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Religion calendar

By JEAN JOHNSON
Published March 24, 2007

BROOKSVILLE

The Biker Church will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at Marine Corps League Detachment 708, 8405 Sunshsine Grove Road, west of Brooksville. There will be coffee and fellowship for those arriving early. Everyone is welcome. Call Buzz at 799-1165 or Chris at 398-9542.

Brooksville Wesleyan Church, 8168 Jasmine Drive, will have its Pioneer Kids Club from 6 to 7:30 p.m. each Wednesday. There will be games, a "bouncy" and make-your-own sundaes for children 4 years old through sixth grade. Call 799-3066.

First Baptist Church of Brooksville, 420 Howell Ave., will present "My Savior, My God" at 7 p.m. April 6. The contemporary musical is by Aaron Shust, a popular worship leader at Atlanta's Perimeter Church. There is no cost; everyone is welcome. Call 796-6791.

St. Andrew's Ukrainian Catholic Church, 8064 Weeping Willow St., will celebrate the following observances: Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, 9 a.m. each Friday through April 6, followed by the commemoration for deceased family members; Stations of the Cross, 6:15 p.m. each Wednesday and Friday through April 6; Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, each Sunday through April 6 at 9 a.m. in English and at 10:30 a.m. in Ukrainian. Call 688-1838.

HUDSON

St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 7922 State Road 52, will offer its last Lenten service at 7 p.m. Tuesday. A guest speaker will discuss the theme "Who is Jesus?" The program will follow the format of an old-fashioned prayer meeting. Also, the lecture series "I'm A Christian - But How Did I Get Here?" will continue at 2 and 7 p.m. each Monday in the music/lecture hall of the Family Life Center. Pastor Whitledge will talk about how the Christian church developed from its New Testament roots. Call (727) 862-5846.

RIDGE MANOR

Ridge Manor United Methodist Church, 34350 Cortez Blvd., will offer a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Dinner will include spaghetti, salad, dessert and drinks. Takeout will be available. Call (352) 583-3770. The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children through age 10. Also, the church will host an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. April 7 for the first 100 children who register at the church office now through April 4. Hot dogs, chips, drinks and cookies will be served. The church youth are preparing stuffed plastic eggs to be hidden on the church grounds. Call (352) 583-3770.

SPRING HILL

First United Methodist Church, 9344 Spring Hill Drive, will have an Easter lunch and egg hunt at 11 a.m. March 31. Children through fifth grade are invited, and family members and friends are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The deadline for registration is Wednesday. Also, summer camp for children in first through fifth grades will be from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, May 31 through Aug. 17. There will be Bible lessons, singing, crafts, puppets, theme weeks, outdoor recreation and water days. Registration forms are available at the welcome center and in the church office. Call 683-2600.

Grace Presbyterian Church, 8375 Spring Hill Drive, will continue its Lenten program, "Food and You," at 7 p.m. each Tuesday during Lent. Next week's instructor will be Maria Scunziano, a medical and naturopathic doctor. The program is free, and everyone is welcome. Call 683-2082.

Hope Community Bible Church, 13241 Spring Hill Drive, will continue its rummage and bake sale today in Ackerman Hall, behind the sanctuary. The event is sponsored by the Alliance Women. The doors will open at 8 a.m. Call 686-6020.

Northcliffe Baptist Church, 10515 Northcliffe Blvd., will have its "Road to Recovery" Christian 12-step recovery program at 7 p.m. each Friday. The program is based on the "Celebrate Recovery" model. Call 863-5882 or go to www.nbchurch.org.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2301 Deltona Blvd., will sponsor a carwash by Boy Scout Troop 433 from 8 a.m. to noon today. Contributions will be donated to the youth summer camp fund. The church also will host its last day of "Walking the Mourner's Path," a national Christian bereavement ministry, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. In addition, St. Andrew's will host Dabney Smith, the newly consecrated bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida, on Sunday. Smith will preach and celebrate the 8 and 10 a.m. morning services, teach adults and teens at 9:30 a.m., and speak at noon in the parish hall. Call 683-2010.

Temple Beth David will have its community Passover seder at 6 p.m. April 3 at the Wellington Country Club, 400 Wexford Blvd., off Mariner Boulevard. Rabbi David Levin and his daughter, Arlette, will lead the Haggadah service. A complete seder meal will be served. Call the office at 686-7034 or Sheila Friedman at (727) 856-7098.

WEEKI WACHEE

Christian Church in the Wildwood, 10051 County Road, will have its "Celebrate Recovery" Christ-centered 12-step program from 7 to 9 p.m. each Friday in Building D. Separate groups for men and women. Call 596-1388.

Send information for the Religion Calendar to Jean Johnson, Hernando Times, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613, or fax to 684-6027. The deadline is 10 working days before the event or reservation deadline. Information cannot be published if the time, date, place, ticket price, contact person or phone number are missing. Call 754-6112 and leave a message.

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