Briefly

VMY Youth Encounter set for Sunday

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — The next Vincentian Marian Youth Encounter will be Sunday at the Shrine Church in Perryville. The evening will start with a five-minute Faith Alive at 6 p.m. Mass featuring contemporary Christian music follows, with the Rev. Joe Williams as the main celebrant. Food and fun will follow Mass. This event is geared for teens and young adults, but all ages are free and welcome.

St. Andrew to hold leadership seminar

St. Andrew Lutheran Church of Cape Girardeau is a host site for Maximum Impact Simulcast: Advance, a satellite seminar downlink to be held Friday in 600 churches across the country. This live leadership seminar broadcast from Atlanta has trained more than 250,000 business professionals in the last six years. The Maximum Impact Simulcast is about helping people advance, according to Jeremie Kubicek, chief executive officer and president of GiANT Impact, owner of Maximum Impact. The business model for the simulcast consists of partnering with churches to bring relevant business and leadership training to workplace leaders in their communities. The use of churches is a logical choice, he said, because of their desire to provide leadership solutions for business leaders in their community and because they provide a venue conducive to hosting a live satellite presentation. For reservations, call St. Andrew Lutheran Church at 334-3200. For more information, visit the Maximum Impact Web site at www.maximumimpact.com/mis.

Marble Hill Bible Chapel hosts guest from Iowa

Duane Brown of Atlantic, Iowa, will be at the Marble Hill, Mo., Bible Chapel at 11 a.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday for gospel and children's ministry.

LWML spring rally to be held Sunday

Lutheran Women in Mission Cape Girardeau Zone will have a spring rally Sunday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Registration will begin at 1 p.m. The theme will be "In the Name of Christ" (Colossians 3:17), and the keynote speaker will be Eva Hillis, executive director of Love INC. There will be a gathering of underwear and socks for children in foster care.

Singing, preaching to be held in Scott City

New Life Gospel Center, 401 Oak St. in Scott City, will have a gospel singing and preaching at 5 p.m. April 19, featuring the Rev. Brian Cook of Branson, Mo. Cook is the grandson of the late Rufus and Dorothy Cook and the great-grandson of the late Amos and Mary Farmer Cook of Arbor, Mo.

Labyrinth talk held at Abbey Road church

Sally Blankenship will lead discussion from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday about the labyrinth at Abbey Road Christian Church, 2411 Abbey Road. A labyrinth is a type of maze open to all people as a nondenominational cross-cultural tool of well-being. They are used to quiet the mind, find balance and encourage meditation, insight and celebration.

Bethlehem General Baptist to hold revival

The Bethlehem General Baptist Church at Crump will be in revival starting at 6 p.m. Sunday and continuing at 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The Rev. Vyron Yount will lead the services. Everyone is welcome.

Schedule of events at First Baptist Church

At 10:45 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Mike Shupert's final sermon in the Journey Together series is titled "Submit," a biblical picture of submission based in Philippians 2. A new series, "Extreme Faith" starts April 27 with a sermon titled "Risky Business" from Mark Chapter 8. Wednesday Bible study will be at 6:30 p.m. with Dr. Ron Winstead. The study will be the second half of Luke Chapter 10.

Faith series starts at Bethel Assembly

Bethel Assembly of God will be featuring 12-week Catalyst life groups starting at 6:45 and 7 p.m. Wednesday Groups are: Financial Peace University (Dave Ramsey), The Truth Project (Focus on the Family), Experiencing God, Driven By Eternity (John Bevere), Band of Brothers and Christ Life Solutions. Several are interactive DVD-based with live discussion. Call 335-5531 or e-mail info@capebethel.org for more information.

Calendar

Sunday

• The Jeremiah People Christian drama and music group at Lynwood Baptist Church at 6 p.m.
• The Crimson Gold quartet will sing at 6 p.m. Sunday at Southside Baptist Church, 805 Hackberry St.

Monday

• Christian Women's Club will have a luncheon, inspirational speaker and music from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge at 639 Elks Lane in Cape Girardeau. The event is open to the public at a nominal cost.

Please submit items for church briefs and calendar by noon Thursday preceding Saturday publication.

— From staff reports