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June
2007
Christian Community Calendar
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May 28
The
Grand Opening of the Answers in Genesis’ Creation Museum.
June 2
Missouri Baptist Children’s Home, 11300 St. Charles Rock
Road in Bridgeton, MO will hold their 116th
Annual Strawberry Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual fundraising
family-fun event will feature crafts, quilts, entertainment and all kinds of
strawberry food which will be in abundance throughout the main campus grounds.
There is no admission and proceeds will support the children’s home. For
additional information or to donate a homemade quilt or crafts for sale call
1-800-264-6224 or e-mail public.relations@mbch.org.
June 3
First Baptist Church Maryville (FBCM), located 1 mile east
of Anderson Hospital at 7110 State Route 162 in Maryville, IL welcomes the
community to come and celebrate twenty years of service of Senior Pastor Fred
Winters and his wife Cindy. One combined service for the entire congregation
and public will take place on Sunday, June 3rd at 10 a.m. It will be a time of
reflection of the last twenty years and celebration for the future of FBCM. For
additional information call (618) 667-8221.
June 6-August 10
The Family Vision Library, 516 S. Fifth St. in St. Charles,
MO will hold their free Summer Reading Program for the entire family where
children will read in 15 minute blocks to receive fun rewards, teens will read
in 30 minute blocks to receive rewards, and adults will read in 1 hour blocks
to receive rewards. Sign-up for the program will be June 4th. Bring the whole
family for this time of reading great Christian books and enjoy the Family
Vision Library. To sign-up and find out more information about this program or
the Family Vision Library call (636) 669-0111.
June 8
The Family Vision Library, 516 S. Fifth St. in St. Charles,
MO will be showing the Answers In Genesis children’s
video “D” is for Dinosaur from 10 to
11 a.m. which will take you on an entertaining, instructive and colorful
journey through Creation, the Flood, the Ice Age; Salvation and the coming
Judgment. There will also be another
short biblical science video shown. This is open to all ages but is best suited
for ages up to 10. Call the Family Vision Library for more information
and to sign up at (636) 669-0111.
June 13
The Family Vision Library, 516 S. Fifth St. in St. Charles,
MO will host a Dad’s Night at the Library
from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Dads are
encouraged to give their family a Father’s Day gift – the gift of reading!
Children love to sit with Dad and to read with him. This will be a special
night your family will long remember. The Family Vision Library is a non-profit
Christ-honoring free lending library and resource center offering only
Christ-centered materials. Call the Family Vision Library for more
information at (636) 669-0111.
June 14-16
The 35th Annual National Right to Life Convention will be
held in the Hyatt Regency Crown Center located at 2345 McGee St. in Kansas
City, MO with more than 70 workshops, 4 general sessions, a prayer breakfast,
and closing banquet. For detailed information about the
convention, including how to register visit www.nrlc.org/convention/index.html,
or call the convention office at (202) 378-8842. (See article in this
issue of the MetroVoice.)
June 15-16
Women of Faith will hold their Amazing Freedom Conference at the Scottrade
Center in St. Louis featuring special guests, Nicole C. Mullen, Sandi Patty,
Anita Renfroe, and Carol Kent. For more information
about Women of Faith and to register call 888-49-FAITH or visit
www.womenoffaith.com. For more
information about bringing a group to the conference, contact Robin Johnson,
Group Registration Consultant, at 1-800-778-5856 x330. (See article in this
issue of the MetroVoice.)
June 17
Father’s Day – Honor
both your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Father everyday!
June 23
Bayless Baptist Church located at
8512 Morganford Rd. in St. Louis will host their
first ever Financial Victory Conference from 8 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. with guest
speakers Dr. Chris Stocklin and his wife Carol,
founders of Turning the Tide Ministries. Participants will learn how to
evaluate their present financial situation, develop a personal financial
strategy, establish financial goals and learn how to eliminate credit card
debt. The financial frustrations that affect many single income/single parents
today will also be addressed. The cost is $10 per person or $15 per couple and
registration begins at 8 a.m. Clergy members and their spouses are
free. For more information contact Turning the
Tide Ministries at (314) 353-2136 or on the web at
www.turningthetideministries.com.
June 23
The 17th Annual Christian Family Day (CFD) at Busch Stadium
(700 Clark St. in St. Louis) will begin after the 2:45 p.m. Cards and Phillies game. Cardinal and Philadelphia players will share
their Christian testimonies; and the Christian musical group Mercy Me will lead
everyone in praise and worship. To obtain tickets to this awesome event call
(636) 227-9788 or order online at www.ChristianFamilyDay.com. A portion of
every ticket sold goes to provide a Christ centered day at the ballpark for a child
at risk. Come hear what the Champions of the world have to say about being
Champions for Christ. (See article in this issue of the MetroVoice.)
June 25
Christ Community Church, 5293 S. Lindbergh Blvd., in St.
Louis, MO will host a free Adoption Information Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m.
by Bethany Christian Services which is a not-for-profit adoption agency,
providing international, domestic, and embryo adoption services. For more
information or to RSVP, please contact our office at (636) 536-6363, or visit
our website at www.bethany.org/missouri.
June 25-29
Glad Tidings Church located at 4180 Smelting Works Road in
Swansea, IL. will host a children’s Beyond the Gold
MEGA Sports Camp June 25th through June 29th each day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for
kids in first through sixth grades. Children will have the chance to learn more
about sports, discover character-building concepts, and learn God’s great love
for them. For complete information call (618) 235-5777.
June 25-29
The Rock Church, located at 2153 Sam’s Drive next to Sam’s Wholesale in Des Peres, MO invites children ages 3 to 11 to
a Quest for Truth where they find out
that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Each day kids will sing, dance,
play team-building games, participated in Bible-learning activities, nibble on
theme related snacks they’ve made with their own hands and visit dig sites to
remind them of God’s Word. Activities Monday through Thursday will be from 6:30
to 9 p.m. and on Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. There is no charge to attend and
babysitting will be provided. For more information call (314) 602-4733 or visit
www.therockchurchinc.com.
July 4 – Independence
Day
Celebrate our
Nation’s Independence and Give Thanks to the Lord!
July 19, 20 & 21
Broadway on the Driveway, a local Christian theatre company,
will present Rodgers' and Hammerstein's Cinderella
at the Dale Williams Fine Arts Center and Pillsbury Chapel (located on the
campus of Missouri Baptist University, 1 College Park Dr.). Performances on
July 19th & 20th will be held at 7 p.m. The performance on July 21st will
begin at 3 p.m. Prior to the performances there will be a Little Prince and
Princess Reception from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. on July 19th & 20 and from 1:30
to 2:15 p.m. on July 21st. Children ages 12 and under are invited to these
receptions to meet Prince Charming and Cinderella as well as enjoy
refreshments, story time with the Fairy Godmother, a waltzing lesson, backstage
tour, and autographed photo
of Prince Charming and Cinderella. Royal attire is encouraged, but not
necessary and reservations are limited. There is no cost to attend the
performances of Cinderella but there is a cost of $20 per child to attend the receptions
and children attending the receptions must be accompanied by a parent or
guardian. For more information call Broadway on the Driveway at (636) 541-2813
or visit www.broadwayonthedriveway.com.
July 23
Harvester Church, 2950 Kings Crossing, St. Charles, MO will
host a free Adoption Information Meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. by Bethany
Christian Services which is a not-for-profit adoption agency, providing
international, domestic, and embryo adoption services. For more information or
to RSVP, please contact our office at (636) 536-6363, or visit our website at www.bethany.org/missouri.
The due date for entries for our July 2007 issue Christian Calendar is
May28. Our July 2007 issue will be distributed beginning June 13. Please E-mail
your event/calendar entry to stlmv@sbcglobal.net or mail it to St. Louis MetroVoice, PO Box 1533, St. Peters, MO 63376.
