DIRECTORY OF WORSHIP

1/19/2008

Christy Wimber, daughter-in-law of the late John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard movement, speaks at 6 p.m. today, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 112 East Wayne St., Maumee, and 10 a.m. tomorrow at Vineyard Church of Toledo, which meets at Springfield High School, 1470 South McCord Rd., Holland. 419-866-5999.

Fifth Annual Gospel Festival continues 7 p.m. today, guest choirs from Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, Lenhart Grand Ballroom, Bowling Green State University.

"A Fine Sacrifice," The Lutheran Hour topic, 7 a.m. tomorrow, WPOS-FM (102.3); "Hope for the Childless," Life Revised topic, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, WDFM-FM (98.1).

"That 70s Band," coffeehouse concert led by music minister Eric Dickey, 6-8 p.m. tomorrow, Zoar Lutheran Church, 314 East Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, public invited. 419-874-4346.

Prayer, Praise, and Power Service, 6 p.m. tomorrow and every third Sunday of the month, Spiritual Harvest Church, 720 West Delaware St. Speaker: Elder Henry Newson, Jr.

Hymn Sing, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Samaria Grace United Methodist Church, 1463 Samaria Rd., Temperance, Mich. 734-848-4774.

Reiki I Class, led by Sister Breta Gorman, 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Monday; Desert Day Retreat, led by Sister Wanda Smith, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday; Karuna Reiki Class, Jan. 27-30, led by Sister Breta, Our Lady of the Pines Retreat Center, 1250 Tiffin St., Fremont, Ohio. 419-332-6522.

Financial Peace University, 13-week money-management class created by Dave Ramsey, taught at Petersburg Lower Light Church starting Tuesday (734-847-8126); University of Toledo starting Thursday (419-227-3861), and Westgate Chapel starting Feb. 4 (419-699-4837).

Media and Morality, lecture by David Heckman, 7 p.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, 415 Ormsby St., Adrian, Mich. 517- 265-3732

Mothers of Pre-Schoolers (MOPS), 9-11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Monclova Road Baptist Church, 7819 Monclova Rd., Monclova. 419-868-1062.

"Marriage Enrichment: A Fresh Look at Ephesians" and other Bible study topics taught at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in March, First Apostolic Church, 5701 West Sylvania Ave. Child care provided. 419-885-4888.

"The New Green Religion: Why Faith is Vital to Saving the Planet," lecture by Mark Wallace, associate professor of religion at Swarthmore College, 7 p.m. Wednesday, McIntosh Ballroom at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. Free and open to the public.

"Stepping Up," men's talk and study, 7 p.m. Thursday, Harvest Christian Center, 3034 Wilford Dr. 419-490-6444.

Women's Breakfast with April Merzweiler, who will discuss her conversion to Catholicism, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Crystal Arbors, 2270 West Hayes Ave., Fremont; $15 registration due by Jan. 28, call 419-433-4835.

Crossing, Christian musical trio, in concert at 3 p.m. Jan. 26, Bono Baptist Church, 967 Main St., Bono, Ohio.

St. Mark's Lutheran Church hosts a benefit concert by the Bowling Green State University Men's Chorus, 3-5 p.m. Jan. 26, at the church, 315 South College Ave., Bowling Green. Free-will offering; proceeds benefit the Kashasha Girls School in Tanzania. 419-353-9305.

Issam Nemeh and NASA researcher George Szatkowski will lead a discussion on physical connection between God and healing, 1 p.m. Jan. 27, Holiday Inn Westlake, 1100 Crocker Rd., Westlake, Ohio. Tickets $19.99. Information: 1-866-468-3401 or www.pathtofaith.com.

"Honoring the Tradition of the Other," theme of the 7th annual MultiFaith Banquet sponsored by the MultiFaith Council of Northwest Ohio, 4-7 p.m. March 9 at Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood Blvd. Guest speaker Tarunjit Singh Butalia, chairman of the National Interfaith Committee of the World Sikh Council. Registration by March 2 from 419-475-6535 or online at www.multifaithcouncil.org.

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