COMMUNITY EVENTS

Irish tenor Kearns in concert

Anthony Kearns, one of the famed Irish Tenors, will give a solo concert Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Spokane Opera House to benefit Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 3914 N. Lidgerwood St.

Tickets are $27 to $75, through TicketsWest outlets (325-SEAT, 800-325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com).

Wine tasting and auction

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 5720 S. Perry St., is hosting “Toasting and Tasting,” its fourth annual wine tasting and auction, today.

Local wineries are featured this year and the vintners will be on hand from 7 to 10 p.m. to discuss their wines. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and there will be both silent and oral auctions.

Tickets are $22.50, available at the door. For more information, call the church office at 448-2255.

Rummage sales

• Trinity United Methodist Church, 1725 E. Bridgeport Ave., is hosting a rummage and book sale today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The sale will feature books, sheet music, collectibles, furniture and jewelry. For more information, call the church office at 483-2361.

• The City Gate inner-city ministry is hosting a combination car wash, canned food drive and rummage sale today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bill the Fauceteer parking lot, 3011 N. Nevada St. For more information, call 455-9670.

Catholicism inquiry class

The parish of St. Thomas More, 505 W. St. Thomas More Way, is offering inquiry classes for anyone interested in the Catholic faith.

The classes will be offered this Sunday and on Oct. 10 in the chapel. For class times and more information, call Kate Bradley at 466-0220, ext. 204.

EXP worship service

Covenant Christian Church, 5616 S. Palouse Highway, is offering a new form of worship service on Sunday at 7 p.m.

The EXP Worship can only be attempted in the dark and promises to be loud, quiet, deep and wide. It also features original music. For more information, call the church office at 448-1311.

St. Francis Day

• In celebration of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 316 E. 24th Ave., is hosting a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday.

Pets can sit with their families at the 8:30 a.m. service and can come forward to be blessed. The Spokane Humane Society also will be on hand with animals that are available to adopt.

For more information, call the church office at 747-6677.

• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 625 C St. in Cheney, will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with a Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday at 10 a.m. Pet owners are invited to bring their animals for a blessing. For more information, call the church office at 235-6150.

Lecture on the Feasts of Israel

Ron Cantrell of Shalom, Shalom Jerusalem Ministries will speak about the Feasts of Israel and his experiences living in Israel next weekend at Lincoln Heights Congregational Church.

Sponsored by Bridges for Peace-Northwest, Cantrell will speak at 7 p.m. on Friday and Oct. 9 and at 11 a.m. on Oct. 10 at the church, 3527 E. 29th Ave. A freewill offering will be taken.

For more information, call Ginny at Bridges for Peace-Northwest, 701-8897, or e-mail ginbim@comcast.net.

Christian writers’ workshop

The Northwest Christian Writers’ Advance Seminar will run Friday and Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at New Life Community Church, 7352 N. Government Way, Dalton Gardens, Idaho.

Author and speaker Therese Marszalek will teach how to get started writing articles or books for the Christian market. The cost is $50.

For more information, call Becky Weber at (208) 664-2453 or visit www.fragranceministries.com. Registration forms are also available at local Christian bookstores or at www.breakingoutministries.com.

Humanist annual banquet

The Humanist Focus Group is holding its annual banquet on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Empire Room of the WestCoast Ridpath Hotel, 515 W. Sprague Ave.

John Nugent, a board member and treasurer of the American Humanist Association and CEO of Planned Parenthood in Maryland, will speak about “Luck, Distributive Justice and Moral Responsibility.”

The cost is $25. To register or For more information, call Ross Woodward at 448-2516.

Book signing

Mead High School teacher Jim Deniston will read from and sign his book “Bubbles, Spangles and Liverwurst,” about his experiences as a volunteer in downtown Spokane, on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Lutheran Book Parlor, 1414 W. Broadway Ave.

The book includes stories, poems and reflections. The event is free.

For more information, call 328-6527.

Morning spiritual practice

The Radha Yoga Center, 406 S. Coeur d’Alene St., Suite T, is offering a class in chanting mantra for mornings.

The practice of mantra yoga can provide a sense of calm and transform emotions. The class is free and meets every Thursday from 7 to 7:30 a.m. For more information, call 838-3575.