Translation Panel Member Will Lecture On Catechisms

Berard L. Marthaler, a religion professor at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., will deliver Gonzaga University’s free 19th annual Flannery Lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday in Hughes Auditorium.

“Forms and Functions of Catechisms” is Marthaler’s subject, which has been a topic for Catholics since 1357, when the first catechism was written as a pastoral manual for priests.

The publication of the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” in 1993 again raises questions about the subject, a GU spokesman said.

Catechisms have served as instruments of reform, norms of orthodoxy, means of evangelization, textbooks and reference works.

Marthaler, a member of the Order of Friars, Minor Conventual, was a member of the British-American editorial advisory committee for the English translation of the “Catechism of the Catholic Church.”

For more information about the

lecture, call 328-4220, ext. 3382.

Speaking of Catechisms

Gonzaga University’s religious studies facilities will present a sixweek series of public lectures and discussions titled “Catechisms of the Catholic Faith.”

The sessions will be Mondays from 7-9 p.m. beginning March 6 in the Jepson Center Auditorium.

Cost is $40.

For more information, call 328-4220, ext. 3383.

Union Gospel Mission banquet

Steve Burger, executive director of International Union Gospel Missions, will be guest speaker for the 43rd annual banquet of the Union Gospel Mission, a two-day event Thursday and Friday at the Red Lion Inn.

Burger, listed by Time magazine as one of 100 future newsmakers, is an advocate for the homeless and served as executive director of the Seattle Union Gospel Mission for 16 years.

Other highlights will include a special Anna Ogden Hall video, “Building Hope Into Hearts,” and a performance by vocalist Brian Pitotti.

The identical banquets begin at 6 each night. For free tickets, call 535-8510. Reservations are required.

Church of Christ installation

The Rev. Linda K. Crowe will be installed as pastor at the United Church of Christ, Veradale (Congregational), N611 Progress Road, at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Crowe has been serving the Valley church since December. She graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1991 and earned her Master of Divinity degree from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif., in May 1994.

Crowe’s husband, Randy, is managing director of N-Sid-Sen, a camp and conference center on Lake Coeur d’Alene owned by the Washington-North Idaho Conference of the United Church of Christ.

Spaghetti feed

Camp Lutherhaven on Lake Coeur d’Alene will offer its annual spaghetti dinner Monday from 5-7 p.m. at the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bingo Hall, N930 Monroe. Bingo, however, will not be played.

Luigi’s Italian Restaurant will prepare the food.

Suggested donations are $5.50 for adults, $5 for children 4 to 12 years old, and $18 for families. Proceeds will benefit Camp Lutherhaven’s campship program, which allows needy children to attend summer camp.

Practices valuing women

The Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation will offer a 13-week session next month of “Rise Up and Call Her Name,” a curriculum that uses art, music and literature to explore world religious practices that esteem women.

Lisa Conger and Gaea Aeolus will present the program beginning March 8 from 7-9:30 p.m, at the new Unitarian Universalist Church, W4340 Fort Wright Drive.

For more information on fees and registration, call 325-6383.

World Day of Prayer

“The Earth Is a House for All People” will be the focus of the 108th annual World Day of Prayer sponsored by the Spokane-area Church Women United.

Worship services will be held at various times and locations on Friday: Central Baptist, W19 Shannon, 10 a.m.; Riverview Terrace, E1801 Upriver Drive, 10 a.m.; Rockwood Manor, E2903 25th, 1 p.m.; Lilac Plaza, N7007 Wiscomb, 2 p.m.; Zion Lutheran Church, W204 Hamilton, Fairfield, 2 p.m.; and Westminster Presbyterian Church, W2705 Boone, 7 p.m.

On that day, millions of Christian men and women in their own communities will pray for peace and justice throughout the world, said Elisa Pupo, spokeswoman.

For more information on the

Spokane services, call 489-0148; for Fairfield, call 283-2307.fusubhed`Tempest’ a benefitA benefit production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” will be staged March 3-5 at 8 each night at Kubiak Performance Center at Gonzaga Prep.The play will be produced by the community of St. Michael’s Institute, Gonzaga University’s Jesuit school of philosophy and letters.Tickets sales ($8 for adults; $6 for students and senior citizens) will benefit the work of Jesuits in Alaska.