Saturday
"From Caring to Sharing Our Lunch," a free community lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 14, in church hall of First Baptist Church, 301 Fourth St., Marietta; hosted by church's Singles and Doubles Sunday school class; lunches are held the second Saturday of each month; all are invited; (740) 373-1273.
Camp Meeting Time will be held at 7 p.m. nightly from Aug. 10 to 14, at the Family Worship Center, 27460 Ohio 7, Reno. There will be guest speakers and singing; (740) 373-3400.
Sunday
Middleridge Baptist Church will be holding it's homecoming, at noon, Aug. 15., at the church located on West Virginia 31 off of West Virginia 50. There will be a covered dish meal and singing at 1:30 p.m. by the Crownsman.
"Find Real Treasure" will be the, theme for the 9:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Aug. 15, at Crown of Life Lutheran Church, Third and Wooster Streets, Marietta. Pastor Vogel's sermon text will be Ecclesiaster 2:18 - 26; fellowship time will follow morning worship. Sunday school will be begin at 11 a.. m. for all ages; (740) 374-3664.
"Great-Grace Fellowship," weekly Bible teaching, musical worship, fellowship, prayer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. each Sunday, Betsey Mills Club, Fourth and Putnam streets, Marietta; presented by Chris and Sandy Longgrear.
"Good News from Christ," radio program of worship and music from Christ United Methodist Church, Marietta, 10:06 a.m., each Sunday, on WMOA, AM 1490; 374-3438.
"Acts of Prayer," a special series, continues each Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. in Gilman United Methodist Church parking lot, 312 Gilman Ave., Marietta; Pastor Diann O'Bryant delivering the messages; series explores the practices of different kinds of prayer, so that everyone can experience the value of prayer in their lives.
The Salvation Army of Marietta, 136 Front Street, will be holding Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Holiness Meeting (worship) at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Tuesdays they will be having 6 p.m. bible study; 6:45 p.m. Home League (women's fellowship) and 6:45 p.m. Men's Club (men's fellowship); beginning in the fall there will be youth programs from 6 to 7 p.m. for children five to 11 and teens twelve and older; (740) 373-4034.
"The Sound of Music," a musical by Rogers & Hammerstein, 7 p.m., Aug. 15, Living Word Outdoor Drama in Cambridge; www.livingworddrama.org or (740) 439-2761.
Wednesday
WIGBY, (Wednesdays In God's Back Yard), through Aug. 18, held each Wednesday evening during the summer, 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Marietta First Church of the Nazarene, 100 Mill Creek Road, Marietta; games, music, story time, crafts and end each evening with sno-cones; for children three years old to sixth grade; 373-5406.
Thursday
Singles fellowship, 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Sand Hill United Methodist Church, Boaz, W.Va.; do not have to be a church member to participate; (304) 375-2802 or (304) 580-1118.
Weekly Bible study, 10 a.m. Thursdays, in office complex at Crown of Life Lutheran Church, Third and Wooster streets, led by Pastor Joel Vogel; public is invited.
Friday
Reformers Unanimous, meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. every Friday, Souls Harbor Baptist Church, 115 Caywood Road, Marietta; RU is a Bible-based addictions program; 373-8118.
Norwood United Methodist Church, Colegate Drive and Oakwood Avenue, Marietta, will host a free community dinner Friday, Aug. 20, in it's families activities center. Any one may attend; there are no reservations or payment required .The church offers a free community dinner the third Friday of every month as part of its Outreach Ministries.
We've Got The Power Ministries will hold an old fashioned tent revival at 7 p.m. nightly, Aug. 20 to 26, at 660 Willard Road, Parkersburg;(304) 422-1694.
Upcoming events
The Sunderman Family singing group will be performing from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Sunday, Aug. 22, at the River of Life Assembly of God, 200 Franklin St., Marietta. Everyone is invited.
The Marietta Christian School will begin classes on Aug. 25 and the Marietta Bible College will begin the fall semester on Sept. 8; (740) 373-5551.
"The Sound of Music," a musical by Rogers & Hammerstein, 7 p.m., Aug. 22, 29, Sept. 5, 12, and 19, Living Word Outdoor Drama in Cambridge; www.livingworddrama.org or call (740) 439-2761.
"Legacy Quilt Show," 93rd birthday celebration for Thelma Scott, noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 21, Soul's Harbor Baptist Church, 115 Caywood Road, Marietta; 70 of the 250 quilts made by Scott, of Marietta; her seven daughters hosting; open to the public; no charge.
The Little Hocking United Methodist Church will be holding a free community picnic from 4 to 5:30 p.m. and a concert featuring The Proclaimer's at 6 p.m. on Aug. 22, at the church, followed by homemade desserts; located across from Little Hocking Elementary School.
at County Road and Ohio 124; (740) 667-6148.
The Marietta Christian School will begin classes on Aug. 25 and the Marietta Bible College will begin the fall semester on Sept. 8; (740) 373-5551.
A free Family-to-Family 12 week educational program will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 13 at Christ United Methodist Church, 301 Wooster St., Marietta. The program is designed to help family members understand and support a mentally ill family member while maintaining their own well being and provides information about illnesses of the brain and teaches coping and advocacy skills. Register by Sept. 7; (740) 374-6990.
Miscellaneous
Four openings available at Putnam Church Preschool, 707 Masonic Park Road, in Devola, in the Thursday/Friday 3-year-old classes; children must be 3 years of age by Aug. 1, 2010, to qualify for enrollment in the 2010/2011 school year; Melody Hoskinson at 374-7224.
The Religion calendar appears each Saturday on the Focus on Faith page. To submit information, send to Christy Hudson, The Marietta Times, 700 Channel Lane, Marietta, Ohio 45750; e-mail to chudson@mariettatimes.com; submit through the Virtual Newsroom at The Times' Web site (www.MariettaTimes.com); fax to 376-5475; or call 376-5446. Deadline for information to be received is noon Tuesday for that Saturday's edition.
