Faith features

News of a religious nature may be submitted for Faith Features to news@MorningJournal.com or The Morning Journal, 2500 West Ave, Lorain, OH 44053. Deadline is the Tuesday before the Saturday of publication. We cannot guarantee publication. Community Messy Church Service: First United Methodist Church of Wellington, 127 Park Place, will be having a Community Messy Church Service from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 9. All are welcome.

Christmas concert: Lorain Lighthouse United Methodist Church, 3015 Meister Road, Lorain, invites the community to join for a free Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 14. The Christmas concert is being put on by Re-Creation, a singing and dancing group of young people who travel the U.S. performing for veterans in the VA hospitals. ReCreation presents sparking, energetic professional entertainment by nine exiting young performers who offer dynamic vocal renditions of classic Christmas music. Admission is free for this event but if you are able, we ask you bring a non-perishable or peanut butter for the church’s food pantry.

Meeting, Christmas party:

St. Ann Lodge Br. 114 FCSLA will hold its annual meeting and Christmas party on at 1 p.m. Dec. 16 at the American Slovak Club 2915 Broadway in Lorain. All members are invited and encouraged to attend. Deadline for reservations is Dec. 8. For more information, call Bernie Danevich at 440960-2605 or Marge Thomas at 440-288-1492.

Remembrance service:

Candles will glow on Dec. 9 when tens of thousands of bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, relatives and friends around the globe join together to light remembrance candles to honor the memories of children who have died but will never be forgotten. Unity Spiritual Center, 23855 Detroit Road, Westlake, will offer its fourth annual service of remembrance and healing during the holiday season for those who lost a loved one too soon. The service will begin at 6 p.m. and will continue to 8 p.m. with candle lighting at 7 p.m. This service will be free and open to all regardless of faith or no faith background. An indoor labyrinth walk will be available after the service. For more information about The Compassionate Friends, visit www.compassionatefriends. org. For more information about events, classes and other services which are available at USC, contact Kathy Lowery at unityinfo@ uscwestlake.org, 440-8350400 or visit www.uscwestlake.org.

Forever Christmas: The Amherst Community Chorus will present “Forever Christmas” at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at St. Joseph social hall in Amherst. The program will feature popular children’s favorites such as Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph as well as traditional religious carols like O Holy Night and Celtic Silent Night. Other seasonal favorites like Home For the Holidays and I’ll Be Home For Christmas are included as well as more popular songs like Do You Hear What I Hear, Mary Did you Know, and Believe from the Polar Express. The chorus concludes with And The Glory of the Lord and The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Tickets are for sale only at the door for adults at $6, seniors at $5, students at $4 and children 5 and under are admitted free. Homemade refreshments after the concert are included in the price of the ticket. The chorus is beginning its 23rd year under the direction of Simone and Steve Gall. Search For The Christ Child: Fields United Methodist Church is hosting the Search For The Christ Child Saturday Dec. 1 with two presentations, 2 to 4 p.m., and 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the church, 34077 Lorain Road, North Ridgeville. The Search is a live in-door presentation of the First Christmas story, and tours will run continuously during those times. Come anytime between 2 to 4 or 5:30 and 8 p.m. to experience what it may have been like on that first Christmas so long ago in Bethlehem on the eve of Christ’s birth. Admission is free. Donations of nonperishable food items and money brought to the manger will be distributed to North Ridgeville Community Care. This is the 31st year for the event. Search For The Christ Child is a free holiday celebration presented by the congregation of Fields United Methodist Church as a community service and outreach program. You will be greeted at the Friendship Inn when you arrive and led by a shepherd guide on an interactive trip following the star in the East and sharing in the experiences of the people of that time. Shepherds in the fields, heralding angels, the Wise Men, local Innkeepers, a street scene, the devious King Herod in his palace, and the manger scene are all presented live with over 100 members and friends of Fields Church in costume and behind the scenes. Refreshments will be provided before your journey. For more information on Search For The Christ Child, call the church office at 440-327-8753. Sunday services: Amherst United Methodist Church, 396Park Ave., Amherst holds 10:30a.m. worship on Sundays with Pastor William Baker delivering sermons. Call 440-988-8330or visit www. amherstchurches.org for additional information. Email to aumc396@gmail.com Worship schedule: Fields United Methodist Church, 34077Lorain Road, North Ridgeville, has the following worship schedule, 9and 11a.m. on Sunday now though May 19; 6:30p.m. on Wednesdays and Hispanic Ministry at 10a.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.fieldsumc.org.

Worship service: Community Congregational United Church of Christ, 379S. Main St. Amherst, hosts worship service and Sunday School (for ages 3and older) at 10a.m. every Sunday. Nursery care is provided for those 3and under. Communion is the first Sunday of the month. For information, call 440-988-9148.

Public invited to worship: Fields United Methodist Church, 34077 Lorain Road, North Ridgeville, invites the public to join in worship at 7:30 Wednesday evenings. No need to be a member; worship is open to everybody who just wants to take 30 minutes or so to recharge their spiritual batteries midway through the week. Classes for children, youth, and adults are also available beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dress is casual. For more information, call 440-327-8753.