Annual prayer breakfast Friday

The 47th annual Leadership Prayer Breakfast will be Friday from 7 to 8:45 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Spokane City Center.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Os Hillman, the founder and executive director of Marketplace Leaders Ministries.

The theme of the breakfast will be “Faith at Work … It Works!” and the program will be emceed by Tom Sherry, the weather anchor at KREM television.

There will be other appearances by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Mayor Mary Verner, the 2008 Lilac Queen Sarah Crowley, Gonzaga University basketball player David Pendergraft and music by Aaron Richner.

Tickets are $25 for an individual or $250 for a 10-seat table.

Fore more information, call Bert Mills at 327-6681.

New church

Local Lutheran congregations are busy forming a new congregation in the Lake Spokane and Suncrest area.

There will be an informational gathering June 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pizza Factory, 5978 Highway 291, Nine Mile Falls. There will also be a Bible study June 15 at 4 p.m. at Suncrest Fitness, 6606 Highway 291, Nine Mile Falls.

For more information about this new congregation, e-mail Gloria Dei Lutheran Church at gdlutheranchurch@netzero.com.

Fundraising rummage sale

The Ladies Philoptochos Society of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1703 N. Washington St., will hold a rummage sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit the Orthodox Church in Indonesia.

The church’s priest, Father Gregory Momongan, was killed in a hit-and-run collision which officials say was not an accident. He left behind a wife and a young daughter.

The funds will be used to help buy a house for Momongan’s family, since they will be displaced when the new priest arrives at the church in Indonesia.

Items for sale will include appliances, furniture, clothing and household items.

The Society will also accept donations for the Indonesian Fund.

For more information, call the church office at 328-9310.

‘Romania Then and Now’

The Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive, will present “Romania, Then and Now” June 7 at 7 p.m.

The event will include a dramatic reading by Gwen Reid of “Letters from Christine, 1929-1937.”

Cassandra Jones, a returned Peace Corps volunteer will also speak about her experiences in Onesti, Romania.

Tickets are $10 at the door.

•The church is also holding a multifamily rummage sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Items for sale include books, DVDs, CDs, and more.

For more information, call the church office at 325-6383.

Documentary screening

The Unity Church of Truth, 2900 S. Bernard St., will present a documentary, “Dalai Lama Renaissance” June 6 at 7 p.m. and June 8 at 5 p.m.

Harrison Ford narrated this film which follows quantum physicists Fred Alan Wolf and Amit Goswami and others as they travel to the Himalayan Mountains to visit the Dalai Lama.

Tickets are $10.

For more information, call the church office at 838-6518.

Vacation Bible School

•The Summit Ridge Christian Fellowship will present “Under Construction,” a Habitat for Humanity-themed Vacation Bible School June 24 though June 27 at the South Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5607 S. Freya St.

Kids entering kindergarten through the sixth grade are invited from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for crafts, Bible stories, snacks and more.

Adult volunteers are also needed for engineering and constructions crews.

For more information, call Summit Ridge at 443-8079.

•Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 3307 W. Rowan Ave., is now accepting applications for “Friendship Trek Vacation Bible School” which will be held June 23 through 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The program includes an optional overnight camping trip for kids accompanied by a parent and Biblical teachings.

There are scholarships available.

For more information, call the church office at 327-1914.

Singles groups

Spokane Christian Singles will hold a singles dance Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Mission Community Presbyterian Church, 2103 E. Mission Ave.

Semiformal or formal dress is encouraged at the dance, but not required. There will be free refreshments and the dance is an alcohol-free event.

Tickets are $10 at the door.

For more information or to reserve your place, call 226-7674.