Faith Briefs

Announcements for Faith Briefs must be in our office by 4 p.m. Tuesday before the intended date of publication. Due to space restrictions, publication is not guaranteed. Email diane.pratt@freepress.mb.ca (no attachments, please) or fax 204-697-7412.

-- Rev. Bill Blaikie will give a lecture/discussion, Faith and Politics, examination of the subject of his book, The Blaikie Report, Sept. 15, 2-4 p.m., Robert A. Steen Community Club.

-- Faith Bible Church of Winnipeg meets Sundays, South Chapel, CMU, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd. Sunday prayer meeting 9:15 a.m. room C11. Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m.: Living for Christ series -- Sept. 16, 23 and 30. Worship service at 10:45 a.m. Sermon series on The Revelation of Jesus Christ. www.faithbiblechurch.ca

-- Winnipeg's Reform congregation at Temple Shalom for the High Holy Days: Rosh Hashanah services Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 17, 10 a.m.; and Sept. 18, 10 a.m. for a study/learning service. Information: 204-453-1625, or www.templeshalomwinnipeg.ca .

-- Winnipeg Central Aglow Lighthouse's meeting with Joyce Friesen, Sept. 17, 7 p.m., Best Western Inn and Suites, 1714 Pembina Highway. $7 per person. Reservations: Marion 204-736-2341 or Florida 204-453-2561.

-- Sholem Aleichem Community, a family-friendly secular humanist community that celebrates the rich cultural and religious history of Judaism, Rosh Hashana, Sept. 17, 10:30 a.m., Robert A. Steen Community Centre. Followed by a pot-luck lunch. Information: sacommunity@gmail.com or www.sholemaleichemcommunity.ca .

-- New Shul is holding High Holy Days services Sept. 17-18, 25-26, Fort Garry Hotel. Tickets 204-415-8338, Info@NewShulWinnipeg.org or www.NewShulWinnipeg.org .

-- Winnipeg's Congregation Shir Tikvah High Holy Days services for Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 17-18, and Yom Kippur, Sept. 25-26, Viscount Gort Hotel. Tickets: congregationshirtikvah@shaw.ca or Sharon Bronstone 204-338-5064.

-- An Evening with the Psalms, featuring Steve Bell, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., St. Peter's Anglican Church, 755 Elm St. Tickets 204-488-8093.

-- Portage Aglow Lighthouse Gathering with guest speaker Bernice Yanchuk, Westbourne, Sept. 20, 7 p.m., Prairie Community Church, Portage la Prairie Mall outside door west of Pet Valu. Information: Darlene, 204-239-6768, or Gina, 204-685-3020.

-- Our Lady of La Salette Pilgrimage, Sept. 21-23, St. Mary Roman Catholic Church.

-- Introduction to centring prayer, six Thursdays, Sept. 22, St. Benedict's Retreat Centre. Centring Prayer is a silent, wordless prayer of the heart. In this series, learn the background and the practice for a deeper spiritual life. Register: www.stbens.ca or 204-339-1705.

-- His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel of The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America public presentation Orthodox Church in North America, Past, Present and Future, Sept. 24, 7 p.m., St. George Orthodox Church, 121 Harvard Ave. E., Sept. 23. Information: 204-269-3743.

-- Jesuit Community of Winnipeg offers Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Tuesdays, Sept. 25-April 13, 7-8 p.m., St. Ann's Parish, 271 Hampton St. This spiritual retreat (which consists of 24 one-hour prayer periods over eight months) provides an introduction to the practice of contemplation and meditation as well as spiritual discernment. $40 for material. Information: Fr. Jeffrey Burwell at burwell@lycos.com .

-- Churchill Park United Church presentation and discussion of the book With Love, Lydia, by Rev. Patricia Wotton, Sept. 25, 7-10 p.m., 525 Beresford Ave.

-- CMU opening program, Sept. 29, 7 p.m., Loewen Athletic Centre, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. Features CMU alumni and student choirs, student sharing and president's address. Information: www.cmu.ca/fallfest .

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 15, 2012 J13