Jewish group to promote 9/11 good deeds

A Kansas University Jewish organization will be encouraging students and Lawrence residents to do a good deed in memory of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The Chabad Jewish Center is sponsoring the Good Deed Mitzvah Marathon.

Tables will be set up in the fourth-floor lobby of the Kansas Union from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday with opportunities for participants to select good deeds to do, including making sandwiches for the homeless, write cards to children at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, buy a letter in a Torah scroll, say a prayer or donate to benefit Israel’s northern region or the victims in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Each participant will receive a wooden pin replica of the World Trade Center towers and a sticker acknowledging the good deeds. At 12:45 p.m., the group will gather at the union for a moment of silence to remember the victims.

For more information, call Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel at 832-8672.

Panel to discuss religious cooperation

A panel of local religious experts on Tuesday will discuss “Religious Cooperation in an Uncooperative World” as part of events marking the five-year anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

The discussion, at 7 p.m., will be at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Panelists will include Robert Shelton, professor of religious studies at Kansas University; Marwa Khamis, KU pharmacy student and member of the Muslim Student Assn.; Artie Shaw, member of the Lawrence Jewish Community Center; and Vicki Penner, a Mennonite pastor who is co-chair of Womanspirit Connection.

Baker Bibles have new exhibit

“Whimsy and the Middle Ages” will be the theme of this school year’s exhibit at the Quayle Rare Bible Collection at Baker University.

The exhibit will have its official opening from 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, with demonstrations of medieval illumination and 9th-century script techniques scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

The collection is located on the west side of Collins Library, 518 Eighth St., on Baker’s campus in Baldwin.

Centenary United Methodist Church

245 N. Fourth St.

Sunday: Start of fall Sunday School classes, 9:30 a.m.

Central United Methodist Church

1501 Mass.

Today: Sept. 9: Start of “Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned But I Have Several Excellent Excuses,” study led by the Rev. Shirley Edgerton, 7:30 a.m.

Sunday: Greek Sunday, with a focus on fraternities and sororities and dinner following 10:45 a.m. worship. Start of “Invitation to the New Testament,” study led by the Rev. Maria Campbell, 6 p.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

3615 W. 10th St.

Sunday: Elder Matthew Rytting will be one of the speakers at services before he leaves on a two-year mission trip, 11 a.m.

Eudora United Methodist Church

1114 Spruce St.

Monday: Start of, “The Bible from Scratch: The New Testament for Beginners,” a seven-week study, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 16: Fall work day for Neighbor Helping Neighbor.

First Baptist Church

1330 Kasold Drive

Today: Workshop on worship led by Brad Berglund, 9 a.m.-noon.

First Presbyterian Church

2415 Clinton Parkway

Sept. 17: Presentation of the Rev. Kent Winters-Hazelton as candidate for pastor and head of staff. Winters-Hazelton will preach during the 11 a.m. service, with a congregational meeting called for after the service to vote on his candidacy.

First United Methodist Church

946 Vt. and 867 Highway 40

Today: Sept. 9: Punt Pass and Kick competition, 8 a.m.-noon, west campus.

Sunday: Guest preacher Bishop Scott Jones, 9 a.m. worship on west campus and 11 a.m. worship downtown. Cross run from downtown campus to west campus, 11 a.m. All-church picnic, 12:30 p.m. on west campus. Consecration service for west campus, 2 p.m.

Monday: Open house and tours of west campus, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Geocaching event, 5 p.m. on west campus. “Celebrating the Past” presentation, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. on west campus.

Tuesday: Open house and tours of west campus, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Wednesday: Square dancing, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Thursday: Community open house, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Friday: Indoor tailgating party, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

2104 Bob Billings Parkway

Today: Oompahfest, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., South Park.

Lawrence Jewish Community Center

917 Highland Drive

Sunday: Ice cream social for Hillel students and LJCC faculty, staff and community, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.

Lawrence Wesleyan Church

3705 Clinton Parkway

Today: Men’s Ministry lawn care seminary and breakfast led by Ray Brown of Quality Lawn Care, 7:30 a.m.

Sunday: “Walk Through the Bible” interactive seminar on the major themes, geography and chronology of the Old Testament, 8:30 a.m. service and 11 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

Peace Mennonite Church

1204 Oread Ave.

Today: Nature walk, “Reconnecting with Nature,” 9:15 a.m., Haskell Wetlands.

Plymouth Congregational Church

925 Vt.

Sunday: Sunday School resumes for all ages. Ice cream social for grades 5 through 12, 7 p.m.

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church

5700 W. Sixth St.

Sunday: 10 a.m. worship service begins in Family Life Center. New worship times are 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Monday: Stephen Ministries Information Night, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Four-week discipleship course begins, 5:45 p.m.

Thursday: Stephen Ministries Information Night, 6:30 p.m.

Teaching God’s Infinite Wisdom

Wednesday: Start of 16-week session, “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life,” 6:15 a.m.-7:15 a.m. at Backyard Burger, 2351 W. 31st St. Call David Scheib at 865-5258 for more information.

Trinity Episcopal Church

1011 Vt.

Sunday: Commissioning of Christian education teachers, during 10:30 a.m. service.

Thursday: Evening prayer service at Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Drive.

Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence

1263 N. 1100 Road

Sunday: Program, “The Lawrence Fellowship: Rogue Franchise or Cutting Edge?” led by John Brewer and Stuart Boley, 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Unity Church of Lawrence

900 Madeline Lane

Sunday: Workshop, “The God We’ve Created,” by Michele Longo-O’Donnell, director and founder of the Holistic Healthcare Center in San Antonio, 1 p.m.

West Side Presbyterian Church

1024 Kasold Drive

Friday: Vespers service at Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Drive.

Worden United Methodist Church

298 E. 900 Road

Sunday: New adult Sunday school classes start, 9:30 a.m.