Religion Digest: Events across the Modesto region
Music and Dance
COMMUNITY HYMN SING – 4 p.m. Sunday, April 12. Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Sing hymns accompanied by organ and/or piano. Rich Colla and Grace Brummel will also share history and information on some of the hymns. Free. (209) 529-3228.
LIBERTY QUARTET – 6 p.m. April 25. First Baptist Church, 1511 Catherine Way, Escalon. Quartet from Boise, Idaho. Free. (209) 838-3213.
‘NOAH’ – 7 p.m. May 1-2 and 2 p.m. May 2. Westside Ministries, 950 Columbia St., Turlock. Dramatic dance production of the biblical story of Noah. Free; offering taken. (209) 667-9020 or www.westsideministriesturlock.com.
VOICES FOR THE KING – 7 p.m. May 2. Zion United Reformed Church, 1220 Canal St., Ripon. Male chorus representing nine churches in Ripon, Escalon and Modesto, under the direction of Barbara Viss. Free-will offering. (209) 612-9438.
Classes
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays; call for times. Shelter Cove Church, 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.
GRIEFSHARE – 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays through April 20. Shelter Cove Church, 4242 Coffee Road, Modesto. Thirteen-week video series for dealing with grief. $20. (209) 605-5439.
GRIEFSHARE – 6 p.m. Mondays through April 20. Big Valley Grace Community Church, 4040 Tully Road, Modesto. Thirteen-week support group open to those grieving the death of a loved one. $15. Register at bigvalleygrace.org. (209) 571-4399, ext. 341.
WOMEN’S WEEKEND WITH KELLY MINTER – 7 to 9 p.m. April 24; 9 a.m. to noon April 25. Big Valley Grace Community Church, 4040 Tully Road, Modesto. Kelly Minter is the author of four books and five Bible study curricula and a musician. $45. (209) 571-4399.
GRIEFSHARE – 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays through April 28. Centenary United Methodist Church, 1911 Toyon Ave., Modesto. Thirteen-week video series dealing with grief. $15. Open to men and women. (209) 527-5441.
DIVORCECARE – 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays through May 13. Modesto Covenant Church, 913 Floyd Ave. A 13-week course to find help and healing during separation and divorce. (209) 527-4110.
Miscellaneous
EVANGELIST WANDA JOHNSON-MOORE – 11 a.m. Sunday, April 12. First C.M.E. Church, 208 Pine St., Modesto. Mother of the late Oscar Grant, who’s shooting at an Oakland BART station was subject of the film “Fruitvale,” will speak.
MOPS – 6-8 p.m. April 15, April 29 and May 13. Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and MOMSNEXT. $60 per semester or $8 per meeting, which includes dinner, child care, occasional crafts. (209) 599-4058.
COMMUNITY HU AND SERVICE – April 19, 10 to 10:30 a.m., Community Hu, a meditation love song to god for all faiths; 11 a.m. to noon, Eckankar worship service, “The Healing Presence Of God’s Love.” Fairfield Inn & Suites, 4342 Salida Blvd., Salida (209) 567-5553.
SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES WORKSHOP – 1 to 3 p.m. April 25. Salida Stanislaus County Library, 4835 Sisk Road. Sponsored by Eckankar. Free. (209) 567-5553.
SPRING BAZAAR – Noon, April 26. Sacred Heart Church, 505 M St., Patterson. Children’s carnival games and prizes, inflatable water slide, food concessions, craft booths, karaoke and live entertainment. (209) 892-9321.
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 April 10, 2015 at 11:45 AM with the headline "Religion Digest: Events across the Modesto region."