Sunday, April 1; Holy Thursday, April 5; Good Friday, April 6; Holy Saturday, April 7; and Easter Sunday, April 8.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
New Life Assembly of God, 2250 E. Western Reserve Road, Poland: Easter Sunday, service at 10 a.m. No evening service.
Spanish Evangelical & amp; Metro Assembly of God, 2530 South Ave., Youngstown: Easter Sunday, resurrection celebration at 10:45 a.m. for Metro and 2:30 p.m. service for Spanish Evangelical.
BAPTIST
First Baptist Church, 26 E Church St., Niles: Easter Sunday, service at 10:45 a.m. with the choir presenting "From Glory to Glory" preceded by Sunday school at 9:30. An evening praise service will be at 6 p.m. Nursery available at both services.
Grace Baptist Church, 5418 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Champion: Palm Sunday, cantata, "The Sacrifice: Greater Love Has No One Than This" at 6 p.m.
CATHOLIC
St. Joseph Church, 1346 Vernon Ave. N.W., Warren: Palm Sunday, Masses at 5:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Sunday; Holy Thursday, Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. and adoration of Blessed Sacrament from 8 to 10 p.m.; Good Friday, communion service at 3 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of food at 3 p.m. and vigil Mass at 7; and Easter Sunday, Mass at 10 a.m.
Immaculate Conception Church, 811 Oak St., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, services at 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Sunday; Holy Thursday, service at 6 p.m.; Good Friday, service at 3 p.m.; Holy Saturday, Easter vigil at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Mass at 10 a.m.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, 4490 Norquest Blvd., Austintown: Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. and adoration in school chapel until 10 p.m.; Good Friday, liturgy of the cross with communion at 3 p.m. and living Stations of the Cross at 8 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of food baskets at 1 and 4 p.m. and Easter vigil Mass at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, sunrise liturgy at 7 a.m. followed by Easter bread and coffee and other liturgies at 9 and 11 a.m.
National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, 3759 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson: Good Friday, adoration of Blessed Sacrament from 9 a.m. to noon, divine mercy novena at 3 p.m. and burial of the Lord at 5 p.m.; Holy Saturday, no liturgy; and Easter Sunday, opening of the tomb at 7 a.m. with procession followed by liturgy resurrection and Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 343 Via Mt. Carmel, Youngstown: Confession from 11 to 11:50 a.m. today through Wednesday; Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight; Good Friday, celebration of Lord's passion and death at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of food at noon and Easter vigil service at 8 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Masses at 8 and 10 a.m. and noon.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 618 Ohio Ave., McDonald: Palm Sunday, blessing of palms at all Masses beginning in the hall with procession to the church; Monday through Wednesday, confessions after 8 a.m. Mass and from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday; Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper with washing of the feet at 7 p.m. followed by adoration; Good Friday, Stations of the Cross at noon and 7 p.m. and communion service at 3 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of food and children's baskets at noon and Easter vigil Mass at 8 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Masses at 7:45 and 10:15 a.m.
Queen of the Holy Rosary, 291 Scoville Drive, Vienna: Palm Sunday, distribution of palms and low Mass at 5 p.m. today and at 8 a.m. and solemn procession with palms and high Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday; Holy Thursday, confessions at 6:30 p.m. followed by Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. and confessions and adoration at the altar until midnight; Good Friday, confessions from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Stations of the Cross at 1:30 p.m. and solemn liturgy of the passion and death of Christ at 3 p.m. and start of Divine Mercy novena; Holy Saturday, confessions from noon to 1:30 p.m. and blessing of food at noon and Easter vigil at 8:30 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, low Mass at 8 a.m. and high Mass at 10.
St. Edward Church, 240 Tod Lane, Youngstown: Palm Sunday, Masses at 4:30 today and 9 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday; Holy Thursday, Mass at 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday, liturgy at 2:30 p.m.; Holy Saturday, Easter vigil Mass at 8:30 p.m. and no 4:30 Mass; and Easter Sunday, Masses at 8 and 10 a.m. and noon.
St. Elizabeth Church, 124 Keystone St., Campbell: Palm Sunday, Mass at 9 a.m.; Good Friday, Stations of the Cross at 2 p.m., passion, veneration of the cross and Holy Communion at 3 and 6:30 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of Easter foods at 11:30 a.m.; and Easter Sunday, Mass at 9 a.m.
St. John the Baptist Church, 159 Reed Ave., Campbell: Palm Sunday, Mass at 10 a.m.; Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of food at noon; and Easter Sunday, Mass at 10 a.m.
St. Joseph Church, 1346 Vernon Ave. N.W., Warren: Palm Sunday Masses at 5:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m. Sunday; Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. and adoration of Blessed Sacrament from 8 to 10 p.m.; Good Friday, communion service at 3 p.m.; Holy Saturday, blessing of food at 3 p.m. and vigil Mass at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Mass at 10 a.m.
St. Joseph the Provider Church, 633 Porter Ave., Campbell: Palm Sunday, Masses at 4 p.m. today and 11:15 a.m. Sunday; Holy Saturday, blessing of food at 1 p.m. and vigil Mass at 8 p.m.; Easter Sunday, Mass at 11:15 a.m.; and April 15, divine mercy service at 3 p.m.
St. Paul the Apostle Church, 10143 Main St., New Middletown: Palm Sunday, Masses at 5 p.m. today and 8 and 11 a.m. Sunday; Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7 p.m. and church open until 10 p.m. for prayer; Good Friday, Divine Mercy novena at 3 p.m. and service at 7; Holy Saturday, blessing of food at 1 p.m., egg hunt at 1:30 and Easter vigil at 7; and Easter Sunday, Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.
CHRISTIAN
Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., Canfield: Maundy Thursday, service at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, vigil from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, "sonrise" service at 8 a.m. and worship at 10:45 a.m.
Salvation Army: Easter Sunday, sunrise service at 7 a.m. in front of the Old Rugged Cross at Lake Park Cemetery, 1459 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown.
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman Canfield Road, Boardman: Maundy Thursday, soup supper at 5:30 p.m. followed by program with Tim and the Rev. Diane Fondelin, Global Ministries missionaries, at 6; and a remembrance of the Lord's Last Supper at 7; and Easter Sunday, breakfast at 9 a.m. and service at 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. William Edwards, president of the Christian Church in Ohio.
LUTHERAN
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, corner of Grant and Walnut streets, East Palestine: Palm Sunday, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship at 10:45 with communion and special music and egg hunt; Maundy Thursday, Holy Communion at 7 p.m. at tables in fellowship hall; Good Friday, community service at noon at Centenary Methodist Church, 1413 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, and tenebrae service at 7:15 p.m. at Grace; and Easter Sunday, Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 10:45 with Holy Communion.
Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 415 S. Main St., Columbiana: Palm Sunday, the Passion history with palms and communion at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, service with Holy Communion at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, sunrise service with Holy Communion at 7 a.m., Sunday school at 9:30 and service with Holy Communion at 10:45.
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Canfield-Niles Road, Canfield: Palm Sunday, services at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. with special music; Monday and Tuesday, worship at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, healing service at 7 p.m.; Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m.; Good Friday service at 7 p.m.; Easter vigil at 7 p.m. Saturday; and Easter Sunday, services at 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 with special music by the choir.
Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 420 Clearmount Drive, Youngstown: Palm Sunday, service with blessing of palms at 10:30 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, services at noon and 7 p.m. with communion; Good Friday, service at noon and tenebrae at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, continental breakfast at 9 a.m. and festival Eucharist in celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord at 10:30 a.m.
Zion Lutheran Church, 3300 Canfield Road, Youngstown: Palm Sunday, services at 5 p.m. today and 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday along with Holy Communion and distribution of palms; Maundy Thursday, Holy Communion with absolution at 12:15 and 7 p.m. and stripping of altar at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, sanctuary open all day for meditation; Holy Saturday, first service of Easter and Holy Communion at 5 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, festival worship at 7:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. and Holy Communion and coffee from 8:15 to 11 a.m.
METHODIST
Bristolville United Methodist Church, Routes 45 and 887, Bristolville: Palm Sunday, service at 11 a.m.; Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m., Good Friday service at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, sunrise service at 8 a.m. with youth program and worship service at 11. United Methodist Women will sponsor a breakfast followed by an egg hunt.
Coalburg United Methodist Church, 1906 Wick Campbell Road, Hubbard: Maundy Thursday communion service at 7 p.m. and Easter Sunday, sunrise youth-led service at 7 a.m. followed by breakfast and worship service at 10:45.
Church Hill United Methodist Church, 189 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown: Palm Sunday, service at 10 a.m. followed by brunch (no Sunday school); Holy Thursday, "From the Upper Room to the Cross, Celebrating the Lord's Supper" at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, worship with praise team at 9 a.m. and worship with choir and brass ensemble at 11 with breakfast to follow.
Smith Corners United Methodist Church, corner of Kirk Road and Route 46, Austintown: Palm Sunday, worship service with junior choir at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, classes for all ages at 10:30 a.m.; and Greater Austintown Ministerial Association's Community Service at noon at Austintown Community Church, 242 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown; Maundy Thursday, service with Holy Communion at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, ministerial association service at noon at West Austintown First United Methodist Church, 6749 Mahoning Ave., Austintown, with lunch to follow; Holy Saturday, egg hunt at noon; and Easter Sunday, sunrise service at 7:30 a.m. with cantata, "Lift Up the Cross," by the senior choir with continental breakfast to follow, worship service at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.
ORTHODOX
Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 53 Laird Ave., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.; Great Thursday, great vigil with 12 passion Gospels at 7 p.m.; Great Friday, vespers with placing of the Plastanica in the tomb at 7 p.m.; Great Saturday, Easter Matins with procession around the church at 11 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, (Pascha), Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.
Old Holy Trinity Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church, 420 N. Raccoon Road, Youngstown: Lazarus Saturday (today), Divine Liturgy with procession around the church at 9 a.m. and Holy Communion for children; Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. and blessing and distribution of willows after service; Great and Holy Thursday, Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. and Matins with reading of 12 Gospels at 7 p.m.; Great and Holy Friday, laying of Holy Shroud at 4 p.m. and burial service and procession at 7 p.m.; Great and Holy Saturday, Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. with confession and Holy Communion and resurrection service at midnight; and Easter Sunday, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. and distribution of Easter eggs.
St. John Greek Orthodox Church, 4955 Glenwood Ave., Boardman: Saturday of Lazarus (today), Divine Liturgy with Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m.; Palm Sunday, Orthros at 9 a.m., Divine Liturgy with Holy Communion at 10 a.m. and service of the bridegroom at 7 p.m.; Holy Monday, presanctified liturgy with Holy Communion at 10 a.m. and service of the bridegroom at 7 p.m.; Holy Tuesday, presanctified liturgy with Holy Communion at 10 a.m. and service of the bridegroom at 7 p.m.; Holy Wednesday, presanctified liturgy with Holy Communion at 10 a.m., sacrament of Holy Unction at 4 p.m. and Holy Unction and bridegroom service at 7 p.m.; Holy Thursday, Divine liturgy of Last Supper with Holy Communion at 6:30 a.m. and holy passion service and 12 Gospels at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, royal hours at 9 a.m., Apokathilosis vespers at 4 p.m. and Epitaphios service at 7 p.m.; Holy Saturday, Proti Anastasi Vesperal Divine Liturgy with Holy Communion at 10 a.m., Resurrection Orthros at 10:45 p.m. and "Come Receive the Light" Resurrection Liturgy at 11:45 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Great and Holy Pascha at 11 a.m.
St. Mark Orthodox Church, 3560 Logan Way, Liberty: Lazarus Saturday (today), services at 10 a.m. and great vespers of palms at 6 p.m.; Palm Sunday, Matins at 9:30 a.m. and liturgy followed by procession of palms at 10:30 a.m.; Monday, bridegroom service at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, bridegroom service at 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Holy Unction service at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, liturgy of St. Basil at 9 a.m. and passion Gospel service at 6:30 p.m.; Friday, royal hours at 10 a.m., vespers at 3 p.m. and descent from the cross and lamentation and procession of tomb at 7 p.m.; Saturday, liturgy of St. Basil (descent into Hades) at 8 a.m. and Resurrection Liturgy at 10 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, Agape vespers at 11 a.m. and Gospel in foreign languages.
St. Michael Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 125 Steel St., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy and distribution of palms and pussy willows at 9 a.m.; Wednesday, Holy Unction with healing oil at 6 p.m.; Holy Thursday, vespers with Divine Liturgy of St. Basil and communion at 6 p.m.; Good Friday, vespers with the shroud into the sepulcher at 6 p.m.; Holy Saturday, service of resurrection Matins at 6 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, holy liturgy of the resurrection, blessing of food baskets and Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m.
Sts. Peter & amp; Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown: Lazarus Saturday (today): Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.; Palm Sunday, Divine Liturgy with blessing of willows at 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m., vespers and blessing of holy oil and anointing service at 7 p.m.; Great Friday, vespers and procession with the plashchynytsia (burial shroud) at 7 p.m.; Saturday, blessing of Paschal baskets at 7 p.m. at the Orthodox Center; and Easter Sunday (Pascha), Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Paschal procession, Matins and Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m.; and April 15, Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. and observance of St. Thomas Sunday, followed by Easter dinner at the center.
PRESBYTERIAN
First Presbyterian Church, 3654 Main St., Mineral Ridge: Palm Sunday, festive worship service with palms and special music at 10:30 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, communion service at 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday, a walk to commemorate Christ's final journey will start at noon at Lane Funeral Home and along Route 46 will commemorate Christ's journey to the cross and in the event of inclement weather, the service will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the church; Easter Sunday, service at 8:30 a.m. followed by breakfast, outdoor celebration at 10 a.m. and worship celebration in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Ave., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, procession to New Beginnings Church at 10:20 a.m., gathering with Wick Neighbor churches at 10:30 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, communion and tenebrae service at 7:30 p.m.; and Easter, musical prelude at 10:45 a.m. and worship at 11.
First United Presbyterian Church, 109 W. Rebecca St., East Palestine: Maundy Thursday, "Living Last Supper" with Centenary and Emmanuel United Methodist churches at 8 p.m., and Easter Sunday, free community breakfast from 8:45 to 10 a.m. and worship with cantata, "Palms, Passion and Alleluias" and resurrection meditation with Dr. Don Aull at 10:30 a.m.
Poland Presbyterian Church, 2 Poland Manor, Poland: Palm Sunday, 9 and 11 a.m., worship with special music and palms distribution at 9 and 11 a.m.; Maundy Thursday, service at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, services at noon and 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, sunrise service at 6:45 a.m. and worship services featuring a brass group at 9 and 11 a.m.
Struthers Presbyterian Church, 110 Poland Ave., Struthers: Maundy Thursday, communion at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, service at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, early service at 8:30 a.m. with message by Dave Kohout, breakfast at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m.
RESTORATIONIST
The Church of Jesus Christ, 185 N. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown: Easter service at 10:30 a.m. April 8.
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Mineral Ridge Church of Christ, Route 46, Mineral Ridge: Palm Sunday, traditional worship service at 8:30 a.m., Bible school at 9:45 and contemporary service at 10:45; Thursday, candlelight communion service at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, sunrise service at 6:30 a.m., traditional worship at 8:30, Bible school at 9:45 and contemporary service at 10:45.
Mount Olivet United Church of Christ, 410 W. South Range Road, North Lima: Palm Sunday, Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. and service at 10:30; Maundy Thursday, service at 7:30 p.m. with communion; and Easter, "SonRose" service at 8 a.m., followed by continental breakfast and egg hunt then service with communion at 10:30.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, 1105 Elm St., Youngstown: Palm Sunday, adult forum at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m., and Easter Sunday, pancake breakfast at 9 a.m. and intergenerational worship service at 11.