Worship

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Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church will hold a fundraisers at 6 p.m., Sunday, April 10, at the church located at 2022 State Route 103, Bluffton.

The service includes sharing of music by Jake Reel, Carey, Grace Notes, Arlington and the Cornerstone Quartet of Lithoplis.

An offering will be taken to help pay for expenses of the Hancock Gospel Pavilion at the Hancock County Fair, where these groups also perform.

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Doug Luginbill

Doug Luginbill is the speaker for the Holy Week meetings at Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, Sunday, April 17, and Monday, April 18.

The overall theme for the meetings is Prayers of Holy Week: Praising, Petitioning and Pondering.

On Sunday, April 17, at the 10:30 am worship service, Luginbill will be sharing on "Prayers of Praise.

In the evening worship at 6:30 p.m., the topic is "Prayers of Petition."

The final service on Monday evening, April 18, will look at "Prayers of Pondering."

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Lent services continue this week for several Bluffton churches. This week's schedule follows (Wednesday through Sunday, April 6 to 10):

St. John's and Emmanuel ^aEUR"United Church of Christ^aEUR"
Sunday, April 10 - at St. John's UCC, 6 p.m., ^aEUR"
Theme: Overheard conversations on the Cross

Bluffton Presbyterian Church
Sunday, April 10 - Rev. Donald Rock, guest pastor

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Two communities meals are planned by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association in April. Both meals are at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, 132 N. Main St., and are open to the public.

The meals are Thursday, April 7, and Thursday, April 21. Meals begin at 6 p.m. Any donations received assist the work of the Bluffton Food Pantry.

Sponsoring the April 7 dinner is the SHANNON Service Club. Sponsoring the April 21 dinner is Emmanuel United Church of Christ.

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A Cook'n for the Cure Easter bake sale and lunch is set for Saturday, April 16, in the fellowship hall of Bluffton First United Methodist Church, 116 Church St.

Organized by Bonnie Dudgeon, her daughter Becky and their Relay for Life team, proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

The bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., the lunch will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The lunch menu consists of soups, sandwiches, relishes, dessert and beverages. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. All are welcome to attend.

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The Camerata Singers of Bluffton University will participate in the 10:30 a.m. worship service at Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, on April 10.

The select 24-member choral group recently returned from their spring-break tour in Arizona, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Its members represent a variety of academic disciplines across campus. The conductor, Dr. Mark J. Suderman, is professor of music and director of choral activities at Bluffton.

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