Religion briefs

Calvary Temple Assembly of God

606 W. 29th St. Terrace

Wednesday: family night; adult Bible study, Book of Daniel; Royal Rangers for boys 8- to 14-year-olds, Church Belles for girls ages 9- to 14-year-olds, Jesus Club for boys and girls ages 4-8 and a teens class; all classes are 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

Sunday: Worship with Holy Communion.

Central United Methodist Church

1501 Mass.

Today: Yard and bake sale, 8 a.m., church lawn; sale will help fund summer youth trip to Institute, a United Methodist camp.

Sunday: Casual Dress Sunday, 10:45 a.m. worship service; carry-in luncheon, noon, fellowship hall, guests welcome; youth group meeting, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., youth room.

Thursday: Lap quilters, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., fellowship hall.

Clinton Parkway Assembly of God

3200 Clinton Parkway

Today: Men of the church meeting, 8 a.m.; Worship Involving Severely Handicapped, 10:30 a.m., activity center.

Sunday: Jeff Barclay, administrator, Veritas Christian School, guest speaker at 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. worship services.; youth meeting, 6:30 p.m.

April 23: Time of fellowship for young married couples, 5 p.m., activity center, child care provided.

First United Methodist Church

946 Vt.

Sunday: All-church birthday party (featuring food, birthday cake, face painting, games, prizes and moonwalk), 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Brady Hall; Dan Abrahamson Concert Series continues with organ recital at 7 p.m., sanctuary. Concert organist Robert Plimpton is Organist of the Year, First United Methodist Church, San Diego.

Heartland Community Church

619 Vt.

Sunday: Church will present a four-week series, “Purpose Driven Parenting,” that will equip parents to raise children who have motivation and confidence, integrity, love for God and others and respect for authority; Rocky Nystrom begins series at 11 a.m. by identifying “Parenting Styles.”

Immanuel Lutheran Church

2104 Bob Billings Parkway

Monday: Men’s group meets, 7 p.m., Friendship Center.

Wednesday: Senior League meets for potluck, noon, Friendship Center; Caryn Scott speaks on topic “Health and Wellness” at Moms Night Out, 7 p.m. Westside Deli & Market, 4931 W. Sixth St.

Thursday: Lutheran Student Fellowship has free supper, 5:30 p.m., Friendship Center, all students welcome for home-cooked meal and fellowship.

Friday: Immanuel Lutheran Childhood Center has its annual Indian taco sale fund-raiser, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Lawrence Wesleyan Church

3705 Clinton Parkway

Sunday: Youth Ensemble performs at 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. services; all-request “Old School” Hymn sing, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Dedication of new playground, built through memorial contributions, during Clubhouse Kids club, 7 p.m.

Lawrence Jewish Community Center

917 Highland Drive

Sunday: “An Evening with Madame F,” a musical drama created by Claudia Stevens, 4 p.m.

Adopting the person of an elderly concentration camp musician who had performed at Auschwitz, Stevens uses music actually played and sung by women inmates there in order to depict the struggle and moral dilemma of those who survived through music. Stevens also meditates on the issue of treating the Holocaust as the subject for artistic expression.

This program is presented as part of the Lindenbaum Lecture Series.

Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship

700 Wakarusa Drive

Sunday: Financial Freedom Class taught by Ray and Imy Poteet begins, 8:45 a.m.- 9:45 a.m., north end of fellowship hall, course will continue for approximately three months; evening of worship, 6:30 p.m., church sanctuary.

Plymouth Congregational Church

925 Vt.

Sunday: Confirmation Sunday, with Confirmation class confirmed during 9:30 a.m. traditional service; confirmands will share excerpts from their statements of faith with the congregation, confirm their faith and become full members of the church; Confirmation Class and their families meet for breakfast, 8;15 a.m., Mayflower Room.

Fifth- and sixth-graders meet from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Theater Room, South Church; PYJ (junior high fellowship) meets for Passport Dinner from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; new-member orientation class meets at 6:30 p.m., Heritage Room, those interested in joining Plymouth may contact Kay Cerny in church office to sign up for class, child care available, new members join church during services May 8.

Tuesday: Deacons, stewardship and music & fine arts boards meet, 7 p.m.

Thursday: Public meeting on evolution and Kansas bioscience, 1 p.m.

Friday: Taize service, 7 p.m.

Redeemer Lutheran Church

2700 Lawrence Ave.

Sunday and April 24: “Raising Your Child in an Ungodly World” continues from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. with part two of the three-part series presented by the Rev. Bob Leiste, open to public; video covers topics such as sex education, how to supervise teen parties, youth and drugs and praying with children; child care provided by calling ahead, 843-8181.

Quarterly voters meeting at 12:30 p.m., following the 11:30 a.m. congregational potluck dinner.

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

5700 W. Sixth St.

Today: SOC training session, 9 a.m., church.

Sunday: Sign-up for vacation Bible school after the 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. services; six-week introduction to Bible continues from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., open to public, childcare available.

Monday: Romans study course, 6:30 p.m., open to public.

Tuesday: Women of Faith study, “Finding Joy,” Bible study and sharing group meets, 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., childcare available, open to public; Divorce Recovery, six-week support group, continues through May 17, for more details, send e-mail to eileenroddy@sbcglobal.net.

Wednesday: Vestry team meets, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday: Noon healing service, lunch and book discussion.

Friday: Special meeting for the Peter Swalm Annual Family Fun Day, which will be April 23.

Trinity Episcopal Church

1011 Vt.

Today: Coffee, Carbs & Clean-Up begins, 9 a.m.

Sunday: The Rev. Canon Dr. Andrew Grosso preaches at both services; Grosso serves and canon residentiary for Grace Cathedral in Topeka; adult forum is a discussion on Parkinson’s disease, led by Dr. Don Penny and Elaine Penny, 9:30 a.m., parish hall; Carl Edwards presents topic for “True or False: Religions are the Main Inspiration for Tolerance and Guidance” at 40 Good Minutes Group, 9:30 a.m., chapel; adult and youth confirmation classes continue, led by the Rev. Jonathon Jensen, following 10:30 a.m. service, classes continue through May 15, confirmations, receptions and baptisms will be May 22 when Bishop Dean Wolfe visits parish.

Monday: Trinity vestry meets, 6:30 p.m., parish hall.

Wednesday: Trinity youth group meets, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., youth room.

Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence

1263 N. 1100 Road

Sunday: Service, “What is Love, Anyway,” the Rev. Meghan Conrad, 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.; program, “Jefferson, Unitarianism, Millenialism and What Can We Do?” by Hob Crockett, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; coffee and fellowship, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Unity Church of Lawrence

900 Madeline Lane

Sunday: Special music by Rick Bruner at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services; first of a two-part series, “Finding the Sacred in Everyday Life,” with the Rev. Darlene Strickland.

Wednesday: Meditation with David Mosher.

Thursday: Songwriting intensive with national recording artist Cris Williamson, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.; cost, $90.

Friday: Cris Williamson in concert, 8 p.m., $20.

West Side Presbyterian Church

1024 Kasold Drive

Sunday: Eagle Scouts Court of Honor, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., honoring Matthew Avila and Willie Frick.

Tuesday: Brown-bag lunch, noon; Charlie Hagen of “Prairie Flowers” gives inside scoop on “Growing Flowers”; Chuck and Kathy Hagen have a stand at the Lawrence Farmers Market; Presbytery of Northern Kansas meets in Ellsworth with representation from churches in this area.

Wednesday: Lydia Circle, 9:30 a.m.; Martha Circle, 7:30 p.m.; bell choir, 6:30 p.m.; adult choir, 7:15 p.m.