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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Rogue Valley gubernatorial candidate blasts Gov. Brown on climate change ... Historical Society executive director stepping down ... Police say Grants Pass man admits to 50 vehicle thefts in Rogue Valley ... Rogue Valley gubernatorial candidate blasts Gov. Brown on climate change ... Historical Society executive director stepping down ... Police say Grants Pass man admits to 50 vehicle thefts in Rogue Valley ... RELIGION BRIEFS Religion briefs: Friday, March 27 Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 26, 2015 at 11:01 PM Posted Mar. 26, 2015 at 11:01 PM » Social News St. Mark's Episcopal St. Mark's Episcopal Church will prepare palm crosses at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the parish hall, 140 N. Oakdale Ave. The crosses will be distributed during Holy Eucharist services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday, March 29. Children's church school will be offered at 10 a.m. A Maundy Thursday Agape supper will be shared at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2. A communion with foot-washing and stripping of the altar will follow at 7:30 p.m. Good Friday services will begin at noon, Friday, April 3. The passion will be sung by choir members during a service at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The church will recognize Holy Saturday at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4. Call 541-773-3111 or see stmarks-medford.org . First Presbyterian events Pastor Murray Richmond will give a sermon titled "In the name of the Lord" during worship services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at First Presbyterian Church of Medford, 85 S. Holly St. The service marks the church's 130th anniversary. A musical Good Friday Taize service will be held from noon to 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the church. The service will bring together congregations from First Presbyterian of Medford and Medford Congregational United Church of Christ. Call 541-779-1711 or see firstpreschurchmedford.com . Ascension Lutheran events A service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at Ascension Lutheran Church, 675 Black Oak Drive, Medford, begins with a procession involving the distribution of palms and the reading of the passion. A Maundy Thursday service involving foot-washing and holy communion will be offered at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2. The church will hold a Good Friday Service of Darkness, featuring performances by the Ascension Choir and Grace Notes Handbell Choir, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 3. Call 541-773-3594 or see ascensionlutheran.com . Zion Lutheran events Zion Lutheran Church will celebrate Palm Sunday with the Procession of Palms at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at the church, 516 W. Fourth St., Medford. The church will celebrate Maundy Thursday at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Good Friday will be observed at 6 p.m. Friday, April 3. The church's Easter celebration will be at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 4. A children's Easter egg hunt and potluck will follow. Call 541-772-4674. Grace Wesleyan Church Rev. John Howell will give a sermon titled "My God, My God, Why?" during the worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at Grace Wesleyan Church, 1123 E. Jackson St., Medford. Call 541-779-0414 or see medfordchurch.com . Events at MCUCC Palm Sunday will be observed at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at Medford Congregational United Church of Christ, 1801 E. Jackson St., with a Procession of Palms. A group discussion of "Convictions: How I Learned What Matters Most" will be at 7 p.m. Mondays through May 4. Rob Hight of the church and Barbara Hadden of First Presbyterian Church of Medford will facilitate. A Maundy Thursday service will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2. On Good Friday, the congregation will join Medford First Presbyterian at noon Friday, April 3, at Alba Park. The service will include scripture reading, silent prayer, hymns and chants from the Taize community in France. Call 541-772-8860. First Presbyterian of Central Point The Shepherd's Bell Choir will perform during the service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at First Presbyterian Church of Central Point, 456 W. Pine St., Central Point. The service will begin outside the church as palm branches are distributed by the children, followed by a reading and procession into the sanctuary. Call 541-664-1828. Center for Spiritual Living events Author Neale Donald Walsch, interim spiritual director of Center for Spiritual Living Rogue Valley, will continue his series, "What Ernest Holmes Taught" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at 3581 Lear Way. A guided meditation starts at 10 a.m., and a children's program is offered during the service. A spiritual study group will continue its discussion of the "Conversations With God" book series by Walsch at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. See cslroguevalley.org . Christ Unity Church Rev. Rob Wheeler will give a Palm Sunday sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at Christ Unity Church, 540 N. Holly St., Medford. Children's Sunday school is offered during the service. A silent Unity prayer service is offered at 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the church. A metaphysical Bible discussion is at 11:30 a.m. Call 541-772-6902 or see unitymedford.org . Butte Creek Baptist worship service Butte Creek Baptist Church will hold a service at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at 429 N. Royal Ave., Eagle Point. Child care is offered. An evening Bible study and worship service is offered at 6:45 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 541-830-4588. Good Friday service at Ashland Christian Fellowship Pastor Daniel Buckley will give a message for Ashland Christian Fellowship's annual Good Friday service from noon to 12:55 p.m. Friday, April 3, at 50 W. Hersey St., Ashland. Call 541-482-8539 or email [email protected]. Community Passover Seders Chabad Jewish Center will hold Passover Seders at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, at 804 Hillview Drive, Ashland. The fee is $30 for adults and $15 for students and children younger than 12. Space is limited, and reservations are encouraged. Call 541-482-2778 or see chabadofashland.org . Welcome Home Catholics series begins Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church will offer a "Welcome Home Catholics" series of listening sessions for Catholics interested in returning to their faith from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, April 7 through June 2, at 600 Beebe Road, Central Point. For questions and to register, call 541-973-5028. 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