“I love to tell the story…of Jesus and His love.” That’s the opening and closing of the chorus to the beloved hymn I Love to Tell the Story. Along with being one of my favorite hymns, that chorus is a major theme of my life as it is with many Christians.

Mass schedule and services for Holy Week for Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kenton and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Ada will be as follows: Holy Thursday Mass, April 18 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes

MOUNT VICTORY — There will be a Victory Gospel concert from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at 234 N. Washington St., Mount Victory (at the park). Doors open at 4 p.m.

DUNKIRK — The local community choir will present "Behold the Lamb" - A Cantata of Seasonal Holy Week Music at the Hardin Northern Community Center on Sunday, April 14 starting at 7 p.m. The choir is comprised of individuals in the community and is directed by Julie Freshcorn and accompanied by Leah Driskill.

The Auglaize Free United Baptist Church will be hosting an all-you-can-eat, country-style breakfast and bake sale from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13. On the menu will be sausage gravy, bacon, sausage patties, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, fried apples, grits, pancakes, biscuits, coffee, milk and orange juice.

The Carey Ecumenical Choir – Adoramus, will present its 9th annual Music Reflection at noon on Good Friday, April 19, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, 315 Clay Street in Carey.

Philippians 2:1-11 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

McGUFFEY — TLC Ministries has been hosting Gathering Services in the Village of McGuffey in the Community Room of the postal/village building on Tuesday evenings for the past two weeks with great results, according to Evangelist Tony Crowe. People are being fed and lives are being changed, he said.

A few years ago, I suffered greatly on the cross. Quite literally. It was Palm Sunday. We decided to engage in the practice of stripping the altar. We take all the items off the altar and leave it bare, then rebuild it on Easter morning. It is a wonderful visual for Holy Week.

The key to all healing lies with God. Therefore it is crucial that we recognize the giver of all good gifts. In a famous story where Jesus healed three men suffering from leprosy, only one of those men returned to Jesus to thank him (Luke 17:11-19).