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By Staff writer
Published May 19, 2006

BUDDHIST MEDITATION: American Buddhist meditation teacher France Roy will teach from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at TreeHouse Yoga Center, 8509 N 29th St. Weekly classes include an introduction to meditation from the Kadampa Buddhist tradition and two guided meditations. Suitable for beginners. The cost is $9, or $5 for students and those with limited income. Call 727 797-9770.

LIFE DECISIONS WORKSHOP: "Focusing On Your Financial Future'' will be presented from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church. There will be a question-and-answer session immediately afterward. A light meal will be served at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $5; advance registration is required. Call between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at (813) 961-8747.

GOSPEL SINGER PERFORMS: Michael Denard Green will perform a Gospel Concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at Keystone United Methodist Church, 16301 Race Track Road in Odessa. Green is a recording artist and teacher at Webb Middle School. He writes most of the music he performs. The event is free; an offering will be taken. Call (813) 920-5153.

SENIOR PASTOR INSTALLED: The Rev. Jimmy Cazin will be installed as the senior pastor at Tims Memorial Church. The only worship service Sunday will be at 10 a.m. The church is at 601 Sunset Lane in Lutz. Call (813) 949-1239.

NEW BEGINNINGS MINISTRIES: The mother-daughter team, Judy and Trena Rogers, will appear at 6 p.m. Sunday at Faith Outreach Center Church. They will share God's message, through music and ministry, with humor and inspiration for all ages. Free. Nursery provided. The church is at 7607 Sheldon Road. Call (813) 887-3354.

ST. CATHERINE'S CONCERT SERIES: As part of the 2005-06 St. Catherine's Concert Series, Kurt Knecht and Friends will perform 4 p.m. Sunday. Knecht, is the music director and organist at St. Catherine's Episcopal Church. He has works published by Walton Music and will perform some of his own compositions as well as several organ works by French composers. The choir also will perform. In addition, clarinetist Terry Mohn and soprano Eugenia Garrity will perform with Knecht. Melinda Doyle of Blake High School will conduct the church's Chancel Choir in Mendelssohn's Hear My Prayer. The event is free; an offering will be taken. The church is at 502 Druid Hills Road in Temple Terrace. Call (813) 988-6483.

WHOLE FAMILIES SERIES: Pastor Joseph Perea of House of Prayer Church, 710 Crenshaw Lake Road in Lutz, will present a teaching series throughout May. Learn what God wants for your family. 9:45 and 11:30 a.m.: Whole Singles, Sunday, and Whole Couples, May 28. Call (813) 994-5694.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SUNDAY: The Unitarian-Universalist Church of Tampa will have an intergenerational/family service at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Religious Education Sunday will mark the end of the Religious Education Program for children and youth until the fall. Teachers and learners will share highlights of the year and give testimony to the power of liberal religious education. Teachers, youth advisors and volunteers will be honored. The church is at 11400 Morris Bridge Road. Call (813) 988-8188.

DISCUSSION ON FOREIGN POLICY: The Rev. Alec Craig will preach about U.S. foreign policy at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday at the Spirit of Life Unitarian Universalists Church. Rob Serenbetz will lead an adult discussion at 9:30 a.m. Child care is available, and a social hour follows the service. The church is at 18412 Burrell Road in Odessa. Call (813) 792-1622.

BAHA'I FAITH DISCUSSION: The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Tampa offers a spiritual discussion at the Baha'i Faith Worship and Community Center of Greater Tampa, 3112 Nundy Road. Weekly discussions on spiritual topics start at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays. Spiritual gatherings of interreligious prayers and music are at 10 a.m. Sundays. Children's classes and adult discussions are 10:45 a.m.-noon. Fellowship and refreshments follow. Call (813) 963-0080.

'404' YOUTH GROUP: The youth at eight Lutheran churches in the Tampa Bay area have formed a "404" youth group. The name of the group comes from Luke 4:4: "One does not live by bread alone." Meetings begin at 4:04 p.m. on the second and fourth Sundays of each month and rotate among participating churches. Activities include devotions, games, Bible study and team-building exercises. Each congregation's youth group maintains its own identity and conducts its own activities during the weeks that the combined group does not meet. Call (813) 961-8747.

NO LIMITZ YOUTH GROUP: The youth ministry at House of Prayer Church has changed its name from REMIX to No Limitz. Youth services are from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays and feature a place to hang out and learn how to live with "no limitz" in 2006. Refreshments are served. The church is at 710 Crenshaw Lake Road, Lutz. Call (813) 994-5694.

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