Community events

Greek festival

Getting a Greek dinner at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church is an annual ritual for some. The 72nd festival will be held at the church Thursday through next Saturday, capping weeks of cooking and baking by the congregation.

Lunch and pastries will be available each day beginning at 11 a.m., and dinner will be served from 4:30 to 8 p.m. The meal includes the traditional Beef Kapama, orzo pasta with Myzithra cheese and green beans.

The meal, however, is just the beginning. There is an outside yaverna, a bake sale, basket raffles, Greek deli, church tours and Greek dancing.

Indoor seating at the popular event can be hard to come by during peak times, so the meals also are available as takeout. The dinner cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children under 12.

The church is at 1703 N. Washington St.

For more information, call (509) 328-9310.

Jesus seminar

Unity Church of Truth will host a seminar titled “Jesus in the First and Twenty-first Centuries” on Friday and next Saturday.

The workshops will be led by Lane McGaughy, the George H. Atkinson Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies emeritus at Willamette University in Salem, Ore., and Jarmo Tarkki, senior pastor at Bethania Lutheran Church in Solvang, Calif., and adjunct professor of theology at California Lutheran University.

Sessions will run Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. and next Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the church, 2900 S. Bernard St. The cost is $60 for both days, or $15 for the Friday lecture, $25 for the Saturday morning session, and $25 for the Saturday afternoon session.

To register, call (509) 838-6518.

Buddhist lecture

The Spokane Buddhist Temple will host “Static Buddha, Dynamic Buddha” next Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The morning session will include a series of guided meditations led by the Rev. Don Castro. The afternoon session will feature Chaplain Shuri Saigusa on “Engaged Ministry.”

The cost is $10.

The temple is at 927 S. Perry St.

For more information, call (509) 534-7954.

Christian concert

Christian musician Todd Agnew will perform Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Spokane First Church of the Nazarene, 9004 N. Country Homes Blvd.

Also on the program will be Rush of Fools and Joy Whitlock.

Admission is $17 at the door.