Religion Calendar

Special activities

Faith Missionary Alliance Church, 1078 Gumtree Road, will begin its Missions Conference with services at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. Feb. 14. The conference will continue at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 through 17. Alan Clason and Debbi Clouser will discuss their missionary work in France and Burkina Faso. There will also be a meal at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17 to raise money for a conference in Louisville, Ky. For more information, call 764-2317.

Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church, 1435 E. Fourth St., will have its annual Men's Day service at 10 a.m. Feb. 14. The speaker will be Chancellor Harold Martin of N.C. A&T State University. The public is invited. For more information, call 723-2325.

Holy Trinity Full Gospel Baptist Church, 651 Akron Drive, and R.I.C.H. Community Development Corp. will sponsor a youth night from 7-10 p.m. Friday for children ages 3 and older. There will be games and refreshments. For more information, call 744-9293.

The Women's Fellowship of Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church St., will sponsor an Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer service at 11 a.m. Feb. 17 in the sanctuary. The speaker will be the Rev. Elizabeth Yarbrough. The service will be preceded by a time of fellowship from 10-10:45 a.m. in the fellowship hall. A nursery will be provided.

Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County will have a meeting at Knollwood Baptist Church, 330 Knollwood St., from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss building partnerships in El Salvador. The public is invited. For more information, call 765-8854, ext. 116.

New Birth Worship Center, 1033 New Birth Drive, East Bend, will have its "Multi-Affair Event" from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Feb. 20. There will be food, a drawing for prizes, singing, dancing and a tribute to black Americans. Donations will be accepted. The public is invited. For more information, call 699-3583.

In honor of Black History Month, the Thankful Heritage Traveling Black History Museum will be at New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, 1212 N. Dunleith Ave., from 2-6 p.m. next Saturday and Feb. 14. There will also be a special dedication to celebrate the birthday of Frederick Douglass. Effley Howell will be the speaker. The public is invited. Free. For more information, call 995-5146 or visit www.thethankfulheritage.org.

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 N. Jackson Ave., will have its annual Deacon and Trustee Day service at 3 p.m. Feb. 14. Pastor George Wooten and members of Wadsworth Congregational Church in Sedalia will be the guests.

St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 2960 Fairlawn Drive, will have a centering prayer at 6 p.m. Monday and a pasta dinner at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The public is invited.

St. Peter's Church and World Outreach Center, 3683 Old Lexington Road, will have a "KidZone Super Bowl Kick-off" beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday in the gym. Activities for children will include sports challenges and a cheerleading camp. For more information, call 650-0200.

St. Philips Moravian Church, 3002 Bon Air Ave., will have the Rev. Jeff Coppage, its interim pastor, lead a Bible study on addictions at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 3. For more information or to register, call 785-0770.

Sweet Holy Spirit Cathedral, 111 Back Forty Drive, will have Pastor Robert L. McGowens conduct worship services at 10:50 a.m. Saturdays, following church school at 10 a.m. The services will begin today.

Temple Emanuel, 201 Oakwood Drive, will present the first in a series of classes titled "Taste of Judaism" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Rabbi Mark Strauss-Cohn will conduct the one-hour class, titled "Top 10 Prayers of Judaism." A half-hour social will follow. Free. The remaining classes, "Top 10 Jews" and "Top 10 Moments in Jewish History," will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and 23. To register, call 722-6640.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4055 Robinhood Road, will have Shawn Angell speak on "Are Your Fundamental Beliefs Keeping You from Laughing?" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. At the 9 a.m. pre-service forum, Helen Etters and Robert Vorsteg will discuss "Ethical Eating: Bringing Our Seventh Principle to the Table." For more information, visit www.uufws.org.

The chaplain's office at Wake Forest University will have Shane Claiborne speak on his experiences as a Christian activist at 7 p.m. Sunday in Wait Chapel. Claiborne has worked with faith communities worldwide and is the author of three books. For more information, call 758-5021.

Winston-Salem Friends Meeting, 3151 Reynolda Road, will be host to a Valentine's Day brunch at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 14. The public is invited. For more information, call 725-8801.

Music/drama

Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 W. Fifth St., will open the 2010 season of its Faith in Film series with a screening of High Noon at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the dining room. Butter Birkas, the former director of the RiverRun International Film Festival, will lead a group discussion afterward. Free. Seating is limited. For reservations, call 397-1343. Subsequent screenings in the series will take place each Sunday in February. For more information, visit www
.centenaryonline.com.

First Christian Church, 2320 Country Club Road, will sponsor a Valentine's Day concert at 4 p.m. Feb. 14. Students of Paul Sharpe, an instructor at UNC School of the Arts, will perform. A reception will follow. The public is invited. Free. For more information, call 722-2714.

Highland Presbyterian Church, 2380 Cloverdale Ave., will sponsor a concert by the Market Street Brass, a faculty quintet from UNC Greensboro, at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The public is invited. Free.

Northwest Baptist Church, 407 Petree Road, will be host to "Praisefest" at 5:30 p.m. next Saturday. The Prodigals Choir will perform. There will also be additional music, art, drama and interactive praise. For more information, call 765-6754 between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Steward's Chapel AME Zion Church, 198 Anderson Road, Rural Hall, will have a program of gospel singing at 6 p.m. today. There will be guest singers. The public is invited. The Rev. Eddie L. Fortson is the host pastor.

Winston-Salem Friends Meeting, 3151 Reynolda Road, will be host to a community concert at 3 p.m. Sunday. Pianist Ivan Seng and violinist Elisa Friedrich will perform. The public is invited. Free; a donation of food or money for Crisis Control Ministry is requested. For more information, call 725-8801.

Fundraisers

First Baptist Church, 306 Guilford Road, Jamestown, will have a children's consignment sale from 1-7 p.m. Feb. 26 and from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 27. A pre-sale for volunteers and consignors will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 25. For more information, call 454-4013.

Hickory Ridge United Methodist Church, 6012 Germanton Road, will have chicken and oyster stew at 6 p.m. today, weather permitting. Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Special music will be performed by the Craft Brothers. For more information, call 924-4712.

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