Religion Notes for Feb. 25

MUSIC

Washington & Lee University Chamber Singers, tonight at 7:30, River Road Church, Baptist, 8000 River Road. Details: (804) 288-1131.

Inspirational Choir's 25th Anniversary, 3 p.m. Sunday, Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1720 Mechanicsville Turnpike. Details: (804) 644-5830.

Happy Day, a vocal ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 5486 St. Paul's Road, King George.

Presbyterian College Choir and Ringers, 7 p.m. Thursday, River Road Presbyterian Church, 8960 River Road; free. Details: (804) 740-7083.

SPEAKERS

John Carroll, professor, Union Presbyterian Seminary, and Elizabeth Landes, seminary student and ministry intern, on "Jesus and the Gospels, focusing on Matthew," 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, 3601 Seminary Ave. Details: (804) 359-5049 or http://ginterparkpc.org.

The Rev. Dr. Robert A. Johnson Jr., Virginia-based executive director of Friends of Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan, on "Forman Christian College: The Home of Hope in Pakistan," forum class, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Second Presbyterian Church, 5 N. Fifth St. Details: (804) 649-9148.

Diana Butler Bass, author, on "Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening," forum, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, St. John's Parish House, 2319 E. Broad St., followed by worship at 11 at St. John's Church, 2401 E. Broad St. Details: (804) 649-7938 or pduffy@saintjohnsrichmond.org.

Alan Loxterman, professor emeritus, University of Richmond, on "Religion as Puzzle," 11 a.m. Thursday, Open University of The Shepherd's Center of Richmond, First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary St. Details: (804) 355-7282 or www.TSCOR.org.

SPECIAL

Lewis-Hill-Brown Spiritual Enrichment Series, featuring "Black History in Your Face" program from 1 to 3 p.m. today, and deacon Emily T. Corbin, author and Poet Laureate speaking at 10 a.m. Sunday, Second Baptist Church, 1400 Idlewood Ave. Details: (804) 353-7682.

"The Time of Our Lives," a play presented by the Delver Players of Richmond, 4 p.m. today, Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 614 N. Third St. Donation is $10.

Comedy Night, featuring Jeff Scott, ventriloquist and pastor of Northside Baptist Church, tonight at 5, Friendship Baptist Church, 5200 Newby's Bridge Road, Chesterfield. Details: (804) 276-5803 or www.friendshipchesterfield.org.

"Mark Twain's Civil War," a play, tonight at 7, followed by a panel discussion, The Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church, 11421 Gayton Road. Details and tickets: (804) 741-5254 or marktwainscivilwar@gmail.com.

The Great Litany & Solemn Procession, 11 a.m. Sunday, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Oregon Hill. Details: (804) 648-7980 or www.standrewsoregonhill.org.

Celebration, in honor of pastor Mary Edwards, 5 p.m. Sunday, Christian Fellowship Ministries, 304 W. Chinquapin Road, King William. Details: (804) 687-9912.

David F. Peters lecture, featuring Diana Butler Bass on "Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening," 7 p.m. Sunday, Sara Belle November Theater, Westminster Canterbury Richmond, 1600 Westbrook Ave. Details: (804) 200-1502 or www.wcrichmond.org.

Deacons' Conference of Richmond and Vicinity and Women's Auxiliary, 6 p.m. Monday, Mosby Memorial Baptist Church, 2901 Mechanicsville Turnpike.

Program, featuring dinner and video presentation of Marcus Borg's "Embracing an Adult Faith: What It Means to Be Christian," 6 p.m. Wednesday, St. John's Church, 2401 E. Broad St. Details: (804) 649-7938 or pduffy@saintjohnsrichmond.org.

LENTEN

Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill, 1214 Wilmer Ave., Lenten series, "Meditations on the Stations of the Cross, led by The Rev. Pamela C. Webb, 9 a.m. Sunday. Details: (804) 266-2431 or www.emmanuelrichmond.org.

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 4491 Springfield Road, "At the Foot of the Cross," a six-week Lenten speaker series, 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays through April 3. Lunch served at 11:30 a.m. Details: www.saint-mikes.org.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 113 Wilkinson Road, community Lenten service, 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Lunch served at noon and 1 p.m. Details: (804) 266-1183.

Chester Presbyterian Church, 3424 W. Hundred Road, Chester; Lenten series with E. Carson Brisson, associate professor of Biblical Languages, Union Presbyterian Seminary, on "The Book of Jonah," 7 p.m. Wednesday. Details: (804) 748-4636, ext. 0 or www.chesterpres.org.

Christ the King Lutheran Church, 9800 W. Huguenot Road, mid-week Lenten service, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Soup and salad supper at 6. Details:

(804) 272-2995.