SPECIAL GUEST: Bishop Cornelius L. Henderson of the United Methodist Church Florida Conference will be the keynote speaker at the United Methodist Church St. Petersburg District Conference. He will speak during the Mission Rally, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 9. The conference will run Tuesday through Sept. 9 at Anona United Methodist Church, 13233 Indian Rocks Road, Largo. For more information, call (727) 585-1207.

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY: The opening coffee for the Insight for Women Bible Study will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Lakeside Community Chapel, 1893 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. The first topic of study will be the Book of Revelation. The non-denominational Bible study will meet at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday. Child care is provided. Call (727) 441-1714.

REVIVAL SERVICES: The Rev. Tim Hancock will lead revival services at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at Central Church of the Nazarene, 1601 N Highland Ave., Clearwater. A graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Hancock traveled with gospel music groups and served as an associate pastor in Mount Vernon, Ohio, before entering the evangelistic ministry. Call (727) 446-7259.

HEALING WORKSHOP: The College of Metaphysical Studies will offer a workshop, "What Is Healing?" from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 10 at its Clearwater campus, 18514 U.S. 19. The facilitator will be Dian Nicholson, a spiritual psychotherapist with a practice in Toronto. Admission is $25. Call (727) 538-9976.

JEWS OF CHINA: The Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services, 14041 Icot Blvd., Clearwater. The speaker will be Joy Katzen-Guthrie, cantorial soloist at Temple B'nai Israel in Clearwater. Her topic will be "The Jews of China: Silk Road to Present." Call (727) 842-5789.

TOUCH OF HAWAII: Guitarist Dick Sanft will be the featured entertainment at the Senior Power Impact event at 10 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, 331 Cleveland St., Clearwater. The theme will be "Luau Hawaiian Lei of Love." Sanft, who lives in Palm Harbor, and his family were the featured Polynesian act for 24 years at the Polynesian Village at Walt Disney World. To reserve a seat for lunch, call (727) 441-1581, ext. 108, by 10 a.m. Wednesday.

LET'S TALK: The Bahai Center at Clearwater, 2898 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., offers weekly discussions at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. This week's discussion is on "if there is one God, why are there so many religions?" Admission is free. Call (727) 584-2080.

HEALING COURSE: The College of Metaphysical Studies will begin a healing certification course, Principles of Biofield Healing, Sept. 11 at its Clearwater campus, 18514 U.S. 19. The course will focus on energy healing, or the laying of hands, an ancient healing practice. The cost is $10 per session and the facilitator is Linda Finkelstein. Call (727) 538-9976.

MEDITATION CLASSES: Parbawatiya Buddhist Center, Suite H, 531 Main St., Safety Harbor, offers weekly meditation classes from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Cost is $5. Call (727) 797-9770.

STRONG MESSAGE: The Mighty Warriors, a team of Christian men who evangelize with their feats of strength, will appear at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Cornerstone Community Church, 6745 38th St. N, St. Petersburg. The team visits schools, churches, prisons and community events to share their message of how God set them free from drugs, alcohol and gang involvement. Admission is free. Call (727) 343-7747.

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