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01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, May 15, 2008
Shiloh Gospel Temple Ministries: Revival services titled “Praise Your Way Through” are being held nightly through Sunday at 7 at Christ Temple Church, 122 Wadsworth St.
Guest homilist will be Gregory Wright of the Jesus Christ Prayer Band Church, Fort Pierce, Fla.
For information and transportation, call Shiloh pastor Nancy Perry at (401) 941-8337.
Free concert: The Prism of Praise Community Gospel Choir will present a free concert Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Park Place Church, 71 Park Place, Pawtucket.
The choir raises money for domestic violence shelters and sings in nursing homes and correctional facilities.
The choir director, Michael Evora, is the executive director of the state’s Commission on Human Rights. He is also a member of the Racial Justice Task Force subcommittee on education in Rhode Island.
Offerings to benefit the Prism ministries will be accepted.
For information or directions, call the church at (401) 726-2800, or the choir at (401) 781-6420.
Shekinah Family Worship Center: The church will hold a service on Sunday at 25 Pomona Ave. Doors open at 3:30 and the service begins at 4. The speaker will be Ecclesiastes Marquez of Hampden, Conn.
Everyone is invited to wear apparel that reflects their culture and ethnicity.
For information, call (401) 421-0226.
Cape Cod Family Life Alliance: The Most Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of the Diocese of Providence will speak on defending Catholic beliefs in an immoral world at a lunch on Wednesday at the Corpus Christi Parish in East Sandwich. The bishop will speak at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at noon.
Guests are requested to arrive by 10:45 a.m. because the program will be videotaped for cable presentation.
Space is limited and ticket and direction requests should be made as soon as possible by calling Patricia Stebbins at (508) 833-8432, or e-mail capecodFLA@comcast.net.
Rosary Novena for Life: The 18th annual Rosary Novena for Life continues every Saturday through June 7 with a Mass at 7 a.m. at St. Paul Church at Broad Street and Warwick Avenue, Cranston.
Temple Beth-El: Ambassador Dennis Ross, U.S. Middle East envoy, will speak on Tuesday, May 27, at 8 p.m. at Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Ave.
Ross is the author of a The Missing Peace — The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace.
Ross is counselor and Ziegler distinguished fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He is the first chairman of a new Jerusalem-based think tank, the Institute for Jewish People Policy Planning, funded and founded by the Jewish Agency.
To receive complementary tickets for the lecture or to make a reservation, call (401) 331-6070.
Benefit performance: A benefit performance of Fiddler on the Roof to support the National Cathedral Association of Rhode Island will be held Thursday, June 5, at 8 p.m. at the Players playhouse, 400 Benefit St.
Tickets are $20 and can be obtained by calling (401) 521-0834.
Anniversary celebration: The Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, 99 Camp St., will celebrate its 125th anniversary and the feast of Corpus Christi on Sunday, May 25, with a Mass at 10:30 a.m. with Bishop Thomas Tobin presiding.
Coffee will be served from noon to 1:30 in the Holy Name School auditorium. A dinner and dance at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick is at 6 p.m.
For information on tickets to the banquet and the celebration, call the rectory at (401) 272-4515.
Prayer group: Franciscan Missionaries of Mary Chapel, 399 Fruit Hill Ave., North Providence, offers a prayer group for families on Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
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