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 March 29, April 5 and April 12. The church will have Stations of the Cross for students of the parish school at 1:30 p.m. Friday and March 29, and April 5 and April 12. All services are 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, Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, 827 Wilson Ave., will host. Each service includes Scripture, prayer, music and fellowship. All are welcome to attend. Security will be 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 Christ Lutheran Church will host again, with Pastor David Kamphuis 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. This week’s speaker is Julie Palusak.

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.

YOUNGSTOWN: St. Stanislaus Church, 430 Williamson Ave., will have a memorial Mass and breakfast at 11 a.m. March 24. Before the Mass, there will be a “gozkie zale,” a traditional Polish Lenten lamentation service, at 10:15 a.m., sponsored by the Polish Arts Club of Youngstown. This event is the club’s way of remembering, honoring and commemorating its deceased members. The event is open to the public, and a catered breakfast is available after Mass. Reservations and a $15 fee are required for the breakfast.

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.

YOUNGSTOWN: St. Angela Merici Parish, 397 S. Jackson St., will have a women’s Lenten retreat from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 30.

NILES: Niles First United Methodist Church, 608 N. Crandon Ave., will host “A Tribute to the Wondrous Cross,” a free Lenten concert, at 3 p.m. March 31.

YOUNGSTOWN: St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 7345 Westview Drive, will present “Suffering Yet Still Believing: Spiritual Lessons from the Book of Job” by Father Thomas Dailey at 7 p.m. March 31 and April 1. This mission offers a thought-provoking synopsis of the story of Job and suggests several spiritual lessons drawn from it.

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.