Submit info for Holy Week, Easter

Submit info for Holy Week, Easter

The Vindicator will run a listing of area services that are open to the public in observance of Palm Sunday (April 16); Holy Thursday, (April 21); Good Friday (April 22); Holy Saturday (April 23); and Easter (April 24).

The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. April 13. Publication will be April 16. Information should include the denomination and name of the church, complete address with city or suburb, the date/day and time, the type of service, and the name and telephone number of a contact person for verification.

Submit information by e-mail to religion@vindy.com.; by mail to the religion desk at The Vindicator, P.O. Box 780, Youngstown 44501-0780; or by fax to 330-747-6712.

Conference set

Columbus

The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Diocese of Columbus will host the 2011 Ohio Catholic Young Adult Conference, “Rooted in Christ,” April 9 at St. Thomas More Newman Center, 64 West Lane Ave., in cooperation with all dioceses in Ohio.

The conference is for young adults in Ohio. Anyone 18 years of age and out of high school up to 39 years of age may attend.

Keynote speaker is the Rev. Brett Hoover, co-founder and editor of the Catholic website for young adults, BustedHalo.com. Other presenters include the Rev. Joshua Wagner, pastor of Holy Rosary/St. John Parish, and the Rev. Vinny McKiernan and Rebecca Bass, associate director and pastoral staff, respectively, of the Newman Center.

Registration is $30, which includes lunch, all speakers, workshops and other activities. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with a closing Mass at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.YoungAdultConference.org, or call Cindee Case in the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at 330-744-8451, ext. 280.

Coffee series

Villa Maria, Pa.

Villa Maria Spirituality and Education Center will continue its ongoing series of morning seminars from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. “Paul Speaks to the Romans and to Us” is the topic to be explored in this month’s Coffee & Contemplation program presented by Sister Ardath Blake.

Program participants may stay for lunch, but registration is required in either case. Cost for the program is $7; it is $14 for the program plus lunch. Call 724-964-8886 or go online to www.villaprograms.org.

Society chapter

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The Youngstown-Warren Chapter of the Society of St. John Chrysostom will present “The Amazing Life and Death for both America and Russia of Patriarch Tikhon [Belavin]” at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 305 Struthers-Liberty Road.

Speaker will be Protopresbyter Thomas J. Hopko, theologian and dean emeritus of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary.

Gospel concert

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A Gospel concert, sponsored by Everlife Little Kings Football Team, is planned at 5 p.m. Sunday at Everlife Worship Center, 474 Early Road. Special guests will be Mighty Golden Wonders, Shelly and the Corinthians and New Mighty Sons of Joy.

Guest speaker

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Pastor Joe Weser will speak at Covenant Life Fellowship Church, 5900 W. Liberty St., at 10:30 a.m. April 10. Pastor Weser is working toward becoming a nationally appointed U.S. missionary with the Assemblies of God and recently received the appointment as director of the Chi Alpha ministry at Youngstown State University.

Men’s Rally

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The Rev. Joe Cameneti, senior pastor at Believers Christian Fellowship in Warren, will speak at the Men’s Rally in the Valley prayer meeting at 6:45 p.m. Monday at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 77 E. Lucius Ave.

The Rev. Cameneti has served Believers since the establishment of the church in 1983 and is host of “Pastor Joe,” a weekly television show broadcast on WFMJ-TV 21, the Catholic Television Network of Youngstown and online at pastorjoe.com.

The meeting will include worship, prayer and updates on the rally, a Christian men’s conference set for May 7 at the Covelli Centre. Visit www.mensrally.org.

Concert at church

Columbiana

The Gospel Inspirations of East Palestine will be in concert at 6 p.m. April 10 at Zion Hill Church of the Brethren, 14550 New Buffalo Road. An offering will be taken.

Spring revival

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The spring revival weekend at Calvary Bible Church, 2878 Warren-Meadville Road, will begin at 6:30 tonight with a concert by The Copenhavers, a trio that has recorded three albums. Services will be at 9:30 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday with Dr. Norm Pratt from Lynchburg, Va., and Dr. Dan DeHass from Wooster as speakers. Nursery service is provided; a free-will offering will be accepted.

Women’s retreat

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The 2011 Christian Women’s Outreach Retreat will be April 15-16 at McKeever Environmental Learning Center, state Route 358, Sandy Lake, Pa.

Registration begins at 4:30 p.m. April 15, with the retreat to conclude at 2:30 p.m. April 16. Guest speaker will be Denise Kohlmeyer of Geneva, Ill.

A $5 deposit is due by April 10. Cost for April 15 only is $10 and includes dinner; April 16 only is $18 with breakfast and lunch; and both days, $23, with meals. Scholarships are available.

For details, call 724-475-3520.

Special service

Sharon, Pa.

A special service for Eastern Orthodox Clergy Association of Mahoning Valley will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 389 Clark St.

Annual meeting

Boardman

The Rev. Nathan Doyle, pastor of Glenwood Christian Fellowship, 7872 Glenwood Ave., and superintendent of the Pittsburgh District Conference, will host delegates from several Primitive Methodist congregations during the church’s annual meeting at 10 a.m. today. Praise and worship will be led by Jeremy Gardner, along with Josh Hawkins on the trumpet and others from the praise team.

Guest speaker

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Vic Rubenstein will speak at 10:45 a.m. April 10 at Shiloh Full Gospel Church, 1310 Shannon Road. He recently retired from Rubenstein Associates in Liberty, a marketing, media and public relations company, where his wife, Carolyn, is president and CEO. He will speak on his faith journey.

For area clergy

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Mahoning and Trumbull County suicide-prevention coalitions are offering a free breakfast workshop for area clergy to raise awareness about suicide prevention. Training will be from 7:30 to 10 a.m. April 26 at the Help Hotline Community Center, 1344 Fifth Ave., and will include a panel discussion, individual presentations and a question-and-answer session.

The workshop is paid for by a grant from the Area Agency on Aging 11 Inc.

Registration is required by April 15; contact the Mahoning County Mental Health Board office at 330-746-2959, ext. 7975.