NEWS BRIEFS: Satsanga scheduled for tonight in Port Townsend … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Swami Dayamrita Chaitanya will lead Satsanga from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Satsanga will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1020 Jefferson St.

The service will consist of bhajans, discourse, meditation and a question and answer session.

Dinner will be served following the Satsanga.

The public is invited to attend this free gathering.

For more information, email eswarcortelyou108@gmail.com.

Unity speaker

PORT ANGELES — Kim Perkins will present “You Are God’s Living Enterprise” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Perkins 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.

Supper and show

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Evangelical Friends Church will host “Supper and a Show” at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Friends will serve homemade soup, bread, rolls and homemade cookies at Friends Church, 1291 N. Barr Road.

During dinner they will show the 2013 documentary “Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies.”

This family-friendly film screening is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Diane Hanes at 360-417-0422 or visit www. pefcpa.com.

Evensong

CHIMACUM — The Rev. Simon Ruth deVoil will offer music for an Evensong service from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Sunday.

The service will be held in the Chimacum Grange, 9572 Rhody Drive.

Evensong is a contemplative, Celtic, Christian service.

The public is welcome to attend this free service, there will be a quiet play area for children.

For more information, call 360-344-2255.

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