BY JANICE RAINEY
JRAINEY@TRIBDEM.COM
Spring Meadow Family Worship Center, Route 56, Fishertown, will honor Pastor Gary Boor, and his wife, Jean, during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service.
The Boors have served the center for the past 15 years.
A meal will follow the service in the Family Life Center.
Ebensburg church schedules activities
The annual ThankOffering service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at Ebensburg Presbyterian Church, 200 N. Center St.
Christine B. Fuller will speak.
She participated in the 2008 Presbyterian Women Global Exchange to the Czech Republic, Hungary, Carpath-Ukraine and Russia.
A time of fellowship will follow.
The church also will hold a jazzy evening of praise and prayers at 7:30 Sunday.
Featured artists will be vocalist Mariah Seymour, a senior at Central Cambria High School; trumpeter Walt McClelland, a regularly featured soloist with Jazz in Your Face; and bassist Nathan Santos, co-director of the music ministry at Westmont Presbyterian Church.
Jazz musicians from the church are Fremont McKenrick on keyboards and Dave Moorhead on clarinet and saxophone, along with Kurt Kretchman on drums.
McKenrick has served as organist at Ebensburg Presbyterian Church for more than 50 years, organist for Johns-town hockey games and has played piano with Jazz in Your Face.
Kaufman Mennonite holding movie night
“End of the Spear” will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Kaufman Mennonite Church, 916 Miller Picking Road, Davidsville.
The movie, rated PG-13, tells the true story of Nate Saint and his dedication to the violent and isolated Waodoni tribe of Ecuador.
Child care and activities will be provided.
Information: 479-7813.
Hymn sing Sunday at Nanty Glo church
An old-fashioned hymn sing will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church, 995 Second St., Nanty Glo.
Light refreshments will be provided following the hymn sing.
Grace Lutheran to host hymn sing
The churches of the West End will hold a hymn sing at 7 p.m. Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church, 246 Chandler Ave., Johnstown.
A social time with refreshments will follow.
First UM holding restoration benefit
First United Methodist Church will hold a restoration fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Five Guys Restaurant, 145 Town Center Drive, Richland Township.
When ordering, mention First United Methodist Church and 20 percent of the bill will be donated to the restoration fund.
The church, located at 436 Vine St., Johnstown, also will open its doors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays for prayer and reflection.
The Rev. Dennis Zimmerman will lead a study on prayer techniques from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Council to note World Community Day
Johnstown Council, Church Women United, will celebrate World Community Day at 1 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 309 Lincoln St., Johnstown.
The theme, “Piecing Earth Together,” focuses on the environment and the calling to work together to be good stewards of the gifts of the earth.
Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon at noon.
V. Gwynne Fetsko, president of Church Women United, will welcome the attendees.
The Rev. Alice Plotts, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will give the “Reflection.”
Nancy Hoover will be the pianist.
Readers are Wilma Dale, Carole Miller and Phyllis Cowie.
Information and reservations by Sunday: 539-8050.
Events
RELIGION IN BRIEF | Spring Meadow plans to honor pastor, wife
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Events | Arts fitness
“Music and Art for Heart and Soul” will be held from 6 to 10 tonight at Art Works in Johnstown! 413 Third Ave. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
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'New York City Subway Idol' | Soul, rhythm and blues singer in concert Feb. 18 at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center
Alice Tan Ridley is just as popular above ground as below it. The singer, known as “The New York City Subway Idol,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the Pitt-Johnstown campus in Richland Township.
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All things afield at annual sportsmen's show
Folks who crave the great outdoors will have the chance to get a jump on their adventures by attending the 27th annual Allegheny Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show at the Monroeville Convention Center. The show, which runs from Feb. 15-19, is the only western Pennsylvania show dedicated to hunting, fishing and camping. It offers hundreds of exhibitors, dozens of live demonstrations and many seminars presented by experts in their fields of interest.
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Venue of Merging Arts to host Slovak Mardi Gras
Slovak heritage will be the center of attention at an upcoming party. A Slovak Mardi Gras, or Fasiangy, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 19 at Venue of Merging Arts, 305 Chestnut St. in the Cambria City section of Johnstown.
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Go jump in a lake | Laurel Highlands Polar Plunge at Que to raise funds for Special Olympics
It takes a hearty soul to jump into a freezing Pennsylvania lake in February and pay money to do it. But that’s what organizers of the first official Laurel Highlands Polar Plunge are counting on. On Saturday, if people donate to Special Olympics of Pennsylvania, they can go jump in a lake.
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Westmont Hilltop High School has reached theatrical milestone
“The Pirates of Penzance” will mark Westmont Hilltop High School’s 50th year of presenting musical theater.
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Curtains rising | Students acting out roles in spring productions
A variety of performances that promise to be entertaining are scheduled for area high school stages.
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Tribute band to play best of Pink Floyd at War Memorial
This arena show will bring the lights and sounds of Pink Floyd. Brit Floyd, billed as the world’s greatest Pink Floyd show, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, 326 Napoleon St., Johnstown.
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Religion in brief | Holy Trinity sets worship services
Worship services for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 525 Main St., Berlin, will be held at 5:30 tonight and 9 a.m. Sunday, followed by Sunday school at 10:15.
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