Faith features

News of a religious nature may be submitted for Faith Features to news@MorningJournal.com or The Morning Journal, 1657 Broadway Ave., Lorain, OH 44052. Deadline is the Tuesday before the Saturday of publication. We cannot guarantee publication. Outdoor Worship: Community Congregational UCC will be hosting an outdoor worship and potluck picnic at 10 a.m., Oct. 10, at the Lakeview Park Gazebo. Sunday School students (ages 4+) will be participating in a scavenger hunt during worship to kick-off the Sunday School year. All are welcome. For information, call 440-988-9148 Rummage sale: Community Congregational UCC will host the annual rummage sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 9, at the Amherst Campus, 379 S. Main St., Amherst. Plenty of parking and the sale will be indoors so come rain or shine. Kitchen items, clothing, books, home décor, toys, and much, much more. The church ladies will also have homemade soups and baked goods available for sale. For information call 440-988-9148 Church closing sale: The Community Congregational United Church of Christ will have a sale of all the items located within their Lorain campus, 423Washington Ave., Lorain, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 15 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 16. All of the money raised will go to a fund to help the needy in Lorain. Some available items: dishes, silverware, cooking utensils; furniture such as desks, tables, chairs; books; toys; Christmas decorations; pianos; hymnals; Bibles; candelabras, and much more. All are welcome. For information call 440-988-9148. Messy Church: Messy Church will be 4 to 6 p.m., the first Sunday of each month, at First United Methodist Church of Wellington, 127 Park Place. This will be a hands-on, interactive way to worship as a family, involving story, prayer, song, games and a sit-down meal together at tables. People of all ages, adults and children are welcome. The public is welcome. Wednesday programs: Fields United Methodist Church, 34077 Lorain Road, North Ridgeville, will kick off a new Wednesday program on Sept. 13, for kids, youth and adults. There will be a variety of classes for all ages from 3 to 103 beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Spirit-filled contemporary worship service at 7:30 p.m. Childcare is available. All are welcome. For more detailed information, visit www.fieldsumc.org, or call Pastor Mar Bruner at the church office at 440-3278753. Picnic reunion: Members of the former St. Stanislaus Church in Lorain will host the annual picnic reunion from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Lakeview Park in the large gazebo. The event costs $3 per person, and participants should bring a dish to share. Reservations, which are a must, need to be made by Sept. 1. For more information, call Kay at 440-245-8063 or Donna at 440-960-0490. Chicken Paprikas dinner: A Chicken Paprikas carryout dinner and bake sale will be 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 1691 E. 31st St., Lorain. Dinners consist of 1⁄4 chicken, stuffed cabbage, dumplings and gravy at $13 per dinner. Also available are dumplings and gravy and Haluska at $ per 1-pound container each. When placing orders, please specify white or dark meat. An assortment of pastries will also be for sale. Orders may be placed with the church office, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon, by calling 440-277-8177. Deadline for placing orders is Sept. 22. If you leave a message, your call will be confirmed with a return call. Services added: First Congregational UCC, 36363 Center Ridge Road, North Ridgeville, has sported a Purple Question Mark on the front lawn for the past few weeks and people are talking. It is just what the committee has been hoping for because on Sept. 10, there will be an eventful change in the church’s history, not one, but two services will be offered, one at 9 a.m. and one at 10:30 a.m. All are invited to join the church services at 9 a.m. in Fellowship Hall located off the rear parking lot area. This will be an informal Coffee Café’ service with worship, music, coffee, and discussion. Following the informal interactive Coffee Café’ service there will be fellowship time until 10:20 a.m. The traditional worship service at 10:30 a.m. with a full choir, Children’s Time, communion twice a month, and the sermon. The second service will end at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome. For information call 440-327-2921. Worship service: Old Stone Evangelical Church, 553 S. Main St., Amherst, will host a worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. For questions or further information, call 440-984-7074 or email oldstone@twc.com. Octoberfest: The Isabella Guild of Knights of Columbus, Fr. Ragan Council will host the second annual Octoberfest, Oct. 14, at Ragan Hall, 1783 Moore Road in Avon (next to BJ’s). This event is open to the public. Admission of $20 includes a traditional German dinner, dessert and one draft beer. Additional beer tickets will be available for purchase. Live polka music will be performed by The Frank Moravcik Band. For reservation information, call Debbie Berger 440-937-6603. Senior lunch Bunch: Cornerstone Church, 2949 W. River Road, N. Elyria, will host a Free Community Senior Lunch Bunch from noon to 1:30 p.m., the second Tuesday of every month Come enjoy a free lunch and speaker offering information to seniors in our community. For information call 440324-1202. St. Vitus Adult Slovenian School: Sept. 9 marks the beginning of another year for the St. Vitus Adult Slovenian School. The language classes will meet two Saturday mornings a month from 9:15 to 11:45. Classes will be at St. Martin de Porres High School, 6111 Lausche Avenue, Cleveland. Tuition is $50 per semester or $100 for the whole year. Textbooks are from Slovenia and are purchased separately from each instructor. For more information, call Lillian at 216-350-6889 or email at elcenta@sbcglobal.net. Outdoor summer worship: Fields United Methodist Church, 34077 Lorain Road, in North Ridgeville, is offering outdoor summer worship at 5 p.m. in the pavilion Saturday evenings. Bring your own chairs or use ours. Sunday worship moves to one service at 10 a.m. For more information, call the church office at 440-3278753. All are welcome to the worship. Sunday school: Faith Baptist Church, 440 N. Lake St. Amherst, will host Sunday school for all ages at 9:30 a.m. followed by the worship service at 11 a.m. on Sunday. For details, call 440-9888255