Divine Liturgy

His Beatitude, Theodosius Lazor, the Metropolitan of America and Canada, will celebrate the rare service of consecration Saturday at St. Catherine Eastern Orthodox Church in Hagerstown. Also the archbishop of Washington, Lazor will lead the 1 p.m. service to mark the establishment of a permanent altar table that is central to the worship of more than 6 million Orthodox Christians. The consecration of the altar table at St. Catherine's will include the actual finished construction of the table itself.

St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Scott Bellows will preach Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m communion services. Christopher McClintick, Mercersburg Academy senior, will play trumpet at both services. At the later service, the parish choir will sing. Sunday school classes for all ages begin at 9 a.m. including an adult forum led by the Rev. Stephanie Yancy on the topic Christian Perspectives on Aging, Part 3. St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Sunday at the 8:15 a.m. chapel service and 10:30 a.m. communion service, Pastor Quentin Fleming will preach on the topic, Christ, Our Cornerstone.

St. John's Episcopal Church, Hagerstown, the Rev. Scott Bellows will speak at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. services this Sunday. Colin Lodter on piano and the parish choir will present music at the later service. Christian education for all ages begins at 9 a.m. The St. Nicholas Fair begins at 11:30 a.m. for children, youth and adults. There will be crafts, music, shopping in the Christmas boutique, a silent auction and photos with St. Nicholas. Asbury United Methodist Church, Shepherdstown, W.Va.

St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Scott Bellows will preach Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m communion services. Christopher McClintick, Mercersburg Academy senior, will play trumpet at both services. At the later service, the parish choir will sing. Sunday school classes for all ages begin at 9 a.m. including an adult forum led by the Rev. Stephanie Yancy on the topic Christian Perspectives on Aging, Part 3. St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Sunday at the 8:15 a.m. chapel service and 10:30 a.m. communion service, Pastor Quentin Fleming will preach on the topic, Christ, Our Cornerstone.

St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Stephanie Yancy will preach Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m communion services. At the later service, the new class of Stephen Ministers will be commissioned, and the parish choir will sing. Sunday school classes for all ages begin at 9 a.m. including an adult forum led by Yancy on the topic Christian Perspectives on Aging, Part 2. At 6 p.m., there will be a New Orleans style dinner in which the parish's mission team will share their experiences of a recent trip in the ongoing relief efforts in New Orleans.

St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Scott Bellows will preach Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. communion services. The children, youth and parish choirs will sing at the later service; Bible storyteller Mike Mummert will present the Gospel story. Sunday school classes for all ages begin at 9 a.m., including an adult forum led by the Rev. Stephanie Yancy that begins a four-part series on Christian Perspectives on Aging. St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Sunday at the 8:15 a.m. chapel service and 10:30 a.m. alternative worship, Pastor Quentin Fleming will preach on the topic, Our Companion on the Way. Communion will be celebrated.

St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Stephanie Yancy will preach Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. services. The Liturgy of the Palms will be read at the early service and sung in procession at the later service, which also features the parish choir. Sunday school classes for all ages and the adult forum begin at 9 a.m. St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Sunday at the 8:15 chapel service and 10:30 a.m. communion service, Pastor Quentin Fleming will be preaching on the topic, After the Parade.