Holy week services will appear in the Tuesday edition of The Herald-Mail. The deadline to submit information is noon Monday. Easter services will appear in the Saturday, April 7, edition.
Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Pastor Rachel Black will preach on Through the Eyes of a Child at the 10 a.m. service Sunday. Karen Myers will be the worship leader, and Kasie Stotler will share the children’s message. Erin Gaines will provide special music. Sunday school for all ages at 9 a.m. A carry-in meal and Easter egg hunt follow worship.
Benevola United Methodist Church, Boonsboro, Pastor John Dean will speak on Everybody Loves a Parade at 9 a.m. Sunday. Communion will be served. The cherub and chancel choirs will sing. Sunday school at 10:15 a.m.
Blair’s Valley First Church of God, worship with the children’s Easter program at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Evening worship service at 7 p.m. Discovering Jesus Club for kids at 6:30 p.m. Call 717-328-5310.
Broadfording Church of the Brethren Fellowship, Pastor Len Smith will speak on Christ the King at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Patrick Wildeson will be worship leader. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday programs at 6:45 p.m.
Brownsville Church of the Brethren, Pastor Alan Smith’s sermon will be The Cornerstone at the 8:30 a.m. contemporary and 10:45 a.m. traditional worship services. Esther Kidwell will be worship leader. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Calvary United Methodist Church, Martinsburg, W.Va., the Rev. Al Clipp will give the message The Lamb of God at the 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Latino/Hispanic worship at 10:45 a.m.
Christ Lutheran Church, Pastor Robert McIntyre will speak on The Triumphant Entry at the 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. communion services Sunday. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. Bible study is at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Christ’s Reformed Church UCC, the Rev. Gregg Meserole, senior minister, will lead the 9:30 a.m. multigenerational service Sunday. The church school classes will present the skit The News From Jerusalem During Passover Week during the service. Faith Mentzer will give the children’s message. Church school at 11 a.m.
Christ Reformed UCC in Cavetown, the Rev. Carol Hallman will preach Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The topic will be Great Expectations.
Christian Science Society, the topic Sunday at 10:30 a.m. will be Unreality. Sunday school for young people up to age 20 meets at 10:30 a.m. during worship. First and third Wednesdays, services at 7:30 p.m. at The Reading Room, which is open one hour before and after services.
Church of Christ at Hagerstown, Gerrard Fess will give the message The Longest Day at the 10 a.m. service Sunday. Bible classes for all ages begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday night prayer meeting and Bible study begin at 7 p.m. For transportation, call 301-733-5244.
Church of Christ in the Great Valley, Boonsboro, Paul Toothman will speak Sunday at 10 a.m. on The Triumphal Entry. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m.
Church of the Holy Trinity UCC, Halfway, the Rev. Timothy Leighton will speak on Date with Destiny at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday. Adult Bible study at 9:30 a.m.
Concordia Lutheran Church, the Rev. Emil Gretarsson will lead the 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. communion services Sunday. His topic will be Fair Weather Friends. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Renee L. Mackey will lead the 10 a.m. service Sunday. The topic will be The Voice of the Crowd.
Downsville Church of the Brethren, Sunday at 10:35 a.m., Pastor Wilkie Nunn will speak about Jesus on Talking Rocks. Ray Kline will be worship leader. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.
Emmanuel Baptist Temple, Pastor Larry Aikens will preach at the 11 a.m. service Sunday on He Went a Little Farther. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Sunday evening service at 6 p.m. Mike Ivey, a missionary to Korea, will bring the message at the 6 p.m. Sunday service. Spanish Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. and Spanish service at 11 a.m. Pastor Servando Gonzalez’s sermon will be Closer to God. Wednesday activities at 7 p.m. Spanish-speaking Wednesday service at 7 p.m.
Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Pastor Randall S. Reid will preach on Changing Me in a Me-First World — Self-Centered or God-Centered? at the 9:30 a.m. service. Go to www.emmanuelumc-hagerstown.org.
First Baptist Church, Pastor Thom Smith will speak at the 11 a.m. service Sunday. His topic will be the Road to Emmaus.
First Christian Church, the Easter cantata Love Unknown will be presented at the 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school begins at 11:15 a.m. For God So Loved the World, a multisensory Lenten journey for all ages, at 10:30 a.m.
Germantown Church of God, Pastor Mark Hosler will speak at the 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday. The topic will be Not Everyone Who Says to Me “Lord” will Enter the Kingdom. Children’s church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Evening worship at 6 p.m. Youth Christian Covenant, Bible Basic Training and Little Blessings at 6 p.m.
Grace Bible Church, Greencastle, Pa., Pastor Herman Fisler will speak at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service on He Saved Others; Himself He Cannot Save. Sunday school at 10:45 a.m. Evening service at 7 p.m. with Fisler speaking on The Throne of Satan. Family night is Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Grace Brethren Church, Waynesboro, Pa., Pastor Larry Weber will speak on The King Comes at the 10:40 a.m. service Sunday. Threefold communion at noon. Wednesday 606 Family Gathering at 6:06 p.m. with meal and groups for all ages.
Grossnickle Church of the Brethren, Myersville, Pastor Tim Ritchey Martin’s sermon will be Jesus’ Final Week at the 10:30 a.m. worship service Sunday. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.
Hagerstown Church of the Brethren, the Rev. Edward L. Poling will bring the message at the 9 a.m. contemporary worship and at the 11 a.m. traditional worship Sunday. The topic will be Fools for Christ. New members will be baptized. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m.
Hagerstown Church of the Nazarene, will hold services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday with special musical guest Rudy Cervantes from Heavenly Trumpet Ministries. Call 301-797-4524.
Harmony United Methodist Church, Falling Waters, W.Va., Pastor Terri Cofiell will preach at the 9 a.m. traditional and 11:15 a.m. contemporary services Sunday. The topic will be Triumph. Sunday school begins at 10:15 a.m.
Haven Lutheran Church, traditional worship with communion will be at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Linda Alessandri will preach from Mark 14:1-11. Sunday school at 11 a.m.
Hilltop Christian Fellowship, Clear Spring, coffee and fellowship and class at 8:15 a.m. features Biblical Eldership: They Smell Like Sheep. Senior Pastor Dennis Whitmore will conduct the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday on The Torn Curtain. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. on Heaven! Don’t Miss It!
John Wesley United Methodist Church, the Rev. Richard Jewell will lead the service and share the message Final Words at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Adult and children’s Sunday school at 9 a.m. Just Kids’ Church at 10:30 a.m.
Longmeadow Church of the Brethren, Pastor Paul N. Leatherman III will speak at the 10:35 a.m. service Sunday on So Wrong ... Yet Completely Right. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. www.i4weather.net/lcb.html.
Manor Church of the Brethren, Pastor Joy Zepp will give the sermon and children’s story at the 10:30 a.m. service. Her topic will be A Greedy Stance in the Stand Up for Jesus series. Iris Cooksey will be worship leader. Manor’s choir will sing. Zepp and Manor’s Puppets will give the children’s story. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday night Bible study is at 6 p.m.
Maranatha Brethren Church, Pastor Dan Thornton will bring the Bible message at the 10:55 a.m. service Sunday. The topic will be Believe That With God All Things Are Possible. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Family night activities Wednesday with adult Bible study at 7 p.m.; and Awana and youth group at 6:45 p.m. Kid Easter Celebration from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 7, for ages 3 through fifth grade. Activities include the Easter story, games, snacks, Easter egg hunt and more.
Mount Nebo United Methodist Church, the Rev. Ray Roberson will lead the 8:30 a.m. contemporary service and the 10:30 a.m. traditional service Sunday on Having the Mind of Christ. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.
Mount Tabor Lutheran Church, Clear Spring, Pastor Alllen Reed will preach at the 10:30 a.m. communion service Sunday on An Extraordinary Week.
Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Mercersburg, Pa., the Rev. Christopher Martin will lead the 11:30 a.m. service Sunday.
Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Rohrersville, the Rev. Blaine Feightner will speak at the 8:45 a.m. service Sunday on Your King. Christian education at 10 a.m.
North Side Mennonite Church, Pastor Gary Zook will speak on Two Faced at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Club at 7 p.m. for ages 3 through adult.
Otterbein United Methodist Church, the Rev. Stephen Robison will lead the 8:15 and 11 a.m. traditional service and the 9:45 a.m. informal service Sunday. The topic will be If It’s Palm Sunday, This Must Be .... Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m.
Otterbein United Methodist Church, Martinsburg, W.Va., the Rev. Mark C. Mooney will share the message April Fool at the 8:30 a.m. contemporary/praise service and the 10:50 a.m. traditional service Sunday. The children will present a skit Palm Sunday Live! at the later service. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Call 304-263-0342.
Potomac Charge, United Methodist churches of Big Pool, Pastor W. Scott Summers will speak on The Passion at the 11 a.m. combined service at St. Paul. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. at Mount Carmel. Charge meal at 12:30 p.m. at Park Head.
Ringgold Church of Christ, the 8, 9:20 and 11 a.m. services Sunday will feature Mary — A Broken Hearted Mother. Sunday school at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday activities at 7 p.m.
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Williamsport, the Rev. Mark Sandell will preach at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services Sunday. The topic will be Washing of Naaman. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. The adult choir will present a Lenten cantata at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Youth group meets at 6 p.m.
St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Pastor Mike Henning will deliver the sermon Journey to the Cross and Beyond: Joy and Sorrow at the 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.
St. James Brethren Church, Pastor Brian Moore will speak at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday on The Weeping King. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Rev. Ann Boyd will speak Sunday at the 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. communion services on The Journey. The parish choir will sing at the second service. Mystery Walk (child-oriented versions of the stations of the cross) at 9 a.m. Weekly services of healing and communion are at 12:10 p.m. Thursdays in the chapel.
St. John’s Lutheran Church, there will be an informal communion service with teaching time with Pastor Edward Heim at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in The Tree of Life Worship Center. Music will be by the children’s choir and The New Spirit Praise Band. Traditional worship will be at 11 a.m. Heim’s topic will be Increasing Hope. St. John’s youth and senior choirs provide music. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m.
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, W.Va., this Sunday Pastor James Riley will give a sermon at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services. The topic will be Help the Poor! Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m.
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Beaver Creek, Pastor Eric Moser will speak on Palm Sunday at the 8:45 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.
St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, Pastor Jerry L. Lowans’ topic will be Welcoming the King at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday. Marilyn Janus will be guest musician. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. following the children’s message.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, McConnellsburg, Pa., Pastor Christopher W. Martin will lead 10 a.m. service Sunday.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Clear Spring, Pastor Allen Reed will speak at the 8:15 a.m. communion service Sunday on An Extraordinary Week. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Funkstown, Pastor Mike Louia will preside at communion and preach at the 9 a.m. service Sunday.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Big Cove Tannery, Pa., the Rev. Christopher Martin will conduct the 8:45 a.m. service Sunday. The children will provide special music. A brunch will be served after the service.
St. Paul’s Reformed Church, east of Clear Spring, Pastor John Toms will deliver the message at 11 a.m. Sunday on The Empty Tomb. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Clear Spring, the Rev. Elaine Swinehart will speak on The Passion of Our Lord Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service of word and sacrament. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. Prayer time, Wednesdays 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Keedysville, Pastor Eric Moser will speak on Palm Sunday at the 10:45 a.m. communion service Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.
St. Peter’s (Beard’s) Lutheran Church, the Rev. David C. Baker will speak at the 9:15 a.m. communion service Sunday. The topic will be Faces on Destiny’s Way.
Sharpsburg Church of the Brethren, the Rev. Jim Peyton will speak at the 10 a.m. service Sunday on Another Palm Sunday. Carmen Canfield will be worship leader. Sunday school is at 10:30 a.m. for children and 11:15 a.m. for adults.
Shiloh United Methodist Church, Hagerstown, Pastor Ken Fizer will deliver the message Suffering Leads to Glory at the 9:15 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school for all ages at 10:40 a.m. For information, go to www.shilohumchagerstownmd.com.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Chambersburg, Pa., Palm Sunday liturgy at 8 a.m. with communion and reading of the Passion according to St. Mark. Palm Sunday liturgy at 10 a.m. with procession of palms, reading of the Passion and communion. Adult education at 9 a.m. Celtic eucharist at 5:30 p.m. with the reading of the Passion according to St. Mark.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, the Rev. David G. Oravek will preach and preside at the 9 a.m. praise with communion worship and the 11 a.m. traditional worship in the nave on Sunday. The Praise Band will provide music at the early service, and the parish choir will sing at the second service. Sunday school at 9:55 a.m.
Trinity Reformed UCC, Boonsboro, the Rev. Don Stevenson will deliver the sermon Sunday at the 10:30 a.m. service. The topic will be He Came for All of Us.
Tri-State Fellowship, 9:30 a.m. service in the auditorium with Associate Pastor Tim Lester on Why Jesus Wants You Dead in the sermon series The Dirt Under His Nails: Encountering a Flesh-and-Blood Savior. A Palm Sunday Seder for parents and their children will be held in the cafe rooms. Children’s programs for infants through sixth grade. Middle school and high school students meet at 11 a.m. Adults meet at 11 a.m. for a program iGrow. Middle school, high school, and fifth- and sixth-grade youth groups meet 6 to 8 p.m.
Unity of Hagerstown, Civil Air Patrol building, Hagerstown, meditative service on Walking the Palms at the 11 a.m. service Sunday. A book discussion on “A Course in Weight Loss” by Marianne Williamson begins at 10 a.m. Call Sandy Boyer at 240-409-5940, email unityhagerstown@live.com.
Valley Assembly of God, the sermon topic at the 10 a.m. service Sunday will be Who is This? Bible study at 9 a.m. Sunday evening worship with Royal Rangers and Girls Ministries at 6 p.m. on An Illustration of Grace. Wednesday Oasis service with NuVision Youth at 7 p.m. on End Times.
Van Lear Brethren in Christ Church, Williamsport, Pastor Mike Stine will speak on Wounded for Our Transgressions at the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday.
Washington Square United Methodist Church, Pastor Jerry L. Lowans’ sermon topic will be Welcoming the King at the 11 a.m. service Sunday. Caroline the donkey will lead the procession into the sanctuary. Music will be by the children’s choir and the adult chancel choir. A time of hymn singing precedes the service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. Multgenerational praise and worship service with Prevenient Grace at 12:30 p.m.
Welty Church of the Brethren, Pastor Michael Manthos’s sermon will be Kingdoms in Conflict at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.
West End Baptist Chapel, Evangelist John Miller will preach about Jesus and Palm Sunday at the 11 a.m. communion service Sunday. Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, the Rev. Kevin Munroe will speak at the 11 a.m. service on Hosanna. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
