Religion Digest: Events across the Modesto region
Music
SOUTHERN RAISED – 6:30 p.m. March 23, First Baptist Church, 1511 Catherine Way, Escalon. Bluegrass Gospel Concert with award-winning quartet. Free.
STEVE BELL – 6 p.m. March 28, Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, 517 Orange Ave., Ripon. Family friendly concert. Love offering taken.
JULIE-N-FRIENDS – 6 p.m. March 29, Christian Life Center, 650 E. Olive Ave., Merced. Gospel music with Solid Ground, the Cornells, the Roberts and Bridge of Grace. Free.
Classes
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; call for times. Shelter Cove, 4242 Coffee Road, Modesto. (209) 567-3200.
BOOK STUDY – Every other Monday from 2 to 3 p.m. Free. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto. (209) 522-3267.
TAI CHI – Thursdays, 6 to 7 p.m. $5 donation. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto. Theresa Grieshaber, (209) 765-1524.
Lent
STATIONS OF THE CROSS – 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) and 7:30 p.m. (English) Fridays through March 27, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1813 Oakdale Road, Modesto. Stations of the Cross in the church. (209) 551-4973.
LENTEN RETREAT – 5:30 p.m. March 27, 8:30 a.m. March 28, 9:30 a.m. March 29, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, 2602 S. Walnut Road, Turlock. Speaker Trish Short from EWTN.
YOUNG ADULT LENTEN RETREAT – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28, St. John Bosco Catholic Church, 1606 Imperial Ave., Modesto. Lenten Day of Recollection for young adults, high school and college age. Traditional Latin Mass, the Rosary and the Way of the Cross and four spiritual conferences. Free. Pre-register at (209) 599-6242.
BISHOP TYLOS JACKSON JR. – 10: 30 a.m. March 29, 7 p.m. March 30-April 3, Victory In Praise Church, 720 G St. Modesto. Holy week celebration. (209) 522-1888.
Miscellaneous
MOPS – 6-8 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and MOMSNEXT begin spring semester. $60 per semester or $8 per meeting, which includes dinner, child care, occasional crafts. (209) 599-4058.
COMMUNITY HU/MEDITATION – 10-10:30 a.m. today, March 15please leave date for online, Fairfield Inn & Suites, 4342 Salida Blvd., Salida. A love song to God for all faiths and ECK worship service. (209) 567-5553.
SPIRITUAL MOVIE NIGHT – 6:30 p.m. March 20, Center for Spiritual Living, 2125 Wylie Drive, Modesto. Featuring the movie, “Happy!” Free. (209) 648-3495.
Send events by noon Tuesday to Pat Clark at pclark@modbee.com and include “Religion Digest” in the subject line.
This story was originally published March 13, 2015 at 12:16 PM with the headline "Religion Digest: Events across the Modesto region."