Religion calendar

Spokane This Week

Parish Vasilopita Celebration – Luncheon to follow 10 a.m. Liturgy Sunday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1703 N. Washington St. $10/adults, free/kids age 11 and younger. Proceeds benefit Holy Cross Seminary and St. Basil’s Orphanage. (509) 328-9310.

Spokane Inter-Faith Council – Meets second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at Center For Spiritual Living, 2825 E. 33rd Ave. (509) 534-1011.

“Solidarity in the (Cyber) Body of Christ” – Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. in the Globe Room of Cataldo Hall at Gonzaga University. Speaker is Agnes Brazal from the St. Vincent School of Theology, Philippines. Free. (509) 313-6715.

Upcoming

Hoonko Service Dharma Talk with the Rev. Dennis Fujimoto – Jan. 19, 10:30 a.m. at Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St. Fujimoto is a guest from the Idaho Oregon Buddhist Temple in Ontario, Ore. (509) 534-7954.

Reel Theology – Wednesday, dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., free movie “Millions” at 6 p.m. at St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. Child care available. (509) 838-4277.

“Dismantling the Culture of Violence” Panel Discussion – Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 316 E. 24th Ave. Discussion includes the topics of gun violence, police accountability, smart justice, the death penalty, wage theft, immigration reform, homelessness, environmental issues, and peace in the Middle East. Event is part of the 2014 Eastern Washington Legislative Conference. For more information, call (509) 535-1813 or email info@thefigtree.org.

Catholic Charities Volunteer Information Session – Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 10-11:15 a.m. at the Catholic Charities Family Services Center, 12 E. Fifth Ave. Tours of our facility will also be available. Please contact Brigid Krause at (509) 358-4270 or bkrause@ccspokane.org for more information and to RSVP for the session.

Endowment Chili Feed – Jan. 26, 11 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Messiah Lutheran Church, 4202 N. Belt St. (509) 327 4446.

Gershwin’s “Crazy For You” Night at the Civic Theater – Jan. 29, begins with 6:30 p.m. social hour with no host bar and includes desserts and raffle, 7:30 p.m. curtain time at Spokane’s Civic Theater, 1020 N. Howard St. Proceeds on this night benefit Lutheran Community Services NW and Lutheran Campus Ministries of Eastern Washington University. $30 general admission. For tickets, call (509) 926-5407 or (509) 343-5020.

New Mothers Tea – Feb. 2 following liturgy at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1703 N. Washington St. (509) 328-9310.

“Who I Am and How I’m Connected” Spirituality 101 Series – RSVP by Feb. 6 for the five-session workshop on Feb. 13, 20 and 27 and March 6 and 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. at The Franciscan Place at St. Joseph Family Center, 1016 N. Superior St. (509) 483-6495.

Ongoing

Help for Homeless Meal Prep – Help is needed each Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1703 N. Washington St. Volunteers will prep sandwiches, cookies and chips for weekly lunch distribution to the homeless. Donations of sandwich type cookies, baggies, snack size bags of chips and bottled water are appreciated. (509) 328-9310.

Buddhist Teachings and Meditation Practices – Fridays, 7-8 p.m. with the Ven. Geshe Thupten Phelgye, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, at Saranac Building, 25 West Main Ave. Spokane. Contact Lori at: lori@barkcanoe.com.

Eastern Washington This week

Feed Medical Lake – Each second Monday of the month, 5-6 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 223 S. Hallett St., Medical Lake. (509) 714-1150.