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At Abundant Life Baptist Church, 269 Cameron Road, Washington, a women's banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, the church will observe Mother's Day and the children's choir will sing. 724-225-5355

At Calvary Baptist Church, 1701 Ridgewood Drive, Washington, the adult choir and Alyssa Shrump will provide special music during the 11 a.m. Sunday service. At

6 p.m. the family film, "The Homecoming," will be shown. 724-222-2524

The Rock Youth Church of Central Assembly of God, 2203 W. Pike St., Houston, is kicking off its "May Madness" outreach. At 7 p.m. each Wednesday in May, there will be games and fun events followed by a short message. These events are open at no charge to all teens.

Center Presbyterian Church, 255 Center Church Road, McMurray, will observe Holy Communion at both the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Mother's Day will be observed. The communicants will be joining the church. The chime choir and children's choir will participate in the 11 a.m. service. Fellowship hour will be sponsored by the deacons. centerpres@ comcast.net or 724-941-9050

At Chartiers Cross Roads Presbyterian Church, 502 Old Hickory Ridge Road, Washington, the men's small group meets at 8 a.m. Saturday. At

6 p.m., a party for the Rev. Barry and Judy Sweet's 25th wedding anniversary will be held. At 9:30 a.m. Sunday the church will hold a Mother's Day service with seminary student Edward Blank speaking. 724-222-0384

Chartiers Hill United Presbyterian Church, 2230 Washington Road, Canonsburg, will honor mothers at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday services. Following the 11 a.m. service, the men of the church will hold a social. 724-746-1330.

At Claysville United Methodist Church, Route 40 West, Bill Lawler will speak at the 6:30 p.m. Saturday contemporary service. Traditional worship is at 11 a.m. Sunday with Megan Wilson as liturgist. Wilson and Charlie Demi will have the children's church. 724-663-4439

East Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 180 East Buffalo Church Road, Washington, will hold a Pentecost Sunday service at 11 a.m. The chimes choir will play and the adult choir will sing. Following worship, mothers will be

honored with a gift. Cake and punch will be provided. 724-222-1006

Faith United Presbyterian Church, 900 E. Beau St., Washington, will observe Pentecost and Holy Communion at the 11 a.m. Sunday service. Those attending should wear red. Mother's Day also will be observed. 724-225-2110

At First Baptist Church, 101 S. College St., Washington, the Jubiliers hand-bell choir will ring Sunday. Special music selections for moms will be sung during Sunday school. 724-222-4780

First Baptist Church, 215 N. Central Ave., Canonsburg, will hold a Mother's Day tea at 2 p.m. Saturday. A Mother's Day service will be held Sunday with special music by Bill George. A church business meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday.

At First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Wheeling St., Washington, members of the communicants class will be confirmed during the 11 a.m. Sunday service. Holy Communion will be observed. 724-225-5415

At Garwood Baptist Church, 637 Scenic Drive, Daisytown, the adult choir will provide special music for the Sunday Mother's Day service at

11 a.m. 724-938-7431

Park Avenue Baptist Church, 3750 Park Ave., Washington, is celebrating National Military Appreciation Month during May. All men and women of the armed forces and their families are invited to attend the 10:45 a.m. Sunday service. Mother's Day will be celebrated with a gift to all mothers. Reservations are being taken for the Mother-Daughter Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Speaker is Charise Webster. Tickets are $5 per person with no charge for girls under 2 years old. Scott Hall, a missionary to Kenya, will be visiting at the Wednesday Midweek service at 7 p.m. All services includes sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired. 724-222-8860

Renewed Destiny Kingdom Ministry, Westland, will be having a Mother-Daughter Tea at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The speakers will be the Rev. Lisha Edmonds of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, along with the Rev. Cheryl Jones Ross and her daughter, Tyonna Singleton, of St. John Baptist Church. There will be music by the Rev. Denise Matthews and her daughter, Marquita Penn, of RDK Ministries. For information, call 724-746-1311.

At Roscoe Presbyterian Church, 300 Main St., Mother's Day will be observed during the 11 a.m. Sunday service, including gifts given by the Janet Ray Circle. This is also Pentecost, so worshippers are encouraged to dress in red. Holy Communion also will be observed. The loose offering will go to support the mission work of the deacons. The Janet Ray Circle dinner meeting will be held at 4 p.m. May 19 in Fellowship Hall. For information, call Mary Catherine Schmidt, circle secretary, at 724-938-2743.

St. Paul Lutheran, 775 N. Main St., Washington, will hold a presentation on osteoporosis by Julie Orlosky, OSMIII, West Virginia School of Medicine, at 2 p.m. May 17. 724-225-0225

Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Church, South Buffalo Road, Washington, will observe Pentecost during the 11 a.m. Sunday service.

Zion United Methodist Church, 1080 Route 231 North, Claysville, has a new Sunday service schedule with Sunday school starting at 9:30 a.m. and the service at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call 724-484-7771.

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