Religion notes
• WEST AKRON — First Baptist Church, 1670 Shatto Ave., will present guest speaker the Rev. Vincent Harris, chaplain at Thistledown race track, April 30 at the 10:30 a.m. service. Harris is an American Baptist home missionary who ministers to people who work on “the back side” of the track. A coffee hour and lunch will follow the service. For more information, call (330) 867-2121.
• WEST AKRON — The hiking group at Fairlawn-West United Church of Christ will hike through the O’Neil Woods Metro Park May 2. Hikers should meet in the church parking lot at 9 a.m. The group hikes on Tuesdays and Sundays. Also, the Canoe Group will go on its sixth annual trip on the Buffalo River National Scenic Riverway in Northwest Arkansas the week of June 26. Fairlawn-West Church is located at 2095 W. Market St. For more information, call (330) 864-2179 or visit www.fairlawnwest.org.
• NORTON — Grace United Church of Christ at Loyal Oak, 3285 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, will host a rummage sale May 6 from 9 a.m. to noon.
• SOUTH AKRON — “A Time for Renewal” is the theme of the upcoming program year of the Summit Regional Council of National Council of Catholic Women. The Annual Installation Mass and Spring Luncheon will take place May 10. Mass will be celebrated at St. Paul Church, 1580 Brown St., with Bishop Martin Amos presiding at liturgy and as homilist. The Summit Regional Council choir, under the direction of Marlene Dunford, will perform at 9:45 a.m. The luncheon will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Guy’s Party Centre, 500 E. Waterloo Road. The executive board of officers will be installed. The speaker will be Sr. Mary Noel, O.P., whose topic will be “Women, Friends of Jesus: Then and Now.” The cost of the luncheon is $15. Mail reservations to Maggie Colant, 346 Ido Ave., Akron, OH 44301. For more information, call (330) 724-9550.
• CUYAHOGA FALLS — Armor of Hope Ministries will host its Dreamer’s Fundraiser, with special guest Dr. Darwin Perdomo, from Honduras, May 13 at 6 p.m. at the church, 837 Chestnut Blvd. Sponsors will receive eight tickets for $160; single tickets are $25. For more information, call (330) 929-4717, ext. 104.
• DOWNTOWN AKRON — Doris Donnelly, professor of theology at John Carroll University and director of the Cardinal Suenens Center in Theology and Church Life, will speak at the First Friday Club luncheon May 12 (the second Friday of the month) at noon at The University of Akron’s Martin Center, 105 Fir Hill. Her speech will be on “The Sense and Style of Catherine of Siena and Her Message for the Church Today.” The cost of the luncheon is $14, with doors opening at 11:15 a.m. Reservations can be made by sending a check to the First Friday Club of Greater Akron, 795 Russell Ave., Akron, Ohio 44307. For details, call (330) 535-7668.
• FAIRLAWN — “Spirituality: Reclaiming Its Power in Healing” will be presented by Jeanne Hoffer, R.N., Ed.D, retired assistant dean of The University of Akron’s College of Nursing. The talk will take place at St. Hilary Parish, 2750 W. Market St. May 17 at 7:30 p.m. The presentation is free and open to all.
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