Faith briefs
Calvary Temple Assembly of God
606 W. 29th St. Terrace
Sunday: Start of Kids Krusade, “All Nature Sings His Praise,” for toddlers through age 14, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Continues through Wednesday.
Central United Methodist Church
1501 Mass.
Today: Pumpkin patch outing, 2 p.m.
Wednesday: Lap quilters, 1 p.m.
Thursday: The Rev. Maria Carter leads Bible study, “Jesus’ Parables of Life,” 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Sunday: Guest preacher the Rev. Molly Marshall, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. services.
First Christian Church
1000 Ky.
Friday: Gamblers Anonymous group, 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
2415 Clinton Parkway
Sunday: Fall festival, with food, music and games, 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 21: Evensong event featuring composer John Leavitt, 4:30 p.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
2211 Inverness Drive
Oct. 20: Women’s breakfast at First Watch, 2540 Iowa, 8:30 a.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
2104 Bob Billings Parkway
Friday: Blind ministry meeting, with speaker Johnna Godinez on the Christian Blind Institute in St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.
Lawrence Community Interfaith Initiative
Oct. 21: Third annual Day of Prayer and Reflection. Convocation at 3 p.m., South Park.
Lawrence Evangelical Friends Church
1601 N.H.
Sunday: Singspiration, carry-in dinner and business meeting, noon.
Tuesday: Breakfast at Hy-Vee, 3504 Clinton Parkway, 9 a.m.
Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church
950 E. 21st St.
Today: Annual singing event, with special guests the Horn and Grant families from Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
Lawrence Jewish Community Center
917 Highland Drive
Sunday: Simchat Torah activities, 9 a.m.
Wednesday: Presentation on Jewish chicken farmers in New Jersey, by Jonathan Boyarin, professor of modern Jewish thought at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 21: Holocaust Book Discussion Group on “Dimensions of the Holocaust” edited by Elliot Lefkovitz, 4 p.m.
Lawrence Wesleyan Church
3705 Clinton Parkway
Sunday: Pizza with the Pastor, 12:30 p.m. Trip to Fall Party at Pendleton’s Country Market, 1446 E. 1850 Road, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
Lone Star Church of the Brethren
883 E. 800 Road
Monday: Annual pancake supper, 5 p.m.
North Lawrence Christian Church
647 Elm St.
Sunday-Tuesday: Revival featuring guest preacher Ronnie Epps, founding pastor of the Johnson County Christian Church. For more information, call Rod Hinkle at 843-1754.
Peace Mennonite Church
615 Lincoln St.
Sunday: Building dedication service, 10:30 a.m., with potluck lunch to follow.
Plymouth Congregational Church
925 Vt.
Sunday: “The Landscape of Energy in Kansas and the Hope for Renewables,” presentation by Sarah Hill-Nelson of the Zephyr Energy Group, 7 p.m.
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
5700 W. Sixth St.
Thursday: Special satellite broadcast by John Ortberg, 6:30 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church
1011 Vt.
Sunday: Clergy Appreciation Day, with a card/note shower for the Rev. Jonathon Jensen. Blessing of the animals in observance of St. Francis Day, 1 p.m.
Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence
1263 N. 1100 Road
Sunday: Program, “Seeing Immigration through the Eyes of Migrant Farm Workers,” by Evan Jorn, 10:45 a.m.
Unity Church of Lawrence
900 Madeline Lane
Today: Second Saturday seniors brunch, 10:30 a.m. Walk for Juvenile Diabetes at Truman Sports Complex, 8 a.m.
Monday: Men’s Fellowship Group, 7:30 p.m.
Worden United Methodist Church
294 E. 900 Road, Baldwin City
Sunday: Kids for Christ bowling trip, leaving at 3:30 p.m. Senior high meeting at Vintage Park, 2 p.m. Junior high meeting, 6 p.m.