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Community breakfast to open Trinity's Easter service

MERCER Trinity Presbyterian Church, 110 East Market St., will offer a light breakfast for the community in the social room at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, preceding the church's Easter service at 11 a.m.

Christian Women's retreat scheduled at McKeever

SANDY LAKE Christian Women's Outreach of Mercer County is sponsoring a retreat April 21-22 at McKeever Environmental Learning Center, state Route 358.

The retreat begins at 4:30 p.m. the first day and ends at the conclusion of the 2 p.m. session the second day. Overnight stays are optional.

Guest speakers are Brandy Palmiero of Clarks Mills and Pastor Janet Pratt of Stoneboro. The retreat offers women time away from busy lives, a time of communion with Jesus and of sharing with others.

Costs: Friday night only, $17, includes dinner; Saturday only, $30, includes all meals; Friday and Saturday no overnight, $40, includes all meals; and Friday and Saturday overnight, $45, includes all meals. Scholarships are available. Registration forms may be obtained by calling Patti at 724-475-3520 or Shirley at 814-425-7572.

Clergy group to hold Easter sunrise service

SHARPSVILLE AREA The Greater Sharpsville Area Clergy Association is sponsoring special events Easter Sunday.

On Easter Sunday, a community sunrise service will be held at 7 a.m. in Mahaney Park at the Shenango Lake. Speaker will be Rev. Dr. Carl Nicklas.

Member churches are Sharpsville Nazarene, First Presbyterian, First United Methodist, South Py Community, Clark Trinity United Methodist, St. Bartholomews and Eastgate Christian. Shenango Valley Faith Academy and Transform! Counseling Center also are part of the association.

Eagles Nest Church sets Easter services, eventGREENVILLE Eagles Nest Church, which worships at the American Legion Hall, 278 Main St., has scheduled special Easter Sunday services.

At 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday, a Galilean breakfast will be held at the Pymatuning dam by the gatehouse, featuring fish and loaves and a retelling of the story in John chapter 21. A celebration service will be held at 10:30 at the legion hall.

Info: Pastor Vince Bellanca, 724-456-8900.

Wayside church slates Good Friday, Easter services

FINDLEY TOWNSHIP Wayside Community Church, 1911 Mercer-Grove City Road, will hold Easter Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.

New Life Baptist sets 3 Easter celebration services

NEW WILMINGTON Community Easter celebration services will be held at New Life Baptist Church, 3414 state Route 208, at 6 p.m. today and at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday.

The services will include deaf interpretation and their will be classes for children of all ages.

Info: 724-946-2816 or http://www.mynlbc.com

WM area churches to hold outdoor sunrise service WEST MIDDLESEX AREA West Middlesex area churches will hold an outdoor Easter sunrise service at 7 a.m. Sunday in the east-facing parking lot of Unity Presbyterian Church at Greenfield, 1857 Mercer West Middlesex Road in Lackawannock Township.

Pastor Jim Moose of the host church will speak. Those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs.

Following the outdoor service, breakfast will be served in the Unity fellowship hall, which is handicapped accessible.

In case of rain the service will be held in the Unity sanctuary.

Info: 724-346-9501 and leave a message.

Rev. Oatis to speak at IHS 'Sonrise' service

HERMITAGE Rev. Don Oatis will be the speaker at the 7 a.m. Easter Sunday Sonrise service in IHS Gospel Ministries, 786 Karen Lane. Breakfast will be at 8 a.m., followed by Sunday school and the worship service.

Vision & Values conference looks at God that Failed

GROVE CITY The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College will take a deep look at a fallen socio-economic idol that may be making a comeback during the conservative think tank's 13th annual conference April 20 and 21 on campus.

The God That Failed: Communism and Socialism Then and Now features dozens of speakers and scholars exploring a variety of issues related to the communist-socialist phenomenon of past, present and future.

National Review Senior Editor Jonah Goldburg, one the nations most-read and respected conservative writers, leads a pack of nationally-known guests who will descend on campus for the conference, which also features a number of Grove City College faculty who will present original research and scholarship and lead discussions throughout.

Others scheduled to speak during the two-day conference include: David Horowitz, founder and president of the Freedom Center and editor of FrontPage Magazine; Michael Medved, nationally syndicated radio talk show host, best-selling author, political commentator and veteran film critic; Ron Radosh, a writer, professor, historian and former communist; and Lee Edwards, distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation and author of Freedoms College: The History of Grove City College.

The conference takes its name from a 1949 book detailing the disillusionment of former Communists and also serves to mark the centenary of the launch of global communism with the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, communist and socialist societies persist in the 21st century and recent events indicate that the ideology may be attractive to todays millennial generation. The conference seeks to explore the ways in which current ideologies bare resemblance to communism and how people of faith should assess socialism and its more radical variants.

For a complete schedule of events or to register, visit: http://www.visionandvalues.org.

The Center for Vision & Values is conservative think tank strengthening the faith and freedom foundation of American citizenship at Grove City College. It is a leading forum for the study and application of freedom to economic, political, social, religious and scientific issues. The views and opinions expressed by Center staff or conference participants do not necessarily reflect the view of Grove City College.

Chestnut Ridge to host Carol Missik's 'Concert of Worship'

HUBBARD Rev. Carol Missik will present Concert of Worship at 5 p.m. April 23 in Chestnut Ridge Church of God. Performing guests will be Loree Schmidt; Higher Praise of Warren, Ohio; the mens praise team of the host church and soloists and instrumentalists with Missik at the keyboard.

An offering will be received to support Operation Capital City, an affiliate of South East Asia Prayer Center headquartered in Oakmont, Pa. Operation Capital Citys purpose is to strategically cover with intense prayer each capital city in each state or region in any nation the organization believes God is leading.

Ruth A.M.E. Zion schedules Women's Day services

SHARON Ruth A.M.E. Zion Church, 95 Connelly Blvd., will hold Women's Day services April 29 and 30.

A prayer brunch will be at 11 a.m. April 29, with guest speaker Rev. Geraldine D. Williams, former pastor. An offering will be received. At 3 p.m. that day, a praise extravaganza will feature area choirs, groups and individuals.

The 11 a.m. April 30 service will conclude the weekend activities. Speaker will be Rev. Deborah Hines, associate minister of Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church in Cleveland.

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