Gospel meetings coming to Clinton
Ministers Fred Skalitzky and Daniel Knauss will host two gospel meetings at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Clinton Community Hall.
All are welcome.
Panel to talk about healing from war
The new Veterans Resource Center in Freeland promotes community-based efforts to heal the effects of war on veterans, their families and communities.
Judith Gorman, co-founder of the center, will join with John Graham of the Giraffe Heroes Project and Bill Hughes, a retired Navy search-and-rescue member, for a panel presentation from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 at Langley Methodist Church.
The presentation will be held in the Fireside Room.
All are welcome to come, learn and share their own stories and experiences about the role of communities in healing the effects of war.
UUCWI focuses on immigration rights
At the Sunday service for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island, Dianne Aid, president of the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice, will talk about how immigration issues are woven into our spiritual values.
There will also be a special collection to benefit the local Whidbey Veterans Resource Center.
The service is at 10 a.m., and all are welcome. Values-based children’s religious exploration classes and childcare will be provided.
UUCWI is at 20103 Highway 525, just north of Freeland. Check www.whidbey.com/uucwi for more information.
Doug Benecke to give Unity lesson
Doug Benecke will talk about “Practice, Practice, Practice” at the Unity of Whidbey service on Sunday.
Practice is how we improve in what we do, and it’s the punchline of an old joke. It means both preparation and the hard, fulfilling work of showing up in the moment. It’s a tool for our growth, and it’s the only show in town. Practice as the key to an attitude that will take us through the tough trials — as well as the giddy joys — of daily life.
Benecke will explore this theme, ably assisted by violinist Talia Toni Marcus. The platform assistant will be Donna Vanderheiden.
Unity of Whidbey is located in its new chapel at 5671 Crawford Road in Langley. Visit Unity of Whidbey’s website at http://www.unityofwhidbeyisland.org for more information.
Series continues Sunday at SWCC
South Whidbey Community Church continues its current series Sunday on churches of the New Testament, with a sermon by Pastor Darrell Wenzek on the “Church at Pergamum,” based on Revelation 2:12-17.
Morning worship begins at 10, and is preceded by an adult learning forum at 9 a.m., with Stan Walker leading a study in the book of Ephesians, and Art Angst leading a study into the Gospel of Luke. These are open classes to which everyone is invited.
All SWCC sermons and special adult forum lectures are recorded, and copies on CD-R or e-mailed as Windows audio attachments may be obtained by calling the church at 221-1220.
SWCC is a local independent, non-denominational church that adheres to the National Association of Evangelical’s Statement of Faith. It is open to everyone and gathers for worship each Sunday at Deer Lagoon Grange, 5142 Bayview Road.
For further information about the church and services, call 221-1220.
Forum looks at rise of Christian Liturgy
The next adult forum at St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland will be “The Rise of Christian Liturgy.”
This lecture considers how Christian liturgical practices arose, in particular those that became virtually universal throughout the church, i.e. baptism and the Eucharist. The forum will consider the roots of these practices in the ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus, and see how they evolved in the churches of Paul. Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and Romans will be used as examples.
The group will then move into the second century to see how these practices were defended against outsiders who suspected that they involved acts of immorality. Finally, the forum will examine an early attempt to standardize these practices in the writings of Hippolytus, an important leader of the church of Rome.
The forum starts at 9:15 a.m. Sunday; Ted Brookes will present.
Joyful service at Christian Science
The Christian Science Church will present readings from the Bible and “Science and Health” at the Sunday service that explore ways in which we can express freedom from material claims of suffering from age, heredity or illness by moving closer to God.
“The purification of sense and self is a proof of progress,” (“Science and Health”).
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore,” (Psalms 16).
This joyful service begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, at 15910 Highway 525 (just north of Bayview and across from Useless Bay Road). Everyone is welcome.
Explore the roots of religion at adult forum
The adult forum of the Langley United Methodist Church is using a video series entitled, “Exploring the Roots of Religion.”
Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, the Acropolis, the Great Pyramids at Giza — sites such as these have captivated the world for centuries. But why were these massive sites created? Because of the dynamic force of religious belief.
Archaeology uses material remains to fill in gaps in the historical record, and provides a useful way to grasp the nature of faiths and rituals. Professor John Hale of the University of Louisville takes viewers inside caves and crypts and across vast deserts and ancient cities around the globe, from Turkey and Polynesia to Mexico and Sweden, to Cambodia and even the American Midwest.
The adult forum is held at 11 a.m. Sundays in the Fireside Room at the Langley United Methodist Church.
Community salmon dinner in Langley
Langley United Methodist Church will hold its annual salmon dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19 at the church.
Guest chef Bruce Allen will help prepare Dave and Karen Anderson’s delicious salmon, locally caught from a sustainable run. There will also be baked potatoes from Neil’s Clover Patch, garlic bread, coleslaw and a variety of desserts.
The dinner will benefit the church’s mission projects. The suggested donation is $12 for adults, $6 for children.
