Landscaping gift

Landscaping gift

HUBBARD

St. Patrick Church received a gift from Horizon Landscaping last fall in the form of new planters, sitting areas and plantings. Rev. Timothy O’Neill, pasto, said that Bob Lucarell, owner of Horizon Landscaping, “personified the three T’s of stewardship: talent, time and treasure.”

The project was completed this spring with the help of Barbara Bond’s kindergarten class at the parish school. The kindergartners weeded the garden and planted seed.

Lucarell provided pots, flowers and planting materials for each student to make a special garden for Mother’s Day.

Service planned

COLUMBIANA

Curt Putnam will speak at the Memorial Day Service at Jerusalem Lutheran Church, 415 S. Main St., at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

Putnam was raised in Columbiana and joined the Navy in 1984, serving aboard the USS Yarnell out of Norfolk, Va. He was injured in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After being discharged, he returned to Columbiana and attended Youngstown State University. He lives in Girard with his wife, Sheila.

The service will honor all military personnel and include replacement of flags on the flagpole in front of the church, a performance of the Bent Halo Band and Holy Communion.

Rosary cenacle

Youngstown

The Shrine of Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted, 517 S. Belle Vista, and Queen of the Holy Rosary Prayer Group will have a rosary cenacle at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Shrine.

Refreshments will follow in the social hall.

Spaghetti dinner

Youngstown

Bread of Life Church of God in Christ, 702 Cameron Ave., will have a spaghetti dinner, Chinese auction and a mystery drawing.

There will be live music between 4 and 6 p.m. June 5. There will also be a bake sale and carry-out is available.

For tickets or more information, call Joe at 234-855-1399, Joy at 330-272-5479 or Pastor Rocky at 330-329-2201.

Feast day concert

Youngstown

St. Columba Cathedral, 154 W. Wood St., will present its annual Feast Day concert at 6 p.m. June 6.

The concert will feature celtic harp music with local artists Harper Kirk and soprano Colleen McNally-Harris. Daniel Laginya will conduct the Ohio premiere of Laura Zaerr’s Celtic Concerto for celtic harp and chamber orchestra.

A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the Ursuline Sisters’ HIV/AIDS ministry.

A strawberry social will follow the concert.

Seniors meeting

Youngstown

Sts. Cyril & Methodius Seniors will meet in the social hall, 252 E. Wood St., at 11:30 a.m. June 10 after Mass.

A brunch will be served at noon and birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged.

There will also be a raffle, followed by bingo.

Reservations are needed by June 7.

Call Jack Ziemianski at 330-782-1848 for more information.

Program planned

youngstown

Commandment Keepers Church, 1331 Brighton Ave., will have a pre-anniversary program at 3 p.m. Sunday with the theme, “Preparing for the Kingdom of God.”

Platform speakers will be Minister Lilliian Howell, Minister Ruby Hopson, Asst. Pastor Dieldra L. Penny, minister Ruth Parker, Minister Lester Carter, Pastor Elbert Crosby, Minister George Jones, Sister Altha Jane Jones and Pastor Elder H. Mobley.

Grief workshops

Warren

Catholic Charities Regional Agency will present two workshops at its Warren office, 175 Laird Ave. NE, on the third floor.

The one-hour sessions, conducted by Catholic Charities Regional Agency Family Support Workers, will be at 1 p.m. June 7 and 14.

These sessions are open to the public and free of charge.

The series includes: “The Grief Process and the Grief Journey,” “Losses and Complications of Grief,” “Circumstances That Affect Grief,” “Self Help Strategies and Additional Resources.”

Registration is encouraged.

For more information or to register, call 330-393-4254.

Special-needs derby

Campbell

St. Joseph the Provider Catholic Church, 633 Porter Ave., will have the Tri-State Super Kids Classic Soap Box Derby Race for special-needs children June 12.

The race is for children age 8 to 17 who are physically or mentally challenged.

Each child will get the opportunity to race in a Soap Box Derby-style car. Children will be co-pilots with trained Derby drivers.

Registration begins at 10 a.m. with races beginning at 11 a.m.

The winner will race in Akron for the National Super Kids race where children race against competitors from across the country.

Summer lunch

AUSTINTOWN

Camp Woodside is the new name for the 2-year-old summer lunch program that Greater Austintown Ministerial Association (GAMA) started last year at Woodside Elementary School, 4105 Elmwood Ave.

It will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday, June 14 through July 30, with a family cookout July 29.

A different Austintown church will be partnering with the program staff each week to provide fun activities and serving a free lunch to children who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade in the Austintown school system.

The lunches will be provided through the Mahoning County Community Action Partnership (MYCAP) and paid for through the Free and Reduced Lunch Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Ohio Dept. of Education.

This program is free.

Registration packets have been distributed to Woodside, Watson, Lynn Kirk and Frank Ohl elementary schools and can be found on the Camp Woodside website at www.campwoodside.org.

Ecumenical pilgrimage

Youngstown

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown and the Northeast Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have extended the deadline to June 15 for the $350-per-person deposit for the Lutheran-Catholic Ecumenical Pilgrimage.

A Journey Towards Understanding Germany and Italy, Oct. 11-21, includes visits to Wittenburg, Wartburg, Eisleben, Erfurt, Rome and Assisi.

Bishop George Murry, S.J., bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, and Bishop Elizabeth Eaton, bishop of the Northeastern Ohio Synod, ELCA, will lead this 11-day pilgrimage.

Estimated package price is $3,395 plus $360 tax and fuel surcharge.

For online registration, go to petersway.com/individuals.html.

For more information, contact the Diocese of Youngstown at 330-744-8451, ext. 300.