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CHRISTMAS PREVIEW: Corner House Christian Church, 6954 Chestnut Ridge Road, Hubbard, will have a Journey to Bethlehem outdoor Christmas preview at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The event welcomes the holidays a little earlier. There will be a guided path along nine designed scenes with costumed characters and a live nativity. The last tour group will be at 8:30 p.m.
PASTOR INSTALLATION: First Presbyterian Church of Warren, Mahoning Avenue NW, will have the installation of Dr. Leslie Trayer as its new pastor at 3 p.m. Sunday. A reception will follow the service.
COLLECTION WEEK: Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week is Nov. 16 to 23. Samaritan's Purse has collected shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for children around the world. Since 1993, more than 244 million children in more than 175 countries and territories have received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. Every year, National Collection Week takes place the third week in November with more than 4,500 dropoff locations open across the country. Trumbull County dropoff sites are Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, Southington; Wildare Church, 7211 N. Park Ave., Cortland; First Baptist Church of Newton Falls, 2640 S. Canal St.; Chestnut Ridge Church of God, 7215 Chestnut Ridge Road, Hubbard; and Kinsman Chapel, 6590 state Route 87. The Mahoning County dropoff locations are Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2985 Center Road, Poland; and Lakeview Assembly of God Church, 17930 Mahoning Ave., Lake Milton. For more regional locations, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/drop-off-locations.
BLUEGRASS SUNDAY: Southington Christian Church, 3285 state Route 534, will host Bluegrass Sunday on Sunday. Bluegrass and the Christian church share the same roots. Born in the Appalachian hills from Scottish, Irish, English and African-American traditions, bluegrass was made for country church pews, shaped-note hymns and string-band Sundays.
PRAYER SERVICE: Temple Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church, 108 W. Indianola Ave., Youngstown, will host its Week of Prayer closing service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE: Paynes Corner Christian Church, 277 Warner Road, Brookfield, will have a Thanksgiving worship service at 7 p.m. Nov. 24.
SISTERS OF CHRIST: Sisters in Christ Widows Support Group meets at 10 a.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Corner House Christian Church, 6954 Chestnut Ridge Road, Hubbard.
GRIEF SHARE: Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield, offers a Grief Share Support Group 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec. 8. The program offers support after the death of a loved one.
SHARED BLESSINGS: Shared Blessings, the clothing and household ministry at Hubbard Church of the Nazarene, 1815 Cherry Lane, Hubbard, is open to residents of both Ohio and Pennsylvania every Wednesday night (unless otherwise announced) 6 to 7 p.m. Everything is free. “Shopping” is limited to two bags per adult. The ministry began over 20 years ago by John and Pat McPheron.
The church also has a food ministry. It is limited to anyone living in Hubbard, Masury or Brookfield. Food is distributed noon to 1 p.m. on the third Friday of every month. Anyone needing food must call the church at 330-534-3111 the week before to register.
KINGS KIDS CLUB: Churchill United Methodist Church offers King's Kids Club from 4:45 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through mid-December and then returns in late January through April.
FIRST FRIDAY SPEAKER: First Friday Club of Greater Youngstown Speaker Series will host Sister Joanne Carniglia at noon Dec. 3 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road in Canfield. Carniglia, a Dominican Sister of Peace from Columbus, will present "Teaching for Peace and Justice."
She is currently a professor in the School of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University. She taught high school mathematics at St. Vincent St. Mary High School and Our Lady of the Elms before earning her doctorate in mathematics education from Kent State University. Her research interests center on the intersection of mathematics and special education, as well as the supports and constraints affecting students’ learning.
Caniglia regularly presents and publishes on these topics and receives funding from numerous grants and foundations to make mathematics accessible to underrepresented populations. At Kent State, she very much enjoys teaching mathematics methods for undergraduate preservice and graduate teachers. There will be an opportunity for participants' questions following the talk. Luncheon will be served at 11:30 a.m., with the presentation at noon. The cost is $25. Call by Nov. 24, at 330-720-4498. Reservations are limited.
Visit www.firstfridayclubofgreateryoungstown.org.