Centenary United Methodist Church

245 N. Fourth St.

Saturday: Festival of Nativities begins, noon-4 p.m. Continues noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, Dec. 10, Dec. 16 and Dec. 17. Also, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 13.

Sunday: Youth Group soup dinner, after services until 3 p.m.

Central United Methodist Church

1501 Mass.

Wednesday: Christmas caroling, 6 p.m.

Dec. 9: Family fellowship, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Eudora United Methodist Church

Dec. 10: Community caroling at Holy Family Catholic Church, 5 p.m.

First Christian Church

1000 Ky.

Sunday: Chili feed, noon-2 p.m.

First United Methodist Church

946 Vt.

Sunday: United Methodist Men pancake breakfast, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children and the third or additional child is free.

Wednesday: Advent Reflections service, 5:30 p.m.

Grace Community Church

310 E. Eighth St., Overbrook

Sunday: Concert by Dusty Workman and Travis Marvin, 6 p.m.

Lawrence Jewish Community Center

917 Highland Drive

Sunday: “Global Warming, Judaism and You,” presentation by Charles Benjamin of the Sierra Club and Rabbi Debbie Stiel, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Monday: “Jews and Television,” presentation by Henry Bial of the department of theater and film at Kansas University, 7 p.m.

Dec. 10: Jewish Community Women Hanukkah party, 2 p.m.

Lawrence Wesleyan Church

3705 Clinton Parkway

Today: Presentation by Peter Shirokov of Chosen People Ministries, 6 p.m.

Sunday: Guest preacher Shirokov, 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services. Presentation by Shirokov about Israeli conflict, 10 a.m.

Monday: “Christmas Around the World,” with presentation by Elizabeth Scheib, 6 p.m.

Dec. 10: All-church Christmas dinner, Bishop Seabury Academy, 4120 Clinton Parkway, 6 p.m.

Plymouth Congregational Church

925 Vt.

Today: Hanging of the greens, 9 a.m.-noon.

Sunday: Advent craft workshop, 10:45 a.m.

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

5700 W. Sixth St.

Wednesday: Prayer shawl ministry, 7 p.m.

Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence

1263 N. 1100 Road

Sunday: Program, “Lawrence Writers Read from their Selections,” 10:45 a.m.

Womanspirit Connection

Wednesday: Mandala Exploration, 7 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1234 Ky.

Worden United Methodist Church

294 E. 900 Road

Sunday: Kids for Christ meeting, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. “Mission Possible!” mission fair, 4 p.m. Special worship with the Rev. William Dulin, 5:30 p.m.