Lent services, events

YOUNGSTOWN: St. Angela Merici Parish, 397 S. Jackson St., will have Stations of the Cross services at noon and 6 p.m. every Friday during Lent.

POLAND: Holy Family Church, 2729 Center Road, will have Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. Friday and April 12. The church will have Stations of the Cross for students of the parish school at 1:30 p.m. Friday and April 12. All of these services are free and open to the public.

YOUNGSTOWN: Ambassadors for Christ will have interdenominational services throughout Lent. All services will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday evenings. This week Holy Apostles/Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 421 Covington St., will host.

Each service includes Scripture, prayer, music and fellowship. All are welcome to attend. Security is provided.

Mahoning County Lutheran Cluster congregations: Lenten soup and service dinners every Wednesday in Lent. Soup will be served at 6 p.m. and worship will begin at 7 p.m. This week Zion Lutheran Church, 3300 Canfield Road, Youngstown, will host, with Pastor Pam Kelly preaching.

AUSTINTOWN: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield-Niles Road, will have a light dinner and Lenten worship service each Wednesday throughout Lent at 6 p.m.

POLAND: Holy Family Parish Center, 2729 Center Road, will host screenings of Bishop Robert Barron’s video series “The Mass” at 7 p.m. Thursday.

BOARDMAN: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 119 Stadium Drive, will host a Lenten course “The Power of Small Choices,” inspired by the film “The Shawshank Redemption” at 6 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Wednesday. Each session will be one hour, and light snacks will be served. Call 330-758-4513 for information.

NORTH JACKSON: Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 1110 N. Salem-Warren Road, will have special Lenten services at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

BOARDMAN: St. Charles Church, 7345 Westview Drive, will have a Lenten speaker series in the St. Matthew room from 7:40 to 8:20 a.m. Wednesdays during Lent. Each day, a different speaker will share their stories over a continental breakfast.

Speakers are: Wednesday, Brigid Kennedy, president of Ursuline Ministries; April 17, Pam Pasquale’s St. Charles eighth-grade confirmandi.

POLAND: The Holy Family Parish Center, 2729 Center Road, will have a “Women of the Bible” meditation followed by a catered lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Pre-registration, including a $10 donation, is required. Reservations can be made by calling 330-757-7545.

COLUMBIANA: St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St., will host a Soup and Bread series featuring Bishop Robert Barron’s video series “The Mass” from 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday until April 17. A complimentary soup and bread supper is included. Adults and youth grades four and up are invited to attend this free series. Mass will follow at 8 p.m. To register, visit www.ololstj.org or call the church at 330-482-2351.

NILES: Niles First United Methodist Church, 608 N. Crandon Ave., will have a weekly Bible study class at 9:30 a.m., and a potluck dinner and Bible study at 5:30 p.m. every Monday during Lent.