Final Mass

Final Mass

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The closing Mass at Our Lady of Hungary Church, 545 N. Belle Vista Ave., will be at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 12 with celebrants, Bishop George V. Murry of the Diocese of Youngstown and the Rev. Joseph Rudjak, pastor.

A memorial dinner will follow. Reservations are due by Thursday by calling the church office at 330-743-1905; the cost is $5.

Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 421 Covington St.; St. Stephen of Hungary, 854 Wilson Ave.; and Our Lady of Hungary have merged with the new name Holy Apostle Parish. Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Stephen are worship sites; Our Lady is closing.

Submit Lenten services, activities

Lent, a season of spiritual renewal, begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. Forty days is a traditional number of discipline, devotion and preparation in the Bible.

Lent also lasts for 40 days, excluding Sundays.

A listing of Ash Wednesday services and other Lenten programs will be published Feb. 18. Deadline to submit information is 5 p.m. Feb. 15. Send information by email to religion@vindy.com., mail to the religion desk at The Vindicator, P.O. Box 780, Youngstown 44501-0780, or by fax to 330-747-6712.

Prayer breakfast

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The Men of Valor prayer breakfast is planned at 9 a.m. Feb. 25 at Union Baptist Church, 528 Lincoln Ave., and will feature guest speaker Bishop Jesse Gavin of the Greater Calvary Full Gospel Baptist Church in Erie, Pa.

Ticket donation is $10. Tickets may be obtained by calling the church office at 330-746-1217. Tickets must be bought by Feb. 17.

Missions Day

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The Gregory Mission of Greater Friendship Baptist Church, 646 Lakewood Ave., will celebrate its Missions Annual Day at noon Feb. 13.

Guest speaker will be Jacquelyn Burley, director of Protestant Family Service.

The Rev. James Bowie is pastor.

VBS workshops

Lion and Lamb Christian Resources, Salem and Niles, will host vacation Bible school workshops at two locations next weekend.

A workshop is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Grace Fellowship Church, 2150 Niles-Cortland Road, Warren. Call 330-505-1319 for information.

Another session will be from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 11 at Lion and Lamb, 145 S. Broadway, Salem. Call 800-537-0269 or 330-332-8501 for information.

Annual dinner meeting planned

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New Bethel Baptist Church, 1507 Hillman St., will have its annual dinner meeting at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Brentford House, 747 Myron St.

Speaker will be the Rev. Bruce Lauren of Cleveland.

Cost is $13 for adults; reservation deadline is Sunday.

The church recently adopted its 2012 budget of $637,790; $376,250 is for the general fund; $79,200 for benevolences and missions; and $182,500 for building fund and improvements.

The 2012 elected officers are Michael Lyons, deacon board chairman; Mary Ann Mitchell, deaconess board chairman; Julius Livas, trustee board chairman; Ike Henry, general treasurer; Ketuan Baldwin, financial secretary; Michael Lyons, Christian education director; Lois York, church school superintendent; Juanita Davis, church clerk; and Reuben Gordon, benevolent treasurer.

The Rev. Kenneth L. Simon is pastor; the Rev. Robin Woodberry, assistant pastor; and the Rev. Lonnie K.A. Simon, pastor emeritus.

White Mass

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Bishop George V. Murry will be the main celebrant and homilist for the 16th annual White Mass at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 12 at St. Columba Cathedral, 154 W. Wood St.

A brunch reception will follow in St. Columba Hall for members of the Lourdes Guild.

The White Mass is sponsored by the Lourdes Guild, an association of Catholic physicians and dentists of the Diocese of Youngstown.

The guild assists the diocesan Church in upholding and communicating Catholic medical ethics.

For brunch reservations, call 330-744-8451, ext. 289.

Diocesan guild

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Diocesan Infant Jesus of Prague Guild will meet Feb. 15 at St. Joseph the Provider Church, 633 Porter Ave., for its monthly gathering.

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

For information, call 330-629-9577.