Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, a biographer of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., will speak at 7 p.
m. tomorrow at the First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, Duke of Gloucester and Conduit streets. Mr.
Branch has written three books on the civil rights era from 1954 to 1968, which chronicle the social revolution led by the Rev. King.
His topic, Nonviolence, Faith and Democracy, will tie in the civil rights movement with the humanitarian issues of today.
A resident of Baltimore, Mr. Branch s first book of the King trilogy, Parting the Waters published in 1988 won the Pulitzer for that year. The third and last, At Canaan s Edge has been nominated as a finalist for the 2006 National Book award.
The talk is co-sponsored by Asbury United Methodist, First Baptist, St. Anne s Episcopal, St. Mary s Catholic and the host church.
Attendance is free. Tickets for guaranteed seating at 6:30 p.m.
may be obtained by calling 410-267-8705.
North Arundel Church, 7610 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Glen Burnie, will hold a program titled Heroes Unmasked for children through fifth grade from 4 to 8 p.
m. Sunday.
Children and their families will meet costumed Bible hero actors, play games and do crafts.
For more information, call 410-787-9893.
Calvary United Methodist Church,301 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, will celebrate the 221st anniversary of Methodism in Annapolis with Colonial-style activities on Nov.
4 and 5.
From 3 to 7 p.m.
Nov. 4, Colonial games and crafts will be offered with storytellers and strolling musicians. A Colonial candlelight dinner will be served from 4:30 to 7:30 p.
m., for which reservations are required. A show with Colonial music and characters from early days of Annapolis will be portrayed by actors in Colonial dress.
Colonial-style worship services will be held at 9 and 11 a.m. and 5 p.
m. Nov. 5.
People interested in participating in these activities may call the church at 410-268-1776.
The United Methodist Women of Mount Zion United Methodist Church of Lothian are sponsoring a bus trip to New York on Dec. 9 to see a play, The Color Purple.
The trip costs $194 and includes bus fare, the play and dinner. Deadline for reservations is Nov. 1.
The Catholic Church of the Holy Apostleswill hold a women s breakfast at 9 a.m. Nov.
11 at Rip s Restaurant in Bowie, with Dr. James Hutchinson as the speaker.
The Wednesday morning Bible class is studying the book of Numbers and is led by Gisela Barry.
The Adult Cafe Ministry meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays to discuss the book, Ninety Minutes in Heaven.
Members are requested to bring in non-perishable food this week to be sent to the Franciscan Center Food Pantry in Baltimore founded by the Franciscan Sisters of Baltimore, an emergency outreach agency. Also, parishioners who have lost a loved one during the years are invited to bring a photograph to be displayed in the parish hall during the month of November.
-- 8199; -->The First Baptist Church of Crofton, on Crofton Parkway, will hold a fall craft fair from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.
m. today.
-- 8199; -->St. Philip s Episcopal Church women will hold their annual holiday craft show and flea market from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. today at the Family Life Center, 730 Bestgate Road, Annapolis.
Crafts by local crafters and hamdmade African ornaments and gifts from African Team Ministries will be available. Used household items, clothing and toys will be for sale at the flea market. Refreshments will be for sale.
Pasadena United Methodist Church, 61 Ritchie Highway, will hold its annual holiday bazaar and turkey dinner Friday and Saturday. The turkey dinner will be served from 4 to 7 p.
m. Friday. Santa Claus will be on hand from 5 to 7 p.
.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.
The bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.
m. Nov. 4 with lunch served from 10 a.
m. to 1 p.m.
that includes homemade soups, sandwiches and pies. There will be a children s corner, sweet shop, baked goods and plants for sale.
-- 8199; -->Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church women are holding their annual craft show and bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.
m. Nov. 11 with more than 25 craft tables at 911 Generals Highway, Millersville.
For sale will be stained glass and hand painted items, needle arts and homemade food at the country store. Lunch will be available from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. with shrimp or chicken salad and homemade soups.
There will be a bake tale. Carry-out food may be ordered by calling 410-987-4273.
-- 8199; -->Mid-Atlantic Community Church,2134 Espy Court, Suite 15, Crofton, will hold a holiday shop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.
m. Nov. 11 that includes a gingerbread house, and 25 crafters and artists.
Those attending are asked to bring canned goods for the church s food drive.
St.
Andrew By the Bay Catholic Church, 701 College Parkway, Cape St. Claire, will hold its 15th annual Christmas craft show from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Nov.
18 with 30 crafters and artists, a bake sale and lunch. Used books will also be for sale. Proceeds will benefit the charities of the Ladies of St.
Andrew by the Bay.
The Chancel Choir of Mount Zion United Methodist Churchwill sponsor a concert at 4 p.m.
tomorrow at the church, 612 Second St., Eastport featuring Extensions of Faith.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children.
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapoliswill celebrate United Nations Day with a potluck supper of ethnic foods beginning at 5:30 p.m. today.
The program will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature reports from the five members of the congregation who visited the island of Negros in the Philippines in August to meet with women from the 26 UU churches in the Philippines.
Those attending the dinner are invited to dress in costumes representative of another country.
The worship services at 9 and 11 a.m.
tomorrow will continue the emphasis on the UN and will include music by the children s choir and the adult choir. These events are sponsored by the Global Justice Committee of the church.
World Community Day will be observed by the Church Women United of Anne Arundel County with a program at 10 a.
m. Friday at the Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 548 Queenstown Road, Severn.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.
m. World Community Day is a chance for women of different faith to celebrate and worship together. The public is invited to this interfaith event.
Call 410-267-8640.
The Spiritlifters gospel chorus of Annapolis will give a concert at 5 p.m.
today at the Second Baptist Church, 1808 Poplar Ave., Annapolis.
An offering will be taken to benefit Unity Day.
The Mass Choir of Mount Olive A.M.E.
Church, 2 Hicks Ave., Annapolis, will observe its 15th anniversary with a program at 5 p.m.
tomorrow.
Among the participating choral groups will be Divine, First Samuel and the Spiritlifters, all of Annapolis.
The women s ministry of the First Baptist Church of Crofton will hold a missions banquet at 6 p.
m. tomorrow at the church on Crofton Parkway.
Plans will be made to make Christmas gift shoe boxes to send to children in Mexico.
Children attending Sunday school tomorrow are invited to dress in costumes representing Biblical characters. There will be games and activities for the children.
The church is planning a bus trip to New York City for shopping or attending a show on Nov.
11. The bus leaves the church at 7 a.m.
and returns at 9 p.m.
Captive Free, a Christian youth band, will present a concert at 7 p.
m. Nov. 6 at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, 400 Benfield Road, Severna Park.
The six-person band presents an interactive program using music, personal testimony, puppet shows and drama. The band members commit to a year-long tour performing as one of eight youth encounter regional bands. A national band travels in the U.
S. and four international teams tour in both the U.S.
and foreign countries. Church members and community residents are invited.
A numerology workshop will be held today and tomorrow at the Inner Light Spiritual Center in Annapolis led by Nancy Kelly.
Numerology is used to understand the rhythms and cycles of life and one s response to this call. For information on the workshop, call 410-841-6609.
Bishop Roger Rollins and the congregation from Thomas Tabernacle in Frederick will attend the 7 p.
m. service Nov. 4 at Restoration Temple, Kirby Lane and Dorsey Ave.
, Annapolis.
The service is part of the celebration of the church s 84th anniversary and the 6th anniversary of the pastor, the Rev. William Smith.
South Shore Baptist Church, 725 Herald Harbor Road, Crownsville, will hold a bull roast and fall festival at 5:30 p.m.
today. The event includes food, games and hayrides and is the culmination of the church s week of revival services.
-- 8199; -->The First Baptist Church of Shady Side, 1320 Avalon Blvd., will hold a fall festival from 4 to 6 p.m.
today with hay rides, games, face painting, prizes and food. Call 410-867-7776 for information.
-- 8199; -->Community United Methodist Church, 1690 Riedel Road, Crofton, will hold a fall festival from noon to 3 p.m. tomorrow with moon bounce, pumpkin painting, face painting, games and crafts.
There will also be a stewardship dinner for the congregation beginning at noon.
Antioch the Apostolic Church, 1535 Ritchie Highway, Arnold, is holding a Fearless Fun night from 6 to 9 p.
m. as an alternative to Halloween trick or treating. The event includes games, swings, a moon bounce, giant slide, crafts and games with food also available.
The activities are planned for all ages. For tickets, call $5.
-- 8199; -->Commodore Mayo Kiwanis Club is providing a Halloween Party for children of the community from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse on Carr s Wharf Road, Mayo.
Dinner will be provided for those who attend and activities include a haunted hay ride.
Chesapeake Christian School and Faith Assembly of God Church, 250 W.
Bayfront Road, Lothian, will hold a harvest fun festival from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be a hayride, cakewalk, games and facepainting for children ages three through 12.
Cedar Grove United Methodist Church, 5965 Deale Churchton Road, Deale, will hold a family fun fest from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
with hayrides, games, arts and craft activities and food as an altenative to trick or treating. Call 410-867-7417.
-- 8199; -->Mount Calvary United Methodist Church, 1236 Jones Station Road, Arnold, is sponsoring a Christian roller skating evening from 6 to 9 p.m.
The First Pesbyterian Church of Annapolis, Duke of Gloucester and Conduit streets, has invited the Robert Burns Society and the Chesapeake Caledonia Band to participate in the service at 11 a.
m. tomorrow.
The band will give a concert in the garden at 10:30 a.
m. Those attending are invited to wear their kilts or tartans.
Elder William A.
Pinkney IV will be installed as pastor of the House of Prayer Church of Shady Side at a service at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Holy Temple Cathedral, 708 Bestgate Road, Annapolis.
An installation banquet will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at the Doubletree Hotel, 210 Holiday Court, Annapolis.
Bishop Craig Coates and his congregation of the Rapture Church will be the guests at the regular 11 a.m. worship service tomorrow at the church, 1427 Snug Harbor Road, Shady Side.
Fowler United Methodist Churchwill celebrate its 135th anniversary at a series of special services tomorrow and the week of Nov. 5.
The speaker at the 9:30 a.
m. service tomorrow will be Ernest Edwards with music by the Fowler Men and Women s Choirs and the Sacred story Tellers Dance Ministry will perform.
The anniversary week will have revival services at 7 p.
m. Nov. 7 through 11 with the exception of Nov.
9 when the congregation will hold an anniversary banquet at 6:30 p.m. at La Fountaine Bleu in Glen Burnie.
The Rev. Marvis P. May from Macedonia Baptist Church of Baltimore will be the speaker.
Tickets are $35.
The anniversary week will end with a homecoming celebration at 9:30 a.m.
Nov. 12 with the Rev. Michael Braxton, a former pastor, as the speaker.
The Rev. Christopher Holmes, Annapolis District Superintendent of the United Methodist Church will attend.
The family movie night will be held at 7 p.
m. Friday at Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, 611 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Severns Park.
The new release, Larry Boy and the Bad Apple will be shown. The Family Life Committee will supply drinks and popcorn. Families are invited to attend and bring something comfortable to sit on.
Apostolic House of Prayer Church, 415 Headquarters Drive, Suite 3, Millersville, will hold a deacon s service at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Deacons expected to attend include Bishop Leroyo Cannon of Burning Light Church in Baltimore Elder Michael Fields of Calvary United Apostolic Church of Calvert County and pastor Barnabas Offer of the International House of Prayer Church in Harwood. Bishop Kenneth el Butler Sr. of the host church, will preside.
A Ladies Day of Enlightenment will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.
m. Nov. 4 at the Trinity Bible Church, 99 Truckhouse Road, Severna Park.
Speaker will be Anne Thomas and Mary Edna Starner. A complimentary lunch will be served at noon. All women are invited.
Call 410-647-1984 for information.
The Annapolis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will sponsor the 26th annual church choral festival at 7 p.m.
Nov. 5 at the Naval Academy Chapel.
Gepra;d Coleman, director of choral activities at Concordia College, Bronxville, N.
Y. and director of music at Noroton Presbytrerian Church in Darien, Conn., will be the guest conductor.
He is also an author and composer and as a choral conductor has taken his college choirs on tours throughout the U.S. and Europe.
He is a native of Washington, D.C.
Accompanist for the 200-member choir, will be Monte Maxwell, chapel organist.
Cathy Toney, music teacher at the Naval Academy Primary Scholl, will direct the children s choir. Also participating will be the Madrigal Singers from the Annapolis Area Christian High School directed by Cindy Bauchspies.
Admission is free but guests cannot drive on the Academy grounds.
Photo identification is required for all who enter the grounds.
Hope s St. Mark United Methodist Church, 3672 Muddy Creek Road, Edgewater, will observe Collins Family and Friends Day at 3 p.
m. tomorrow.
The Rev.
Leon Kess, a retired United Methodist pastor, will be the speaker. Among the singing groups will be the Women s Choir of the church.
The Maryland State Boychoir will give a concert at 7:30 p.
m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, 171 Duyke of Gloucester St.
The choir will present selections of sacred and secular music under the direction of Frank Cimino, Stephen Holmes and Patrick Bourckel.
The choir is in its 19th year and performs more than 60 concerts each year through Maryland, the U.S. and in Europe.
The public is invited free of charge but an offering will be taken.
The Christian Science Society of Glen Burnie will hold a service of healing at 8 p.m.
Wednesday and at 5 p.m. tomorrow at 101 First Ave.
, S.E. Glen Burnie.
The services are open to the public. Call 410-242-5014 or 410-766-9390.
Living Springs Christian Fellowship, 4831 Telsa Drive, Bowie, will hold a Mens and Women s Day at the 10 a.
m. service Nov. 5.
The speaker will be the Rev. Julius and Melanie Gamble. with a guest choir from Bowie High School.
Dinner will be served following the service. Call 301-832-6564 or 301-675-8021 for information.
Three south county churches have scheduled oyster dinners Nov.
4:
Friendship United Methodist Church, Route 2 and 261 in friendship will hold an oyster and ham dinner from 3 to 6:30 p.m.
with greenn beans, cole slaw, potato salad and beverages. There will be a bake table. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children.
Call 410-257-7133.
Galesville United Methodist Churchwill hold an oystere and chicken dinner at 2 p.
m. at the Galesville Mrmorial Hall on Main street. Tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for children.
Mayo United Methodist Church, 1005 Old Turkey Point Road, Edgewater, will hold its annual ham and oyster dinner from 3 to 7 p.m.
Proceeds will go to the church s outreach program.
Holy Family Catholic Church. 826 W.
Central Ave., Davidsonville, will hold a spaghetti dinner from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Nov. 4 sponsored by the youth.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.
The youth will lead the family Mass at 5 p.m. today.
Special Masses this week will be at 9 a.m and 5 and 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday for All Saints Day and at 9 a.m. Thursday for All Souls Day.
The Chesapeake Chorale will begin its concert season with a community sing-along of portions of Handel s Messiah at 4 p.m. Nov.
5 at the Christian Community Presbyterian Church, 3120 Belair Drive, Bowie.
The chorale will join with the Chancel and Cornerstone choirs of the church for the concert. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.
Call 301-805-8497.
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