Religion: Week of Jan. 27
At the Bible Chapel, McMurray, Wing Night at Connections Café will be held before and after the 6 p.m. service on Jan. 30. Garlic parmesan, hot or BBQ jumbo wings and a side for a great price, plus live music in the newly expanded café. Dessert sold separately. Take-out orders available after service only.
• Genesis: The Fall sermon series, Jan. 30-31. Visit the website for locations and service times.
• The Great Date Night with Jeff Allen comedy show, 7 p.m. Feb. 5. Allen shares his Happy Wife, Happy Life message of a marriage gone wrong and redeemed. Tickets are $20 for singles and $30 for couples and are available in the Chapter 2 Bookstore or online at wordfm.com.
• Friendship Weekend, Feb. 6-7. Tunch Ilkin interviews Steelers quarterback Landry Jones. Times are 6 p.m. Saturday at the South Hills campus, 9 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday at South Hills, Washington and Robinson campuses.
For more information or to register, visit www.biblechapel.org.
At Bower Hill Community Church, Mt. Lebanon, Dr. Jerome Creach will lead a class on the Book of Amos and our corporate responsibility as a church and denomination at 10:45 a.m. Jan. 31. Nonmembers are welcome Sunday mornings for the Adult Education hour. All programs are in the Friendship Room. Weekly worship is held 9:30 a.m. Sundays, and Coffee Hour is also part of the Sunday morning schedule.
• The Pittsburgh Pastoral Institute is reopening its Bower Hill location, in room 202 at Bower Hill Community Church. Therapist Collen Clawson, LCSW, sees a wide range of clients, including children and families. To arrange a confidential appointment, call PPI at 412-661-1239.
For more information, call 412-561-4114 or visit www.BowerHillChurch.org.
At Center Presbyterian Church, McMurray, Sunday worship services are held at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday school classes begin at 9:45.
• Yoga classes are held every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., led by certified Yoga instructor Jamie Ignatius.
• The CPC Book Club will meet at 6 p.m. Jan. 31 in the Parlor.
For more information, visit www.center-church.org or call 724-941-9050.
At Christ United Methodist Church, Bethel Park, the Practice of Sabbath will be held 9:30 a.m. Jan. 31. In this class, explore what the practice of Sabbath really means with Debra Bates, RN, director of health ministries.
• Celebrate Recovery meets at 7 p.m. Mondays in the Otterbein Room. All are welcome. For more information, visit the website and click on the Care Ministries Tab.
• Youth: The Middle, 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays in February, for seventh- and eighth-graders. Games and Bible study.
• Community of Adult Singles Together (CAST) will meet at 7 p.m. on the following dates: Faithfulness, Feb. 1; Movie & Snack Night, Feb. 8; Rules of Dating, Feb. 15; and Life Entrances, Feb. 22.
• MOMS Group will meet at 9:30 a.m. on the following dates: Coffee, Feb. 2; Service Project, Feb. 9; Bible Study: Week 5, Feb. 16; Speaker: Summer Camps, Feb. 23.
• Christian and American: Dual Citizenship in a Polarized Era, 9:30 a.m. Sundays, Feb. 7, 14 and 21. Dr. Daniel Aleshire, executive director of The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, will explore what it means to be a “Christian” nation. RSVP to 412-835-6621 or online at christumc.net/signup.
For more information, visit www.christumc.net.
At South Hills Assembly of God, Bethel Park, Gospel Women Prayer Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28.
• Alpha Course, 6-9:30 p.m. Fridays, through April 1. Free dinner, DVD teaching and small group discussion to introduce the basics of Christianity. Open to all. Call to register.
• CommuniTea women’s Bible study/fellowship for all ages, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 5. Led by Sue Willis with a variety of teachers/speakers, the theme is: Favor. Free childcare provided with prior registration.
• GriefShare, a bereavement support group led by Pastor Pat Sutton, meets 10 a.m.-noon or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, through March 31. A Bible-based support group consisting of a DVD teaching followed by discussion and sharing. Join anytime and return for any missed class. Cost of $15 includes a workbook.
For more information call 412-835-8900 or visit www.southhillsassembly.org.
At Southminster Presbyterian Church, Mt. Lebanon, Community Bible Study meets 7-8:40 p.m. Mondays. For more information, call 412-600-8756.
At St. Anne Parish, Castle Shannon, Fr. Richard Infante, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Scott, will read a short story from his recently published book, “Last Priest Standing,” with musical accompaniment by popular Pittsburgh ballad singer Mike Gallagher. Fr. Infante will be celebrating the 6:30 p.m. Mass before his presentation on Feb. 2. The reading will begin at 7:15 in the convent dining room. For more information, call 412-531-5964 or visit www.stanneparish.com.
At St. Bernard Parish, Mt. Lebanon, the Oremus study program, a course on prayer, will be offered 7 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 1-March 21 in Clairvaux Hall. In eight weeks of at-home study, weekly small group discussion and video lecture, participants will learn how to express themselves in prayer and discover how God speaks to them. Registration fee (workbook cost) is $20. Send payment, including name, phone and email, to: St. Bernard Parish, 311 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon, PA 15216. For more information, contact Julianna at 412-531-0559 or jmdhaag@hotmail.com.
At St. Gregory Byzantine Catholic Church, Upper St. Clair, the Seventh Annual Funny Fundraiser will take place at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Doors open at 6:30. Slapsticks Productions, LLC will present feature headliner Tom Anzalone along with Mark Riccadonna, seen on “Live at Gotham,” and Pittsburgh’s king of comedy David Kaye. There will be ethnic food available for purchase and a 50/50 raffle. A $25 donation includes draft beer, snacks and soda/mixers. The event is for guests 21 and older. The church is located on Mohawk Road. Tickets are on sale now at the rectory, or call Mike Kiss at 412-818-1295.