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• Bell Chapel UMC: "It Doesn't Matter" • Cadiz Presbyterian Church: "He Set Me Free!" • Cove Presbyterian Church: "Mary at the Tomb" • Finley Church: "Take Another Look," 10:45 a.m.; there will be no 6 p.m. service • First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Weirton: “He Is Risen!" • Harmony Church of Mingo Junction: "From Faith to Certainty" • Memorial Baptist Church: "What's the Big Deal?" • St. Paul's Church: Easter Sunday service, 9:30 a.m. • St. Stephens Episcopal Church: "Alleluia, Christ is Risen!"; Great Vigil of Easter Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ...

Hope still lives in our hearts

Most authorities agree that a missionary, Mr. Roberts, first introduced the lovely Bermuda Easter lily, which so many of us enjoy today. Many of the Easter lilies which symbolize the Resurrection in churches everywhere are Bermuda lilies. Thousands and thousands of lily bulbs and stems are exported from Bermuda each year. They were first introduced to Bermuda about 1850 when Mr. Roberts, whose ministry coincides with that date, was returning home from Japan. The lily is a native of Japan — the Ryukyu Islands to be exact, a chain of islands stretching from the south of Japan to Formosa. ...

God’s word is forever

As a preacher, pastor and evangelist, I have endeavored to do what the Apostle Paul told his “son in the Gospel,” Timothy to do, which was simply to “preach the Word.” I am referring to II Timothy 4:2-3: “Preach the Word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;” However, today I am not only going to “preach the Word,” I am going to speak, or should I say write, ...

Daily Happenings

Birthdays April 1 Drake Ziarko, Steubenville Police Beat Birthdays April 1 Drake Ziarko, Steubenville Police Beat Steubenville Police Making it up: Someone called 9-1-1 and claimed to be chased “by someone with a knife” in the 500 block of Lawson Avenue before hanging up Monday. The caller didn’t give any more information and didn’t answer when dispatchers tried to call him or her back. Police talked to individuals in the area “who all advised they did not observe any such incident and none of them were the caller.” Nicotine fit: A man upset because a Coen clerk ...

Community Briefs

Magic, hypnosis set at 7 Ranges STEUBENVILLE — David Anthony will bring his high-energy magic and comedy hypnosis show to the stage at 7 Ranges Entertainment on April 17. The evening begins with jaw-dropping magic that will leave you questioning everything, organizers said. Then, in the second half, the audience becomes the stars, as volunteers take the stage for a hypnosis experience. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with a cash bar and full menu available. The show starts at 7 p.m., with full food and drink service available in the showroom. The event is reserved seating only. ...

Community Briefs

Mingo Junction meeting set MINGO JUNCTION — Village Council has scheduled a safety committee meeting for Tuesday at 6p.m. Council’s business meeting will follow at 7 p.m. in the municipal building, 501 Commercial St. Camera club names contest winners WINTERSVILLE — The Upper Ohio Valley Camera Club held its monthly competition Tuesday. The monthly named category was “High Angle.” UOVCC holds meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The first Tuesday is a learning meeting and the third Tuesday is a competition. There will be a powerpoint presentation on ...