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Religion calendar

By MICHELLE JONES
Published June 30, 2007

Holiday

Holiday United Church of Christ, 4826 Bartelt Road, offers a sermon titled "The Demands of Discipleship" by guest preacher the Rev. Wayne Robinson at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Coffee fellowship is at 10 a.m. Biblical storytelling with the Rev. Drew Willard is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday. This is the final stop on Willard's Gospel Pilgrimage of Storytelling, which began on June 11 in Tallahassee and included stops in Delaware, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Call 727 937-1520.

Hudson

St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 15801 U.S. 19, offers Sunday worship at 8 and 10 a.m. and on Friday, there is a service at 11 a.m. Call (727) 863-8560 or visit the Web site at www.stmartinshudsonfl.org.

St. Michael the Archangel Parish, 8014 State Road 52, hosts the Secular Franciscan Order at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. This order offers a deeper walk with the Lord. Ongoing Formation is at 10:30 a.m. July 14. Call (727) 868-4369 or (727) 863-5390.

Faith United Methodist Church, 12128 State Road 52, offers a special sale at the church's Second Chance Thrift Shop beginning Thursday. The shop is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Call (727) 856-5000.

Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12321 Canton Ave., offers a contemporary Music and Majesty Service at 6 tonight. On Sunday, services are at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Adult Bible class is at 9:45 a.m. Call (727) 863-6446.

New Port Richey

Community Congregational Church, 6533 Circle Blvd., presents Crystal Mountain, a Ridgewood High School graduate and a senior at the University of South Florida majoring in voice, as the guest soloist at the 10 a.m. Sunday service. The Rev. James Wood will lead the service. After the service, a coffee hour is scheduled. Call (727) 849-1943.

The Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs, 4861 Little Road, will accept food orders for the SHARE program until July 11 on the church office. Two hours of volunteer service and $18 in cash, food stamps or an EBT card is required to participate in the program. Call (727) 372-7203.

First Church of the Nazarene, 5342 Avery Road, offers Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship is at 10:45 and an Evening Worship is at 6 each Sunday. The church offers a Wednesday night service at 7. Call (727) 849-3998.

Faith Lutheran Church, 5443 Sunset Road, has changed its service times for the summer months to one service at 10 a.m. Call (727) 849-4418.

Covenant Christian Church, 6814 Indiana Ave., offers a message by Pastor Robert Panariello on "The Importance of and the Difference Between Liberty and Freedom" at 10 a.m. Sunday. The sermon will focus on how freedom and liberty are to be used wisely. Call (727) 842-4566.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 5326 Charles St., offers the Holy Eucharist at 5:30 p.m. each Saturday and services are at 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday with nursery available at the 9 and 11 a.m. services. A Healing Service is at 10 a.m. each Thursday with a Bible study afterwards. The Rev. Raymond E. Dage also conducts a Bible Study at 7 p.m. Thursdays. Call (727) 849-4330.

Joyful Spirit Lutheran Church, 8812 Old County Road 54, offers contemporary services at 8 and 9:15 a.m. and a traditional service at 11:15 a.m. each Sunday. The Rev. Jerry Nordsiek is the pastor of the church. Call (727) 376-0919 or visit the Web site at www.joyful-spirit.org.

Calvary Chapel Worship Center, 6825 Trouble Creek Road, offers three services, at 8:10, 9:40 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday. "For Freedom, " a 20-minute multimedia presentation is scheduled for all three services. Call (727) 376-7733 or visit the church's Web site on line at www.ccwc.org.

Odessa

Spirit of Life Unitarian Universalists, 18412 Burrell Road, offers a service at 11 a.m. each Sunday with a coffee discussion group at 10 a.m. Children's activities and child care also begin at 10 a.m. Call (813) 792-1622 or visit the Web site at www.spiritoflifeuu.org.

Port Richey

St. James Church, 8400 Monarch Drive, offers SHARE registration from 9 to 10 a.m. July 14. Registration is required to participate in the SHARE program as well as two hours of volunteer service. Also bring $18 in cash, food stamps or EBT card. Call (727) 849-2254 or (727) 226-2854.

Tarpon Springs

Congregation B'nai Emmunah, a Reform Jewish Synagogue at 3374 Keystone Road, offers Shabbat evening services at 8 p.m. every Friday. A member-hosted Oneg follows each service. Shabbat Morning Services and Torah Study are held at 9:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month. Call (727) 938-9000.

Please send religion story ideas and religion notes to Michelle Jones at mjones721@tampabay.rr.com or fax to (813) 684-2457 or call (813) 685-2200. Correspondence can also be mailed to Michelle Jones at P.O. Box 558, Valrico, FL 33595.

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