Faith Calendar

EVENTS

Garage sale, Snohomish: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. May 30 at CrossView Church, 604 Avenue C East, Snohomish.

Garage sale, Lynnwood: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. May 30 at Martha Lake Covenant Church, 2721 164th St. SW. Free to participate as a seller but registration required. More info: sites.google.com/site/mlccyardsale.

Food and Fund: Faith Lutheran Church in north Lakewood holds a Food and Fund Drive-By to benefit area food banks, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 30 at 1424 172nd St. NE, Marysville, next door to Lakewood High School. Last year’s event brought in over 1,000 pounds of food. More info: 360-652-9545.

Touch-A-Truck: The annual Touch-A-Truck family event is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 30 at Monroe Christian School, 1009 W. Main St. Big rigs, fire engines, police cars, construction trucks. Horn-free hour 10-11 a.m. Admission is $5 or $25 for a family of up to 8. More info: Molly Daniels, 360-421-1118 or mcstouchatruck@outlook.com.

Volleyball tourney: Volley For Nepal is set for 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 30 at Wilcox Park, 5215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. The volleyball tournament is organized by the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement of Everett to benefit the victims of the Nepal earthquake. Cost to participate is $40 per team of four to seven players. All proceeds will go to Save The Children. More info: cttdtdp@gmail.com or Ton Nguyen at 425-647-9070.

Tanzania send-off: Enjoy African food and see a slideshow about the Zinga Project at a special celebration and send-off, 6 p.m. May 30 at Unity Church in Lynnwood, 16727 Alderwood Mall Parkway. Eleven members embark on the church’s first global outreach project to help the Zinga Project build a children’s hospital, birthing center and orphanage in Tanzania. Love offerings toward the project will be accepted. More info: Barb Keogan, 425-741-7172.

Hugging saint: Mata Amritanandamayi, known by her nickname of “the hugging saint,” visits May 30-June 1 at Xfinity Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Free. Numbered tokens for individual blessings are distributed 90 minutes before each morning program (8:30 and 9:30 a.m.) and at 5:45 p.m. for the evening program. More info: 425-322-2600, www.amma.org.

Holocaust talk: First Presbyterian Church of Everett invites the public to hear Henry Friedman, of the Washington State Holocaust Education Center, who will share his experience of surviving the Holocaust as part of the church’s series “Fierce Landscapes and the Indifference of God: Testimonies from the Void.” Friedman will speak 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 31. The church is located at 2936 Rockefeller Ave. More info: 425-259-7139.

Interfaith talk: “A Muslim and A Christian Reflect on Violent Extremism,” 7-8:30 p.m. June 1 at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 4312 84th St. NE, Marysville. More info: catacombchurches.org.

Labyrinth walk: Everett Christian Church organizes a walking labyrinth for each of the city’s five north-end neighborhoods, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. the first Saturday of the month through September (second Saturday in July). The next walk is June 6 in the Port Gardner Neighborhood. Lunch provided for those who RSVP. More info: Rebecca Sumner at 425-750-8002, rebeccajoysumner@gmail.com.

Auction: Ananda Meditation Temple holds an auction, 5-8 p.m. June 6 at 23305 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell. Proceeds will help fund the building of a new fellowship hall. Auction item donations welcome. Free to attend. Register online at www.anandawashington.org. More info: 425-806-3700, contact@anandaseattle.org.

Women’s luncheon: The next Mill Creek Christian Women’s Connection luncheon will be 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 11 at the Embassy Suites hotel, 20610 44th Ave. W, Lynnwood. Reservations due June 8. Cost is $23. Retired teacher and nightclub singer Roberta Morin speaks. More info: Connie, 425-774-4571 or millcreekcwc@gmail.com.

SERVICES

Evergreen Unitarian: The Rev. Carmen TenEyck McDowell gives the message, “Love Makes a Family,” 10:30 a.m. May 31 at Evergreen Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1607 Fourth St., Marysville. Exploring questions of what makes a family, at home and church, using the Cartoon Network TV show “Steven Universe.” More info: evergreenuu.org or 360-695-6621.

Unity Everett: Gary Davis of the nonprofit Companis will speak on the value of service, for those receiving as well as those giving. 10 a.m. May 31 at Everett Unity Center for Positive Living, 3231 Colby Ave. More info: 425-258-2244, www.everettunity.org.

Unity, Lynnwood: Spiritual Director Richard Loren Held concludes the series “Unity in the Every Day” on May 31 with the topic “Body.” Services are at 9 and 11 a.m. at 16727 Alderwood Mall Parkway. More info: 425-741-7172, www.unityinlynnwood.org.

Living Interfaith: The next service is at 10:30 a.m. June 13 on “Overcoming Roadblocks on Our Search for Meaning.” Living Interfaith meets at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 6915 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Services are held the second and fourth Saturdays and focus on a variety of faith traditions. More info: livinginterfaith.org.

VBS &CAMPS

VBS, Everett: “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power,” 9 a.m.-noon June 22-25 at Bethany Christian Assembly, 2715 Everett Ave. Cost is $20. For children age 4 to entering fifth grade. More info: www.bcachurch.com.

VBS, Everett: “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power,” 9 a.m.-noon June 23-26 at Calvary Everett, 2802 Wetmore Ave. For children entering grades K-5. More info: 425-322-3606, calvaryeverett@gmail.com.

Summer camp: Northshore Christian Academy offers summer classes and camps for children ages 5-12 who are entering grades 1-7. Weekly camp programs include chapel and field trips. More info: www.northshorechristianschools.org/SummerProgram, 425-322-2390.