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February
2005
Christian Community Calendar
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January 23
The Greater St. Louis Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRC),
North County Pastors for Life and Chatham Bible Church, 6375 Howdershell Rd. in
Hazelwood, MO will hold a Sanctity of
Human Life Celebration beginning at 6 p.m. with guest speaker Jerram Barrs,
Professor of Contemporary Culture and Resident Scholar of the Francis Schaeffer
Institute at Covenant Theological Seminary. For more information call PRC at (314)
783-3040 extension 227, or (314) 895-1850.
January 28
Liberty Christian Church, 709 Crestview Dr. in O’Fallon, MO
will host Barbara Quigley the Director of the St. Louis Center for Bioethics
and Culture beginning at 7 p.m. as she leads a discussion entitled Critical Bioethics Issues Facing America.
For more information call (636) 240-4412.
January 30
Premier Productions presents Winter Jam 2005 featuring the Christian groups NewSong, TobyMac,
Tait, Rachael Lampa, Matthew West, Building 429, and Chaos on Wheels in concert
which will be held at the St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles, MO beginning
at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door and a freewill offering will also be
taken. Doors will open at 5 p.m. For more information call (636) 896-4242.
February 2
Family Shield Ministries will host a seminar entitled Hope for Families in the President’s
Room at Concordia Seminary, 801 Seminary Place in St. Louis, MO with
registration beginning at 8:45 a.m. Featured speakers will include: the Rev.
Roger Sonnenberg, of Arcadia, California who will present: The World of High Tech—Blessing or Curse?; the Rev. Gaylord and Pam
Spilker of Edinberg, IL who will present Dealing
with Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in the Home and Parish; and the Rev. Timothy
Knapp of Bolton, MA who will present Bringing
Christian Peace in Troubled Situations: How to Respectfully Intervene. The
seminar will provide participants with diagnostic tools for discerning the
intensity level of conflicts with strategies to intervene at every level. The
participants will develop new ways to serve those in conflict whether in a
church, in a family or in a personal relationship. Concordia Seminary students
may attend free, but advance registration is required. Other participants pay
$10. Registration forms are available at www.familyshieldministries.com or by
calling (314) 772-6070.
February 5
Calvary Church, 3998 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in St. Peters, MO
will host special guest speaker Wayne Rice who will lead parents to a better
understanding of how to raise capable and emotionally sound teenagers in a seminar
entitled Understanding Your Teenager
from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information call (636) 939-4343 or visit their
web site at www.calvarymidrivers.org.
February 6
The 3rd Annual Operation Outcry Silent No More gathering to be
held on the grand stair case of the Arch in downtown St. Louis beginning at 2
p.m. The event will feature men and women who have experienced abortions and who
will be addressing attendees about the physical, emotional and spiritual pain
of abortions. For more information call Amy Martin at (636) 273-0496. If you or
someone you know is hurting from an abortion you may wish to call Operation
Outcry’s confidential, toll free hot line at (866) 482-5433 (Life) or visit
their web site at www.oosnm.org.
February 7
West County Christian School, located at 13431 N. Outer Forty Rd. (Hwy. 40 & Maryville Center Drive), will be hosting an open house for parents of children in grades K through 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. Parents are encouraged to come meet the school’s teaching staff and learn about the school, which is known for its excellence in academics and dedication to the spiritual training of students. For more information call (314) 579-9610.
February 10
Calvary Church, 3998 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in St. Peters, MO
will hold their Annual Sweetheart Banquet
beginning at 8 p.m. Enjoy a night out with your sweetheart, great food and
entertainment, and much more. For more information call (636) 939-4343 or visit
their web site at www.calvarymidrivers.org.
February 11
Broadway for Life will hold a special Valentine’s Celebration fundraising event to benefit the Pregnancy
Resource Centers of Greater St. Louis in the Engineers’ Club of St. Louis
auditorium located at 4359 Lindell Blvd. in St. Louis, MO beginning at 7:30
p.m. Professional singers from throughout the mid-west will be performing
selections from Tony award-winning musicals such as My Fair Lady, Les Miserables,
Guys and Dolls, South Pacific, Oliver,
and many more with Zip Rzeppa serving as the night’s emcee. For
reservations and more information call (314) 783-3040 extension 227.
February 14 –
Valentine’s Day
Show the Lord you Love Him – bring a friend to Christ!
February 18-21
First Assembly of God, 2521 Charwood in St. Charles, MO will
host a Youth Purity Retreat. For more
information call (636) 946-1912 or visit their web site at
www.stcharlesassembly.org.
February 19
Liberty Christian Church, 709 Crestview Dr. in O’Fallon, MO
will host Tom McKnight the Director of Liberty for Life who will be conducting
an important workshop from 8:45 a.m. to noon entitled Making Abortion Unthinkable. For more information call (636)
240-4412.
February 21
Hannibal-LaGrange College, 2800 Palmyra Rd. in Hannibal, MO will hold their annual Campus Visitation Days for prospective students and parents. For more information call (800) 454-1119 or visit their web site at www.hlg.edu.
March 8
Missouri Right to Life and the Archdiocese Pro-Life Committee of St. Louis will hold their Annual Lobby Day in Jefferson City, MO. This year’s focus will be to lobby for a ban on cloning. Visit your legislators, voice your opinion and stand up for those who cannot defend themselves. Free bus transportation from the St. Louis area will be provided. For bus reservations, pick-up locations and more information call (314) 961-7274.
The due date for entries for our March 2005 issue Christian Calendar is
January 31st. Our March issue will be distributed beginning February 18th.
Please e-mail your event/calendar entry to stlmv@aol.com or mail it to St.
Louis MetroVoice, PO Box 1533, St. Peters, MO 63376.