FAITH EVENTS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Free Community Barbecue 4 to 7 p.m., free, Free food, games, bouncy castles, prizes, music and more; watch local artists, Paint with Purpose, create a beautiful mural; all welcome; rain or shine, Maranatha Christian Reformed Church, 94 Elgin St. S., Cambridge, office@maranathacrc.com 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
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Fireside Chat 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., free-will donation, Weekly drop-in event; enter by Door #2 at the rear of the church; join us for coffee/tea and conversation; all welcome; Mondays, to Oct. 1, Saint Luke’s United Church, 1620 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, 519-740-0531, rosemary69.rb@gmail. com Carol Weicker in Concert 1:30 p.m. free, Come join us to hear recording artist Carol Weicker; call to register, Salvation Army Kitchener Community Church, 75 Tillsley Dr., Kitchener, 519-745-3351
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Food Trucks on Franklin 4:30 to 8 p.m., pay for meals/snacks, Thursdays, May 3 to Sept. 13; all proceeds to charity, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 317 Franklin St. N., Kitchener, 519-893-6827, gayanderson@bell.net
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Family Fun Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., canned food for the local food bank, If it is family fun and great food you are looking for you won’t want to miss this year’s fair; theme: “This is my Father’s World”; auctions, games, inflatable rides, climbing wall, animal train, chain saw artisan, and more, Countryside Camp and Conference Centre, 1985 Beke Rd., Cambridge, 519-623-4860, tim@countrysidecamp. com Community Recycle Day: Electronics and Textiles 1 to 5 p.m., free, All proceeds from weight of recycling donated to the Canadian Transplant Association; see St. James’ website, www.stjamesang. ca, for list of items, St. James Anglican Church, 520 Ellis Rd. W., Cambridge, 519-658-4547, office@stjamesang.ca
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
World Religions Conference 12:30 to 6 p.m., free, Canada’s largest and longest-running multi-faith event brings different religious and ethnic communities together in a manner which breeds tolerance, peace, co-operation, and understanding; www.worldreligionsconference.org, University of Waterloo, Humanities Theatre, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, 289-887-6761, sohailtemoor@gmail.com Summer Program at Historic Ellis Chapel 2:30 to 4 p.m., free, Join us for our seasonal Sunday afternoon service officiated by Rev. Susan Clarke of Alma Presbyterian Church, with a congregational hymn sing followed by refreshments in the chapel garden; www.ellischapel.ca/, Ellis Chapel, 6705 Ellis Rd., Puslinch, 519-836-7119, mrm4ever@ sympatico.ca
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Food Truck Mondays 4 to 8 p.m., prices vary, Four food trucks; in parking lot, Westside Presbyterian Church, 130 Victoria Ave., Cambridge, 519-622-7970, greenfieldacres@ netflash.net
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Wednesdays at Knox: On the Ground in Malawi with Presbyterian Church in Canada 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, In April, Grant and Femmy Birks traveled to Malawi in a group to meet with Malawian development and theological agencies and to see how today’s church works in partnership with those needing our support, Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo, 519-886-4150
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Rex Stone 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., free-will offering, Recording artist Rex returns to Preston to share the faith message Gospel style, Knox Preston Presbyterian Church, 132 Argyle St. N., Cambridge, 519-653-6691, knoxpreston@rogers. com