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St. Joseph the Worker Church
to hold annual Italian Festival
WEIRTON -- St. Joseph the Worker Church in Weirton is having its third-annual Italian festival from noon to 8 p.m. on July 21 at the Serbian Picnic Grounds, Kings Creek Road.
It will feature live Italian entertainment by Mirella Volpe the Musician, who has entertained for more than 25 years throughout the Pittsburgh and Tri-State Area. The festival also offers Italian food -- everything from pasta, meatballs and wedding soup to pizza and calzones -- along with pastries and a full-service bar. There will be seven drawings for prizes from $500 to the grand prize of $10,000.
The festival also will feature games, inflatables for children, a dunking tank, bingo and a Chinese auction with up to 30 themed baskets, including an opportunity to win wine baskets with homemade wines made by parishioners.
Also available for $10 is a 16-ounce glass beer mug with a colored logo of the festival imprinted on it.
The festival is sponsored by St. Joseph the Worker Pastoral Council. Co-chairs are John Dovec and Walter Ruszkowski.
Ladies Day on July 27
at Weirton Heights church
WEIRTON -- Weirton Heights Church of Christ, located at 3169 Pennsylvania Ave., Weirton, will host its 2019 Ladies Day on July 27 to the theme "Telling the Story -- Through Your Faith and Through Serving Others."
The speakers will be Oklahoma residents Rhonda Northcraft Martin, who grew up in Weirton, and Tammy Northcraft, wife of Charles "Tuffy" Northcraft, also of Weirton.
The program will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration will be conducted from 8:15 a.m. to 8:55 a.m.
For information, call the church at (304) 723-1160.
Sacred Heart of Mary planning
annual Polish Fest for Aug. 4
WEIRTON -- Sacred Heart of Mary Church will hold its annual Polish Fest from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Serbian Picnic Grounds, 38 Kings Creek Road, Weirton.
The festivities will begin with Mass at noon with food, games and dancing starting at 1 p.m. Mark Kaczmarek will DJ from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jody Maddie's Uptown Sound from Cleveland will perform from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
"Come and enjoy great Polish food -- cabbage rolls, potato pierogi, haluski, kielbasa and kraut," an event spokesperson noted. Hot roast beef and hot dogs also will be served along with homemade baked goods, funnel cakes and Sno cones.
There will be a cash bar, games and drawings. Parking is $5 per vehicle.
56th-annual peach festival
in Weirton on Aug. 10
WEIRTON -- A meeting was held recently at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Three Spring Drive to finalize plans for the 56th-annual Peach Festival to be held there from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 10.
The event will include crafts, a bake sale, a book sale, a basket auction, vendors and "the famous peach shortcake." For festival information, call the church at (304) 723-4120.
St. Paul Christian Mothers
selling card party tickets
WEIRTON -- St. Paul's Christian Mothers Autumn Glory Card Party will be held Sept. 29, beginning at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Cafeteria, 140 Walnut St., Weirton.
A luncheon will be served, and there will be door prizes, a Chinese auction and table prizes.
Tickets are $10 and available by calling (304) 723-5755. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Bell Chapel UMC is holding
shelterhouse sale today
STEUBENVILLE -- Bell Chapel United Methodist Church, located at 3419 state Route 213, Steubenville, will hold its shelterhouse sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.
The sale will include a garage sale, baked goods and sandwiches and drinks.
Church Women United to hold
executive board luncheon
WEIRTON -- Church Women United's executive board luncheon will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on July 24 at Eat 'n Park on Three Springs Drive in Weirton.
Rebecca "Tish" Turner is board president. For information, contact Elaine Flati.