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Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:
Christian romance writer to give talk
Hope Community Church in West Salem will host Christian romance writer Maureen Lang, author of “The Oak Leaves” and “On Sparrow Hill,” for an afternoon of spiritual and practical lessons she has learned raising a special-needs child.
“The Oak Leaves” is the March Book of the Month at Shepherd’s Voice in Onalaska. Copies will be available for signing the day of the event.
The program, called “Designed by God,” starts at noon Saturday, March 29, and will feature a luncheon and fellowship time at the church, 134 E. Hamilton St.
Cost is $5. For more information or reservations, call 786-4953 by March 22.
Presbyterian churches plan two potlucks
North, Bangor, New Amsterdam, Mindoro and North Bend Presbyterian churches will hold 6 p.m. potlucks followed by worship services for Lent at New Amsterdam Presbyterian Church on March 5 at Mindoro Presbyterian Church and on March 12 at North Bend Presbyterian Church.
Spirituality Center plans Lent sessions
The Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St., will hold the following programs during Lent. Call (608) 791-5295 or e-mail fscenter@fspa.org for more information. Scholarships and discounts are available.
Being Instruments Of Peace — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1 with Sister Joan Weisenbeck, FSPA. Cost is $65, including lunch and snacks. Ponder the stories of St. Francis of Assisi.
The At-Home Retreat — 7 p.m. March 3 to 7 p.m. March 16. Cost is $25. This retreat is made mostly at home and includes spiritual direction sessions. Contact Linda Kerrigan at 791-5276 or lkerrigan@fspa.org.
Meditation In The Morning: Lenten Prayer For Peace — 11 to 11:45 a.m. March 5 and 12, with Sister Joan Weisenbeck, FSPA. Prayers for global peace in the styles of various religious traditions.
Eat, Pray, Love — 5:30 to 8 p.m. March 6, with Sister Mary Kathryn Fogarty, FSPA, and Barb Kruse. Cost is $15. Take time to slow down, share a meal and participate in guided prayer.
Reiki I: Healing Body, Mind and Spirit — 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. March 15. Contact Sister Marian Massman, FSPA, at 788-2852 or e-mail mmassman@fspa.org.
Foundations for Servant Leadership: Discovering your Leadership Style — 6:30 p.m. March 16 to 3 p.m. March 17, with Vince Hatt. Cost is $175 and includes room and meals. Contact Rosalie Hooper Thomas at rthomas@fspa.org or 791-5268.
Holmen Lutheran focuses on prayer in Lent
During Lent, Holmen Lutheran Church, 228 Morris Street in Holmen, will feature mid-week Lenten services with the theme, “Meeting God in Prayer.”
Each Wednesday through March 12, worshippers are invited to attend the 40-minute worship service at 4:45 or 7:30 p.m. The congregation invites the community to join them.
Each week’s message will include a brief DVD presentation on prayer from teachers at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., followed by one of Holmen Lutheran’s pastors reflecting on prayer and leading the congregation in praying a different way each week.
This Lenten series is the culmination of a year-long emphasis in the congregation on “passionate spirituality” of which prayer is an important part.
A soup-and-sandwich supper will be served each week following the 4:45 p.m. worship service.
Rabbi Jesus paintings shown in online video
Onalaska artist Clara Maria Goldstein has found another way to present her depictions of Jesus Christ as a Jew.
Goldstein created a video montage of her series of watercolor paintings showing the Judaic roots of Jesus and recently posted it on YouTube.com.
“The purpose of this video is to embrace an aspect of Jesus very dear and important to him that many artists have often forgotten to honor: his Judaism,” Goldstein wrote in a note accompanying the video, which is set to music. “This video aims to portray Jesus according to the Gospels in regards to his Jewish faith, without denying the Christian beliefs of Jesus as Christ, son of God, and Savior. This video is both pro-Judaism and pro-Christianity.”
Goldstein also has created a Rabbi Jesus Art Museum Web site where her paintings can be viewed.
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