EVENTS
Mill Creek Christian Women’s Connection: meets the second Thursday of each month for lunch. The next luncheon is scheduled from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Mill Creek Country Club, 15500 Country Club Drive, Mill Creek. Information: leandforsbe@aol.com.
Concert in Lynnwood: Trinity Lutheran Church will present Kristen Olson, on baroque oboe, and friends, 7 p.m. Jan 8, free. Church is at 6215 196th St. SW. 425-778-2159.
College choir in Lynnwood: The 49-voice Willamette University Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers, under the direction of Wallace Long, will perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Lynnwood’s Trinity Lutheran Church. Choirs from Edmonds Community College, Cascade High School, and Mountain View High School will also perform. Concert will open with a vocal jazz performance by the Willamette Singers. The concert is free and open to the public; goodwill donations accepted. Music will include sacred and secular pieces. The Willamette Chamber Choir toured South Africa in 2004 at the invitation of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. There will be CDs available, including one with music from the South Africa tour. The church is at 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.
Parenting series: Bethany Christian Assembly in Everett will present “Have a New Kid by Friday,” a parenting series on DVD conducted by psychologist and author Kevin Leman. The series will be on Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., starting Wednesday through March 21. Bethany Christian Assembly is at 2715 Everett Ave. Information: 425-339-3303 ext 119.
MEETINGS, SERVICES
New Year’s services: Everett’s New Life Church will hold New Year’s services at 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday. At both services there will be ministries for children, from infants through fifth-graders. The church is at 6830 Highland Drive, Everett. Information: www.newlifecenter.org.
Living Interfaith: The Living Interfaith nondenominational group meets twice a month at Alderwood Middle School, 20000 28th Ave. W., Lynnwood. All services are at 11 a.m. with a potluck lunch at noon. Upcoming services: “The Turning of the Seasons” on Jan. 8 and “Chinese New Year,” covering Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist beliefs, on Jan. 22. Information: www.livinginterfaith.org.
Book group: Everett’s First Presbyterian Church book discussion group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on the fourth Monday of each month in the Calvin Lounge. Members of the congregation talk about books of all types. The church is at 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Information: www.firstpreschurch.com.
Chabad of Snohomish County: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Torah study with Rabbi Zevi Goldberg, 22225 100th Ave. W., Edmonds. www.jewishsnohomish.com or 425-967-3036.
Homeschooling support group: Home Oriented Meaningful Education meets at 7:15 p.m. second Tuesdays of the month at Parkridge Community Church, 3805 Maltby Rd., Bothell. Information: Heidi Curnutt at gardeniapassion@yahoo.com or [URL]www.HOME-Wa.org;http://www.HOME-Wa.org[URL].
FREE MEALS, CLOTHES
Annie’s Community Kitchen: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Edmonds Lutheran Church, 23525 84th Avenue W., Edmonds. All are invited for food and fellowship.
Everett First Covenant Church community dinner: 5 to 7 p.m. fourth Thursday of each month at 4502 Rucker Ave., Everett. 425-252-9191.
Sanctuary Care Ministries: Free clothing: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays at Sanctuary Ministries Church, 15533 75th St. NE, Lake Stevens. 360-386-9871.
Community dinner at Zion Lutheran Church: 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 4634 Alger Ave., Everett. 425-252-1429 or [/URL]www.zionlutheranofeverett.com;http://www.zionlutheranofeverett.com
