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Presbyterian church moving

Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya St., will celebrate its last worship service at its East Central location Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

The Washington Department of Transportation bought the property in June. The church will move to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church building, 2715 S. Ray St., until a permanent location can be found. Many of the items in the church will be donated to other churches. Other items will be auctioned off on Oct. 28.

For more information, call the church office at (509) 534-0066.

Family fun

Central United Methodist Church, 518 W. Third Ave., will present a Community Oktoberfest Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The day will include fresh apple cider, crafts, games for the kids, music, food and espresso.

For more information, call the church office at (509) 838-1431.

Covenant United Methodist Church, 15515 N. Gleneden Drive, will present a Western-style “Hoot ’n Anny” Saturday from 7 to 9:30 p.m.

The event will include square dancing, games and fiddlers.

For more information, call the church office at (509) 466-1768.

Concerts, etc.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2715 S. Ray St., will present “Well, Well, Well,” a benefit concert for Lutheran World Relief’s water well project, Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

The concert features Tim Campbell, Susan Windham, Tamara Schupman and Linda Siverts.

Tickets are $20.

For more information, call (509) 891-1717 or (509) 838-1544.

•The Unity Church of Truth, 2900 S. Bernard St., will present the movie “Way of the Wizard” with Deepak Chopra on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The movie will discuss the stress of modern life and an urgent need to return to the spirit.

For more information, call the church office at (509) 838-6518.

Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, 4449 N. Nevada St., will present the movie “Silent Night” Friday at 7 p.m.

The movie takes place on Christmas Eve, 1944, in a remote cabin in a German forest. Three American soldiers and three German soldiers will confront the realities of war.

Free snacks will be offered.

For more information, call the church office at (509) 487-9667.

Seminars, speakers

•Deer Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, 809 S. Colville Road, Deer Park, will present the StepFast Lifestyle Seminar starting Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m.

One-hour health screenings will be available Sunday and seminars will be held Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m., from Oct. 19 through Nov. 23.

The one-hour health screening is $10 and the evening meetings will be $35 for the entire seminar.

The fee includes seminar materials, recipes and meal samples.

For more information, call the Joel at (509) 315-7200 or e-mail deerparksdachurch@ yahoo.com.

• The Rev. Marvin Harada from the Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim, Calif., will speak at The Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St., on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.

Harada’s talk is titled “Resolving Life’s Problems Through Buddhism.”

For more information, call the temple office at (509) 534-7954.

Dino Rossi will speak about what his Catholic faith means to him at a breakfast benefiting St. Patrick Catholic School on Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Center, 1316 N. Lincoln St.

The breakfast is free, but attendees are encouraged to make a donation to the school.

For more information, call the school office at (509) 487-2830.

Spokane City Forum will present speakers Randy Dorn, the state superintendent of public instruction, and Nancy Stowell, superintendent of Spokane Public Schools, Wednesday from 11:45 to 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St.

The two will speak on the topic “Educational Excellence for All – the Community’s Role, the Educational System’s Role.”

The cost to attend is $10 or $5 for students and includes lunch. Reservations are required by noon on Monday.

For more information, call (509) 777-1555.

Singles groups

The Christian Singles Fellowship will hold its monthly meeting Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of North Addison Baptist Church, 6120 N. Addison St.

This month’s speaker will be Scot Robinson. For more information, call (509) 893-2865.