Anchorage Daily News

CHRISTIAN PILOTS POTLUCK: Join the Christian Pilots Association from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26 at Mirror Lake for its annual meeting and potluck. Members, friends and their families are welcome to attend. Hamburgers and hot dogs are provided. Bring a dish to share. CPA is nondenominational Christian missionary aviation ministry. For details, call 301-8369 or 688-8840.

YARD SALE: East Anchorage United Methodist Church, 1660 Patterson St., will hold its annual yard sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Hot dogs, chips, pop and candy bars will be for sale too. For details, call 333-6611.

SPAGHETTI FEED: Solid Rock Climbers for Christ will host a spaghetti feed at 6 p.m. today at Reed Lakes parking lot, Archangel Road, Palmer. The free dinner will include climbing presentations. For details, e-mail Tyler at cfitzgerald@alaskapacific.edu or visit www.srcfc.org.

MOVIE SERMON: St. John United Methodist Church, 1801 O'Malley Road, continues the movie sermon series at 8:15 p.m. Sunday with "Remember the Titans." The Rev. Jo Ann Schaadt will preach at 8:30, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. For details, call 344-3025.

GUEST SPEAKERS: Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council will speak at the 10 a.m. service Sunday at Anchorage Baptist Temple, 6401 E. Northern Lights Blvd. He will discuss political concern of Christians. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, will speak at 11 a.m. For details, call 333-6535.

COMMUNION WORSHIP: Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1612 Oceanview Drive, will gather at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with the sermon, "The Demonic Deception of Fear Based Religion" or "Leave the Weeds Alone!" Intergenerational Sunday school is at 9:45. Emergent worship, where all ages, sages and lifestyles are welcome, is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. For details, call 345-3858.

EPISCOPAL MEETING: The Nauska Salmon Episcopal Community will meet at St. Christopher's Church, 7208 Duben Ave., from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday. There will be informal singing, Gospel-based discipleship Bible study, prayer and Eucharist. A potluck will follow. For details, call 337-2974 or 529-5218.

FREE CONFERENCE: The Soldotna Church of God, 105 W. Redoubt Ave., will host a free conference with praise and worship, crafts, science experiments, theater and games teach the power of God's love. Meeting times are 9, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. July 27. Merge Night, a youth led worship, is at 6 p.m. Wednesday. For details, call 262-4729 or visit www.ahopeforthefuture.org.

TAIZE SERVICE: Experience heartfelt devotion with spirit through meditation, candlelight, simple songs and spiritual readings at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Alaska Center for Spiritual Living, 929 E. 81st Ave. For details, call 522-0940.

COMMUNITY PICNICS: GraceWorks in Alaska will host a picnic for Mountain View residents at 6 p.m. Friday at Kanchee Park, East Fourth Avenue and Klevin Street, and Aug. 1 at the Boys and Girls Club, 315 N. Price St. There will be community classes for adults and Bible clubs for kids. For details, call Scott at 440-4974 or Traci at 223-3781.

BISHOPRIC CONSECRATION: Presiding prelate Bishop Larry Trotter, will officiate the consecration of C.R. Hawkins of True Vine Ministries at 10 a.m. July 26 at Abbott Loop Community Church, 2626 Abbott Road. The event will be the first Episcopal bishopric consecration in Alaska history. There will be singing and sacred rituals. The community is invited. For details, call 272-3617.

CHURCH DEDICATION: The Muldoon meeting house of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8000 E. 36th Ave., will be dedicated at 6 p.m. July 27 with music by a special choir, congregational singing, talks and a dedicatory prayer offered by Anchorage Chugach stake president Ralph Van Orden. People of all faiths are invited.

KIDS CAMP: The Anchorage Baptist Temple will have Kids Camp in Wasilla from July 28 through Aug. 1. Give your children an opportunity to get closer to nature and the God who made it. $165 per camper. For details, call 333-6535.

YARD SALE: The Muldoon Road Baptist Church, 382 Muldoon Road, is offering free space for a community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2. Call the church to reserve a space. The church will provide free hot dogs. For details, call 333-9558.

YELLOW RIBBON RALLY: Christian Church of Anchorage, 10800 Lake Otis Parkway, will honor veterans and fighting troops at 11 a.m. Aug. 3. Cecil Todd, founder and president of the World-Wide Revival Fires Ministry from Branson, Mo., will speak. Military uniforms are encouraged. For details, call 522-6020 or visit www.christian churchofanchorage.com.

SUMMER SERIES: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 12310 Lorraine St., dives into "Conversations ..." at 10:30 a.m. and 7:07 p.m. Sundays. Learn how to enter into meaningful discussions with people who have different beliefs than you. Child care and kids' church are available. For details, call 345-4823 or visit www.trinityalaska.org.

BUDDHIST SERVICES: The White Lotus Center for Shin Buddhism will have services at 11 a.m. Sundays at the Alaska Pacific University chapel, Atwood Building. Services are open to everyone and are followed by discussions on the compassion and wisdom of Buddhist teachings. For details, call 306-0620 or visit www.akshin.net.

STRONG BONDS: The Rev. Rick Cavens continues his marriage enrichment course at 6 p.m. Mondays through July 21 at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3230 Lake Otis Parkway. Sunday services are at 8:30 and 11 a.m., with Holy Communion at 11 a.m. For details, call 276-6231.

FEED THE KIDS: Ready-to-eat meals are being collected at Joy Lutheran Church, 10111 E. Eagle River Loop Road, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and after Sunday worship to Aug. 20. The food will be donated to the Eagle River food pantry. Warm outer clothing will be collected for Help Us Give School Supplies program. For details, call 694-9601 or visit www.joy-lutheran.com.

TUESDAY TOURS: Learn about Grace Christian School, 12407 Pintail St., from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through the summer. The school is enrolling students for the fall. Grace offers AP classes, worldwide missions trips, state championship athletics, and first-class music and drama with 95 percent of its seniors college-bound. For details, call 345-4814.

PB&J KIDS: Children 3 years old to sixth grade will learn Bible stories, do crafts, sing and learn a variety of sports at 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 6 at Jewel Lake Church of the Nazarene, 4025 W. 88th Ave. Free. For details, call 243-2344 or visit www.jlcn.org.

CASTING CROWNS TICKETS: Advance tickets are on sale at the Radio Espresso, 2709 Boniface Parkway, for the Casting Crowns concerts Aug. 8 and 9 at Anchorage Baptist Temple. Tickets are $30. For details, call 269-3872.

ONGOING

GRIEF AND DIVORCE SUPPORT: Muldoon Community Assembly, 7041 DeBarr Road, sponsors free support groups from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Grief Share is for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Groups offer healing for adults and children going through separation and divorce. To register or for details, call 272-3212 or 338-6777.

MONDAY MEDITATION: Jitters Cafe, 11401 Old Glenn Highway, Eagle River, hosts Buddhist monk lectures and meditation classes at 7 p.m. Mondays. Sponsored by the Tilopa Buddhist Centre. Suggested donation is $5. For details, call 250-9454 or visit www.meditateinalaska.org.

INFINITE WAY: Recorded lectures by Joel Goldsmith will be presented at 11 a.m. Saturdays. A 15-minute meditation period will precede and follow each lecture. For details and location, call 522-0508.

PUBLIC DHARMA TALKS: The Rev. Koun Franz will speak at 10:25 a.m. Sundays at the Anchorage Zen Community, 359 E. 24th Ave. Instruction, study groups and other activities are also offered. For details, call 566-0143 or visit www.alaska-zen.org.

24-HOUR PRAYER: The Alaska Center for Spiritual Living is sponsoring 24/7 prayer assistance by professionally trained prayer practitioners. All calls are confidential. Call 677-2937 or toll-free at 1-866-750-7729.

BIBLE STUDY: First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, 3031 LaTouche St., will host an adult Bible study on the Gospel of Matthew at 9:30 a.m. Sundays with worship at 10:30 a.m. For details, call 272-0615.

ANCHORAGE VINEYARD GROUPS: Anchorage Vineyard Church, 1800 W. 48th Ave., Suite G, offers prayer, study and support groups weekly. For details, visit www.akvineyard.org.

BENEFIT COOKBOOK: Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, 2800 O'Malley Road, offers "Tastes Like Home: Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska" for sale after services every Sunday. The cost is $25 plus shipping if purchased online. For details, call 348-0651 or visit www.medcooking alaska.blogspot.com.

BUDDHIST INTRODUCTION: The SGI-USA Buddhist organization hosts a meeting at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the SGI-USA Alaska Community Center, 2702 Gambell St., Suite 202. Learn how to create world peace through individual happiness. For details, call 274-8889.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE RADIO: The Christian Science Radio Sentinel will broadcast at 8:30 a.m. Sunday on KBYR 700-AM. The topic will be "The Adventure of Life." Last week's program repeats at 8 a.m. Join an Internet chat with spiritual healer Ned Odegaard on "Let Christ Calm the Economic Waters" at 10 a.m. Tuesday at www.spirituality.com. For details, call 272-0226 or visit wwwchristianscience.com.

Matters of Faith is compiled by Joy Guest, who can be reached at 257-4315. To submit an event, go to adn.com and click on "Submit an event." E-mail announcements to hometown@adn.com by 5 p.m. Tuesday for publication on Saturday's Religion page. Type "religion" in the subject line.

This week

SUNDAY: Fast of 17 Tammuz (Jewish)

WEDNESDAY: Birthday of Emperor Hailie Selassi I (Rastafaria), birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Sikh)

THURSDAY: Pioneer Day (Christian)

FRIDAY: St. James the Great Day (Christian)

SATURDAY: Khordad Sal (Zoroastrian)

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