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TwitterHOLY CONVOCATION: The Nebraska Church of God in Christ will hold its Holy Convocation from Saturday through Friday at Joy of Life Ministries Inc., 6401 N. 56th St. There will be a special musical program at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and Mother Willie Mae Rivers, International Supervisor of Women, will address the convocation at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Sessions will be open to the public daily at 7:30 p.m. Information: www.nebraskacogic.org.
PRAYER VIGIL: Nebraskans United for Life will pray with Archbishop George Lucas of the Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha at the building site for a new Planned Parenthood facility that plans to provide abortions. The vigil will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at 3105 N. 93rd St.
THE HISTORICAL JESUS: First Central Congregational Church, 36th and Harney Streets, will hold public forums on a historical view of Jesus on Sundays at 9:10 a.m. through Aug. 22. Sessions will begin with lectures on DVD by Bart Ehrman, a professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His lectures will examine the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas, Jewish sources and historical material. Deb Kirwan will facilitate discussions in the Fireside Room on the third floor of the church. Information: www.firstcentral.org and 345-1533.
WATER4HAITI: The 10 a.m. Sunday worship service at First United Methodist Church in Auburn, Neb., will include a presentation by a central Nebraska group volunteering in Haiti. Roger Hoffman and Bob Easton of Water4Haiti will talk about drilling wells, repairing pumps and other efforts to provide water to Haitians. The organization traces its origin to the work of Chuck Larsen of Minden, Neb., who has been volunteering in Haiti since 1984. After seeing women and children walking miles with 5-gallon buckets to get water, he recruited Nebraska farmers and others familiar with well drilling to assist him. Hoffman and Easton also speak at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Lyceum on Main Street in Brownville, Neb. Both Sunday presentations are free and open to the public. Information: http://water4haiti.com.
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Compiled by Jane Palmer
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