The Bible Chapel located at 203 Johnson Avenue, in Rostraver Twp. holds Upwards Sports that are open to any child in grades K- 12 depending on the sport.  Upward is a National Christian sports program that help kids discover and learn sport, play their best, and demonstrate integrity in the game and in life.

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Sixth Street in Monongahela will celebrate Orthodox Christmas and Epiphany during January.

Christmas, the Nativity of Christ according to the Julian Calendar will be celebrated on Friday, January 7.  The schedule of Christmas services are:

By Matthew Peaslee

What started as a home-based formation program recently emerged into in-person meetings at a Catholic parish in the South Hills.

At recently merged Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish, promoting the faith to young people has been a key tenant over the past year and a half. The parish, made up of St. Clare of Assisi Church in Clairton, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Pleasant Hills, Holy Spirit Church in West Mifflin and St. Thomas A Becket Church in Jefferson Hills, started a program to encourage family fellowship back in March 2020. It was a way to strengthen families at home while churches were closed and visiting friends and neighbors was discouraged.

The First United Methodist Church, located at 200 State Street in Belle Vernon, will hold a Blue Christmas Service on Wednesday, December 22 at 6:00 p.m.  For many, Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, but for many who have lost loved ones, it is a time of sorrow.  Join us as we remember the promises of God, to be with us always, even in our time of need and despair.