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At Abundant Life Baptist Church, 269 Cameron Road, Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:45. Communion will be celebrated. Also on Sunday, Crown financial class will begin at 6 p.m., and the senior high youth group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Senior life breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Community Bible study ladies prayer group will meet at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, with child care provided. On Thursday, Essential group and KINGS Club will meet at 6:45 p.m., and TNT adult Bible study group and JV youth group will meet at 7 p.m. 724-225-5355At Amity United Methodist Church, 635 Amity Ridge Road, Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. Children’s Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. 724-229-8393At Avery United Methodist Church, 1100 Gabby Ave., Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. All Saints Day will be observed. 724-225-0632At Bentleyville United Methodist Church, 712 Main St., All Saints Sunday will be observed at the 9:30 a.m. worship service. Joan Weatherford will serve as laity prayer leader, and confirmation will be held. On Monday, trustees will meet at 6 p.m., and council will meet at 7 p.m. The church conference will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Grace United Methodist Church. United Methodist Men will meet at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at Carlton Restaurant. 724-239-2513At the Bible Chapel, Bible Institute Weekend will take place be held from 6 to 10 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Child care will not be available. Denny Pattyn, founder of the Silver Ring Thing, will provide tips on how parents can talk to their children about sex and teach them the biblical principles of waiting until marriage at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at the South Hills campus. Into the Light Tour featuring Matthew West, Mikeschair, Lindsay McCaul and Everfound will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 11 at the South Hills campus. Tickets are available at www.itickets.com. “Surviving the Holidays” will be presented by the Care Giving Ministry Nov. 15 at the South Hills campus. Registration is required.At Broad Street Baptist Church, 682 Broad St., Washington, Communion will be celebrated at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Francis Moore will be lay reader. Bible study begins at 10 a.m. Sunday. Mission for November will be the West End Food Pantry. 724-222-3315At Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church, 112 W. Pike St., a prayer and Thanksgiving service will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday. Communion will be offered.At Center Presbyterian Church, 255 Center Church Road, McMurray, Consecration Sunday and Communion will be observed at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday worship services. A continental breakfast will follow the early service; lunch, the second. The chancel choir and chancel bells will provide music at the 11 a.m. service. A group of chuch members will be volunteering with Project Pittsburgh mission this weekend. Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes are due Sunday. Fair Trade Market will be held Nov. 10 and 11. Donated personal hygiene items, snacks and phone cards will be collected and sent to deployed military personnel via the Soldier’s Angels Mission.At Chartiers Hill United Presbyterian Church, 2230 Washington Road, Canonsburg, Sunday services will begin at 8:30 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 724-746-1330At Church of the Covenant, 267 E. Beau St., Washington, Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes will be dedicated at the 8:30, 9:43 and 11 a.m. Sunday worship services. Sunday school for adults begins at 8:45, 9:30 and 11 a.m.; Sunday school for children and youth begins at 11 a.m. Also on Sunday, middle school youth group will meet from 5 to 7 p.m., and the high school group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. The church will host the Presbyterian Senior Care event, “Your Holiday Home,” Nov. 10. 724-222-0190At Clarksville Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 330 Market St., Sunday worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. 724-377-2406At Claysville United Methodist Church, 1279 Route 40 West, Camco will meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Methodist Marchers Relay for Life bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the lobby of the Community Center during the Holly Days Christmas Craft Show. Donated bake sale items are welcome. Anthony Dalbo will serve as liturgist at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. Choir practice starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Soup sale orders can be picked up from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 10 at the church. The soup sale is sponsored by the finance committee. Proceeds will benefit the kitchen fund. 724-663-4439Dutch Fork Christian Church, 48 Dutch Fork Road, Claysville, will host a fall revival at 10 a.m. Sunday and continuing nightly at 7 through Nov. 9. Hoyt W. Allen Jr. will be guest speaker. 724-663-4299At East Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 180 E. Buffalo Church Road, Communion will be celebrated at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. 724-222-1006At Edward’s Chapel Methodist Church, 3111 Route 136, Finleyville, Sunday school begins at 10 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. 724-258-8413At Faith United Presbyterian Church, 900 E. Beau St., Washington, children’s choir will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., coffee hour at 10 and worship at 11. Child and nursery care are available during the worship service. Prayers on the Menu will meet at 2:45 p.m. Sunday at City Mission. Operation Christmas Child is under way; boxes are available in the gathering area. Bible study begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday, followed by small group at 1 p.m. TULIP, a reformed doctrine introduction, will continue an in-depth study at 7 p.m. Wednesday. International Christmas Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Soup and sandwiches will be available. 724-225-2110At First Baptist Church, 215 N. Central Ave., Canonsburg, prayer time begins at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school at 9:45 and the worship service at 11. Communion will be served, and the adult choir will provide special music. Sunday evening worship hour begins at 6:30. Prayer and Bible study begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday.At First Baptist Church, 101 S. College St., Washington, Communion will be served and the adult chancel choir will sing during the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Children and youth will hold a packing party for Operation Christmas Child in fellowship hall during the worship hour. Bible study will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. 724-222-4780At First Church of the Nazarene, 1336 N. Main St., Washington, adult Bible Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by Sunday school at 10 and the worshp service at 11. Wednesday video Bible study begins at 7 p.m. Children’s activities will be available. Volunteers are needed at 1 p.m. Saturday to distribute smoke alarm batteries to the neighbors as a reminder of the time change. 724-222-9240First Presbyterian Church, 100 E. Wheeling St., Washington, will observe All Saints Sunday with special music by the chancel choir at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Dr. Josh Andy will conduct an adult study on the works of Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the social hall. On Wednesday, there will be a potluck dinner in the social hall at 6:30 p.m. followed by a Taizé service in the sanctuary. 724-225-5415At First United Methodist Church, 213 E. Pike St., Houston, adult Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service and Sunday school at 11. All Saints Day will be observed. Members are encouraged to bring pictures of loved ones who have died. Samantha Keller will serve as liturgist. Bible study will begin at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. Reservations for the “Nutcracker” are due Sunday. Cost is $30, and transportation will be provided. Coins for the Dominican Republic will be collected for two more Sundays. 724-745-2611At First United Methodist Church, 29 N. College St., Washington, Nate Butler will be the worship leader, Mike Faust will read the Scriptures and Elena Butler will be acolyte at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Children’s Christmas play practice will begin at 9:45 a.m. today. Church council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. On Wednesday, Bible study begins at noon, and choir practice starts at 7:30 p.m. Women’s book study will begin at 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Women of the church will be selling Bon Ton books at the Bon Ton today and Saturday. 724-222-2520 At First United Presbyterian Church, 102 N. Main St., Houston, Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service at 11. Shane Koszarsky will speak on Minute for Stewardship and Mission. On Tuesday, the Christian education meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., and deacons will meet at 7. Year of the Bible Readers Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. 724-746-3040; fupc@houstonpresbyterian.orgAt Fourth Presbyterian Church, 1000 Jefferson Ave., Washington, Communion will be observed at the 9:45 a.m. Sunday worship service, followed by Sunday school at 11.At Franklin United Methodist Church, 1231 Washington Pike, Wellsburg, W.Va., Franklin United Methodist Women and Independence United Methodist Church will hold their annual fall/Christmas bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 10. A variety of crafts, baked goods and white-elephant items will be sold. Soup and sandwiches also will be sold. 304-737-1656At Friendship Community Church, 1090 Weirich Ave., Washington, Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:55. Special music will be provided by the Back Porch gospel group. Wednesday Bible study group and the youth group will not meet. Trunk for Treats will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday. 724-222-1480sAt Garwood Baptist Church, 637 Scenic Drive, Daisytown, Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday. A special offering to help the needy will be accepted. Items for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes are due Sunday. Homecoming Sunday will be observed Nov. 11. There will be inspirational music, testimonies, a children’s message and familiar hymns. The sermon will be given by former Pastor George Lammay. A light lunch will be served after the service. 724-938-7431Greater Purpose Team Ministry has announced speakers for Sunday’s services at the following United Methodist churches: Pastor Rick Bowser, Howe, 9 a.m., and Roscoe, 11 a.m.; Pastor Brian Carroll, Denbo, 9:30 a.m., and Fredericktown 11 a.m.; and lay speaker Sandi Conti, Jefferson, 9:30 a.m., and Rices Landing, 11 a.m.At Grove United Presbyterian Church, 125 E. Main St., West Middletown, prayer meeting begins at 9 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school at 9:45 and the worship service at 11. Operation Christmas Child collection is Sunday. A meeting will follow the service to elect officers. Bible study will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday. Chancel choir practice will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, the youth will meet at 4 p.m., and Teens One Way Café will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Bell ringers practice starts at 7 p.m. Thursday. 724-587-3754At Holy Trinity National Catholic Church, 605 Hewitt Ave., Washington, Sunday Mass begins at 9:30 a.m. and will feature the annual March of the Saints. Adult Scripure study will begin at 7 p.m. Monday. 724-225-1895At Legacy Baptist Church, located in the Accelerando Music Conservatory, 2510 Washington Road, choir practice begins at 10:10 a.m., Sunday school at 10:30 and the worship services at 11 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Bible study starts at 7 p.m. 724-621-6785; www.legacybaptistchurch.usAt Liberty United Methodist Church, 1330 Banetown Road, Washington, Holy Communion will be observed at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. Sunday school begins at 11:15 a.m. 724-222-7180At Living Stone Community Church, lower level of Beth Israel Synagogue, Washington, fellowship café begins at 9 a.m., followed by Sunday school. The worship service begins at 10:45 a.m.At North Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 711 Rural Valley Road, Thank Offering Sunday will be observed at the 11 a.m. worship service. Guest speaker will be Rusty Salminen. A covered-dish dinner will follow. Bring a casserole, dessert or salad.At Third United Presbyterian Church, 22 Cortez Drive, Washington, a free concert in honor of veterans will begin at 5 p.m. Nov. 11, followed by a spaghetti dinner at 6. Circle of Faith praise band will perform a selection of patriotic music. All veterans and active military personnel are invited to stay for dinner. Donations will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. 724-222-7490; www.thirdupchurch.orgTrinity United Methodist Church, 530 Center Church Road, McMurray, a contemporary Sunday worship service will begin at 9:30 a.m. The praise team will provide special music. Sunday school for will be held during the service. Traditional worship service begins at 11 a.m. The chancel choir will sing. Confirmation class will be held at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Youth group for fourth- through 12th-graders will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday.At Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Church, South Buffalo Road, Hopewell Township, Holy Communion will be observed at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service. The church will host a soup, sandwich and bake sale on Election Day at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. 724-483-7090At Washington Alliance Church, 246 Sanitarium Road, Washington, cross training and Sunday school begin at 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. AWANA will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday. 724-705-0019; www.washingtoncma.orgAt West Washington United Methodist Church, 625 Fayette St., Washington, Friday Faith Café will present Men of Friendship in concert at 7 p.m. today. They are the men’s gospel choir of Friendship Baptist Church of Washington. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free refreshments will be served. 724-222-2280