Word Centered church marking 5th anniversary

MASURY — Word Centered Fellowship Church, 490 Lucy St., today through Sunday will celebrate its fifth anniversary.

The celebration will begin with a gospel extravaganza in The Radisson of Sharon, Shenango Township. Tickets are $10 and include dinner. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling the church at 330-448-4060.

The program will include praise and worship teams, flag dancers, soloist and the Covenant Mime Ministry of Pittsburgh. A Chinese auction will be held during the meal.

The celebration will end with a special service at 11 a.m. Sunday in the church, with the message given by Rev. Dr. L. Bryant Parker of Indianapolis.

Community Prayer Band to meet in Jesus’ Church

FARRELL — Community Prayer Band will meet at 6 a.m. Sunday in Jesus’ Church — Faith Christian Center Ministries, 901 Fruit Ave.

Villa Maria center hosting pair of programs

VILLA MARIA — Villa Maria Retreat Center, one mile south of U.S. 422 on Evergreen Road in Lawrence County, will host two upcoming programs.

“Spirit of the Season: Spring” is set from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Sister Carlyn Gorny-Kopkowski, spirituality programs director for the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, will speak. Cost is $40 and includes lunch.

“The Life of the Spirit” annual Bernardin lunch and lecture is slated from noon to 3 p.m. May 23. The Rev. Howard Gray, special assistant to the president of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., will speak. Cost is $40 and includes registration and lunch, or $35 for students.

Registration or information: 724-964-8920, ext. 3241; cwilpula@humilityofmary.org

Bill Rudge speaking in I.H.S. Gospel Ministries

HERMITAGE — Bill Rudge, founder of Bill Rudge Ministries in Hermitage, will be guest speaker at 10:15 a.m. Sunday in I.H.S. Gospel Ministries, 786 Karen Lane.

An offering will be received toward the publication of Rudge’s new book, “Sexual Immorality.”