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Religion calendar

By GAIL HOLLENBECK
Published March 3, 2007

INVERNESS

Inverness Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 960 S U.S. 41: The food pantry is open from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursdays. Call 726-1480 or visit www.invernessvineyard.com/.

St. Margaret Episcopal Church, 114 N Osceola Ave.: The food pantry is open from 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Feed My Sheep provides a hot meal for the needy at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays; there will be no meal served this Wednesday. Walk "The Way of the Cross" at noon Fridays during Lent. Call 726-3153.

First Presbyterian Church, 206 Washington Ave.: After school programs begin at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday afternoons to assist middle school students with schoolwork. Family devotion packets are available by contacting Denise Putnam at the office. Call 637-0770.

BEVERLY HILLS

Congregation Beth Sholom, 102 Civic Circle: Purim Megillah reading will be at 7 p.m. today. Call 746-5303.

Beverly Hills Community, 88 Civic Circle: The church food pantry will distribute food from 11 a.m. to noon and 6 to 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month. To qualify, recipients must be a Beverly Hills resident with identification. Call 746-3620 to make a reservation a week ahead. There will be an initial registration for each recipient.

CITRUS SPRINGS

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1401 W Country Club Drive: The food pantry is open at 9 a.m. the third Saturday. Call Chuck Angel at 465-8330. Recipients remain anonymous. Call 489-4889.

Hope Evangelical Lutheran, 9425 N Citrus Springs Blvd.: Lenten services will be at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. [meditation and devotions] and at noon and 6:30 p.m. [worship and Communion] each Thursday through Easter. Call 489-5511.

CRYSTAL RIVER

First Presbyterian, 1501 SE U.S. 19: Our Father's Table ministry offers a meal at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. The next H.A.M.S. program is at 5 p.m. Friday and will be an evening of music featuring Irish songs along with selections from Brigadoon. Bring a dish to pass for the dinner. Beginning March 11, Sunday evening worship will be at 6 p.m. on the second and third Sundays. Ancient Future Worship will be each third Sunday. Call 795-2259.

St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 9870 W Fort Island Trail: The Food Pantry offers bags of groceries from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. daily in the administration building. Call 795-2176.

Crystal River United Methodist, 4801 N Citrus Ave.: A series of sermons for Lent will continue through March 25. This sermon series takes a look at fives passages from the Gospels that contrast worldly ambitions with God's purposes and cover themes such as temptation, fear, prejudice, reconciliation and commitment. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. followed by a Bible study for Lent at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 795-3148 or visit www.crumc.com.

DUNNELLON

Peace Lutheran, 7201 S Highway 41: A light supper will be served at 6 p.m. followed by a Lenten service at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through March 28. Call 489-5881.

HERNANDO

Good Shepherd Lutheran, 439 E Norvell Bryant Highway: If you are a caregiver and would like some free time, call for an application to bring your loved one to the Caregivers Ministry from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Fridays. Mid-week Lenten services begin with a potluck supper at 5 p.m. Wednesdays. A Strawberry Social with jazz entertainment is planned for 2 p.m. March 10. Donation is $3. Proceeds will go to the Citrus County Resource Center in Hernando. Call 746-7161.

First Baptist of Hernando, 3790 E Parson's Point Road: The church will be at the Citrus County Fair to paint faces and give out balloons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 20. The fourth quarterly business meeting be after the evening service March 11. A senior outing and lunch will be March 24. The puppet ministry will present, "Let's Get Going." Call 726-6734 or visit www.fbchernando.com.

LECANTO

"Crosspoints" airs on WYKE TV47 [channel 16 on cable] at 7 a.m. Sunday and is repeated at 9:30 p.m. Monday and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday with host Suzanne Koerner. This week's guest is evangelist Johan Bruwer from South Africa whose visit kicks off a five-week series called "The Road to Calvary."

Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church, 4221 W Gulf to Lake Highway: If you would like to donate groceries to the Harvest Pantry, bring them to any service this weekend and leave them behind your vehicle where they will be picked up by a member of the Harvest Team. Call 746-6200.

Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, 2540 Norvell Bryant Highway: SOS ministry to the needy is available from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays. A Lenten study is at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Call 527-0052.

Nature Coast Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 2149 Norvell Bryant Highway: A musical journey through time and across the Atlantic is the theme at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with Castlebay, a Maine/Celtic duo that blends history, legend and experience. Julia Lane plays the Celtic Harp and guitar; Gosbee plays the fiddle, guitar, flute and tin whistle. A time of coffee and discussion will follow.

Send information for the Religion Calendar to Gail Hollenbeck, Citrus Times, 301 W Main St. Inverness, FL 34450, or them fax to 860-7320 by Tuesday for the following Saturday. Include the name, street address and phone number of the church or organization. The last issue of the Citrus Times will be published April 1.

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