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, March 20; Maundy/Holy Thursday, March 24; Good Friday, March 25; Holy Saturday, March 27; and Easter Sunday, March 27.

Deadline to submit information is 5 p.m. March 16. Publication will be March 19.

Information should include the denomination and name of the church, address, city or suburb, the day, time, type of service, your name and a phone number for verification.

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

Tour of church

YOUNGSTOWN

St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., will sponsor a tour of the church at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The church building will mark its 90th anniversary in June. The church observed its centennial event in 2011.

Jack Doran, church archivist, will conduct a guided tour of the modified Gothic church that features an oak baldachino surrounded by eight saints. The church is constructed of stone except for some features that are made of solid oak. The tour is open to the public.

St. Patrick served as the pro-cathedral during the rebuilding of St. Columba Cathedral that was destroyed by a fire in 1954.

A spaghetti dinner will be from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the social hall. Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and younger. The menu includes the entr e, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. Containers are provided for carryouts.

Evangelist to speak

COITSVILLE

Evangelist Michael Koulianos, author and co-host of the Jesus Image TV program “Living for Jesus,” will lead evenings of ministry at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at Victory Christian Center, 3899 McCartney Road. Koulianos will be guest speaker at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday.

He is author of “The Jesus Book” and founder of Jesus Image.

The community is invited. Free-will offerings will be received.

Great Vespers

CAMPBELL

St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church, 305 Struthers-Liberty Road, will conduct a Great Vespers service at 6 p.m. Feb. 13; the time was changed from a previous announcement. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 14.

His Grace, the Right Reverand Paul, Bishop of Chicago and Diocese of the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America, is making his first official visit.

The Rev. Steven Voytovich and Mission Choir of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, Pa., will attend. The choir will sing at Great Vespers.

Celebration set

YOUNGSTOWN

Bobbie Jean Jackson, co-founder of Heavenly Place Church of God in Christ, 1350 Katherine Ave., will be honored at a service at 5 p.m. Sunday. She has served at local, district, state and national levels of COGIC for 50 years. She has served as missionary of Youngstown District COGIC.

Her husband, Superintendent Stafford Jackson founded Heavenly Place in 1975 and is pastor. They have been married 51 years and have five children.

At Heavenly Place, Mrs. Jackson serves with Prayer Warriors, president of Bible Band and Missionary Board and Sunday school teacher.

She co-founded 100 Plus Foundation, a community outreach that helps the hungr and visits the sick and shut-ins.