Worship

First Mennonite Church Mennonite Women will hold a Mother's Day event Monday, May 9, at the church. A 6 p.m. dinner is planned with four short puppet shows by Deborah Nisly afterward in the sanctuary.

English Lutheran Church will present an Easter readers' theatre presentation, Sunday, May 1, the Second Sunday of Easter at 10:15 a.m., according to Rev. Kevin Mohr, pastor.

Please note the change in schedule: Sunday School will take place at 9 a.m. and the drama, which will include the celebration of Holy Communion, will be our "worship" experience that morning.

Eight youth will be confirmed on Sunday, May 1, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, during the 10:30 a.m. service.

The Confirmands are: Kenzie Alge, Anna Curth, Jacob Edwards, Kyle Krahn, Greg Lawrence, Megan Ritter, Kyle Sands and Kyle Strahm.

Two community meals are planned in May. Both are at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, at 6 p.m.

The May 5 meal is hosted by Ebenezer Mennonite Church. The May 19 meal is hosted by Mennonite Memorial Home. Meals are open to the public with no admission charge. Donations are accepted and go to the Bluffton Food Pantry.

The 10th annual BVHS Service of Remembrance will be held at the First Lutheran Church at 109 E. Lincoln St. in Findlay on Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m.

The non-denominational memorial service will honor BVHS patients and residents who died in 2010. All are welcome to attend the service, which will be followed by a reception.

Members of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church youth group will hold a 30-hour famine May 6-7. This is the sixth year the the youth "go hungry so others may eat."

This year's country focus is Haiti. The youth will raise money for Haiti and also for relief efforts in Japan.

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