CALENDAR
Mill Creek Christian Church, 1660 S St., invites the community to Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. with Senior Pastor Mike Sutherland. Coffee hour is held after church and includes food and fellowship. 327-1673. Emmanuel Lutheran, 1900 Baker St., invites the community to Sunday morning worship service is at 10:15 a.m. with Pastor Dawn Wilder, along with adult education hour at 9 a.m. and Kid’s Club at 10 a.m. Choir practice is held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. This Friday at 7 p.m. attend the 4th Friday Taize, a service of chant, meditation, prayer and silence. emmanuelbakersfield.org or 323-3355.
First Presbyterian Church, Truxtun Avenue and H Street, invites the community to Midweek Wednesdays, includes dinner ($5, $2 for children 11 and under) at 5 p.m. in the Westminster Hall; classes begin at 6 p.m. If you have children in first through sixth grades interested in sports, sign them up for the Upward Basketball league at fpbchurch. com. Sunday worship services are at 9 and 10:45 a.m.
Trinity Anglican Church, at Buena Vista Road and Campus Park Drive, will hold Sunday worship at 8 a.m. with light music, and 10 a.m. with full choir, nursery and children’s Sunday school, for preschool through third grade. Adult Bible study is at 9:15 a.m. The sermon and small group series “The Twelve Disciples” runs through next week. trinitybakersfield.com or 665-7713.
First Congregational Church/UCC, 5 Real Road, invites the community to Sunday service at 10 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:15 a.m. An adult study of Jesus’ parables continues at 8:15 a.m. Sundays. Coffee hour and Greater World Gift store held after church at 11:15 a.m. Women’s study group meets Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. For information on our Child Haven preschool that has openings available, call 327-1631. Donations of nonperishables to our food pantry and blessing box are appreciated. fccbakersfield-ucc.org or 327-1609.
Chabad Jewish Community Center, 6901
Ming Ave., will offer Worrier to Warrior, a new six-session course by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute on Thursdays at 7 p.m. The course, led by Esther Schlanger, aims to help people deal with life challenges by accepting themselves and finding meaning in adversity. Cost is $85. Register at www.myJLI.com or call 834-1512 for more information.
Olive Knolls Church of the Nazarene, 6201 Fruitvale Ave., is offering a three-hour Grief Share seminar on “Surviving the Holidays,” for those that have lost or are missing a loved one today from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information visit oliveknolls.com or call 399-3303.
Christian Science radio program, “The world of progress-be part of it,” available at csbakersfield.org/media. Hear El Heraldo Spanish’s radio program “Conquering anxiety” 7 a.m. Sunday on 96.9 KEBT-FM. 324-6938.
St. Philip the Apostle Church, 7100 Stockdale Highway, will hold Thursday morning Bible study with the Gospel of Luke at 9:30 a.m., held in Logan Hall for men, women and Spanish groups. Babysitting will be provided with a $20 fee. 833-2218, ext. 214. Community Bible Study at First Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th St., is registering for 2019-20, studying the Book of Genesis. Held through April 29, classes meet from 9 to 11:05 a.m. in the sanctuary. Register at communitybiblestudy.org/registration or 333-4244.
Northminster Presbyterian Church, 3700 Union Ave., has Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. followed by coffee and doughnuts at 10:45 a.m. Bible Study “Love Carved in Stone” is about the Ten Commandments and begins at 11 a.m. This week’s message is “Parable of the Sower-Part 2” from Mark 4:1-25. St. Anthony’s Church Service held at 12:30 p.m. with Bible study at 2 p.m. Hispanic worship service at 4 p.m. with Sunday school at 3 p.m.
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