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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, November 15, 2008 Faith & Spiritual Life: Outreach BENEFITS Sanctuary Ministries offers a community closet with free clothing from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at 15533 75th St. NE, Lake Stevens. Call 360-386-9871. THANKSGIVING The First Christian Reformed Church offers a Thanksgiving Day service at 10 a.m. Nov. 27 at 1429 McDougall Ave., Everett. Call 425-252-7317. Westgate Chapel presents free community Thanksgiving dinners at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds. Comedian and award-winning juggler Dana Tison plans to provide entertainment. The first 150 children at the 11 a.m. seating will have a chance to win a new Nintendo Wii system. The dinners feature drawings for $50 Toys R Us gift certificates, prizes, family photo sessions, children's crafts and gifts and a food and clothing bank. Transportation is available for those needing a ride to the dinners. Call 425-775-2776 or go to www.westgatechapel.com. A group of downtown Everett churches invites the public to a community Thanksgiving service from noon to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 26 outside the Snohomish County Courthouse, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. The service offers the community a time to express gratitude. The participants will come from many churches as well as Naval Station Everett, Word of Truth Christian Center, Everett Community Church and First Baptist Church. Call 425-259-9166. Church of Jesus Christ of ­Latter-day Saints plays host to a Thanksgiving benefit concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at 10120 Chapel Hill Road, Lake Stevens. The concert features a choir, soloists, a music ensemble, including organ, piano, harp, flute, oboe, bagpipe, percussion and timpani, performing folk hymns and an Americana repertoire. Organizers plan to collect food for Lake Stevens food banks. Admission is free. Nonperishable food donations are appreciated. Call 425-268-2962 or e-mail rvanderput@msn.com. FESTIVALS AND BAZAARS Seven Lakes Baptist Church offers a craft and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at 1707 E. Lake Goodwin Road, Stanwood. Organizers plan to offer a soup lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 360-652-9000. Lakewood Faith Lutheran Church presents its holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at 1424 172nd St. NE, Marysville. Find a variety of handcrafted items, raffles and bakery items, including lefse and krumkake, a Norwegian cookie. Lunch is planned. Call 360-652-9545. Whidbey Presbyterian Church offers a holiday boutique from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at 1148 SE Eighth Ave., Oak Harbor. Find a large selection of handmade holiday decor items, children's items, plants, art, products from Rwanda and food. Lunch is planned. Call 360-679-3579. PROGRAMS AND CLASSES Kathi Myron offers Breath of Life Yoga, a Christian yoga class at 9 a.m. Saturdays at The Stevenson Building, 16521 13th Ave. W., Suite 104, Lynnwood. The classes offer exercises to strengthen and improve flexibility set to contemporary Christian music. The cost is $8 per class. New students are asked to arrive 15 minutes early. Wear comfortable clothes; bring water and a yoga mat. Call 425-742-2356 or e-mail kathimyron@hotmail.com or go to www.breathoflifeinyou.com. Everett First Presbyterian Church plans to show the movie "The Apostle" as part of its Reel World Cinema Series from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at 2936 Rocke­feller Ave., Everett. Admission is free. Call 425-259 -7139. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Maltby plays host to Tesfai Tesema and his wife Abeda at 8, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday at 9225 212th St. SE, Snohomish. Tesema is a missionary pastor in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, who is originally from Ethiopia. His wife, Abeda, is from Eritrea. The couple founded a congregation in the Sudan in the early 1980s and helped lead another church in San Jose, Calif., from 1989 to 2003. Since 2006, Tesema has worked as the western United States coordinator for African Immigrant Ministry for the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. Call 360-668-7881 or 425-485-8171 or go to www.shepherdofthehillslcms.org. Catholic radio program "Conversations with Father Bob" features Robert Stackpole, who plans to discuss his latest book on divine mercy. The program is scheduled for today, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday on Christian radio stations. Stackpole is the professor of theology at Redeemer Pacific College in British Columbia. Also joining Father Bob Camuso is Matthew Loucks, the new pastoral assistant for music and liturgy at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Seattle. Call 206-546-2451 or go to www.conversationswithfatherbob.com. Kadampa Meditation Center offers Becoming the Person You Want to Be, Joyful Effort, a series of meditation classes from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Nov. 24 at Anabel's Framing and Gallery, 2531 Broadway Ave., Everett. The series focuses on Buddha's teachings to let go of old habits and find energy and inspiration to start moving in a new direction. Classes include guided meditations, teachings, discussion and refreshments. Drop-ins are welcome. The cost is $10 per class, $5 for students, seniors and people with low incomes. Call 206-526-9565 or e-mail info@meditateonseattle.org. Arlington Baptist Church invites the public to an old-fashioned revival meeting with evangelist Brent Sivnksty at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at Magnolia Hall, 225 E. Third St., Arlington. Call 360-403-8619. Marysville Free Methodist Church presents a Lead Now program from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at 6715 Grove St., Marysville. The program features Erwin McManus, Margaret Feinberg, Francis Chan, Matt Chandler and others and is designed for young adults ages 20 to 30 who want to develop leadership skills. The cost is $49 per person; $39 for students and individuals in groups of five or more. Call 360-659-7117. Marysville Church of the Nazarene presents GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at 8240 64th St. NE, Marysville. The seminar is for people facing the holidays after the death of a loved one and features video interviews with counselors, grief experts and other people who have experienced the holidays after the death of a loved one. Registration is requested. Those who attend will receive a book with daily readings providing insights and ideas on holiday survival. Call 360-659-4629 or e-mail mcnoffice@marysville-nazarene.org. The Windjammers Barbershop Chorus presents "It's Christmas All Over Town" at 2 p.m. Nov. 30 with Victory and the Northlake Choir at Northlake Lutheran Church, 6620 NE 185th St., Kenmore, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 7 with Voices Northwest and West Coast Fusion at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1305 Pine Ave., Snohomish. The event features the Windjammers Chorus and Quartets and special guest groups. A $15 donation is suggested at the door. Call 425-485-04698 or 360-568-1570. WOMEN'S PROGRAMS Northshore Christian Church offers a Mothers of Preschoolers program at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at 5700 23rd Drive W., Everett. MOPS provides a time for mothers to learn, share and grow together while celebrating motherhood, meeting needs, making connections and experiencing God's love through relationships and resources. Call 425-347-1905 or e-mail ann_lichti@yahoo.com. VOLUNTEER Warm Beach Christian Camp and Conference Center invites volunteers to its Thanksgiving Working Weekend Nov. 27-30 to help prepare for its annual holiday tradition, The Lights of Christmas. Volunteers are needed to help transform the grounds into a holiday wonderland. Projects will include hanging lights, setting up indoor and outdoor displays, helping with last-minute touches and decking the halls with lights, murals, garland, wreaths, ribbon and holly. Call 360-652-7575 or e-mail registration@warmbeach.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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