Community Day

Community Day

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Church Women United will observe World Community Day at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 707 Arlington St. The program will focus on Dr. Martin Luther King’s commitment to “Building the Beloved Community.”

For registration, call the Rev. Robin Woodberry at New Bethel Baptist Church at 330-747-2125.

Bible study

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The Needles Eye Christian Counseling Center, 74 Kenmore Ave., will sponsor a Bible study for senior citizens from 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, beginning next week. Waiting on God is the name of the fellowship led by Yvonne Taylor, teacher and elder, and associates. For transportation, call Thursdays at 330-746-8750 or 330-744-1582.

Gospel music

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The Greater Youngstown/Warren Urban League Guild is presenting the gospel musical production, “The Glory Train,” at 6 p.m. Nov. 6 at Fifth Avenue Community Church, 1361 Fifth Ave. The play features the Tabernacle Baptist Church Team Ministry.

Proceeds will benefit league programs. Tickets are $10. Call the league at 330-394-4316.

Special week

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Triedstone Missionary Baptist Church, 1240 Jacobs Road, will observe Men’s and Women’s Week with the theme, “Christian Men and Women in the 21st Century Equipped with the Armor of God.” The Rev David Moncrief is pastor.

Programs planned are: 4 p.m. Sunday with co-Pastor Leda Paramore of Christian Revival and Discipleship Center; 7 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Gena Thornton of Grace African Methodist Episcopal Church in Warren; 7 p.m. Tuesday with Pastor Paula Lockett-Harris of Church of Hope Spiritualist; and 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday with the Rev. Leonard King, United Missionary State Convention president of Cleveland. Various choirs will perform.

Celtic music

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A special concert of sacred and Celtic music featuring vocalist Colleen McNally Harris and harpist Harper Kirk is planned from 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 at St. Patrick Church, Oak Hill Ave. Harris has been a member of the Youngstown Symphony Chorus and has served as cantor for St. Columba Cathedral for 12 years. Kirk is well-known in a variety of venues.

The concert is free and open to the community. Free-will donations will be accepted.

Rector installation

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St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., will install its new rector, the Rev. Dr. Bradley Pace, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with the Right Rev. William Persell, bishop of Chicago and assisting Bishop of Ohio, presiding. Father Pace becomes the 13th rector of the 151-year-old church.

‘The Key’ Ministry

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Jesus “The Key” Ministry is sponsoring a trip Dec. 7-8 to Lancaster, Pa., for a Christmas concert and Dutch Apple Theatre. Call Bing Newton at 330-427-6578. The ministry uses proceeds to send inner-city children to camp.

Church anniversary

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Holy Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 505 Park-cliffe Ave., will mark its 60th anniversary with a community musical celebration at 5 p.m. Nov. 6 featuring King’s Dominion. Margret Rainey will be a special guest.

A community worship celebration will be at 3 p.m. Nov. 7 with Pastor Shawn Tyson and Calvary Ministries International Fellowship.

Christian women to meet

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Columbiana Area Community Christian Women will meet at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at First Christian Church on Cherry Street.

Guest speaker will be Maryum Ali of Austintown and her topic will be “Choice and Ability to change from Muslin to Christian Faith.”

Cost is $6. Reservations should be made by Thursday to your church representative or to Helen Winegord at 330-482-2152 or Carolyn Beck at 330-482-2155.

Honoring veterans

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Santa Rosa de Lima and St. Lucy churches, 394 Tenney Ave., will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 to honor all U.S. military personnel who are serving or who have served the country.

The theme will be “Praise and Thanksgiving.

The Mass will be bilingual.

Refreshments will follow.

All Souls Day Mass

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St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, 3900 Villa Maria Road, will celebrate All Souls Day with a Mass at 2 p.m. Nov. 7.

Refreshments will follow.

Honoring pastor

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The Rev. Sylvia L. Jennings, pastor of Oak Missionary Baptist Church, 320 Elk St., will be honored for her second pastoral anniversary during morning worship at 10:45 a.m. and a program at 4 p.m.

Luncheon planned

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The hospitality department of Ebenezer Life Center Church of God in Christ, 566 W. Indianola Ave., will have a luncheon, “Women of Purpose,” at 11 a.m. Nov. 6. Guest speaker will be evangelist Brenda Jones of Greater Mount Zion Church of God in Christ, Farrell, Pa.

Guest speaker planned

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The Rev. Frank Christen, assistant pastor of New Grace Baptist Church, will speak at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Morning Star Baptist Church, 747 Willow St., for a mission.

Gospel concert is free

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Beulah Baptist Church, 570 Sherwood Ave., will sponsor a free gospel concert with John Lee and Cliftons at 7 p.m. Friday.

The theme is “Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord.”

67th annual luncheon

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The Parent Body Missionaries Society of Price Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, 920 Dryden Ave., will observe its 67th annual luncheon at noon Nov. 8 with the theme “God’s Purpose in Your Life as a Missionary and the Power You Possess.”

Guest speaker will be the Rev. Shane Floyd of St. Paul AME Church in Cleveland.

Speaker at banquet

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Grace Fabian, author of “Outrageous Grace: A Story of Tragedy and Forgiveness,” will speak at a Wycliffe Associates banquet at 7 p.m. Monday at Das Dutch Village Inn. For information, call 330-549-9246 or 330-533-6980.

Pastoral anniversary

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The Monument of Faith Church of God in Christ, 2165 Highland Ave., will mark the 21st pastoral anniversary of the Rev. David L. Herron Sr. with a series of programs. They are:

Thursday at 7:30 p.m.: with Bishop F.E. Perry of Cathedral Church of God in Christ in Cleveland, elder Ace Gillems of God Given Church of God in Christ in Canton, elder Carmon Bowman of Good Shepherd Church of God in Christ in Youngstown and the Rev. Frank Hearns of Second Baptist Church.

Friday at 7:30 p.m.: with Dr. Loran E. Mann of Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ in Pittsburgh, elder Robert Herron of Holy Temple Church of God in Christi n Alliance, elder Levi Elzy of Jenkins Memorial and the Rev. Cicero Battee of Bethesda Church of the Living God.

Nov. 7 at 10:15 a.m.: with Revs. Alfie Burch, Archie Blair and Edwin Caffie, minister Dante Capers, Monument of Faith Concert Choir and the Revs. Michael Herron and Mark Herron, both of Cortland.

Nov. 7 at 5 p.m.: with elder David Young of Prevailing Word Ministries in New Castle, Pa,. elder Larry Barclay of Greater Faith Tabernacle Ministries Church of God in Christ in Painesville and elder Phillip Shealey of Apostolic Church.

Annual seminar

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The Christian Education Department of New Bethel Baptist Church, 1507 Hillman St., will conduct its annual seminar Monday through Friday with the theme,”The Great Commission: The Mandate for Ministry.”

Sessions will be at 6:30 p.m. daily and a general session will be at 7:45 with speakers.

They are men’s class, the Rev. Dr. Lewis Macklin II, pastor of Holy Trinity Missionary Baptist Church; women’s class, the Rev. Gena Thornton, pastor of Grace African Methodist Episcopal Church in Warren; youth class, deacon Mark Rheins, New Bethel; children’s class, Debbie Taylor, New Bethel; and co-ed class, the Rev. Robin Woodberry, New Bethel.

Child care will be provided.