RELIGION CALENDAR

Toxic Charity Book Study: Sunday, 12:30 p.m. & April 17, 2:30 p.m., at Trinity United Church, 8810 Meadowlark Rd. Are you ready to think about charity from a whole new perspective? If your answer is yes, plan to join us for a two-session book study based on Robert Lupton’s book Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (and how to reverse it). The study will run for two dates. Pre-registration will help us plan for seating and handouts. You can bring your lunch if you prefer, hot and cold drinks will be provided, $2 donation gratefully accepted. Free event. For more information, contact Ailsa, 780-489-0860, toxiccharitybookstudy.eventbrite.ca or visit trinityunitedchurchedmontonab.com The Pilgrim Way: Wednesday, 7 to 9 p.m., at Star of the North Retreat Centre, 3A St. Vital Ave., St. Albert. Contemplating the solitary journey in communion with God and creation and making connections between the inner and outer journey; pilgrims on pilgrimage are an enriching archetype for understanding and growing the spiritual life. Drawing on the writings of author Trevor Herriot, the anonymous author of The Way of the Pilgrim, and my own writings and experience of pilgrimage on land and water, this will be an evening to explore the universal symbolism of pilgrimage as spiritual journey. Facilitator: Lucie Leduc. Event’s cost is $25. For more information, contact 780-459-5511 or visit starofthenorth.ca. Register by March 31. Away Day Retreat with Sandy Prather: April 7, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Star of the North, 3A St. Vital Ave, St. Albert. Away Days with Sandy Prather. Each Away Day Retreat will focus on a different contemporary spiritual book. Through a combination of presentations and reflective time, we will explore the themes and ideas of the authors and apply their insights to our lives. It is not necessary to have read the books. See website or call us for book descriptions. April 7: Eleven Modern Mystics and the Secrets of a Happy, Holy Life by Victor M. Parachin. Event cost $40/day or $45 at the door (includes lunch). For more information, contact 780-459-5511 or visit starofthenorth.ca Quaker Presentation for Newcomers Series: Every second Sunday of the month, 10:30 a.m. to noon, at 10831 University Ave., located in the Strathcona Place Senior Centre. Runs the second Sunday of each month, immediately following the regular meeting for worship at 10:30 a.m. There is a 10-minute presentation of interest to newcomers learning about the Quaker Way, then opportunity for questions and discussion. Light refreshments will be served. Those unfamiliar with unprogrammed Quaker worship should arrive at 10:15 a.m. for a quick orientation or visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quakers#Unprogrammed_worship. For more information, contact Robert Kirchner, 780-438-2287, or visit edmontonquakers.org. Perogy Sale: First Saturday of the month until December, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at All Saints Orthodox Church, 5824 118th Ave. To preorder, contact 780-471-2781