SECOND ANNIVERSARY: The Religious Community Services Inc. thrift store will celebrate its second anniversary today. The store is at 2960 East Bay Drive, Largo. There will be refreshments and prizes. The store's profits are used for RCS programs including Grace House, Stepping Stone, the Haven, a domestic violence shelter, and emergency and transitional housing programs. RCS clients are eligible for vouchers for clothing and essential furniture items. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. (727) 531-6266.

COLLEGE CONCERT: The Toccoa Falls (Ga.) College will present Rejoice at 6 p.m. today at the Largo Alliance Church, 1633 Lake Ave. NE. Free. (727) 581-2641.

PSYCHOLOGIST TO SPEAK: Dr. Deri Joy Ronis, teacher and Unity minister, will share the Sunday morning lesson with the Rev. Leddy Hammock, senior minister at 9:30 and 11 a.m. at United Church of Clearwater, 2465 Nursery Road. Ronis' topic will be "Out of Anger -- the Journey from Rage to Realization." Also, she will present a seminar on "Processing Anger: Spiritually and Personally" from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Friendship Hall at Unity Church. Free-will offering. (727) 536-0852.

LET'S TALK: A discussion of "The Purpose of Life" will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Baha'i Center of Clearwater, 2898 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. (727) 584-2080.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM: An introduction to Unitarian Universalism will be on four consecutive Thursday evenings including this Thursday, Feb. 1, 8 and 15. The small-group sessions will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater facility, 2470 Nursery Road. Free admission. (727) 531-7704.

SPIRIT OF LIFE UNITARIANS: The Spirit of Life Unitarian Universalists will sponsor a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its new location, 18412 Burrell Road, Odessa. Burrell Road is off of Tarpon Springs/Keystone Road, 1/4 mile east of Boy Scout Road. The church was in Oldsmar. (813) 792-1622.

SHABBAT MORNING WORSHIP: Rabbi Frank Sundheim will conduct the monthly Shabbat Morning worship service and Torah study from 9 to 10:15 a.m. today at Temple Ahavat Shalom, 1575 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor. (727) 785-8811.

BUDDHIST MEDITATION: Parbawatiya Buddhist Center, 531 Main St. Garden Suite H, Safety Harbor, will present "Precepts for a Happy Life -- How to Keep a Kind Heart All Day," from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in its series of introductory Buddhist meditation classes. (727) 797-9770.

BREAKFAST CLUB: The Breakfast Club will feature Geraldine and Ricky in a "Side Splitters' Special" and Barbara Fairchild, an entertainer from Branson, Mo., on Wednesday at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., breakfast at 9:10 a.m. and program at 9:30 a.m. $7 per person. (727) 538-9889.

FREEDOM MINISTRIES: First Baptist Church of Indian Rocks, 12685 Ulmerton Road, Largo, will offer Freedom Ministries, a series of talks from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. There will be small-group discussions on such topics as surviving substance abuse, divorce recovery, pathways through grief and loss, untangling relationships and more. (727) 595-3421.

YEARLONG BIBLE STUDY: A yearlong Bible study "The Mighty Acts of God," began earlier this week and will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays in the Highlander classroom at the First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin, 455 Scotland St. (727) 733-2318.

- Complied by Times staff writer Julianne Wu.

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