Religion calendar

This week

Dinner With The Doctor: A Wellness Workshop - Ray Foster, M.D. will present “Bitter Sweet” the truth about sugar in the diet in relation to common degenerative diseases such as obesity, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. For more information, call (509) 446-2000. Today, 6-7:30 p.m., Ione Adventist Church, 707 Houghton St., Ione. Free. (509) 442-4723.

Lenten Fish Fry - Hosted by the Knights of Columbus. The meal of baked or fried fish, french fries or baked potato, clam chowder or soup of the week, cole slaw, rolls and garlic bread will be served from 5:30-6:45 p.m. every Friday in Lent. The Stations of the Cross follows at 7 p.m. The church will also be collecting donations of diapers, baby clothes and other items for the Catholic Charities Childbirth and Parenting Assistance program. Friday, 5:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 304 S. Adams Road, Spokane Valley. Donations accepted at the door. (509) 928-3210.

Pre-Lent Party - Dancing and dessert potluck for the whole church community. Root beer floats and music provided. Bring the dessert of your choice. Friday, 7 p.m., Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1703 N. Washington St. (509) 328-9310.

Christian Singles Fellowship - The topic is “The Game of Hearts: Who is Your One and Only.” CSF is a non-denominational, area-wide group. Everyone welcome. For more information, call (509) 927-0304 or visit www.csfspokane.com. Saturday, 7 p.m., North Addison Baptist Church, 6120 N. Addison St. (509) 487-6757.

Taize Evening Prayer Service - All are welcome to attend this hour of contemplative prayer and song. For more information, call (509) 448-9736. Sunday, 7-8 p.m., Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, 6910 S. Ben Burr Road. (509) 448-1224.

YOUth Got Talent - Sponsored by Crescendo Community Chorus. Music, dance, drama and other talent welcome to audition. Youth in grades 2-12 are eligible. Performance venue provides carpeted stage and audio system. Acts must provide all other equipment. There will be a five-minute limit for set-up, performance and take-down. Cash prizes will be awarded. Auditions will be Monday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church and Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Recorded auditions may also be submitted. Call to schedule audition. Bethany Presbyterian Church, 2607 S. Ray St. $3/admission, $10 audition fee. (509) 994-0515.

“Do Not Tamper With the Clues: What Goldman Sachs Can Tell Us About Religion” - The Simpson-Duvall Endowment presents a lecture by Dr. Kathryn Lofton, a Yale University Professor and chairwoman of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Her research focuses on the public effects, intimate desires and corporate entities that have influenced and are in turn influenced by religious activity. Monday, 7 p.m., Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Hall Robinson Teaching Theatre, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd. (509) 777-3275.

Evidence for God from Physics - Bishop Emeritus William Skylstad will lead a dinner series on the subject using the Rev. Robert Sptizer’s videos on arguments from reason on God’s existence. There will be a Q&A over dessert and coffee followed by a discussion. The topic for this session is In the Beginning II: Is there Evidence of Fine-tuning, Design and Intelligence in the Universe? Physics, Evolution and the Bible. Tuesday, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, 6910 S. Ben Burr Road. $30/per person. (509) 448-1224.

Soup Suppers & Devotions - Wednesday evenings during the Lenten Season. The devotions presented by Rev. Barbara Caviezel are based on the book by Rob Fuquay called, “The God We Can Know: Exploring the ‘I AM’ Sayings of Jesus.” After supper, age-appropriate lessons and crafts will be offered for kids K-5th grade and youth group of grades 6th-12th. Nursery is available. For more information, call (509) 448-7102. Wednesday, 6-7:45 p.m., Moran United Methodist Church, 3601 E. 65th Ave. (509) 448-7102.

Midweek Lenten Soup Suppers and Services - Thursdays through March 26 with soup supper at 5:45 pm and a 7 p.m. Lenten Midweek Service. Thursday, 5:45 p.m., Central Lutheran Church, 512 S. Bernard St. (509) 624-9233.

Upcoming

Sravasti Abbey Buddhist Monastery Benefit - The Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane will host a gathering to benefit the medical needs of the monastics. The night will begin with a Thai dinner followed by a free showing of “Blessings,” a documentary about the nuns of Nangchen Nunnery in Tibet. For tickets, email Susan Virnig, susan@newstories.com or jampamorgan@gmail.com, or call (208) 277-8437. Feb. 28, 6 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W. Fort George Wright Drive. $15. (208) 277-8437.

Bach Festival Classic Concert - The Catalyst String Quartet will present a Bach/Gould concert with the first fully-realized string quartet version of J.S. Bach’s famous Goldberg Variations, along with the Glenn Gould String Quartet, Op. 1. Artistic Director Zuill Bailey will conduct 2:30 p.m. Concert Conversations. March 1, 3 p.m., St. John’s Cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave. $35/general, $18/student. (800) 325-SEAT.

The Untethered Soul - Learn how our spirituality allows us to be the complete and free souls we are all yearning to be in this four-week class. Call (509) 838-6518 or visit www.unityspokane.org/events for more information. March 4, 6:30 p.m., Unity Spiritual Center, 2900 S. Bernard St. (509) 389-7290.

74th Annual Kosher Dinner - Menu includes assorted appetizers, beef brisket, potato knishes, carrot tzimmes, challah, Mediterranean spiced apples and apricot kuchen. Tickets are available at Huppin’s on Division, Manito Ship & Copy, Super 1 Foods, Rosauers on 29th, New Moon Family Wellness Center and Pawn 1 on North Division and in Spokane Valley and Post Falls, or online at spokanetbs.org. For more information, call (509) 747-3304. March 8, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Temple Beth Shalom, 1322 E. 30th Ave. Adults: $14/advance, $16/door; children 3-11: $7/advance, $9/door. (509) 747-3304.

Feed Medical Lake - A free meal the second Monday of the month, 5-6 p.m. March 9, St. John Lutheran Church - Medical Lake, 223 S. Hallett St., Medical Lake. (509) 714-1150.

Spokane Inter-Faith Council - Meets second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. March 10, Center for Spiritual Living, 2825 E. 33rd Ave. (509) 534-1011.

The First Christian Generation: From Jesus to the Church - At this Bruner-Welch Endowed Chair in Theology lecture, Bruner-Welch Professor of Theology James R. Edwards will present a lecture exploring the changes and continuities exhibited in the first 75 years of Christian history as the early church moved from its roots in rural Jewish Galilee to the Greek-speaking urban world of the Roman Empire. For more information, contact Debbie Stierwalt at (509) 777-3391 or dstierwalt@whitwoth.edu. March 11, 7 p.m., Whitworth University, Weyerhaeuser Hall’s Robinson Teaching Theatre. (509) 777-1000.