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Terre Haute St. Stephen’s Episcopal

Services Sunday in the historic church at 217 N. Seventh St. include Eucharists at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday school and middle/high school youth group meet at 9 a.m. Afterward, join the camaraderie, coffee and conversation in the Great Hall.

There also is a noon Thursday service in the chapel.

For more details, visit www.ststephensth.indydio.org or call (812) 232-5165 Tuesday through Friday.

 Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist

Greetings in the Matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

The Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church Senior Choir will host a semi-formal Valentine’s Day Banquet on Feb. 11, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m. This letter is to extend an invitation to the community to come out and join us in a Celebration of Godly Love. Banquet cost $10 per couple and $5 individual.

Mount Pleasant United Methodist

Pastors Aaron Wheaton and Rick Swan along with the entire Mount Pleasant family invite you to join us by attending a worship service or other activity at one of our church campuses. Our South Campus is located at 3050 East Davis Drive and our North Campus is at 1075 North Fruitridge Ave.

At Mount Pleasant South Campus, Sunday worship services are 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. with Sunday school classes for all ages at 10 a.m. Communion is the first Sunday of each month.

Following are the opportunities that Mount Pleasant South Campus has to offer.

A Sunday evening service called “6:35” that is the second Sunday of each month beginning at 6:35 p.m. It is an intergenerational worship experience featuring praise, prayer and a message while incorporating elements of drama, dance and art.

Lifeline, our ministry for youth grades 6th through seniors, meets Sundays at 9:50 to 10:40 a.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. X-Treme Tweenz is a group for all fifth graders that meets at 4:30 p.m. every other Sunday.

To start the work week, every Monday the church holds a prayer meeting at 6 p.m. in the chapel. Boost, our midweek gathering, starts with dinner at 5:15 p.m. in the Fellowship Center and classes for all ages at 6:30 p.m. We host sessions twice a year. Our next session will begin Spring 2012.

Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered recovery program from hurts, habits and hang-ups, meets every Friday beginning at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Center. If you want to grow in Christ and in your Christian faith you might want to try one of our small groups or various Bible studies available throughout the week.

Music and arts opportunities at our church include the praise band, choir, hand bell choir and drama team. Other groups include the Lunch Bunch (women), Yarn Spinners and our Men’s Fellowship Group.

We also offer the Upward basketball, cheerleading and soccer programs during the fall and winter. Upward participants are children in kindergarten through eighth grade. We have a Special Needs league, too. Soccer will be starting soon.

For more information about us, visit our website at www.mountpleasantfamily.org or call (812) 232-4808. We are connecting families and individuals with God and God’s family through Jesus Christ.

Grace Community

The Presence of God. The Word of God. The Love of God. This is what you will experience at Grace Community Church of Terre Haute. We invite you to celebrate faith in God with us. Our celebration begins at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Grace is a safe place to experience and interact with God. Children are very important at Grace. Here they meet God as their friend. They learn about His love. 

Each Sunday we start with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. for people of all ages. Our Children’s Sunday School is something your children will love.  Our Youth Sunday School is a great time of encouragement and learning. Our adults enjoy good fellowship, discussion and teaching. All this is in an environment of love and respect. 

Our worship is a contemporary/traditional mix and lead by top notch musicians whose love for God and people are expressed in clear and comfortable ways. We often get comments of how people enjoy hearing the people around them sing. The message is always Bible based and helps lift our eyes to Jesus Christ. Mike Pringle is our pastor. He has a way of making the truths of God practical and helpful. 

You will find warm and friendly people here. They are the kind of people who will be happy to meet you and sit with you. Nobody at Grace is perfect. Nobody pretends to be either. We love God and we love the people God loves. That means you.

If you feel drawn to God in any way, Grace is a good place to be. If you are tired of trying to live your faith by yourself, then you don’t have to be alone. 

We meet in the Gospel Assembly Church fellowship hall at 401 W Springhill Dr., in Terre Haute. It is just west of DeBaun’s Funeral home on the north side of the street.  Come in the east door where all the cars are. You will be glad you did.  We look forward to meeting you. In life there are many trials.  At Grace you will find the love and help of God. 

For more information visit our website, www.gccth.org or call (217) 251-4507.

Maple Avenue

United Methodist

The church welcomes all to worship with us this Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. Join us for a Pulpit Exchange Sunday, where we will be welcoming Pastor Jack Dial of Seelyville UMC. At 10:30 a.m. service, the chancel choir will sing an anthem and the children’s sermon will be given. Sunday School classes for all ages will meet at 9:30 a.m. During the 10:30 a.m. service, children are invited to stay in the ongoing worship service or attend Junior Church in the Education Center. We hope you will join us for this inspirational worship service!

Maple Avenue Tree House Childcare Ministry proudly presents “A Valentine’s Day Dinner & Movie” on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and dinner served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for this couples night out are $30 per couple. The movie will be “It Happened One Night”. The menu will include Appetizers, Salad, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Cheesy Potatoes, Normandy Blend Vegetables, Bread, Red Velvet Cake or Cheese Cake, and Coffee, Tea, or Lemonade prepared by daycare cook Dianne Washington. Kayleigh Photography will be on sight to take couples pictures. A Silent Auction is scheduled to purchase your Valentine a special gift. Child care is available for an extra $10 per child which includes a separate dinner, movie and Valentine’s Day activity. All proceeds go toward the Tree House Daycare Ministry programs. Call (812) 235-2771 for tickets. Seating is limited so call today.

Maple Avenue is offers many programs for adults and children alike. Programs available to all include: GED Classes, Adult Basic Education Classes, After School Tutoring (Grades 1-5), After School Open Gym, (Grades 1-5), Daycare, Preschool. Music Programs Include: The Chancel Choir, Summer Dinner Theatre Productions, Spring Cabaret, Christmas and Easter Cantatas with Orchestra and Children’s Choir. Missions and service opportunities include: Prayer Chain, Operation Classroom, Penny Drive for Lebanon Children’s Home, United Campus Ministries, Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, Habitat for Humanity, and 14th & Chestnut Community Center. There is something for everyone at Maple Avenue UMC and we hope you will join us for an inspirational worship service.  For more information, check us out on the web at www.gbgm-umc.org/maple_ave_umc or call us at (812) 232-7263.

St. George’s

Episcopal

This Sunday (Feb. 5, 2012) the Rev. Jack Brockman will Christian Education. Adult Christian Education is from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. in the parish hall.

Brockman also will be celebrant for Holy Eucharist, Rite II, and Prayers for Healing. Worship begins at 10 a.m. in the church. All are invited to stay for coffee, conversation and refreshments in the parish hall after the service.

The retired priest, who lives in Brazil, serves as St. George’s “pastoral care giver” and will administer prayers for healing during eucharist for those who would like to receive a healing prayer. Brockman also works with Hospice of the Wabash Valley as a chaplain.

Brockman attended the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., and was received into the Diocese of New Hampshire by Bishop Douglas Theurner. He has served at St. John’s, Portsmouth, N. H.; St. Mark’s, Perryville, Md.; and St. John’s, Crawfordsville, before retiring from St. Mark’s in June 2008.

St. George’s Episcopal Church, “the friendly little church on the hill,” is located at 1337 N. Smith Place (on Ferguson Hill), West Terre Haute. For more information, contact Kelly Hammonds, bishop’s warden, (217) 826-5439; kellyjo829@yahoo.com or go to www.stgeorgeswth.indydio.org.

Terre Haute Reformed

Presbyterian

Please join us for worship this Sunday. Pastor Bill Roberts is preaching through a new series on Knowing God; his sermon title is: “Basics of the Christian Life: The Means of Grace.”  The Terre Haute Reformed Presbyterian Church meets in the Church building at the South-East corner of 6th and Washington (1400 South 6th St.). Sunday School, for children and adults, begins at 9:30 a.m. and Worship begins at 10:45 a.m. A nursery for children three and under is available during the worship service. After Worship a meal will be provided and all are welcome to stay for food and fellowship!

Unity Presbyterian

Sunday worship is held at 1207 E. Springhill Dr. at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. The first Sunday of each month we Celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Our Pastor is Linda Peters. Her sermon: “The Cost of Fame-Lost Message” based on scriptures Psalm 147 and Mark 1:29-39. Adult Bible Study is lead by Dr. Roland Kohr, 9:30 a.m. with Children’s Sunday School following A Moment with the Children. Fellowship follows the worship service.

Tomorrow along with many churches across the U.S. celebrate Souper Bowl Sunday. Members of our congregation along with the Youth Group challenge the members and friends to a tasting soup contest by voting with donations. The money goes to our food pantry to help the hungry. On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Unity is serving a luncheon to The Good Cheer Club for the Blind. Feb. 11, Ryves Neighborhood is having a renewal of marriage vows with a reception held at Unity.

Amie Ellison is our choir director, Andrea Marlow is our organist. Choir rehearsal is each Thursday, 7 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.

 For the month of February, we are praying for Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pa. This week, we are praying for the United Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, Ind. We also, will pray for West Vigo Middle School. Join us for a Praise Service each Thursday evening 6 p.m., with dinner following the service.   Church office (812) 299-2206. 

A variety of wild life make their home on our site. You are welcome to come and explore. Our outdoor sanctuary is behind the office building enjoy a time of rest and quiet.

Berean Baptist

The 9:30 Bible Study Hour features David Thomas sharing edifying truths from the Book of Daniel in a way that both demonstrates the accurate prophecy of Daniel concerning World history prior to its happening and presents the principles that worked for Daniel and will work for us when applied.

The 10:30 Worship Hour features uplifting congregation singing with the Sounds of Victory leading each song. Dick Triestram will present an illustrated Bible lesson for the children. Betty Sontag will sing a special solo. Pastor Larry Lilly’s sermon is titled, Christ’s Courage Cancel Conspiracy. This sermon will help anyone who applies the example of Christ to their life will overcome many obstacles that stop others in their tracks.

At 6 p.m. great singing of gospel songs will fill the auditorium along with heartfelt testimonies of God’s care through the week. Becky Hill will present special music. Pastor Lilly’s sermon is titled Christ Affirms Throwaways. Larry points out the powerful way in which Christ accepted the ones considered unacceptable by many mean spirited people during His Incarnation ministry.

Berean Baptist Church is located at 6770 N. Clinton St., Terre Haute,

Centenary United Methodist

The congregation of Centenary, located at 301 North Seventh St., in Terre Haute’s Arts Corridor and adjacent to Indiana State University, welcomes you to our beautiful 146 year old church. We invite you to worship with us, this Pastor’s Exchange Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. Hear the Rev. David Rockhill of Maple Avenue United Methodist Church preach on the topic, “Liberty and Responsibility” (1 Cor. 8: 1-13), and listen to Bill Cain’s organ mastery and the Chancel Choir, directed by Erich Kendall. The Church Youth Group will be collecting for the “Souper Bowl” to help feed the hungry, after the service.

Refreshments and fellowship follow the Worship Service, from 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Sunday School classes are offered to all age groups and nursery care is provided. At 10:45 a.m., in the Friendship Class (Bible Study), Don Dodson will teach and lead discussion on “Justified by Faith in Christ” (Galatians 2: 15-21). The Pastor’s Class is studying “Men and Women of the Bible: Profiles” The College Age Class meets after the Worship Alive Evening Service, from 7 to 8 p.m. with supper provided. They are reading and discussing C. S. Lewis’s book, “Screwtape.” The Sunday Evening Contemporary “Worship Alive” Service will not meet.

The Church'’s Seventh St., entrance is handicapped accessible, and ample parking is located behind the church. Consider participating in our “Prayer and Meditation Time,” led by Lay Preacher Tom Barnett on Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to noon. Our Wednesday Bible Study, meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and led by Pastor Wagner, is discussing “Old Testament and New Testament Parallels and Connections.”

If you have interest in Centenary’s music programs, such as the Chancel Choir, please let us know. Our choir rehearsals are on Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m., prior to the church service. Also our Handbell Choir is directed by Debbie Thompson. If you would like to participate in Sunday School, in youth activities directed by Amanda Tramel, and in our very active women’s ministries, please call the church office, any day, at (812) 232-2319.

St. Ann

The small, vibrant Community of St. Ann Parish invites you to join us for our Sunday Eucharist at 11 a.m. at 1440 Locust St. The Archdiocesan Senior Retreat is scheduled for Feb.17 - 20. Senior Retreat is a great opportunity to grow in your faith with God and in friendship with other high school seniors before you head off for college and into young adulthood. Registration forms are at archindy.org/youth.

St. Benedict

The St. Benedict parish community celebrates Mass Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 11 am. St. Benedict Church is located at 111 S. Ninth St. All are welcome to join us.

St. Benedict parish Faith Formation committee offers a Thursday night Bible study in Hellmann Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “The Bible Timeline” makes reading the Bible not only easy but exciting. In this study, you will learn the major people, places, events and themes of the Bible - getting to know the 'big picture’ of salvation history. This then makes your Bible reading and even the Sunday Mass readings come alive like never before.

The Faith Formation Committee will also sponsor an evening during Lent in which Pastor Father Ed Goldbach will speak on what our Catholic faith teaches us about heaven. During that evening we will also discuss the book Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo.

Religious Education classes are Sunday morning from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Youth Ministry and Confirmation classes are Sunday evening from 5-6:45 p.m. The Archdiocesan Senior Retreat is scheduled for Feb. 17 - 20. Senior Retreat is a great opportunity to grow in your faith with God and in friendship with other high school seniors before you head off for college and into young adulthood. Registration forms are at archindy.org/youth. For further information about any of our programs, please call the parish office at (812) 232-8421.

St. Joseph University Parish

St. Joseph University Parish, 113 S 5th St., invites you to celebrate Mass with them this weekend. Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Saturday and at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday.

Preschool thru 8th grade Religious Education classes are offered each year beginning in  September and ending in May. Classes meet on Sunday from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. for preschool through 5th grade and twice a month on Sunday evenings from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. for 6th through 8th grade. The Archdiocesan Senior Retreat is scheduled for Feb. 17 - 20. Senior Retreat is a great opportunity to grow in your faith with God and in friendship with other high school seniors before you head off for college and into young adulthood. Registration forms are at archindy.org/youth.

St. Joseph University Parish serves Indiana State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and also welcomes students from Ivy Tech and St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. As student parishioners, you are full members of our parish and welcomed warmly by the whole community. This year, Campus Ministry plans to participate in a Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge for our Winter/Spring Service Trips. RHIT Winter Break Trip:  Feb. 26 - March 3, Tupelo, Miss., and ISU Spring Break Trip: March 4 - 10, Oklahoma City. No building experience necessary — You will learn on the job. For more information call St. Joseph University Parish at (812) 232-7011.

St. Margaret Mary

The St. Margaret Mary parish community invites you to join us for weekend Mass on Saturday at 4 p.m. or Sunday at 11 a.m. Our parish also celebrates a Spanish Mass each Sunday at 2 p.m. We are located at 2405 S. Seventh St. 

Our Bible study sessions are Sunday mornings and Monday evenings. On Sunday morning at 9:15 - 10:45 a.m., the current study is EPIC: A Journey Through Church History. Monday night Bible Study, Revelation with Jeff Cavins, is 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information please call the parish office at (812) 232-3512.

Religious Education classes for grades preschool through Grade 8 are Sunday morning from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. The Archdiocesan Senior Retreat is scheduled for Feb. 17 - 20. Senior Retreat is a great opportunity to grow in your faith with God and in friendship with other high school seniors before you head off for college and into young adulthood. Registration forms are at archindy.org/youth. High school Youth Ministry and Confirmation classes are Sunday evening. For information on Youth Ministry schedule contact our Youth Minister, Marcia Lane-McGee at the parish office: (812) 232-3512.  

St. Mary-of-the-Woods Village

St. Mary-of -the-Woods Village Church invites you to join us for liturgy Sunday at 9 a.m.

St. Patrick

St. Patrick parish community, 1807 Poplar St., invites you to join us for weekend liturgy on Saturday at 6 p.m. or Sunday at 9 a.m.

St. Patrick also is the home of The Perpetual Adoration Chapel of Divine Mercy. Many of us keep our minds continually tied up with I-phones, texting, television, computers, so much that we take no time for prayer. The mind and heart need a time of silence and rest and our chapel is the perfect place to find both of these.

Along with this peace, one can find a good book from our library to increase our appreciation of our Catholic faith and to enhance our prayer life in this busy world.  Adoration is a greater necessity than having an economic upturn because it will help our country to have a moral upturn.

Adult Bible Study at St. Patrick continues the series of the Great Adventure Bible studies, the newest study is Exodus:  Called to Freedom.  Studies are held on Sunday at 10:15 a.m. in Room A of the Moran Center and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the school library. For more information call the parish office at (812) 232-8518.

Religious Education classes for preschool to 8th Grade meet in the school building August through May from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. The Archdiocesan Senior Retreat is scheduled for Feb. 17 - 20. Senior Retreat is a great opportunity to grow in your faith with God and in friendship with other high school seniors before you head off for college and into young adulthood.  Registration forms are at archindy.org/youth. High School youth meet in the Moran Family Life Center on select Sunday evenings September through May. Contact our Youth Minister Marcia Lane-McGee for the schedule details at jummp.youthminister@hotmail.com.

Sacred Heart

of Jesus

Sacred Heart of Jesus parish  invites you to join us for Mass on Saturday at 5 p.m. or Sunday at 9 a.m. The Archdiocesan Senior Retreat is scheduled for Feb. 17 - 20. Senior Retreat is a great opportunity to grow in your faith with God and in friendship with other high school seniors before you head off for college and into young adulthood. Registration forms are at archindy.org/youth. Religious education classes for preschool through grade 5 are Sunday. For further information please contact the parish office (812) 466-1231.









Deanery Pastoral Center

Join us on a cold evening for a warm bowl of soup in support of a good cause.  You are invited to the Soup Bowl Benefit tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) at the Maryland Community Church.  Tickets are available at the door - $25 for soup and a handcrafted bowl or $6 for soup in a disposable bowl. Local artists have donated beautiful hand crafted bowls, local restaurants are providing delicious soups, local musicians will provide entertainment and proceeds benefit the Catholic Charities Foodbank.

Deanery Adult Ministry Committee will  sponsor, Enduring Love: A Celebration of Marriage, a dinner and evening to reflect on the gift of your marriage. The event will take place Friday, Feb.10 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Legacy Room. The cost is $30 per couple to register contact Deanery Pastoral  Center at (812) 232-8400 or director@thdeanery.org. 

The Deanery Center will offer a Lenten series, St. Mother Theodore Guerin 101, on Wednesday of March from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Mark your calendars and save the dates for this informational and inspirational series. The Deanery Center is located at 1801 Poplar St. For more information call Deanery Center at (812) 232-8400 or visit our web-site: www.thdeanery.org.

Central Presbyterian

Central Presbyterian Church (125 N. Seventh St.) will gather Sunday for traditional worship at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Lant Davis’s sermon, “The Fourth Quarter’s Ours.” will be based on Isaiah 40:21-31. The Lord’s Supper will be served during worship. Immediately following the 10:30 service, in Fellowship Hall, the youth of the church have organized a “Souper Bowl of Caring” lunch for the congregation.  Many homemade soups will be available, as well as opportunities to contribute to the relief of hunger in our community. Nursery care is provided. Korean-language worship begins after the lunch. On Friday at 4 p.m. Korean students meet at the church for Bible study and supper. Beginning Friday evening and continuing through the weekend, persons interested in the youth program will participate in a “visioning retreat,” as we plan for the future of that program. Persons interesting in participating are urged to contact the church for more information. For more details, call the church office (812) 232-5049 or visit us online: www.thcpc.org.

Northwest Church of Christ

The Northwest Church of Christ is located at 625 Florida Ave., in Terre Haute, on the West Side of U.S 41 North at Florida Ave. Sunday Bible Classes at 9:30 a.m. with worship services at 10:30 a.m.  Worship and Bible Classes are also at 6 p.m. on Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday. The lesson this Sunday is celebrating our Christians Jubilee. For information about what to expect at the Northwest Church of Christ, you may visit graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com You will also find information about opportunities at the Northwest congregation, and an archive of daily devotionals. This Sunday, Feb. 5, we will have a special pitch in dinner at noon. We will  be honoring all those who are having birthdays and anniversaries in the month of February. Everyone is welcome. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.  Philippians 4:23

Seelyville United Methodist

Pastor Jack Diel and the Seelyville UMC Family invite you to worship with us at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 5 followed by a time of fellowship and refreshment. Sunday School classes for all ages begin at 10:45 a.m. This Sunday we welcome the Rev. Paul Wagner, Pastor of Centenary UMC,as a part of the Crossroads Cluster Pulpit Exchange while Pastor Jack is guest pastor at Maple Avenue UMC. Rev. Wagner’s message “Teach Me Quickly for I Am Dying” will show us the importance of living in a way to be ready to die. Scripture readings are Psalm 23 and John 5:21-26.

The choir under the direction of Cathleen Flynn will present an anthem accompanied by organist/pianist Mary Jensen. Choir reheasal is each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and new members are always welcome. Congregations hymns include “Precious Lord, Take My Hand,” “Healer of Our Every Ill,” and “Rejoice the Lord is King.”

Agape Circle meets at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the home of Edith Tucker with Webelos at 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. The Bible Study and Prayer Group meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday with scouting activities continuing at 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Financial Peace University, a program on Christian financial principles, continues Thursday at 7 p.m.

 All reservations for the “Gifts from the Heart” Banquet to benefit the 14th and Chestnut Community Center and to honor staff and volunteers should be turned in this week. The 10th annual Banquet will be Friday, Feb. 10 in Dede I of the ISU Hulman Memorial Student Union. Call the Center at 232-3126 for reservations at $30 per person.

Pastor Jack’s Membership Class will begin on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 10:45 a.m. Please call the church office at 877-1868 with any questions concerning the series of classes. Seelyville United Methodist Church is on the corner of U.S. 40 and second St., in Seelyville. The church email address is:  seelyvilleumc@frontier.com. “We are a caring family making disciples for Jesus Christ.”

First Unitarian Universalist

The UU Congregation is located at 1875 Fruitridge Ave., Terre Haute. Our service is each Sunday at 10:30 am. We invite everyone to join us.

Sunday, Feb. 5 at 10:30 a.m. Will Barratt will present “One Atheists View on Morality, Politics, and Hate”.  Atheists are the single least trusted group in the US and yet few people know much about atheist morality and politics. What is the basis of making moral decisions and living a moral life for an atheist, or for a believer? How do attitudes toward atheism reflect on ideas of religion and politics? SA: Miren Beristain.

Sunday, Febr. 5 at 9:15 a.m. Our Adult Education Group, The Rationalist Free Thinkers Discussion Group, led by Dr. Ed Warner will meet in the library. This week their topic of discussion  will be: Will 2012 Be Armageddon and the end of History of the World?  

Children’s Religious Education begins at 10:50 - There are two groups, youth ages 5 to 9 and Tweens, ages 10 and up. Childcare for younger children is provided for the entire service.

 We welcome everyone to Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Our regular service is each Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. We have disabled access, and can provide large print bulletins and hearing assistance devices if needed. We also provide childcare for young children. We can be reached by Phone: (812) 232-1193 or visit our Website: www.terehauteuu.org.

Memorial United Methodist

The church, located at 2701 Poplar St., Terre Haute, invites you to worship with us each Sunday. Parking is available in our large lot behind the church on Oak Street.

Please join us on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 for one of the following services.

At 8:45 a.m. we have our Traditional Worhsip Service. If you like to sing traditional hyms, hear a choir anthem by our Chancel Choir and hear multiple scripture readings in a more formal setting then this is the service for you.

We will have our Crossroads Cluster pulpit exchange. The Rev. Corey Howard from United Campus Ministries will be preaching.

At 9:45 a.m. please join us for our Fellowship and Refreshment Time.

At 10 a.m. please join us for Sunday School. We have many to choose from and for all ages.

At 11 a.m. we have our second service PRAYZ!. Our casual family type worship, with the wonderful PRAYZ band. If you like to wear jeans to church, sing along with the praise team to praise music, see film and media used in worship, and you like a more laid back and casual service then this is the service for you.

The Traditional and Prazy! worship services both contain a children’s message, scripture readings, music, pastoral prayer, and the sermon. Children may stay in the service with their family or they may attend Children’s Church following the Children’s Message.

Tai Chi with Rebecca Graves meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. Now offering a “gentler” form of Tai Chi for Arthritis. Everyone is welcome.

The Sewing Stitches Circle meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

The Knit Wits yarn ministry meets the first and third Thursday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m. and the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. Newcomers are always welcome. If you like to knit or crochet or would like to learn, please join us.

Nami (National Alliance on Mental Illness) meets the 3rd Thursday of the month in the library. This is a support group for persons living with depression, panic attacks, anxiety, bipolar or schizophrenia and is open to the public. For more information contact Betty Porter at 877-9950.

For more information please call our church office at (812) 234-0776, fax us at (812) 235-3574 or visit our website at www.umcmemorial.com.

The church of Christ at Terre Haute

The church of Christ at Terre Haute speaks where the Bible speaks and is silent where the Bible is silent, calls Bible things by Bible names, and does Bible things in Bible ways. Come see for yourself. We assemble for Bible study and worship in the meeting room of the Holiday Inn Express and Suites (Exit 11, I-70 & SR 46) Sundays at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Our pledge to you is to speak the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and to do so in love: in love for God, in love for the truth, and in love for the souls of men and women. You will not be expected to take any man's word, but will be given book, chapter and verse for everything that is said and challenged to search the Scriptures to see whether the things are so. We are ready to study the Bible with you. Call (812) 320-4450 to arrange a study. Find us on Facebook at Church of Christ at Terre Haute and on the web at www.churchofchristatterrehaute.com.

Peniel United Methodist Church

Kennedy Crossing Rd.

Brazil

February already! Can it really be that winter is ready to bow out soon? Those seed catalogues will be arriving, maple sugar water running, and SPRING around the corner!

In January we lost two very dear members our Church: Larry Moore and Wilma Icenogle.  Our thoughts and prayers are with both families.

Communion will be offered to those attending Sunday Church Services this Sunday.  Sunday School begins at 9:45 and Church Services at 10:45.  Everyone is invited!

The scripture for this Sunday is Isaiah 40: 21-31.

Pastor Pippin's message is “Starry, Starry Night!” and for the Children’s Moment: “The Cornerstone”.

Personal items are needed by the Brazil Food Pantry. Your help is appreciated. We have several members who volunteer their time and effort to help in the Pantry.

For more information, contact Pastor Pippin at (812) 443-3145.

Rosedale Baptist Church

Rosedale Baptist Church

Depot and Middle Street

Rosedale, (765) 548-2857

Pastor: Randy McPike

Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Eve Service 7 p.m.

Wednesda