First Friday Club

First Friday Club

boardman

Sister Ann Willits, a Sinsinawa Dominican from Sinsinawa, Wis., will be the featured speaker for the First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown on June 3 at Antone’s Banquet Centre, 8578 Market St.

Sister Ann’s topic will be “Keeping a Sense of Humor in Life.”

The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. and concludes at 1 p.m. The cost is $15.

Reservations are due by Friday by calling 330- 533-1023 or visiting the website at www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org.

Church anniversary

youngstown

Beulah Baptist Church, 570 Sherwood Ave., will mark its 82nd anniversary during a program at 4 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. George Wilkins, pastor of Mount Sinai Baptist Church, as speaker.

The theme is “We Come This Far by Faith.”

Choir anniversary

youngstown

The senior choir of Morning Star Baptist Church, 747 Willow St., will celebrate its anniversary with a free program at 4 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. C.L. Ellis is pastor.

Caf Redeemed

youngstown

Redeemed Life Ministries will sponsor Caf Redeemed on June 4 at First Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 201 Wick Ave.

“Island Praise” featuring Leo Furgeson and the Decision Band will provide music for the event with fellowship, food, praise and worship.

The meal will be served at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for children from 3 to 12 years old.

Reservations must be made by May 31. Call 330-758-2198.

Drive-in worship

andover

First United Methodist Church, 181 S. Main St., will sponsor drive-in outdoor services for campers and others who wish to attend.

Services, scheduled at 9:30 a.m., will begin May 30 and continue Sundays through Sept. 5 at Wildwood Acres Campgrounds, intersection of state Route 7 and Marvin Road. Special music will include Sound Witness on June 27, Circle of Friends on Aug. 8 and Dan Schall, Aug. 22.

This is the 38th year at the campgrounds and the 47th overall. Participants may stay in their cars or bring lawn chairs.

For information, call the church at 440-293-6290.

Spring concert

boardman

The Sanctuary Chorus of Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, will present its spring concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

At Living Word

hermitage, pa.

Prophet Gary Brooks of In His Image Ministries will speak at the 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. services Sunday at Living Word Church, 1109 E. State St. He is an ordained minister with Christian International Apostolic Network.

Prayer initiative

farrell, pa.

Shenango Valley for Christ, a prayer initiative in the Shenango Valley, will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at Missionary Baptist Church, 1138 Spearman Ave. The group will pray together and then divide into groups to travel to “pressure points” of government, education, business, media and spiritual centers.

Special program

youngstown

Pastor Linda Mayfield of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church will have the annual Men and Women’s Day program at 4 p.m. May 30 at Gibson Heights Presbyterian Church, 735 E. Dewey Ave. The Rev. Wesley Reid, pastor of Lee Memorial Church in Cleveland, and its choir will be guests.

Prayer service

greenville, pa.

A prayer service is planned at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Greenville Central Park for Sandra K. Baker of Delaware Township, who has been missing since May 25, 2000.

Honoring teachers

hermitage, pa.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, 159 Todd Ave., will honor its Sunday School teachers, including Ralph Fisher of Sharon with perfect attendance for 73 years, when it celebrates Pentecost on Sunday.

There will be a salad smorgasbord after the 11 a.m. worship service.

The church also will host 29 fire and police chaplains and clergy from four states on Monday and Tuesday for “Pastoral Crisis Intervention” by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.

The Rev. Ed Hatcher, an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, vice president of the Missouri Fire Chaplain Corps and a retired Air Force chaplain, will teach the class at Hermitage Fire Station 3 on Maple Avenue.

He will be joined by the Rev. David Williamson, pastor of St. Paul’s and chaplain of the Hermitage Fire and Police Departments.

He is a certified chaplain in the International Conference of Police Chaplains and a certified instructor and “master chaplain” in the Federation of Fire Chaplains.

PPC luncheon

youngstown

Professionals Partnering with Christ will have a luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. June 3 at the Youngstown Club on the fifth floor of the Commerce Building. Reservations are due by Friday by sending e-mail to Zaidasantiago@aol.com.

Guest speaker will be Jon Austin, guitarist and song writer. He released his debut EP “No Time but Now” in 2009.

Confirmations

north lima

Calvary Methodist Church held confirmation of Kevin Jones, Jessica Skripac and Lexus Smith on May 16 with Pastor Renae Meggitt officiating. The young people are all seventh-graders at South Range Middle School.

Potluck brunch

mineral ridge

The church growth and fellowship committee of First Presbyterian Church, 3654 Main St., will host a fifth Sunday potluck brunch at 11 a.m. May 30 in fellowship hall as the church begins its summer worship schedule.

There will be no church school classes during the summer and worship will be at 10 a.m. with fellowship following.