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Lutheran brunch to help defray transplant costs
Grace Lutheran Church is hosting a brunch benefit for Kathy Schuller on Sunday morning.
Schuller has taught first and second grades at Grace Lutheran School for 17 years. She is taking a leave of absence to undergo a bone marrow transplant and will need to remain in Seattle for five or six months.
All of the proceeds from this event will go to help defray Schuller's medical and housing expenses during treatment. Supplemental matching funds have been applied for through Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
The brunch begins at 10:45 a.m. at the church, 1207 S. Seventh Ave.
For more information, call the Rev. Jim Turriff at 594-0715.
Bazaar to benefit Sunnyside's Promise
Sunnyside Presbyterian Church is holding its Country Blessings Bazaar today.
There will be hand-crafted items and baked goods for sale as well as a raffle, and local vendors will have booths. Coffee and lunch will be available.
Most of the proceeds will go to Sunnyside's Promise, a chapter of America's Promise that aims to provide children with the environment and tools they need to thrive as adults.
The bazaar runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 737 S. 16th St. Call 837-4314.
Raffles aplenty at Holy Redeemer's bazaar
The Social Activities League of Holy Redeemer Parish is holding its third annual Holiday Bazaar today.
There will be a raffle every hour plus a variety of goods for sale. A snack bar will feature homemade soup and sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs and other goodies for customers to enjoy while they shop.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the parish, 1609 Landon Ave. Call 248-2241.
'Miss HIV' free movie screening next weekend
Kittitas County Women of Vision is hosting a free movie screening of a film about HIV on Nov. 22.
"Miss HIV" is an ethnographic film about women in Botswana who are HIV positive and participate in the Miss HIV pageant.
Everyone's invited to see the film at 10 a.m. Nov. 22 at the Grand Meridian Cinema, 504 E. Mountain View Ave. in Ellensburg. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
Kittitas County Women of Vision is a volunteer ministry of World Vision, a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to tackle poverty and injustice. Chapters support dozens of international and local World Vision projects that address the needs of children and women.
For more information, call Jennifer Nickels at 925-1729.
On the Web: www.wovkittitas.blogspot.com, www.womenofvision.org, www.worldvision.org and www.misshiv.com.
Open house set at East Valley Reformed Church
East Valley Reformed Church is inviting the community to an open house today.
The event, which will showcase the church's children's ministries, runs from 2 to 4 p.m.
The church offers several children's programs, including a new worship program for children of all ages with special needs. That program begins at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 23.
The church is at 7203 Mieras Road, one block north of East Valley High School. Call 452-6138.
Ecumenical Thanksgiving service is Nov. 26
The Yakima Association of Churches and Faith Communities is sponsoring an Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving.
The ecumenical worship service, hosted by Yakima's St. Paul Cathedral Parish, takes place at 7 p.m. Nov. 26. The theme of the service -- featuring prayer, song and scripture -- will be from Colossians 3:12-17.
The service takes place at St. Paul Cathedral's chapel at 15 S. 12th Ave. It will be followed by a reception in the cathedral's Assembly Place, adjacent to the chapel.
For more information, call St. Paul Cathedral Parish at 575-3713.
Korean singing groups coming to Selah church
Selah's Open Heart Baptist Church invites everyone to hear two Korean singing groups perform Sunday night.
The free performance is at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served after the service.
The church is at 2040 W. McGonagle Road in Selah. For more information, call Bob Lakey at 969-0784 or the church at 697-4850.
Grab a drum, bang away at Unity Spiritual Life
It's time to drum up some fun at Yakima's Unity Spiritual Life Center.
A freestyle drumming circle takes place today from 1 to 3 p.m. at the church, 401 S. Eighth Ave. Drop-ins are welcome, and extra drums are available if you don't have one.
The focus will be on world peace, drumming and meditation. Call the church at 575-5551.
Goal is 5,000 gift-filled shoe boxes for children
Operation Christmas Child's annual collection campaign begins Monday.
Christian Life Center is this year's drop-off point. The goal: 5,000 gift-filled shoe boxes.
People are asked to fill shoe boxes with small gifts -- toys, school supplies, candy, hygiene items -- to be shipped to children in need throughout the world this Christmas.
The project is part of the North Carolina-based Samaritan's Purse, run by Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham.
The national collection week runs through Nov. 24.
Last year, more than 8 million shoe boxes full of gifts were shipped to children in need in more than 90 countries.
To prepare a gift box, wrap the box and lid of a standard-size shoe box separately. Label the box for a boy or girl, ages 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14. Fill the box with small gifts. A $7 donation is suggested to help ship each box. Place a check in an envelope on top of the gifts in the box. Fasten a rubber band around the box, then drop it off at the Christian Life Center, 716 N. 40th Ave.
The drop-off schedule is 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 22, noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 23, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 24.
For more information about Operation Christmas Child, call 800-910-4919 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org.
Seventh-day Adventists holding series of lectures
The Selah Seventh-day Adventist Church is hosting a series of three lectures over two days, beginning Friday night.
The Rev. Maurice Vargas of the Staten Island-based Spirit of Prayer Ministries will be talking about "How to Surrender your Problems to God" at 6:30 p.m. at the church, 170 Harrison Road in Selah. The talk will be preceded by a dinner at 5:30 p.m.
The series continues Saturday at 11 a.m. with a talk on "Overcoming Heredity," which will be followed by a luncheon. Vargas will speak again at 2:30 p.m. on "How to Control Your Thoughts."
Community members are invited to attend one or all of the talks, which are free and open to the public.
For more information, call the church at 697-5116 or Lily Cohan at 658-2400. Or, e-mail the Rev. Andrew Fleming at andrewrf@charter.net.
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