Special services planned during Holy Week
Area churches are gearing up for Easter on March 23. Here are some services being held during the first half of Holy Week.
•First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar, will hold three Palm Sunday services on Sunday at 8:30 and 11 a.m. and at 6:05 p.m.
For more information, call 747-1058.
•The Seattle Pacific University Choir will perform Sunday at the 9 a.m. Palm Sunday service at Shadle Park Presbyterian Church, 5508 N. Alberta.
The choir will sing for most of the service which will also include a short message.
For more information, call the church office at 327-5522.
•St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 5720 S. Perry St., will offer a Palm Sunday services with Holy Eucharist, Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 8 and 10:15 a.m.
For more information, call the church office at 448-2255.
•St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 1620 N. Monroe, will hold a Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday service Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, call the church office at 327-9539.
•Fowler United Methodist Church, 3928 N. Howard, will celebrate Palm Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
For more information, call the church office at 325-3242.
•Mission Community Presbyterian Church, 2103 E. Mission Ave., will open its sanctuary during Holy Week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from noon until 12:45 p.m.
For more information, call the church office at 534-4502.
•Heritage Congregational Church, 1801 E. 29th Ave., will hold its Palm Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday.
For more information, call the church office at 624-5090.
•The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave., will offer a Holy Eucharist service at 8 a.m.; a Holy Eucharist, Liturgy of the Palms service at 9 a.m.; “Window into Holy Week” in the Great Hall at 10 a.m.; and Holy Eucharist with Liturgy of the Palms beginning in the Great Hall at 11 a.m.
Nursery care is available for the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.
For more information, call the church office at 838-4277.
•Pax Christi Spokane will hold a time for collective repentance and observation of the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, Wednesday at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish, 1503 W. Dean.
“Lead Us From War to Peace: a Service of Repentance,” and “A Litany of Repentance from the Fruits of War,” will begin at 6 p.m.
For more information, call 358-4273.
Special guest during Buddhist services
The Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St., will host the Rev. Donald Castro Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
Castro is from the Seattle Betsuin Temple.
For more information, call the temple at 534-7954.
Lenten films
Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S. Grand Blvd., will present the movie, “Mass Appeal” starting Jack Lemmon, Saturday at 4 p.m.
Part of the church’s “Films of Faith – Lenten Movie Series,” the event will include free popcorn, soda and conversation after the film.
For more information, call the church office at 747-4755.
Unity Church events
The Unity Church of Truth, 2900 S. Bernard, will present “You Can Heal Your Life,” a film based on the book of the same name which will discuss self-help, health, spirituality and New Thought Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The cost of admission is $7.
For more information, call the church office at 838-6518.
Spokane City Forum
Spokane First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar, will present “Legalized Gambling: Blessing or Curse,” with Alan McNeil, a law professor at Gonzaga University, Wednesday at 11:45 a.m.
Part of the Spokane City Forum series, McNeil will discuss the benefits of gambling to Native American tribes in Eastern Washington, as well as the increase in problem gamblers throughout the area.
The cost to attend is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Lunch is included in the cost.
For more information, call 777-1555.
Discussion event
Manito Presbyterian Church, 401 E. 30 Ave., will present a series of discussions, “Terrorism, Torture and the Way of the Cross,” Sundays in March.
The series will be presented by the Rev. Todd Cioffi and this Sunday the topic will be, “A Christian Response to the Problem of Torture.” The discussion begins at 9 a.m.
For more information, call the church office at 838-3559
Christian singles
The Christian Singles Fellowship will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of North Addison Baptist Church, 6120 N. Addison St.
This month’s speaker is Norm Thomas who will discuss, “When Your Hard Drive Crashes.”
For more information, call 927-0304.