NEWS BRIEFS: Day of peace observance slated … and other items

SEQUIM — The Baha’is of Clallam County East will host an observance of the International Day of Peace at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

The free event will be held in the meeting room at the Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave.

The public is invited to bring inspirational quotations, music or art to share at this multi-faith commemoration.

For more information, call 360-477-2580, email clallam countyeast@gmail.com or visit www.internationalday ofpeace.org.

Unity Speaker

PORT ANGELES — Marie McCartney will present “Conflict is Good” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

McCartney will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave. Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.

Child care is available.

For more information, call 360-457-3981 or visit www.unityintheolympics.org.

Sunday services

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Margo Rinehart will present “Knowing My Life in Finite: How Do I Want to Live?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 Barr Road.

For more information, call 360-417-2665, email admin@olympicuuf.com or visit www.olympicuuf.com.

Lecture series

PORT ANGELES — Bob Larsen will present “Carbon Sources and Sinks: Where Do Carbon Emissions Come From and Where Do They Go?” from 11 a.m. to noon Sunday in the downstairs fellowship hall at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E. Lopez Ave.

The lecture series is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 360-452-2323, email htlc@olypen.com or visit www.go2trinity.org.

Earth celebration

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula Interfaith Earthcare Coalition will host a celebration of the Earth at 4 p.m. Sunday.

The event will be held in the meadow at Webster’s Woods, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.

The event will feature ceremonies and meditations from a variety of faiths and will include dance, song, movement and word.

For more information, email Barb Maynes at barb.maynes@gmail.com

Grateful Harmony

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Simon de Voil will join with Kalan Wolfe for a concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center, 3918 San Juan Ave.

Tickets are priced on a sliding scale from $5 to $20.

For more information, call 513-828-8146 or email simondevoil@gmail.com.

Taize Service

PORT ANGELES — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 525 N. Fifth St., will host an ecumenical Taize service from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.

The service includes song, prayer and contemplation in a meditative atmosphere.

Participants may join the chorus or simply sit peacefully during the service and experience the calming effect of being in God’s presence.

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