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60TH ANNIVERSARY: Pastor Frank Willoughby will be the guest speaker for Hubbard Church of the Nazarene’s 60th anniversary celebration 10:45 a.m. Sunday at the church, 1815 Cherry Lane Drive SE. A potluck luncheon follows the service in the Fellowship Hall.
PRAYER CONFERENCE: Second Baptist Church of Warren will present a powerful time of prayer, worship and fellowship at its 2024 Prayer Conference 11 a.m. Saturday. Guest speaker is Sister Tivoli Smith, and guest psalmist is recording artist Gail Nevels-Stringer.
GOSPEL SKATE: Second Baptist Church of Warren will host the annual fall Gospel Skate 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Cortland Roller Rink. Participants are invited to skate to their favorite gospel and contemporary hits. Admission is free with skate rental available for $5.
UNITED FOR LIFE: Men and Women United for Life, a pro-life group in the Diocese of Youngstown, will present international speaker, Brendan McCauley, at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, 343 Mount Carmel Ave., Youngstown. McCauley will share the teachings of Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body and the beauty of the virtue of chastity. He will share how every human life is sacred and deserving of dignity and respect regardless of his or her life circumstance or disability. This event is free and open to all teens and adults age 14 and older.
GOLD MASS: The Diocese of Youngstown will present the second annual Gold Mass 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. A reception follows and the deadline to RSVP for the event is Oct. 31. All parish music directors, musicians and anyone involved in liturgical music within the Diocese of Youngstown are invited. If you are interested in participating in a small concert before the Mass, or need any additional information, you’re asked to contact Youngstown Diocesan Director of Music and Cathedral musician Ralph Holtzhauser at rholtzhauser@youngstowndiocese.org or 330-744-8451, ext. 212.
KINGS KIDS: Churchill United Methodist Church, 189 Churchill Hubbard Road, Liberty, will present Kings Kids, a program for children, 4:45 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through April. The first semester is through mid-December and will return in late January.
64TH ANNIVERSARY: First Missionary Baptist Church of Mesopotamia will celebrate its 64th anniversary 4 p.m. Sunday with guest pastor Archie McMillan of Because of Him Ministries.
GOSPEL CONCERT: Liberty Bible Church, 2111 Sodom Hutchings Road NE, Vienna, will present a gospel concert with Calvary’s Love from Doylestown 6 p.m. Sunday. The group will perform southern gospel music. They recently performed at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. A free-will offering will be taken.
ALL SOULS DAY: St. John the Baptist Cemetery, 3900 Villa Marie Road, Lowellville, will celebrate the annual All Souls Day Mass 11 a.m. Nov. 2 in the cemetery chapel.
FIRST FRIDAY: The First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown will meet Nov. 7, with guest speaker Carey Dabney, professor of theology at Walsh University in Canton. Dabney specializes in Catholic Moral Philosophy and American Catholicism. He serves as the director of religious education and Formation for St. Agnes and Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Cleveland and was appointed chair of the board of trustees for St. Mary’s Seminary in the fall of 2022. Dabney served in lay ministry and leadership for nearly a decade in various dioceses and parishes in the United States.
Dabney will present “A Restless Heart: Finding Rest in God’s Church” at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road in Canfield. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., with the presentation beginning at noon. The cost is $25. Call by Oct. 31 at 330-720-4498. Reservations are limited.
SOULS TO THE POLLS: Local churches, community organizations, and grassroots groups are coming together for Souls to the Polls 2024, a community event aimed at encouraging voter participation ahead of the upcoming election. The event will take place 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Trumbull County Board of Elections, 2947 Youngstown Road SE, Warren.
The collaborative effort is sponsored by ACTION of Mahoning Valley, iVote Black, Warren Forward, O.N.E, and Second Baptist Church-A House of Hope. The goal of this effort, a part of ACTION’s Integrated Voter Engagement Initiative, is to empower voters to exercise their civic duty and increase voter turnout, especially among minority and disadvantaged communities in Trumbull County.
Participants who cast their ballots during the event and present their “I Voted” sticker will receive a free meal at RBG Eatery on the same day.
Free transportation is available to and from the polling location. Local churches, community organizations, and grassroots groups are invited to participate in this important get-out-the-vote campaign. The event will feature music, refreshments, and a spirit of unity as the community rallies together for a common cause. For information or to schedule transportation, contact Second Baptist Church at 330-393-0802.
INTRO TO PSALMS: Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center will offer the virtual series “Introduction to Psalms, Our First Prayer Book” with Rabbi Joseph Schonberger at 7 p.m. Nov. 6 via Zoom. The Zoom link will be available on the website. The program will be a review of the Ten Psalms unit that Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav and many others in the Jewish world have found helpful for their lives.
A free-will offering will be accepted. Registration is not required. Program information is available at vmesc.org or call 724-964-8886.