Faith Briefs

Local Motet Singers on annual church tour
The Lawrence Motet Singers, a group that focuses on sacred music from the 16th through 20th centuries, will be performing at several area churches in the upcoming weeks.

The group will sing at the 10 a.m. service Sunday at First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive. On Aug. 19, the choir will head to Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vt., for a 10:30 a.m. service. And on Aug. 25, the group will sing at the 4:30 p.m. Mass at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1234 Ky.

The choir will perform such works as “From the End of the Earth,” by Alan Hovhaness; “Early Will I Seek Thee,” by Thomas Weelkes; and “Exultate Justi,” by Ludovico Viadana.

Central United Methodist Church
1501 Mass.
Today: Family game night,

6 p.m.

Clinton Parkway Assembly
3200 Clinton Parkway
Thursday: Family Night
Carnival, 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

First Christian Church
1000 Ky.
Aug. 19: Guest speaker Eddy Bazin from Haiti, 10:10 a.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church
2104 Bob Billings Parkway
Aug. 19: Presentation by Jim Sylwester on his mission trip to Tanzania, 9:45 a.m.

Lawrence Evangelical Friends Church
1601 N.H.
Sunday: Singspiration, carry-in dinner and business meeting, noon.

Lawrence Jewish Community Center
917 Highland Drive
Sunday: Blintz Brunch rolling, 10 a.m.

Lawrence Wesleyan Church
3705 Clinton Parkway
Aug. 18: Teen day at the lake, 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Plymouth

Congregational Church
925 Vt.
Sunday: Guest speaker Emily Stamey in youth Sunday school classes on God and spirituality in art, 9:45 a.m.
Thursday: Book group discussion on “Jesus Camp,” 7 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church
1011 Vt.
Today: Pastoral Care Group and Eucharistic Visitors meeting, 8 a.m.

Womanspirit Connection
Today: Garage sale, 1116 Andover St., 7 a.m.-noon
Aug. 18: Breakfast with the Divine Feminine, 8:30 a.m., at New Hampshire St. Bistro, 811 N.H.