Faith TODAY
The religious community’s bulletin board of activities appears each Saturday in The Herald.
• Six O'clock in the Chapel, an evening Vesper service with beautiful music, will be held June 9 at 6 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel at Southminster United Church, featuring music by Monica Baczuk, flute and piano, and a service led by Hilary Squires. This brief, intimate service is open to everyone. Enter at the chapel doors, 1011 4 Ave. S.
• East Meets West, a dinner and concert fundraiser featuring country singer Trevor Panczak, and benefiting Galata Ministries’ work in Ethiopia and Kenya, will take place
June 9 at La Cité Des Prairies, 2104 6 Ave. S. Dunk tank from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $20; for tickets, call 403-380-9154. For more details, visit www.galataministries.org.
• Six-day Silent Guided Retreat will take place at Martha Retreat Centre June 9, 7:30 p.m. to June 16, 10 a.m. Using passages from Sacred Scripture, we will pray with the changes that are a part of one’s life history. Director: Douglas Jeffrey, OMI. Cost $560. For information or to register, phone 403-328-3422 or email marthare@telusplanet.net.
• All women are invited to a program and brunch June 12 at 9:30 a.m. at Luigi’s Banquet Room in Taber. Entertainment by soloist Alyssa Pahl from Bow Island, and inspiration by Joy Fera from Delta B.C., an Olympic oarswoman, twice world rowing championship bronze medalist whose topic is “Beyond Gold Medal Lifestyle.” Guest feature will be Tupperware presented by Carm O’Grady. Cost is $15; reservations can be made by calling Jane at 403-223-1435 or Sylvia 403-416-5075, email at sylviakrizan@shaw.ca. Cancellations necessary by noon
June 11. Sponsored by Taber Christian Women, affiliated with RSVP Ministries Canada. Everyone is welcome.
• The Rehoboth Sunshine Auxiliary of Rehoboth Christian Ministries will host their Annual Pork Roast June 15 at the Vocational Centre in Coaldale (1 km north of Coaldale on Hwy. 845). This is a come-and-go supper served from 5–7 p.m. Supper will include roast pork, roast beef, potatoes, salads and dessert. Cost is by donation. Call 403345-5199 for more information.
• Venture onto an uncharted island where kids learn to survive and thrive! “Shipwrecked” Vacation Bible Study will run July 9-13 from 9 a.m.-noon at Trinity Reformed Church, 1100 40 Ave. N. For kids ages entering kindergarten through entering Grade 6. For more information or to pre-register, visit http://trinityreformedvbs.weebly.com or email trinityurc.vbs@gmail.com.
• “Splash Canyon - God’s Promise on Life’s Wild Ride” Vacation Bible School will be held July 16-20 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 20 Rocky Mountain Blvd. W., from 9-11:55 a.m. At Splash Canyon, kids discover that, on life’s wild ride, Jessus is by our side. For children ages 4 to 12. Register at
https://vbsmate.com/ILCLethbridgeab. For more information, call 403-327-4336.
• Celebrate Recovery — a Christ-centred recovery program for any hurt, hang-up and habit, meets Friday nights at Park Meadows Baptist Church, 2011 15 Ave. N. 6 p.m. supper ($3); 7 p.m. - large group; 8 p.m. - open share small groups; 9 p.m. - Solid Rock Cafe. email celebraterecovery@parkmeadows.ca for more information or visit http://celebraterecovery.ca/wp/.
• An interfaith devotional gathering is held Sundays from 1-3 p.m. at the Baha’i Information Centre, #2, 310 12 St. S. Includes prayers and readings from various faiths followed by discussion. Everyone is welcome. Details: 403394-8888.
• The Missions Thrift Store, located at 1004 1 Ave. S., is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Profits go toward mission work and Bibles for people in China and other Asian countries. Phone 403-327-3199.
• The MCC Thrift Shop, located at 1117 2 Ave. “A” N., features Level Ground Fair Trade coffee, formerly carried by Ten Thousand Villages. Proceeds from the store go to support poverty reduction projects around the world through Mennonite Central Committee. The shop is open Monday
to Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be 50 per cent off on the last business day and second Saturday of each month. For more information, call 403-329-4808. Online: www.facebook.com/mccthrift/lethbridge or thrift.mcc.org/lethbridge-mcc-thrift-shop/home.
• Coaldale United Church operates Ye Old Thrift Shoppe Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2022 18 St., Coaldale. Most clothing at $2 or less and miscellaneous items at reasonable prices (no large furniture). Donations of smaller household items and clothing — clean and in good condition — are appreciated. For more information, call 403-345-3240.
Send Faith Today items to Dave Sulz, The Herald, Box 670, Lethbridge, T1J 3Z7; fax 403-328-4536; or email to dsulz@lethbridgeherald.com.