Religion calendar

By Michelle Jones, Times Correspondent
Published March 1, 2008

Dunedin

Religious Society of Friends Quakers meet at the Scottish American Society Hall, 917 Louden Ave., Dunedin, from 10 to 11 a.m. Sundays from October to May and every first and third Sunday from June to September. Call (727) 372-6382.

Holiday

Community United Methodist Church, 3214 U.S. 19, offers a contemporary worship service at 9:30 a.m. and a traditional service at 11 a.m. Sunday. The praise band RED-X is featured during the early service. Pastor Dan Campbell continues his sermon series, "Everything Must Change." Call (727) 937-3268.

First Baptist Church, 4807 Mile Stretch Drive, presents the Weatherfords in concert at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Call (727) 937-3041.

Holiday United Church of Christ, 4826 Bartelt Road, offers Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. Coffee fellowship is at 10 a.m. The Rev. Drew Willard's sermon for Sunday will be "The Eternal Now." Today, the Men's Fellowship will serve an all-you-can-eat blueberry pancake breakfast from 7:45 to 11 a.m. The cost is $3. The church offers a prayer shawl group that meets from 10 a.m. to noon Mondays to knit or to learn to knit and to crochet prayer shawls and chemo caps for those in need. The Women's Fellowship meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The guest speaker is Deputy Scott Murano of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. He will talk about crime prevention and safety. Call (727) 937-1520.

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 4843 Mile Stretch Road, offers two daily Masses at 8 and 9 a.m. Monday through Friday and at 8 a.m. Saturday. Weekend Masses are at 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday and on Sunday at 7:30, 9 and 11 a.m. There is a Vietnamese language Sunday Mass at 5:30 p.m. Reconciliation is at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday through March 15. Adoration vigils are at 11 a.m. Monday to Friday with the First Friday vigil from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call (727) 938-1974.

Hudson

St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 15801 U.S. 19, offers worship services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday, at 6 p.m. Wednesdays and at 11 a.m. Fridays. The Lenten message, "What Anglicans Believe," continues. Call (727) 863-8560 or visit the Web site at stmartinshudsonfl.org.

Lakewood Church of God, 12637 Pony Lane, offers worship services at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays. Children's church is during the morning worship. There is a Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and the church offers a club for teens. The pastor is David Parham. Call (727) 856-1770.

Immaculate Conception Old Roman Catholic Church, 8531 Bolton Ave., a traditional Catholic Church, offers Masses at 9 a.m. Sundays, and at 9 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Some daily Masses are in Latin, and the Sunday Mass is in English. A Wednesday Mass is set for 7 p.m. with a soup supper at 5 p.m. On Fridays, the Stations of the Cross begin at 3 p.m., followed by the Novena to the Miraculous Medal. This schedule continues through the Friday before Palm Sunday, March 16. Call (727) 819-3788.

St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 7922 State Road 52, offers worship services at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays with a fellowship hour after each service. Sunday school for children is at 10:45 a.m. A nursery is available for all services. The church offers a series of programs during Lent at 7 p.m. Tuesdays through March 11. Presbyterian clergy from the Tampa Bay area will make presentations on the theme, "Tell Me the Stories of Jesus." Call (727) 863-5646.

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., with adult Bible class and Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Lenten services are planned for 4 and 7 p.m. with a soup and sandwich supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Call (727) 863-6446.

Lutz

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 20735 Leonard Road, offers services at 9, 9:15 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. This Sunday at 10:30 a.m. the Rite of Confirmation is scheduled for five students. A Lenten soup and sandwich supper is offered each Wednesday during Lent at 4:45 p.m. with a service before at 4 p.m. and after at 7 p.m. People at the Cross is the theme for each week. Call (813) 949-7173 or visit the Web site at holytrinitylutz.com.

New Port Richey

The West Pasco Pregnancy Center, 5330 Gorge St., will have a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8. There will be furniture, arts and crafts, household items, books, jewelry and clothes. There will be clowns and face painting. People can rent a table for $15, and donations are welcome. Call (727) 846-9999.

First United Methodist Church, 5901 Indiana Ave., will host the United Methodist Women rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon March 8. Items offered include sports items, household goods, bedding, children's items and books. Call (727) 842-7674.

First Baptist Church of New Port Richey, 6561 Circle Blvd., offers Sunday school for all ages at 9:45 a.m. and worship services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays. Children's worship is during the 11 a.m. service. On Wednesdays, there is a fellowship supper at 5 p.m. and activities for all ages from 5 to 8 p.m. Dr. Guy S. Sanders III is the pastor. Call (727) 849-4210 or visit the Web site at fbcnpr.com.

Community Congregation Church of the United Church of Christ, 6533 Circle Blvd., offers worship services at 10 a.m. with a coffee hour after the service. The church offers a Lenten worship service at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Call (727) 849-1843.

The Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs, 4651 Little Road, offers a catered dinner and casual worship service at 6 p.m. each Wednesday during Lent. The Rev. Philip Hollins, pastor of the church, will lead the services. The cost is $7 for ages 11 and older and $4 for children ages 3 to 10 with a maximum cost of $25 per family. From 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, the church will present a program of great classics by the Florida Orchestra Brass Quintet. This quintet has performed throughout the Tampa Bay area since 1979. The cost is $5. A "Grandma's Attic" sale is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on March 8. Call (727) 372-7203 or visit the Web site at tpcoss.org.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4125 U.S. 19, offers a hymn sing at 10:15 a.m. Sundays with regular worship service at 10:30 a.m. Dr. Paul Richards' sermon this Sunday is "What Does God Expect of Us?" Holy Communion will be served. Round table meets at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday. Church Women United will celebrate World Day of Prayer at 2 p.m. Friday. This year the service "God's Wisdom Provides New Understanding" was written by women of Guyana. Men and women of all faiths are invited. Call (727) 849-4905.

River of Praise Church, 5320 Palmetto Road, offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and worship services at 10:30 a.m. Sundays and at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The pastor is Bishop Ron Peeples. Call (727) 849-2762 or visit the Web site at riverofpraisechurch.com.

Covenant Christian Church, 6813 Indiana Ave., offers worship service at 10 a.m. Sundays. The pastor is the Rev. Bob Panariello. His sermon this Sunday is "Jesus Said, 'Follow Me,' Where?" The church offers a men's ministry meeting at 9 a.m. Saturdays, women's ministry at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month, and services at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Prayer Warriors meet 7 to 8 p.m. Fridays, and the Institute of Ministries meet at 7 p.m. Fridays. Call (727) 842-4566.

Family of Faith Church, which meets at the Colonial Hills Civic Center 3852 Prime Place, is a full Gospel believing congregation. Worship service is at 10:45 a.m. Sundays, and Bible study and Sunday school is at 10 a.m. Call (727) 204-1881 or visit the Web site at fofchurch.com.

Love is for Eternity Ministries (L.I.F.E), 7511 Little Road, Building C, offers Christian recovery, growth and support groups each week. There are groups for alcoholics, an Alanon group, Biblical 12-step groups for all addictions and a parents' support group. Call (727) 847-0222 for times and dates or visit the Web site at loveisforeternity.com.

Faith Lutheran Church, 5443 Sunset Road, offers worship services at 8 and 11 a.m. Sundays; Sunday school and Bible classes are at 9:30 a.m. The church also offers a 5 p.m. Saturday service. Call (727) 849-4418.

First Church of the Nazarene, 5342 Avery Road, offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 10:45 and evening worship at 6 each Sunday. The church has a Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Call (727) 849-3998.

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. Church school is at 9 a.m. A Healing service is at 10 a.m. each Thursday with a Bible study afterward. The Rev. Raymond E. Dage will offer an inquirers' class for adults who want to be confirmed, or for those wanting to know more about the Episcopal Church, at 7 p.m. Thursdays beginning March 15 through April 19. Classes for young people will be at 10 a.m. each Saturday beginning March 15 through April 19. 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 Commandment 11 Concert is scheduled for 7 tonight. This is a free concert of contemporary Christian music. The Rev. Jerry Nordsiek is pastor. Call (727) 376-0919 or visit the Web site at joyful-spirit.org.

Calvary Chapel Worship Center, 6825 Trouble Creek Road, offers three worship services at 8:10, 9:40 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday. The pastor is Bill Strayer. The book of Revelation is studied during the 7 p.m. Thursday service. Call (727) 376-7733 or visit the Web site at 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.

Port Richey

Good News Christian Fellowship, which meets at the New Lakes of Regency Civic Center, 8330 Civic Drive, offers a Good News Coffee Shoppe at 10 a.m. Sundays. Children's church, nursery and interpretation for the deaf are part of each service. A women's Bible study is at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the Good News Book Store in the Sweet Bay Plaza, 9215 Little Road. Call (727) 819-8881 or visit the Web site at goodnewschristian.org.

King of Kings Lutheran Church, 10337 U.S. 19, offers a free program of oldies, favorites, seasonal and humorous songs by the Men's Jubilee Chorus, under the direction of Henry Fletcher and accompanied by Joan Geschke, at 4 p.m. March 8. After the concert, the church's annual spaghetti dinner is planned. The cost is $5; children under age 10 get in free. Call (727) 868-5744.

Congregation Beth Tefillah, a Conservative house of worship that meets at the Jewish Community Center, 9841 Scenic Drive, offers Shabbat services at 8 p.m. Fridays and at 9 a.m. Saturdays. There is an Oneg Shabbat and Kiddush after each service. The first Friday of each month is a Family Shabbat. Sunday school lessons through bar/bat mitzvah age are offered each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., and adult Hebrew lessons are at 10 a.m. every Sunday. Al Goldberg, the spiritual leader of the congregation, teaches a Rabbi's adult education class at 11 a.m. each Monday. Call (727) 847-3814.

Calvary Chapel Pasco, 6454 Ridge Road, offers contemporary worship and Bible teaching at 10:30 a.m. Sundays with children's services at the same time. The church also has Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesday and a 7 p.m. worship service Wednesdays. Call (727) 534-1626.

Salvation Army Corps and Worship Center, 7745 Ridge Road, offers Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and a morning worship service at 11 a.m. each Sunday. Call (727) 815-8539.

Tarpon Springs

Congregation B'nai Emmunah, a Reform Jewish Synagogue, 3374 Keystone Road, offers early Shabbat services at 6:30 p.m. the first Shabbat of each month with a potluck dinner afterward. Other Shabbat evening services are at 8 p.m. every Friday with a member-hosted Oneg afterward. On the last Friday of each month there will be Simcha Shabbat with blessings for those who are celebrating special days including birthdays, anniversaries, new homes and new children. Saturday morning shabbat services and the study of the weekly Torah portion are held at 9:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month. Call (727) 938-9000.

Trinity

Chabad of West Pasco, which meets at Trinity College, 2430 Welbilt Blvd., Room 203, offers bi-weekly Torah studies at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month. The chabad also offers a Jewish Women's Circle. Call (727) 376-3366 for times and dates.

Zephyrhills

Atonement Lutheran Church, 29617 State Road 54, offers a series of short contemporary dramas, The Games People Play, during Lenten services at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The skits will deal with loneliness, making life's choices and finding the answers to life. A soup dinner is offered before each service at 6:30 p.m. The church is holding a yard sale to benefit a mission trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands this summer to help refurbish a church. The sale is 8 a.m. to noon today. Call (813) 973-2211.

New Walk Church, which meets at the East Pasco YMCA, 37301 Chapel Hill Loop, holds services at 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Sundays. Through March 16, the church is presenting a series entitled "Raising G-Rated Kids in an X-Rated World." The lead pastor is Gary Baldus. Call (813) 788-8188 or visit mynewwalk.com.

Zephyrhills Alliance Church, 6351 Fort King Road, is sponsoring the Alpha Course from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays continuing through April 16. This course will provide answers to many questions about the Christian life. Sessions begin with dinner;a 45-minute video and group discussion are afterward. The course is free, and child care is available. Call (813) 782-8865 to register.

First Presbyterian Church, 5510 19th St., offers worship services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sundays, with Sunday school at 9:45. The Rev. John Caster is the pastor. Call (813) 782-7412.

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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