Church Calendar: 1-14

Winter Gospel Explosion at Hope Ministries, 910 Phillips Ave., 6 p.m. Saturday. Worship, art, dance, rap, mime. Dr. Larry Mack is to preach. Free admission. Information: Nick Bocanegra, 419-908-0974.

"Censorship in Organized Religion." Meet-Up, Starbucks, 4321 Talmadge Rd., 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Sponsored by Toledo Baha'i' Community.

Anointed Ministries of Ohio University to join Praise and Worship service at Calvary Baptist Church, 702 Collingwood Blvd., 10:45 a.m. Sunday. The Hallel Dancers are to worship in dance.

Trinity Lutheran Church's 150th-year celebration, Malinta, Ohio, 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Potluck. One Spirit gospel quartet to perform; singers, pickers, and piano players welcome to join.

It's Hymn Sing Time Again!, Erie United Methodist Church, 1100 Samaria Rd., Erie, Mich., 7 p.m. Sunday. Fun, fellowship, and music. Host church to provide refreshments. Details: Diana Smith, 734-848-4774, or diasmith50@hotmail.com.

Women's Connection West invites ladies for "Covered in Frost" at Highland Meadows Golf Club, 7422 Erie St., Sylvania, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday. Featuring Lisa Ziemkiewicz of "Z-Beads" jewelry and speaker Ellen Lemke of Maumee. $12 includes lunch. Reservations and complimentary child care. Call Jeannine, 419-841-9653 by Monday.

Civility in Public Discourse, Third Tuesday for Peace Prayer Service at Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Refreshments follow.

Internet Safety Class by John Hood Productions, a Web site development and video production company at Toledo First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4909 W. Sylvania Ave., 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Class is for all ages with tools and resources to safely surf the Internet. Free. Contact: Mike Fortune, 419-386-8918 or mike4tune@gmail.com.

Hilligonde Wolbring/Spirituality of the Sisters of Notre Dame, by Sisters Joan Marie Recker and Mary Valerie Schneider at Lial Renewal Center, 5908 Davis Rd., Whitehouse, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday. $20 per session includes lunch.

Toledo Chapter of Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International dinner meeting, 7 p.m. Friday, Ramada Inn, 3536 Secor Rd. Speaker: Drew Moseley, evangelist. $12. 419-867-8401.

Warren AME Church 2012 Gospel Extravaganza, 915 Collingwood Blvd., 4 p.m. Jan. 28. Calling all praise teams, choirs, praise dancers, vocalists, step, drill, poets, rap, or mime. Featuring Youth and Young Adults. 419-243-2237.

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. To change or place a listing in the Directory of Worship, call 419-724-6485. For retail advertising on the Religion pages, call 419-724-6350.