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Heritage Place looking for piano players

Heritage Place is looking for Old Church Hymn piano players for our weekly Hymn Sing on Thursdays 10:15-11:15 a.m. beginning Aug. 3. Please call 714-5039 if you are willing and available to volunteer weekly or even monthly for this well attended faith building ministry.

Kenai Bible Church celebrates 75 years

Kenai Bible Church will be celebrating 75 years of God’s faithfulness during its anniversary celebration Aug. 3-6. Special services are at 7 p.m. Aug. 3-4; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5; and at 11 a.m. Aug. 6, located at 604 Main Street in Kenai.

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.

Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church Soldotna

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Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 Binkley Street, will be open July 8. Clothing and shoes are free to the public. Clothes 4 U will be closed July 28. Regular schedule will resume in August. Please, no clothes drop-off the month July.

United Methodist Church 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.

‘Celebrate Recovery’ at Peninsula Grace Brethren

Peninsula Grace Brethren Church offers “Celebrate Recovery”, a Christ-centered recovery program offering a safe place where people can be honest about their hurts, habits and hangups. Join us at 6 p.m. for coffee (attendance is optional) and meeting is from 6:30-8 p.m. in the multi-purpose building every Wednesday.

More information is available at 907-598-0563.

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 offer a hot meal and fellowship, and blood pressure checks to anyone interested. The meal is every fourth Sunday of the month, from 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall, located on campus at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help would like to invite other churches who would like to join this ministry, to perhaps pick up one of the other Sunday evenings in the month.

Please call for information: 262-5542.

Submit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com. Submissions are due the Wednesday prior to publication. For more information, call 907-335-1251.

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