Pullman Presbyterian To Dedicate New Sanctuary
Members of the Pullman Presbyterian Church have a full day scheduled on Sunday.
Their new sanctuary will be dedicated at 10:45 a.m., followed by lunch in the newly remodeled fellowship hall.
An open house is from 2 to 5 p.m., with guided tours. A hymn festival concludes the day at 7.
The Palouse Korean Presbyterian Church choir and a brass ensemble will participate in the dedication service.
The new 4,900-square-foot sanctuary will seat 300 people. The old sanctuary, remodeled into a fellowship hall, seats 160 for dining. A chapel, entry reception area, elevator, handicap-accessible bathrooms and a refurbished organ were included in the $1.2 million project.
Religious concerns
“Religious Response to Domestic Violence,” a one-day workshop, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., May 5, at the Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Providence Auditorium at Ninth and Rockwood.
The workshop, sponsored by the Spokane County Domestic Violence Consortium, will feature the Rev. Thelma Burgonio-Watson.
Burgonio-Watson, a Presbyterian minister, is a program specialist at the Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Seattle.
The workshop will provide information on domestic violence and the characteristics of abusive relationships. It will address religious concerns for victims and abusers and the need for a community response to the problem.
All chaplains, community volunteers, church members and religious professionals are invited to attend.
The workshop is $40 for non-consortium members, and $35 for members. The fee includes all materials, a continental breakfast, lunch and snack.
Registration deadline in April 21. Call 487-6783.
How did it happen?
“Six Days or One Big Bang” is the title of the Rev. Stanley Jaki’s lecture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, at Gonzaga University’s Hughes Hall.
Jaki, a physicist and theologian, has written several books on the history and philosophy of science.
He will speak on the Christian doctrine of creation and its relation to the “big bang” scientific theories.
The free lecture is the second in Gonzaga’s series of Templeton Lectures on Christianity and the Natural Sciences.
The public is invited.
Dinner theater
The Whitworth College Theater Department will present “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a classic comedy directed by Rick Hoerner and written by Joseph Kesselring.
Thursday’s 8 p.m. performance at the Whitworth College Auditorium will benefit the Liberty Park Child Development Center.
Play tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the college, the development center and Presbyterian churches.
A spaghetti dinner will be served from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Whitworth Presbyterian Church, 312 W. Hawthorne Road. Dinner tickets, $5, are available at the development center and Presbyterian churches.
Faith healing
“The Power of Faith in Healing” is a free, public forum from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, in Sacred Heart Medical Center’s Providence Auditorium on the corner of Ninth and Rockwood.
A panel of health professionals will discuss models of healing rooted in the faith-health connection. A discussion will follow.
The forum is sponsored by the Sacred Heart Medical Center, Group Health Northwest and Rockwood Clinic.
Reservations are required. Call 455-3202.