Riley Creek United Methodist Church, 7102 Road M, Ottawa, will conduct a Virtual Christmas Celebration from Sunday, Dec. 6 through Friday, Dec. 11.
Since 1972, the church's annual Carol Sing traditionally has invited all in the community to hear scriptures and sing Christmas carols on the first Sunday in December.
But in this pandemic year, the Carol Sing will be held virtually in short segments at 6 p.m. beginning on Dec. 6 and extending over the next five nights. The segments can be accessed on Facebook.com@rileycreekumchurch and YouTube/RileyCreekUMC.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera, will host a guest speaker on Sunday, Nov. 22. Pastor James Mattek of Christian Family Solutions, Germantown, Wisconsin, will speak at the 8 and 10:30 a.m. services and lead the Bible Class at 9:30 a.m.
A remembrance of The Reformation will be in the Sunday, Nov. 1, services at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera. On Oct. 31, 1517, a monk named Martin Luther, nailed a paper on which were written 95 Theses, to the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
This sparked changes in the church at that time, which are still upheld today. Service times are 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Sunday services are uploaded to You Tube each week. Search Trinity Lutheran Church, Jenera.
Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8374 Phillips Road, Bluffton, will hold a fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for youth 10 and under.
This is a drive-thru take out only (no dining in) and you may pay with you pick up your meals.
Adult meal: four pices of fish, cheesy potatoes, green beans, coleslaw and cookie
Child meal: 2 pieces of fish, cheesy potatoes, green beans, applesauce and cookie
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, will host a Trunk or Treat event Friday, Oct. 30 (rain date-Saturday, Oct. 31) at 5:30 p.m, in the church parking lot.
All events will be outdoors and Covid protocol will be observed. There will be cars/vehicles with decorated trunks, people handing out free goodies, free pumpkin decorating and games. Food will be available for purchase.
