Stanislaus County Religion Digest
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 – 6 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. $5 donation. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1528 Oakdale Road, Modesto. Theresa Grieshaber, 209-765-1524.
MOPS – 6 to 8 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road, Modesto. Trinity United Modesto Mothers of Preschoolers. 209-529-3228.
BIBLE STUDIES – Various times, Emanuel Lutheran Church, 324 College Ave., Modesto. Men’s and women’s studies. Call for days and times: 209-523-4531.
GRIEFSHARE – Women only, Wednesday nights, Jan. 20 through April 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Weekly DVD seminar/support group for people grieving the death of someone close. CrossPoint Community Church, 1325 11th Street, Modesto Register online: www.crosspointmodesto.org/women
Miscellaneous
MOCHI TSUKI – 10 a.m. Dec. 28, annual rice pounding, Livingston United Methodist Church, 11695 Olive Ave., Livingston. Sales by advance order only, $5 a pound for plain Mochi and $2 each for Ahn Mochi. Place order by calling 209-394-2264 between 9 a.m. and noon Monday, Dec. 21-Wednesday, Dec. 23. Observers can watch the process on Dec. 28.
BLUE MASS – 9:30 a.m. Jan. 9, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1813 Oakdale Road, Modesto. Knights of Columbus at St. Joseph’s host Mass for all First Responders of Stanislaus County. Procession starting at Father O’Hare Hall to the church with Mass starting at 10 a.m. Lunch reception to follow at the hall. Open to the public and all denominations. 209-918-2847.
“HEAVEN’S GATES AND HELL’S FLAMES” – 7 p.m. nightly Jan. 31-Feb. 3, The House, 1601 Coffee Road, Modesto. Presentation of a person’s life choices and eternal consequences. Free. 209-529-7346.
Holidays
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE – St. Joseph’s Church. New Year’s Eve Masses (Solemnity of the Mother of God): Eve, 5:45 p.m., 11:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m.. New Year’s Day: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., noon (Latin), 5:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (Espanol). St. Joseph’s Church, 1813 Oakdale Road, Modesto. 209-551-4973. www.stjmod.com
Send events by noon Tuesday to pclark@modbee.com or fax to (209) 578-2207.
This story was originally published December 24, 2015 at 3:31 PM with the headline "Stanislaus County Religion Digest."