Religion calendar

10/4/2008

Health Fair, 9 a.m.-noon today, Hope Lutheran Church, Secor Road at West Bancroft Street. Free. Healing Service, 4 p.m. tomorrow, 419-536-8383.

First Saturday

Prayer Service, 2 p.m. today, Our Lady of Toledo Shrine, 655 South Coy Rd., Oregon. Rosary Rally, Save America through the Rosary 2008, noon Oct. 11. All welcome.

Clarence Smith Community Chorus

Soloists Concert, 6 tonight, Glenwood Lutheran Church, 2545 Monroe St.

The Nelsons

with Katie Jordan and Soul Venture Concert, 7 tonight, Hope Community Church of the Nazarene, 5650 Starr Ave.

Blessing of the Critters,

9:30 and 11 a.m. tomorrow, Pilgrim Church, 1375 West Sylvania Ave.

Larry Dameron

Concert, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Northwood Church of God, Northwood.

53rd Annual Women s Day

Programs, 10:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 1419 North Detroit Ave.

Vineyard Church

of Toledo is host for a four-part series based on the book

The Shack

by William P. Young, beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Springfield High School, 419-866-5999, or online at

vineyardtoledo.org.

SNAP

(Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) Toledo Monthly Confidential Support Meeting, 5-7 p.m. tomorrow, 577 Foundation, 577 East Front St., Perrysburg, 419-350-9234.

Annual Organ Recital,

2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1853 South St.

University of Toledo

Programs in Religious Studies, 3-4:30 p.m. tomorrow, Doermann Theatre, 2801 West Bancroft St. Talk on U.S. Policy in Iraq and Iran: A Gandhian View, the annual Mahatma Gandhi lecture on Peace and nonviolence. Peach March to the lecture begins at 2 p.m. from Corpus Christi University Parish

.

Foundation for Life s

Nondenominational Life Chain, 3-4 p.m. tomorrow, Christ the King Church, 4100 Harvest Ln. Take a Stand for Life at 2:30. Refreshments and fellowship follows. Also at the church, a talk with The Rev. Bernie Owens on The Kingdom of Christ the Anti-Kingdom: Two Value Systems. Two Calls in our Lives. Which One are We Following? 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Tabernacle of Praise

Christian Church Performance Arts Ministry is hosting a dinner theater at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant St., Maumee.

Walking in the Spirit Conference, 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday

at the church, 1126 Anderson St., Maumee.

419-794-8671.

Sisters of St. Francis

host Autumn Offerings in October, Spirituality Center, Regina Conference Room at Lourdes College, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania. Who Me? Holy? (brown bag lunch) 11:30 a.m. Monday. Reflection on the Spirituality and Symbolism of Trees, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Mandala Workshop, 1 p.m. Oct. 16. Labyrinth Experience, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22 and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 28, 419-824-3606, or e-mail spirit@sistersosf.org.

Conversations in Faith

Lecture on God, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Corpus Christi Parish, 2955 Dorr St., $10 at the door, 419-531-4992.

Faithful Citizenship

Lecture Series, Immigration, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Blessed Sacrament Neighborhood Center in the new school building, 4227 Bellevue Rd.

Ruth Fazal

will minister on Yom Kippur at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Thursday; and 7 p.m. Friday, Adat Adonai Messianic Jewish Synagogue, 8314 Whiteford Center Rd., Ottawa Lake, Mich., 419-885-4645.

Ministry of the Watchman

Semi-Annual Toledo Healing School & Miracle Service with the Rev. Barbara Williams, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 11, Asbury United Methodist Church, 4725 Dorr St.

A Night with Denny Schaffer,

6 p.m. Oct. 11, Calvary Assembly of God, 5025 Glendale Ave. Fund-raising banquet for YES-FM radio station. $20. 419-389-0893.

The Rev. Denis Wilde

of Priests for Life speaks at all Masses Oct. 11 and 12, and at 7 p.m. Oct. 13, St. Rose Catholic Church, 215 East Front St., Perrysburg.

The deadline for news items for the Religion Calendar is noon Wednesday. Items can be mailed to the Religion Editor, The Blade, 541 North Superior St., Toledo, Ohio 43660; faxed to 419-724-6439, or e-mailed to religion@theblade.com.