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Posted on Sat, Oct. 17, 2009

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Concerts

Soup Supper & Concert, food served 6 p.m. Sunday, concert by Jamey Denison at 7, Burrton United Methodist Church, 114 W. Center, Burrton. Offering. Information, 620-229-8663.

Soup Supper & Concert, food served 6 p.m. Friday, concert by Susan Ann at 7, Messiah Lutheran Church, 1241 N. Ridge Road. Offering. Information, 316-722-1771.

Evening of Praise, 7 p.m. Oct. 29, Central Christian Church, 2900 N. Rock Road. Featuring the choirs and orchestras of Central Christian Church, Central Community Church, First Nazarene Church and Tabernacle Baptist Church. Free.

Fundraisers

Bake Sale, 4 to 7 p.m. today, silent auction 4 to 6:30 p.m., spaghetti dinner 5 to 7 p.m., adults $5, children $3, Christ Lutheran Church, 5356 N. Hillside. Call 316-744-1242.

Taco Dinner, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, North Heights Christian Church, 3030 N. Hillside. Cost $5. Must have ticket to participate. Call 316-652-0229.

Italian Dinner & Auction, fundraiser, 5-8:30 p.m. Oct. 24, College Hill United Methodist Church, 2930 E. First St. Tickets $10, $5 for youth 12-under. Presented by the College Hill United Methodist Women. Information, 316-683-4643.

Seminars and workshops

Celebrate Recovery, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Central Community Church, 6100 Maple. Call 316-943-1800.

"Suchness: Peeling the Onion," Meditation Retreat with Don Riley, 8 a.m. to noon today, Southwind Sangha, 7202 E. 21st St. Free. Call 316-612-0826.

"Prophecies of Hope in a World of Confusion," 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Prophecies of Hope Auditorium, 820 W. 27th S. Featured speaker Joe Cirigliano. Children's program for ages 4 to 9 during the seminar. Free. Call 316-264-2665.

Robin Meyers, lecture 8 p.m. Oct. 30, lecture and workshop 10 a.m. Oct. 31, both at University Congregational Church, 9209 E. 29th St. North. Meyers is author of "Saving Jesus From the Church" and senior minister at Mayflower Congregational Church. Arrive one hour early each day for a reception. Free. Information, 316-737-1995.

Special events

Free hot meals, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Whole Truth Ministries, 411 S. Martinson. Dine in or carry out.

Clothing Give-Away, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, West Side Christian Church. Call 316-263-5269.

Fall Family Fun Fair, games, prizes, quilt display, antique cars, 2-4 p.m. today, Indian Hills Church of the Nazarene, 1555 N. McLean Blvd. Free. Information, 316-943-6021.

Fall Festival for Missions, 4:30 p.m. today, University United Methodist Church, 2220 N. Yale. Brisket dinner, auction and other activities. Call 316-676-6765.

"Past and Present; Still Praising The Lord," musical featuring Linda Scales, Jay Terrell, Steven Jones and guest announcer Lena Wattree, 7 p.m. today, Tabernacle Bible Church, 1817 N. Volutsia.

Chili Feed, noon Sunday, Oatville Community Church, 3814 S. Hoover. Adults $5, children ages 3-12, $3. Call 316-522-2398.

"Communication and Theology," lecture focusing on the impact communication strategies have had on theology, presented by professor and author Paul A. Soukup, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dugan-Gorges Conference Center, Newman University, 3100 McCormick. Information, 316-942-4291, ext. 2164, or www.newmanu.edu.

The Frost Is on the Pumpkin, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Wichita Country Club, 8501 E. 13th St. Auction, bake sale and Dixie Gilmore speaking on "Weathering the Storms of Life." Sponsored by East Wichita Christian Women's Connection _ A Stonecroft Ministry. Cost $14. Reservations and cancellations by Monday by calling Verlee, 316-788-1602.

Autumn Auction Brunch with program, "Weathering the Storms of Life" by Dixie Gilmore, 9-11:15 a.m. Friday, Rolling Hills Country Club, 223 S. Westlink. Presented by West Wichita Christian Women's Club. All women invited. Cost $11. Reservations, Emma, 316-942-0316.

House on Fire Conference, with Christian development and leadership training, concert by An Act of Worship, and activities for children and youth, starting 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Christian Faith Centre, 1130 S. Broadway. Registration cost $20, $10 for youth 18-under. To sign up, call 316-682-3534.

Ben Pearson, reading by the author of "Kabul 24," 7 p.m. Thursday, Eighth Day Books, 2838 E. Douglas. Screening of film of the same name, 2 p.m. Oct. 24 and 1 p.m. Oct. 25, The Garvey Center, 250 W. Douglas. A Tallgrass Film Festival event. Call 316- 409-3376.

Lord's Acre Dinner and Sale, dinner 5 to 7 p.m., auction 7:10 p.m. Oct. 24, United Methodist Church, 411 S. Eighth St., Conway Springs. Adults $7, children $3, ages 3 and under free. Call 316-456-2300.

"The God We Need," program by author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Leonard Pitts Jr. for the Eastminster Town Hall Series, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25, Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 1958 N. Webb Road. Free. Information, 316-634-0337.

Items must be events other than regular worship services. Send to Religion Calendar, P.O. Box 820, Wichita 67201, e-mail to tfoxx@wichitaeagle.com, or fax to 316-268-6627 by noon Tuesday before publication. Include daytime phone number.