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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, July 5, 2008 Faith and Spiritual Life: Outreach Arts-and-Crafts Fair Allen Creek Community Church holds an arts-and-crafts fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 12 at 13421 39th Ave. NE, Marysville. The event includes a bounce house for kids, concessions and live music and is being held to raise funds to send two teams of volunteers to Malawi. For more information, call 360-722-7839. Blood Drive Edmonds Adventist Church invites the public to a community blood drive from 1 to 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 7 p.m. July 14 at 8625 196th St. SW, Edmonds, to benefit the Puget Sound Blood Center. Cookies and juice provided. Donors under the age of 18 must bring a signed parental consent form, available at www.psbc.org or at the registration table at the event. Drop-ins are welcome. Donors can also call or e-mail the church office to schedule a donation time. For more information, call 425-771-5302 or e-mail info@edmondsadventist.org. CAMPS Wacky Olympics Day Camp for kindergartners to sixth-graders is offered by Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center. The camp runs 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday at 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood. Activities include swimming, draft-horse wagon rides, train rides, crafts, games, skits, a petting farm and a day trip to Kayak Point Park. The cost is $169 and includes a hot lunch and snacks daily. An extended hours program is available for an extra fee of $49 per week. A swim lesson elective, led by Red Cross certified lifeguards, is also offered for an added fee of $39. For more information, go to www.warmbeach.com or call 360-652-7575 or 800-228-6724. Faith Lutheran Church invites children from age 4 to the sixth grade to its "Beach Party: Surfin' Through the Scriptures" vacation Bible school, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Friday at 1424 172nd St. NE, Lakewood. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The cost is $10 per child or $25 per family and includes a T-shirt. For more information, call 360-652-9545. Edmonds Christian Church and Edmonds Presbyterian Church presents "Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power" Vacation Bible School, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday to Friday at Edmonds Presbyterian Church, 22600 96th Ave. W., Edmonds. There is no charge. To register, e-mail epcvbs@gmail.com. For more information, call 425-776-4334. The Salvation Army of Everett and Snohomish County presents a Tahoma Expedition Camp July 12 to 16 for youth ages 13 to 16 at Camp Arnold at Timberlake, 33712 Webster Road E., Eatonville. Scholarships are available. A small security deposit is required to reserve a space at the camp. For more information, call 425-259-8129 or e-mail mary.libby@usw.salvationarmy.org. Film showing First Presbyterian Church of Everett presents movie nights from 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays at 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Organizers plan to show the movie "Matewan" by John Sayles on Friday, with food and board games before and after the screening. For more information, call 425-259-7139. Holy Cross Lutheran Church presents free outdoor movie nights beginning at dusk the second Friday of each month through September at the church, 9613 20th St. SE, Everett. Moviegoers are asked to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy family-friendly outdoor movies. For more information, call 425-334-6817 or go to www.holycross-lutheranchurch.org. Garage Sale Church of God Prophecy holds a garage sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 12 at 3004 23rd St., Everett, to raise funds to send kids to camp. Free hot dogs. For more information, call 425-252-2936. Festivals Crosswater Community Church invites visitors to its booth at the Sultan Shindig Festival from 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 12 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 13. The festival is on Main Street in Sultan. Volunteers plan to hand out free water and provide a shady place to rest. For more information, call 360-799-1030 or e-mail jonm@crosswaterchurch.org. Meditation Kadampa Meditation Center holds the program Equalizing and Exchanging Self with Others from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays through July 14 at Anabel's Framing and Gallery, 2531 Broadway, Everett. Kelsang Khyenwang, a western Buddhist nun, plans to teach the series, which includes guided meditations, teachings, discussion and refreshments. Drop-ins are welcome. The cost is $10 per class; $5 for students, seniors and people with low incomes. For more information, e-mail info@MeditateInSeattle.org or call 206-526-9565. Programs Eastside Foursquare Church holds a dessert program called Fear No Evil, sponsored by Abuse Recovery Ministry and Services, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 14520 100 Ave. NE, Bothell. Stacey Womack, founder and executive director of Abuse Recovery Ministry and Services, plans to speak. Her organization offers faith-based classes for women facing or recovering from domestic abuse and intervention classes for abusers and high-risk youth. Reservations are requested by July 9. For more information, go to www.armsonline.org or call 425-806-9284. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Eastmont plays host to Lowell Stime, academic dean at Trinity Lutheran College, for a program entitled Colors of the Trinity, 8:30 and 10 a.m. July 13 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 9320 Meadow Way, Everett. Stime plans to present the Christian doctrine of the Trinity using watercolors. For more information, go to www.pplc.org or call 425-337-6663. First Presbyterian Church of Everett presents an talk about the environment at 11:20 a.m. following the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday at 2936 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Jeff Wright, dean of the School of Engineering at the University of California at Merced, plans to provide a presentation and discussion on the environmental crisis from the viewpoint of an educator and environmental engineer. For more information, call 425-259-7139. St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Lynnwood invites the public to tune in for Conversations with Father Bob today, Tuesday and Thursday. The radio program is broadcast from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturdays on KKNW-AM 1150 and from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and from 9 to 10 p.m. Thursdays on KBLE-AM 1050. This week, guest host Miriam James Heidland plans to speak with Claudia Orozco, coordinator of the Hispanic Young Adult Group at Holy Family Catholic Church in Seattle, and Christina Moynihan, the creator and facilitator of a purity retreat for middle school youth. For more information, call 425-743-2929. Women's programs Aglow Edmonds Community Lighthouse invites the public to its monthly meeting 7 p.m. July 14 at the Harbor Inn, 130 West Dayton St., Edmonds. The evening features a time of praise and worship, food and fellowship with a salad pot luck. Those attending are asked to bring a favorite salad. For more information, call 425-422-1036 or 425-218-4391. The Seattle Northshore Women's Connection of Stonecroft Ministries invites the public to a Home Business Fair brunch 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. July 9 at the Inglewood Golf and Country Club, 6505 Inglewood Road NE, Kenmore. Myrna Maclaren's speech is "Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places." The cost is $12. Complimentary off-site childcare is provided with reservation. For more information, call 425-827-9253. Mill Creek Christian Women's Connection presents a luncheon program on organization from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mill Creek Country Club, 15500 Country Club Drive, Mill Creek. The cost is $18. Myrna MacLaren, from Sunnyvale, Calif., is scheduled to speak. Karen Clifton provides organizational ideas, and Miranda Maurmann from Olympia provides music. Reservations and cancellations must be made by Tuesday. For more information, call 425-337-6335.

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