Church Briefs

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, will be offering a free hot meal and fellowship the last Sunday of the month, Feb. 28, from 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall, located at the church at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna. Everyone is invited to come join us at the table.

Movie night at Midnight Son

Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist church is having a movie night Saturday5:45 p.m. The movie being shown is “War Room,” a Kendrick Brother production. The church is located at Mile 8.4 Kenai Spur Highway. If you have questions call or text Toni Loop at 740-1476.

Star of the North observes Lent

Star of the North Lutheran Church at 216 North Forest Drive in Kenai will be holding services at 7 p.m. each Wednesday during Lent. The theme is “Encounters with Christ.” All services will be preceded by a meal at 6:15pm.

Grace Lutheran shares ‘Jerusalem Experience’

Do your kids think Easter is all about chocolate bunnies and ham dinners? Do they get more excited about cartoon reruns than the Easter story? Then make a change in their Easter this year! Bring your children to The Jerusalem Experience where you can use your senses to discover more than ever about the true story of Easter and the depth of Jesus’ love for us.

Bring the whole family to Grace Lutheran Church and School (47585 Ciechanski Road, Kenai) on March 19 from 3-5 p.m. for a multi-sensory learning event that covers the last days of Jesus’ life on earth. (“Tours” leave every 10 minutes and last about 1 hour, the last tour leaving at 5 p.m.) Meet witnesses from the Bible; taste, touch, feel, and be a part of the Passion story; take a walking journey with your passport in hand and be transported back to the time of Christ. Come, celebrate the resurrection in a whole new experience!

For more information, visit www.GraceLutheranKenai.com/JerusalemExperience or call Pastor Rob Guenther at 907-690-1660.

Kenai Fellowship offers Dave Ramsey class

Kenai Fellowship will host Dave Ramsey’s Legacy Journey class beginning Feb. 4 at Kenai Fellowship from 7-8:45 p.m. The class will meet once per week for 7 weeks. Please sign up at www.daveramsey.com/legacyjourney. Questions? Contact Jay Pettey at 907-398-6677 or at jpettey@gci.net.

Nikiski Aglow begins new study

Nikiski Aglow will begin a new study by Graham Cooke called “Life Changers” on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. through January and February. For more information contact Bev at 398-7311.

Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. It is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All clothing and shoes are free to the public.

United Methodist Church provides food pantry

The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church office at 907-283-7868.

Clothes Quarters open weekly

Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call 907-283-4555.

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly

The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, and all are welcome.

Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon.

For more information or if you have questions, please call 262-4657.

 

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