Today
National Day of Prayer and Remembrance|Centennial Colorado Community Church, 18511 E. Hampden Ave., No. 204, in Aurora will be open for prayer between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. A lunch-hour service will be from noon to 1 p.m.
Saturday
Serving faith communities talk|Tom Ehrich, author of “With Scripture as My Compass,” will discuss the need for churches to listen to members’ question, stories and yearnings to gauge how to serve them as a faith community. The lecture is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1280 Vine St., Denver. For reservations, call 303-388-6469 or e-mail stbarnbassep@earthlink.net.
Introduction to Christianity|”Alpha,” a 10-week practical introduction to Christianity, will meet weekly for breakfast with large-group learning time and small-group discussions and interaction. To learn more, attend the Alpha breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at Arvada Presbyterian Church, 5592 Independence St. For reservations, call 303-422-3463.
Sunday
Torah scroll dedication|Congregation B’nai Torah’s Rabbi Jody Cook will dedicate its first Torah scroll after Rabbi Moshe Klein of Klein Brothers in Brooklyn, N.Y., completes the last three lines at 11:30 a.m. at Congregation B’nai Torah, 3990 W. 74th Ave., Westminster.
ECKANKAR workshop|”Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel,” a free four-week workshop based on a book by Harold Klemp – spiritual leader of ECKANKAR, Religion of the Light and Sound of God – will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 9 at the Denver ECKANKAR Center, 5800 E. Evans Ave., Denver. To register, call 303-366-1849.
Religious pluralism talk|William Dean, emeritus professor of constructive theology at the Iliff School of Theology, will give a talk, “Religious Pluralism and Its Problems,” at 9 a.m. at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Blvd., Denver.
History of Jewish life|Artist Marilyn Lande will give a lecture, slide show and anecdotal history of Jewish life in America at 11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom, 6116 S. Pennsylvania St., Centennial.
Youth program|The youth program at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, 2999 S. Colorado Blvd., is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and includes interactive lessons for youths in junior and senior high school on the theme “Way to Live: Practicing Our Faith,” a family-style meal prepared by parent teams, and high-energy worship led by the Youth Vespers Band.
Guest preacher|Tom Ehrich, author of “With Scripture as My Compass,” will preach at the 9:30 a.m. service and will lead the weekly adult forum at 11 a.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 1280 Vine St., Denver.
Buddhist/Christian presentation|The Buddhist-Christian Interfaith Community at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 1615 Ogden St., is having a meditation and a presentation by Andrew Holecek, teacher at Shambhala Center, Denver, on “Death and the Art of Dying in Tibetan Buddhism, Part II,” at 5 p.m.
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