Worship

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A Martin Luther King Day benefit lunch, with all proceeds going to the Fight Back Center, New Orleans, La., is planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, at the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

Tickets at the door are $10 for adults, $5 for youth under 12 and free for pre-school youth, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick.

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Daniel Hughes

Daniel Hughes of Bluffton is the featured speaker of the Bluffton Inter Church Board's Martin Luther King Day celebration. The event is Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

A community meal is at 6 p.m. The King program follows the meal. Both are open to the public.

Hughes will give a tribute to King with a speech Crossing Over Into the Promised Land.

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Ebenezer Mennonite Church will host a series of programs from Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.

The programs are from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m., Wednesday and Sunday evenings beginning the week of Jan. 17. In addition two preview showings are Sunday, Jan. 10, (9 a.m.) and Wednesday, Jan. 13, (7 p.m).

Financial Peace University is a 13-week, video based small group study that teaches families how to beat debt, build wealth and give "like never before."

The program is free and open to the public. Dave Ramsey's Peace University web site is daveramsey.com.

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Mennonite Memorial Home announced its January church service schedule. It follows:

Sunday morning preachers

Services at 9:30 a.m. in the chapel

Jan. 3 - Bill Herr

Jan. 10 - George Pirtle

Jan. 17 - Bill Herr

Jan. 24 - Gary Reese

Jan. 31 - Elizabeth Kelly

Tuesday evening services

Services at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel

Jan. 5 - Communion service

Jan. 12 - Jack Duffy, Ada First Baptist

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Two community meals are planned in January that are sponsored by the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association. The meals are at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, and 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21. The dinners are at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center and are open to the public.

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St Mary's Catholic Church will host this year's "Longest Night" service. The service is at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 21. The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association sponsors the service. The evening offers an opportunity for persons who have had a difficult time this winter, or for persons who are experiencing deaths in their families, to attend.

The service includes moments of silence, singing of hymns and lighting of candles. The service is open to the public.

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