Submit services for Thanksgiving

Submit services for Thanksgiving

Information on special services for Thanksgiving will be published Nov. 19 on the Religion page. Please send complete church name, street address and city, time and date of service and pertinent details.

Send the information to Religion desk, The Vindicator, 107 Vindicator Square, Box 780, Youngstown, Ohio 44501-0780; by fax to 330- 747-6712; or by email to religion@vindy.com.

Deadline to submit information is 5 p.m. Nov. 16.

‘Feast of Life’

COLUMBIANA

“The Feast of Life: Stories from the Gospel of Luke” will be staged at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St., where the Rev. Christopher Cicero is pastor. The presentation is part of St. Jude’s 50th anniversary.

The presentation debuted at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress and features several parables mentioned in St. Luke’s Gospel.

The musical by Marty Haugen/Gary Daigle will feature a diverse multi-generational group of adults and children from St. Jude to retell the parables.

The cast will relate and sing about “The Good Samaritan,” “The Prodigal Son” and “The Journey to Emmaus.”

Admission is free. A free-will offering will be accepted.

Guest speaker

HUBBARD

Living Waters Community Church, 7382 Stewart Sharon Road, will host guest speaker Kasim Hafeez at 6 p.m. Nov. 15. Kasim is a British citizen of Pakistani Muslim heritage who grew up being exposed to radical anti-Western, anti-Semitic and anti-Israel ideas.

As a teen, he embraced a radical Islamist ideology and was in the anti-Israel movement.

Alan Dershowitz’s book, “The Case for Israel,” challenged Kasim’s beliefs and caused him to undertake a period of research and reflection. After visiting Israel in 2007, he changed his perception.

An international speaker, Kasim has spoken all over the world including the 2013 Global Forum on combating anti-Semitism.

For information, call 724-456-3123.

Community service

CANFIELD

Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., will sponsor a community Thanksgiving service at 4 p.m. Nov. 13.

Donations of nonperishable food items will be distributed by Operation Blessing.

Church anniversary

YOUNGSTOWN

Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, 351 W. Rayen Ave., will celebrate the 56th anniversary during an observance Thursday.

An afternoon service will take place at 4 p.m. followed by a dinner.

The Rev. Edward Arrington is pastor.

Guest will be the Rev. Dr. Walter Arrington of Peoples Baptist Church in Canton.

On funeral rites

AUSTINTOWN

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 4490 Norquest Blvd., will present “The Beauty of the Catholic Funeral Rites: Planning, Preparing and Praying at IHM” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the parish center.

Pattie Condello Konowal, director of pastoral care at St. Anthony/All Saint Parish in Canton, will speak and lead reflection on what makes funeral rites important during a time of grief.

IHM Bereavement Committee will be available to discuss readings and hymns.

A booklet on the subject will be distributed.

For information, call the church at 330-793-9988.