FAITH EVENTS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 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
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
Thanksgiving Holy Communion 9 a.m. free, Formerly St. John’s Lutheran Church; all are welcome, Trillium Lutheran Church, 22 Willow St., Waterloo, 519-886-1880, office@stjohnslutheran.on.ca
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10
Celebrate Recovery Meeting
7 to 9 p.m., free, Got hurts, habits or hangups: The Cambridge Chapter of Celebrate Recovery welcomes you; we acknowledge God as our higher power and the power of His Word to heal us; Wednesdays to June 26, Cambridge-Preston Church of the Nazarene, 1332 Hamilton St., Cambridge, 519-653-6036, turnerjk@hotmail.com
Affordable Housing and Homelessness
7:30 to 9:30 p.m., free, Speaker: Deb Schlichter, Director of Housing, Region of Waterloo; hosted by St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Women’s League; everyone welcome, St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, 49 Blueridge Ave., Kitchener, 519-743-6069, sheilamathews2006@yahoo.ca
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
Baked Potato Supper
5 to 7 p.m., $10, Food, fun and fellowship; baked potato with all the toppings, salad, drink and dessert all for a great cause; charity of choice: House of Friendship, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (west of Philipsburg), 3357 Erbs Rd. N., Baden, 519-742-2420, tammydoering@sympatico.ca
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
Hymn Sing
6:30 p.m. free, Worship and sing praises with favourite hymns accompanied with organ and piano; guest singer: Susan Mitchell, Northside Community Church, 55 Leonard St., Kitchener, 519-744-8061
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
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, Oct. 15 to Dec. 17, Saint Luke’s United Church, 1620 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, 519-740-0531, rosemary69.rb@gmail.com Living Well With Diabetes 1:30 p.m. free, Registration required; with registered dietician, Heidi Pola from Zehrs Laurentian Power Centre, Salvation Army Kitchener Community Church, 75 Tillsley Dr., Kitchener, 519-745-3351
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17
Wednesdays at Knox: Shannyn Stevens: Stonehenge Therapeutic Community
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, Shannyn gives a brief history of the Stonehenge Therapeutic Community, not-for-profit and ministry-based, and provides indepth information on the residential program as well as community based programs offered; lunch $5, or bring your own, Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo, 519-886-4150
Book Study
2 p.m. free, Lively discussion around “The Indian Horse” by Richard Wagamese; light refreshments, Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 29 Westmount Rd. S., Waterloo, 519-886-5820, karen@gastmeier.ca
Community Dinners at Highland Baptist Church
5:30 to 7 p.m., $2; family $5, Food and conversation, kid’s activities and home- work help; first and third Wednesdays of month; Oct. 17 to May 15, Highland Baptist Church, 135 Highland Rd. W., Kitchener, 573-744-9461, office@highlandbaptist.ca
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
Memory, Identity and the Sermon on the Mount: The Case of André Trocmé
7:30 to 9 p.m., free, The Benjamin Eby Lecture presents the research of a faculty member at Conrad Grebel University College; The 2018 Eby Lecturer features Professor Alicia Batten, presenting “Memory, Identity and the Sermon on the Mount”; Conrad Grebel University College Chapel, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo, bmoscins@uwaterloo.ca
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
Dream Auction
7 to 10:30 p.m., free, Silent and live auction prizes, many donated by local business; many items would make great Christmas gifts; everyone welcome to join them for some fun and to celebrate their community, St. Andrew’s Hespeler Presbyterian Church, 73 Queen St. E., Cambridge, 519-658-2652, jsmith@standrewshespeler.ca
Grace to Gloryland
7 to 10 p.m., reserved seating: $50; general admission: $40, An evening of music at Central; Steve Michaels and his ensemble of musicians and gospel singers, take you on a magical journey through one man’s musical passion, Central Presbyterian Church, 7 Queen’s Square, Cambridge, 519-241-2413, aubrey@cpcmail.ca