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Religion briefs: Friday, Oct. 14 Friday Oct 14, 2016 at 12:01 AM Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church Great Vespers will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church, in the Shoppes at Exit 24, 205 Fern Valley Road, Suite Z, Phoenix. Matins prayers will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, followed by Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. and a potluck afterward. Tatsiana Asheichyk will present a benefit concert for the new temple building fund at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at First Presbyterian Church, 1615 Clark Ave., Ashland. Matins will begin at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18. Brief midday prayers will be offered at 11:45 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Vespers is held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, followed by a class on Orthodoxy at 7 p.m. Liturgy will start at 7 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. For more information, call Father Andreas Blom at 541-690-8822.   Unity in Ashland Suzanne Mathis McQueen will talk about "The Healer Within" at Unity in Ashland at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Havurah 185 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland.   Zion Lutheran Church Worship is at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Zion Lutheran Church, 516 W. Fourth St., Medford. Adult Bible study is at 8:15 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:45 a.m. A healing prayer service is held Wednesday at 11 a.m., and Bible study is at 9 a.m. Thursday. Call 541-772-4674.   Trinity Episcopal Church “Thin Places” will be the theme for this month’s Celtic Evensong and Communion, at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 16, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 N. Second St., Ashland. Guest pianist Leslie Lundgren will be joined by Duane Whitcomb on violin, Father Tony Hutchinson on Celtic harp and Don Matthews on cantor. Lynn Brandy will give the reflection. Poems, prayers and gentle Celtic music are features of this quiet service.   Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship The Rev. Nan L. White will offer ways Unitarian Universalists can engage in the world that bring meaning, and how these might connect to the church’s mission in Rogue Valley, at 10:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth St., Ashland. Religious explorations classes will be available for children. A soup luncheon will follow the service, and a class on Unitarian Universalism for those interested in becoming members will be held in the RVUUF library from noon to 1 p.m. Call 541-482-4755 or see http://rvuuf.org.   Ascension Lutheran Church Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church, 675 Black Oak Dr., Medford, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Church school for all ages begins at 10:45 a.m. For more information, call 541-773-3594 or see www.ascensionlutheran.com.   Gold Hill Community Church Worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Gold Hill Christian Church, at Dardenelles and Sixth Ave., in Gold Hill. Children's Sunday School is available. For more information, call 541-665-1565 or email [email protected].    First Presbyterian Church, Medford Pastor Murray Richmond’s message will be “Living By the Book” for both an 8:30 a.m. informal service and a 10:30 a.m. traditional service at First Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Holly St., Medford. The informal service features contemporary music and the traditional service features a full Chancel Choir and Shoenstein Pipe Organ music. For information, call 541-779-1711 or see www.firstpreschurchmedford.com.   United Church of Christ Worship will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Medford Congregational United Church of Christ, 1801 E. Jackson St., Medford. Children’s Sunday school is available. A discussion of the book "The Rebirthing of God" by John Philip Newell will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17. A rummage sale will be held in Lidgate Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 and Friday, Oct. 21 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. For information, call the church office at 541-772-8860.   St. Mark's Episcopal Church Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, by the Rev. Anne Bartlett, guest minister for St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 140 N. Oakdale Ave., Medford. At 9:10 a.m., the last of a series on Safety, Security and Saving Grace will be given at an adult forum in the parish hall. Children's Sunday school will be at 10 a.m. Call 541-773-3111 or see www.stmarks-medford.org.   First Church of Christ, Scientist Worship is held at 10 a.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 111 Genessee St., Medford. On Oct. 16, guest pianist Nancy Walden will play Mozart’s Fantasy in D Minor for the prelude. For information, see www.christiansciencemedford.org.   Eastwood Baptist Church Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Eastwood Baptist Church, 675 N. Keene Way, Medford. For more information, see www.ebcmedford.org or call 541-779-7831.   Bethel Church at Vista Pointe Bethel Church at Vista Pointe will host a multi-church prayer gathering for the nation at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the church, 4245 Vista Pointe Drive, Medford. Prayer will be led by local pastors, and worship will be led by the Bethel Church Worship Team. Children's ministries will be provided for kids up to fifth grade. For more information, call 541-779-5771, or email [email protected].