FAITH EVENTS
SATURDAY, MARCH 31 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
SUNDAY, APRIL 1
Easter Sunrise Service
7 to 9 a.m., voluntary offering, In the historic Freeport United Brethren Church in Doon Heritage Village; service sponsored by the Cambridge Christian Business Men’s Committee; refreshments following the service; www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca, Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Village, 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, 519-478-1914 ext. 3647, tjones@regionofwaterloo.ca
MONDAY, APRIL 2
Fireside Chatting
10 a.m. to 12 p.m., free, You’re invited to an informal drop-in gathering each Monday morning for good conversation, coffee and tea around the fireplace in the Mary Clemens Room; new people welcome; enter by the door at the rear of the church, Saint Luke’s United Church, 1620 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, rosemary69.rb@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4
Wednesdays at Knox: Wayne Townsend: The Spirit Within 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, Wayne speaks on the spirit within each of us and, using percussion, demonstrates how to tap into that positive energy to help others; how does this help the church to live as a welcoming place; lunch $5, or bring your own, Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo, 519-886-4150
St. Clement’s Christian Mother’s Society Spring Card Party
6 p.m., $10, Raffle to win a quilt, cash prizes, ornamental birds, lap quilt or an afghan; raffle tickets: $1 or six for $5; St. Clement’s Roman Catholic Church, 3619 Lobsinger Line, St. Clements
SATURDAY, APRIL 7
Martin Family Singers Present Handel’s Messiah
7 to 9 p.m., $20, With members of the K-W Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Jones; tickets available at www.nhmrs.com and MCC Ontario, 519-745-8458; all proceeds to the New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale, Waterloo North Mennonite Church,
100 Benjamin Rd., Waterloo
SUNDAY, APRIL 8
Hymn Sing
6:30 to 7:30 p.m., free, Sing favourite hymns accompanied with organ and piano, Northside Community Church, 55 Leonard St., Kitchener, 519-744-8061, ncckitchener@gmail.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
Lectures in Catholic Experience
7:30 to 9:30 p.m., free, Speaker: Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, ministry against the death penalty advocate; in Vanstone Lecture Hall; free tickets online at ticketfi. com/event/1760/lectures-in-catholicexperience-2017-2018, St. Jerome’s University, University of Waterloo,
290 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo, 519-884-8110 ext. 28266
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
Celebrating 60 Years of Ministry
2 to 4 p.m., free, Former members and friends invited to come and celebrate this special day; guest preacher: Bishop Michael Pryse, St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, 236 Woodhaven Rd., Kitchener, 519-896-1357
Leap of Faith in Concert
7 to 8 p.m., free-will offering, With Christian country and gospel band Leap of Faith; fundraiser for the church’s youth group; for more information call 519-742-5812; thinkleap.com, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 322 East Ave., Kitchener