August 2008 Christian Community Calendar

July 9 – August 13

The Family Vision Library, located at 516 S. 5th Street in St. Charles, MO will host a six-week video course entitled An Introduction to Residential Plumbing presented by Bill Seamon and Eric Hovind. Classes will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon each Wednesday for six weeks for children ages 8 and up. There will be a $5 fee for the workbook. For more information visit www.thefamilyvision.org or call (636) 669-0111.

July 25

The Family Vision Library, located at 516 S. 5th Street in St. Charles, MO will host a ReTrO Family Movie Night beginning at 6:30 p.m. showing six short films. The first will be three short children’s stories from the 1950’s Moody Bible Series entitled Mr. Fixit; then from 1961 The Gospel Blimp and concluding the evening the 1986 Christiano Brothers film The Daylight Zone. Admission is free but seating is limited. To reserve a seat call (636) 669-0111.

July 26 & 27

Our Lady of Providence, 8866 Pardee Rd. (located near the intersection of Rock Hill and Pardee) will be holding a rummage sale on Saturday, July 26th from 8-1 and Sunday the 27th from 9 to noon with lots of items including; furniture, electronics, exercise equipment, tools, baby and kid items, toys, clothes, books, art and collectables. There will be something for everyone and everything is priced to sell. Baked goods and refreshments will also be available to purchase. For more info call Regina Cleary at (314) 849-2421.

August 2

The Unborn Protection League will hold rally between 9:30 and 11 a.m. at 4251 Forest Park Ave. in St. Louis to sing hymns, pray and put on a dramatic demonstration to show the St. Louis community that followers of Christ in the St. Louis region stand firmly against abortion. For details call Jenni Leefe at (314) 341-6546.

August 5th - Primary Election Day

August 15

DaySpring Centre for Arts & Education, 2608 Metro at Dorsett in Maryland Heights, MO (just east of I-270) will host a Free Day for Home Schoolers from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where students will have the opportunity to sample classes in their enrichment program including Lego Robotics, art, science experiments, thinking skills with math manipulatives, Orff music instruments, ballet, drama, poetry and more for ages 5 to 15. For more information about DaySpring visit www.dayspringarts-ed.org, or call (314) 291.8878.

August 15 & 16

The Third Annual Big Dig Teen Apologetics Conference hosted by Focus on the Family featuring many prominent Christian theologians will be held at the Raytown Baptist Church in Raytown, Missouri. Featured speakers will include Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell, Ryan Dobson, Alex McFarland and many others. The cost to attend will be $55 per person and registration includes lunch on Saturday. For more information about the conference visit www.bigdigevents.com or call 1-800-A-FAMILY (1-800-232-6459).

August 16

DaySpring Centre for Arts & Education, 2608 Metro at Dorsett in Maryland Heights, MO (just east of I-270) will host a Free Day for Dance & the Performing Arts from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring their new young child ballet program Petite Allegro. Children ages 3 through 18 will be able to participate in classes in ballet, jazz, drama, art, musical theatre and Orff music at no charge. For more information about DaySpring visit www.dayspringarts-ed.org, or call (314) 291.8878.

August 18 - IMPORTANT NOTICE
Library patrons and members of the community are invited to attend the August Library Board Meeting for the St. Louis County Library System. Members of various anti-pornography groups will be addressing concerns that inappropriate, obscene and even pornographic material is being made available to children in the St. Louis County Libraries. The meeting will be held, Monday, August 18th, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch located at 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63131.

August 20

DaySpring Centre for Arts & Education, 2608 Metro at Dorsett in Maryland Heights, MO (just east of I-270) will host a day of Parent Workshops taught by experienced teachers and home schoolers from 10:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Helpful classes for home schooling parents will include: On the Right Track with Reading, How to Read a Book, Learning Styles, How to Write a Report, Training your Child to Succeed in all of Life, and more! The cost is only $5 for each session and all are welcome. For more information about DaySpring visit www.dayspringarts-ed.org, or call (314) 291.8878.

September 8 & 9

Dare 2 Share will host two free Youth Leader Training Lunches from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dave and Buster’s Restaurant on Riverport Drive (I-70 at the Earth City Expressway in Riverport) with Dare 2 Share Ministries’ President Greg Stier. Those attending will not only preview the upcoming Invincible Conference Tour but have the opportunity to reserve tickets for that event at a discounted rate of $44 per ticket. To attend, youth leaders must register in advance. One youth leader per ministry can reserve his or her seat online by visiting www.dare2share.org/preview/ or by calling Chuck at (800) 462-8355 Ext. 263.

September 27

Gateway Christian Church, located at 1951 Des Peres Rd. in Town & Country, MO will host the first live Truth Project Training event simulcast starting at 8 a.m. Focus on the Family’s Sr. VP Del Tackett will be the featured speaker who will cover such topics as Understanding and Living the Christian Worldview, The Nature and Character of God, God’s Design for Life, Marrying Actions to Core Beliefs, and much more. For more information and to register to attend call (314) 821-2156, visit their website at www.gccstl.org.

The due date for entries for our September 2008 issue Christian Calendar is August 5th. Our September 2008 issue will be distributed beginning August 20th. 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.