FAITH EVENTS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Sai Bhakti Dham Temple: Sunderkand and free Food (Prasad)
5:45 to 9:30 p.m., free, Every Saturday guests/devotees recite Ramcharitmanas Sunderkand at 5:45 p.m.; vegetarian food served at 8:15 p.m.; www.facebook.com/sai.kwc, Sai Bhakti Dham Mandir, 52 McIntyre Pl., Unit A, Kitchener, saibhaktidham@gmail.com
A Taste of Tartan: Dinner and Concert
6 to 8 p.m., advance ticket sales only: adult $30; child $12, Fundraiser in support of young girls’ education in developing countries; great food and music, served up with a Scottish flavour; features Celtic folk singer, Michael Kelly Cavan, and others; contact 226-241-4346 or tasteoftartan@gmail.com for full details, Knox Preston Presbyterian Church, 132 Argyle St. N., Cambridge
Valentine Banquet
6 to 10 p.m., $45, Fundraiser for Marriage Encounter; refreshments at 6 p.m.; dinner at 6:30 p.m.; catering by Bellzy’s; entertainment by Don Taylor and Stand Firm, a band of believers whose ministry is to spread the word of God in music; tickets: call Marg 519-884-2525, or Giselle 519-584-2205, Waterloo North Mennonite Church, 100 Benjamin Rd., Waterloo, larryshantz@execulink.com
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Fireside Chatting
10 a.m. to 12 p.m., free, You’re invited to an informal drop-in gathering each Monday morning for coffee and tea around the fireplace in the Mary Clemens Room; all welcome, Saint Luke’s United Church, 1620 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, 519-658-2351
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Wednesdays at Knox: Corey Cotter Linforth and Joyful Sound
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, ‘Joyful Sound!’: a men’s singing group from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Hespeler, under the direction of Corey; this small ensemble sings upbeat gospel music and shares some of their favourite songs; lunch $5, or bring your own, Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo, 519-886-4150 Community Churches Lenten Lunch Series 12 to 1 p.m., goodwill offering to cover costs of lunch, Wednesdays during Lent: worship service at noon followed by soup and sandwich luncheon; note: location of lunch changes each week; to March 28, Steinmann Mennonite Church, 1316 Snyder’s Rd. W., Baden, zionunitedchurch@bellnet.ca
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Menno Singers Family of Choirs Hymn Sing
7 to 9 p.m., by donation, Join the Inter-Mennonite Children’s Choir’s Training Choir as well as members of the Menno Youth Singers and Menno Singers for our annual Hymn Sing fundraiser; mennosingers.com/imcc, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, 57 Stirling Ave. N., Kitchener
Come and Worship with Chasing Horizons
7 to 8:30 p.m., free, Led by Salvation Army’s Chasing Horizons, Avenue Road Baptist Church, 465 Avenue Rd., Cambridge, 519-621-4391, avenueroad@rogers.com
Ecumenical Prayer Service with Taizé Songs
7:30 to 8:30 p.m., free, Offers meditation through Scripture, songs from the Taizé Community, silence, symbols of the Cross and candlelight, St. Andrew’s Memorial Anglican Church, 275 Mill St., Kitchener, pagrundy16@yahoo.com