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FOUR CHAPLAINS SERVICE. A Four Chaplains Service will be presented by Howland American Legion Post 700 at 10 a.m. Feb. 4 at Howland Community Church, 198 Niles Cortland Road SE, and will be included within the church's morning service.
The service commemorates the selfless sacrifice of four U.S. Army chaplains of different faiths, who gave up their lives to save others when the USS Dorchester was torpedoed on Feb. 3, 1943, during World War II.
The chaplains helped other soldiers board lifeboats and gave up their own life jackets. They joined arms and were last seen praying together as the ship went down.
GUEST SPEAKER: Remnant Lighthouse Ministries Inc. will host a special service 11:30 a.m. Sunday for the community's youth at the Quality Inn Conference Room, 3200 S. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, Pa.
Speaker is Zyaion Mosley, a senior at Sharon High School. He is part of the Young Life Christian Ministry and Army National Guard and will be attending college in the fall. He will be giving his testimony and sharing his relationship with God. Zyaion is the son of Adryaanne Williams and Quinton Mosley.
BLESSING OF THE WATERS: The Clergy Association of Mahoning County will host the blessing of the waters at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lake Glacier lower parking lot in Mill Creek MetroParks.There will be prayers and blessings for the Youngstown area.
NEW PASTOR: Wildare Church, 7211 N. Park Ave., Champion, will welcome new pastor Steven Anderson and his wife Leslie and son Ehren at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 11. Anderson will speak during the service.
MEET AND GREET: The Friendship Baptist Church Women's Ministry will celebrate its annual Women's Meet and Greet at 8 a.m. Feb. 10 at the church, 1954 Brier St., Warren. Cost is $25 per person, which covers breakfast and materials. The theme is "Kingdom Women Walking Closer with Him in Love." RSVP with registration and payment at 330-369-1290 or email fbcwarren1954@gmail.com
WHITE MASS: The Diocese of Youngstown will host the annual White Mass at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 11 at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. The recognition celebrates the ministry of all health care, mental health and other healing professionals. Bishop David Bonnar will preside at the event. A reception will follow in the parish hall.
FIRST FRIDAY CLUB: The 18th First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown Speaker Series will meet Feb. 1 with guest Jimmy Sutman, director of Iron and String Life Enhancement Inc. (ISLE) and the Purple Cat.
Sutman will present "The Washing of Feet in Youngstown, Ohio" at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road in Canfield.
For nearly 25 years, Sutman has made it his mission to improve the quality of life for adults with disabilities in the Mahoning Valley.
There will be an opportunity for participants' questions following the talk. Luncheon will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the presentation beginning at noon. Cost is $20. Call 330-720-4498. Reservations are limited. Visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Beulah Baptist Missionary Church, 570 Sherwood Ave., Youngstown, will celebrate Black History Month in February.
The schedule:
• 4 p.m. Feb. 4 -- Rev. Henry McNeil of Akron who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967 and up to his death in 1968. McNeil will speak on where we are now and what we should be doing in the future.
• 4 p.m. Feb. 18 -- Lee Green from Mercy Health will speak on staying well in 2024 and Kenneth King will speak on black history in 2024.
• 4 p.m. Feb. 25 -- Gospel concert with different churches singing, miming, dancing and black history reading.
WARM HEARTS: Catholic Charities created the Warm Hearts for Warm Homes campaign, formerly known as Keep the Kids Warm, in 2008 in response to the economic recession impacting many local families. The need for the annual campaign continues 15 years later. Warm Hearts for Warm Homes aims to provide utility assistance during cold winter months to families with children, working poor adults and older adults on fixed incomes. To donate and for other information, visit www.doy.org.
JOURNEY TO HEALING: Journey Toward Healing, an eight-week grief support group hosted by the Rev. John Bower, chaplain, will be 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday through March 19 at Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 2432 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. Registration is needed at 330-899-0180 or jbower@harmony
cares.com
SELF GUIDANCE: Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center, 2067 Evergeen Road, Villa Maria, Pa., will offer self guidance tools for stressful times with lee Ann Heitzel and Dena Deluco. The retreat will be 5 p.m. Feb. 9 to 3 p.m. Feb. 11. There will be guided meditation, group discussion and support, and nature walks (weather permitting).
Registration available at vmesc,org or 724-964-8886.
SPEAKER SERIES: First Presbyterian Church, Mahoning Avenue, Warren, will host the First Sunday speaker, Nickola Ceglia, at 11:15 a.m. Feb. 4. He is a member of Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, which is an organization under the umbrella of the Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board.
Ceglia is a licensed independent social worker who has enjoyed a long career of more than 45 years in the field.
Specializing in child welfare, mental health and addictions, he has held both clinical and administrative positions, most recently as an instructor for the Behavioral Health Institute at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown and former executive director of the Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board. In 2006, at the height of his career, Nick was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis, forcing him into early retirement and disability.
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