In brief: North Allegheny area events, week of April 15, 2024

‘Songs Through the Decades’

The North Hills Chorale’s Spring Concert “Songs Through the Decades” is a walk through the last 100 years of popular American songs, including such titles as “It Had to Be You,” “That’s Amore,” “Yesterday” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”

The concert will be presented at 3 p.m. April 21 at First Presbyterian Church of Bakerstown, 5825 Heckert Road, Richland. Further performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 26 and 3 p.m. April 28 at St. Vincent Hall, 8150 McKnight Road, McCandless.

Freewill offerings are accepted. Visit www.nhchorale.com for additional dates and venues.

Sewing for charities

The Olive Branch Fair Trade Store conducts sewing bees and a crochet/knit group to make items for charities.

If you would like to participate as a volunteer in these nonprofit activities, call the store at 724-799-8700.

‘Children and Technology’ program

Ascension Lutheran Church, 8225 Peebles Road, McCandless, will host a “Children and Technology” program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 22.

Kent Rogers of Christian Counseling Associates will speak about the psychological aspects, and the Rev. Adam Thompson, pastor of Ascension, will speak on the theological aspects.

The event will be held in the fellowship hall, with entry at the rear of church, and is open to the public. For more information, call 412-364-4463.

Church hosts Rogation Sunday

Trinity Lutheran Church, 2500 Brandt School Road, Franklin Park, will host Rogation Sunday at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services on April 28.

In rural and agrarian cultures, Rogation Sunday is a special day in the life of the church. The time of rogation in the ancient church served as spiritual discipline in the days preceding the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord, but evolved into an opportunity to give thanks to God for the gift of creation and to ask for God’s blessings for the upcoming planting season and an abundant harvest.

Trinity has extended special invitations to local farming families to join in worship and fellowship that day. At the conclusion of each worship service, there will be an order of blessing in which the farm families, as well as church members and friends, are invited to participate by bringing a small amount of seed or a small plant to be blessed.

Following the later service, a light lunch will be served in the Parish Hall. This will be an opportunity for fellowship and conversation about Trinity’s history.

Democratic Committee scholarship

The McCandless Democratic Committee is seeking applicants for its annual $1,000 scholarships, to be awarded at the committee’s June meeting.

An applicant must be a senior at North Allegheny High School and a registered Democrat, or if under age 18, the child of a registered Democrat. The applicant must be eligible to graduate in 2024 and have a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

Financial disclosures and SAT scores are not required. Applicants must complete and submit all portions of the application by April 22. Finalists will be notified of the interview place and date via email.

For more information, visit mccandlessdems.org/scholarship.

Bradford Woods Earth Day

Bradford Woods Conservancy will sponsor an Earth Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 27.

The Reserve in Bradford Woods is the site of the event, which features a free picnic lunch at noon. Nick Stahlman, a wildlife habitat educator, will give a presentation on birds of prey from 11 to noon.

Activity tables will be available from 10 to 11 and again from 1 to 3, with themes including monarch butterflies, arts and crafts, Pennsylvania native plants and chestnut tree giveaways, repurposing, and learning about praying mantises. Therapy dogs will be visiting and strolling around the Reserve.

For more information, call 724-272-4400.

Sealarks host program

Sealarks Women’s Group will meet at 1 p.m. May 8 at Memorial Park Church, 8800 Peebles Road, McCandless. The program is “Underground Railroad” by Carol Kunz

Sealarks provides Christian fellowship and social activity for women alone. All women alone are welcome to attend and consider joining the group.

Contact Edie at 412-487-7194 for more information.

AAUW fundraiser features authors

“For the Love of Books,” the annual fundraiser for the AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh, will feature a gathering of three area authors to discuss their books and answer questions during a panel discussion.

Featured are Janice Lane Palko author of the new romantic comedy “Our Lady of the Roses,” a spinoff from her first novel, “St. Anne’s Day”; Maria Farina, author of the three-book series “The Gypsy Chronicles”; and Sherri Lee Fisher, author of the four-book “The Women of Campbell County”.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 at La Roche University, 9000 Babcock Blvd., McCandless, beginning with light refreshments while meeting authors and having books signed. A light gluten- and nut-free lunch with dessert will be served.

The cost is $45 per person, payable by check to AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh. Mail to June Maier, 959 Broad Meadow Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15237. Include your email address to receive conformation. Registration is your check, and it must be received by May 27.

Participation assists AAUW North Hills Pittsburgh to raise funds for scholarships and support the group’s mission for women and girls. For more information, visit wp.me/pdl2o4-mg.

NA Class of ’64 reunion

North Allegheny High School’s 1964 class reunion is scheduled for June 29 at the Camelot Event Center — Warrendale, 260 Northgate Drive, Marshall.

To RSVP, visit www.evite.com/event/00DDY6AGP56B5EN5OEPO2GCVJ6E2MI/guestlist.

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