October 2009 Christian Community Calendar

September 18

The Family Vision Library, located at 516 South Fifth Street in St. Charles, MO (63301), will present another popular Children’s Story Hour from 10 until 11 a.m. with a special guest presenter for the month of September. This is for all ages but best suited for children up to age 10 and there will be healthy snacks for everyone. Please call (636) 669-0111 to sign up and reserve your seat. For more information about the Family Vision Library visit their website at www.thefamilyvision.org.

September 18

The Family Vision Library, located at 516 South Fifth Street in St. Charles, MO (63301), will host a Friday Night Singles Social-Coffee House-Discussion Group from 7 until 9 p.m. This is open to young people 18 years old and up and will be a great way to meet other Christian young people and to engage the culture with a Christian Worldview. It will be fun and also informative. There is a code of conduct as well as a dress code. For more information call (636) 669-0111 or visit www.thefamilyvision.org.

September 19

Show Me Patriots will host a meeting with special guest speaker Marine and patriot Paul Curtman who will be speaking on the 2nd Amendment and the Constitution. The meeting will be held at Pillar In The Valley which is located at 229 Chesterfield Business Parkway in Chesterfield, MO (63005) from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend and become informed, motivated and activated to work with fellow patriots to take a stand against tyranny and for our Constitutional Republic. Show Me Patriots will host another meeting on October 10th from 2:30 to 4:30 at Pillar In The Valley with a special guest speaker yet to be announced. For more information contact Cindy McGee by emailing her at cmccindy724@att.net or calling (636) 390-9923.

September 25

CrossRoads Christian Counseling will host an evening of celebration entitled Meet Me At The CrossRoads featuring live performances by Peculiar People, Randy Mayfield, and Improv Trick from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Pillsbury Chapel-Dale Williams Fine Arts Center on the campus of Missouri Baptist University. Coffee and dessert will be served in the lobby after the event. Tickets are available at www.stl-ccc.org or at the door for $5 per person and $15 per family. Call CrossRoads Christian Counseling at (314) 469-5522 for more information.

September 25 & 26

How to Take Back America Conference. (See article on front cover of this issue.)

September 26

The Thomas Kinkade Humble Heart Art Gallery, located at 3026 Winghaven Blvd. in O’Fallon, MO (63368) will host local Christian singer, musician and storyteller Kiersten Venezia in a special concert from 1 to 3 p.m. The gallery offers limited edition canvases and a large selection of gifts and collectible items adorned with the artwork of Thomas Kinkade. For more information contact the Humble Heart Gallery at (636) 625-4007 or visit their website at www.humbleheartgallery.com. For more information about Kiersten Venezia visit her website at www.kierstenvenezia.com.

September 28 to October 3

The Family Vision Library, 516 South Fifth St. in St. Charles, MO (63301), will present a week-long Institute in Basic Life Principles DVD seminar with Dr. Bill Gothard as the instructor and John Thrower as the facilitator. The series will touch on resolving and avoiding conflicts with family members, co-workers and friends, helping people to know God’s will for decisions they make, how to deal with sin and bad habits and much more. The instruction focuses on seven Biblical principles and is designed to help you learn to view all of life from God’s perspective. Hours for the seminar are Mon. thru Thur. from 7 to 10 p.m. and Fri. & Sat. from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For more information and to register call (636) 669-0111.

October 6

Dillon International, Inc., will present a free informational meeting on International Adoption from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Dillon International office, One First Missouri Center, Suite 115, in St. Louis. A Dillon representative will give an overview of adoption from China, Korea, Haiti, India, Hong Kong, Ethiopia, Russia and Honduras. New opportunities in Ghana and Nepal will also be discussed. For information or a reservation to attend the meeting, please call (314) 576-4100 or email DillonMO@dillonadopt.com.

October 10

Family Shield Ministries will hold their 15th anniversary Celebration Dinner at Ascension Lutheran Church, 5347 Donovan Ave. in St. Louis, MO (63109) starting at 5:45 p.m. The theme of this years’ dinner will be Changing Hearts, Changing Lives (Psa. 28:7a) with Rev. Roger Sonnenberg as the featured speaker. Those attending will enjoy a catered meal, hear what God is doing in and through the ministry, have an opportunity to support the ministry with a donation (to cover the meal and support the ministry), and enjoy Christian fellowship. Reservations for the dinner must be made in advance by October 4th. To make reservations, call (314) 772-6070 or e-mail Kay Meyer at KLMeyer@att.net. To learn more, go to www.familyshieldministries.com or write: Family Shield Ministries, PO Box 230015, St. Louis, MO 63123.

October 20

Citizens for Educational Freedom will celebrate 50 years of fighting for and promoting parent’s rights in education at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac Hotel. The banquet will honor Mae and Martin Duggan, co-founders of Citizens for Educational Freedom, and feature Joseph Bast, President and CEO of the Heartland Institute who will address the topic of School Choice: Past, Present, and Future. There will be a reception which begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. To register, obtain tickets and receive more information call (636) 686-7101 or visit http://www.educational-freedom.org.

October 23

Hope Lutheran Church, 1975 Old US Hwy. 94 South and Pralle La. in St. Charles, MO will host their Third Annual Trivia Night starting at 7 p.m. to benefit the continued clinic construction at the House of Hope Haitian Children's Orphanage in Haiti. The cost is $160 per table of eight or $20 per person. The event will feature raffles, door prizes, Haitian crafts, a silent auction and snacks. Corporate and individual sponsors are still welcomed. For more information, please contact Darrell Alm at darrell2u@charter.net.

October 24

The Family Vision Library will host a Father and Son Prayer Breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the Columns Banquet Center, 711 Veterans Memorial Parkway in St. Charles, MO (63303) with special guest speaker Israel Wayne of Wisdom’s Gate Ministries in Michigan. The theme will be Becoming Men of Courage. The cost to attend is $22 per person with a family maximum of $66. For more information call John Thrower at (636) 669-0111 or visit www.thefamilyvision.org. The Family Vision Library is located at 516 South Fifth Street in St. Charles, MO (63301).

The due date for entries for our November 2009 issue Christian Calendar is September 29th. Our November 2009 issue will be distributed beginning October 14th. 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.