Jesus reunion

Jesus reunion

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Victory Harvest Ministries, 13243 Palmyra Road, will have its 13th annual all-day Jesus family reunion July 17 with fellowship, music and food.

Featured performers will be Kara Toney, Redemption, Glorybound, His Servant, True Believers, the Gospel Echoes and Victory Harvest Choir.

Ron Pyles is pastor.

Those attending may bring lawn chairs and a covered dish or dessert.

Concert at church

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Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Warren-Meadville Road, will present The Shanower Trio in concert at 6 p.m. Sunday.

A nursery will be provided; an offering will be taken.

Society chapter

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The Society of St. John Chrysostom, Youngstown-Warren Chapter, will present “Witnessing Orientale Lumen XIV: The Councils of the Church” at 7 p.m. July 20 at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave.

Speaker will be Eric Sammons: author, blogger, scholar and catechist.

Open house

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Elizabeth Life Center, 7 S. Garland Ave., will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 24.

The center is offering associate-of-arts degrees. A session will begin Aug. 31; fall courses are Bible basics, Old Testament survey, English and computers.

A community forum of six weekly sessions will focus on “The Image of God in the Movies” and the movie, “The Book of Eli,” will be discussed.

There also will be a free minicourse on youth ministry in October.

Call 330-536-1137 for more information.

Ciferno concert

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Tia Ciferno will present a concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ellsworth Presbyterian Church, 11171 Akron-Canfield Road.

She has recorded three CDs — “ Healer of My Heart,” ”Heaven Sent” and “Legacy.”

She has also written a book, “Mom Moments – A Daughter’s Journal.”

A free-will offering will be taken.

Tribute to trek

In commemoration of the historic Mormon pioneer exodus in the 1800s, more than 300 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in northeastern and central Ohio and western Pennsylvania will participate in a 20-mile trek, pulling handcarts, from Jamestown, Pa., in Mercer County, to the Andover area, Ashtabula County, from Thursday through Saturday.

Handcart pioneers walked the 1,300 miles from Iowa City to Salt Lake City between 1856 and 1860, pushing or pulling all that they owned.

Youth participants are divided into families, with adult leaders acting as “parents.”

Camp session

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Sebring Interdenominational Holiness Camp is under way at 895 Mahoning Ave., for the 106th encampment.

Roy Lauter, evangelist from Wilmore, Ky., is camp evangelist and Billy Huddleston of Cincinnati, youth evangelist.

Children’s ministry will be provided by Don Specht of Massillon, and Karrie Varagliotti of Hanoverton.

Music for the encampment will be provided by “Alive” from Marysville, and Mark and Janene Dubbeld of Moneta, Va.

The camp will continue through July 18.

For more information, call the camp at 330-938-9444 or visit www.sebringcamp.org.

Music in worship

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Paul Wilbur, music artist, will be featured in a worship event from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at W.D. Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave.

A free-will offering will be taken.

Guest speaker

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Dr. Dale Fife, apostolic pastor of SonPointe Church in Bradenton, Fla., will be guest speaker at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at Living Word Church, 1109 E. State St.

Among his books are “The Secret Place,” “Passionately Pursuing God’s Presence” and “Journey to the Heart of God."

First Friday Club

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Sister Nonie Gutzler, adjunct professor of theology, FuJen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, will be the featured speaker for the First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown meeting Aug. 5 at Antone’s Banquet Centre, Market Street.

Her topic will be “The Church in Asia.”

The luncheon is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cost is $15. Reservations are due by July 30.

For more information, call 330-533-1023 or visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org.

Diocesan guild

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Diocesan Infant Jesus of Prague Guild will meet July 21 at St. Mathias Church, 915 Cornell Ave.

The rosary will be at 9:30 a.m. and Mass at 10.

New Life

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Igniting New Life Ministries International will meet July 19 at Georgeanna Parker Activity Center in Boardman Park.

Prayer and fellowship will be at 6:30 p.m. and the ministry at 7.