Religion Notebook: Campers aim to raise awareness

Bethel Church of the Nazarene, 1111 S. Thor St., will present its annual Camp Need Saturday at noon to Sunday at 1 p.m.

Members of the church will camp in their parking lot to raise awareness of the homeless and hungry in Spokane.

They will collect donations of food, blankets, coats and money for Cup of Cool Water, a homeless mission for teens in downtown Spokane.

The church will also take monetary donations by mail.

For more information, call the church office at 534-7751.

Wine tasting

The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, 1115 W. Riverside Ave., will host “A Taste of Two Worlds—Old & New,” a wine tasting event Sept. 29 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the church’s downstairs dining room.

The tasting will feature more than 30 wines from Europe and the West Coast and will benefit the cathedral and Catholic Charities of Spokane.

The cost to attend is $50 for general admission and $35 for those 65 and older. Debit and credit cards will be accepted.

For more information, call the church office at 358-4290.

Special services

“St. David’s Episcopal Church, 7315 N. Wall St., will present a Contemporary Celtic Eucharist today at 7 p.m.

The theme of this service is the “Web of Life” and will include chants, piano and flute music and movement.

Attendees should bring a snack or beverage to share for after the service.

For more information, call the church office at 466-3100.

“Mead United Methodist Church of Christ, 12611 N. Wilson Road, Mead, will present a worship service of music and Scripture Sunday at 10 a.m.

For more information, call the church office at 466-7866.

Performance, discussion

Ministers from the Spokane area Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will perform a mini-drama Sunday at 6 p.m. at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 1926 W. Chelan Ave.

The performance, “A Public Inquiry into the Reported Resurrection of Jesus,” will deal with the controversy over Jesus’ Resurrection.

Refreshments will follow the performance.

For more information, call Pastor John Temple Bristow at 466-3414, or call Emmanuel Presbyterian Church at 326-1252.

Classes and speakers

“The American Baptist Churches of Greater Spokane will present Daniel Chetti, a missionary who has worked at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut, Lebanon.

Chetti will speak about the Christian Church in the Middle East and current events.

He will speak at Park Heights Baptist Church, 5101 S. Freya St. Sunday morning.

For times and more information, call the church office at 448-7903.

Chetti will also speak at Central Baptist Church, 19 W. Shannon Ave. Sunday evening.

For times and more information, call the church office at 327-9322.

The final Spokane speaking event will be held Wednesday evening at Immanuel Baptist Church, 5109 N. Adams St..

For times and information, call the church office at 326-0951.

“St. Thomas More Parish, 8112 N. Howard St. will present weekly classes on the Catholic Church starting Sunday at 9:15 a.m.

The classes are open to those interested in joining the church and will meet at the baptismal.

Fore more information, call Kate Bradley at 466-0220, ext. 204.

“The Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St., will present a seminar featuring Rev. Don Castro and Chaplain Shuri Saigusa Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The seminar, “Static Buddha, Dynamic Buddha,” will feature a discussion, “Engaged Ministry” about the tools for embracing the ministry within through the Buddhist perspective.

The cost to attend is $10.

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