Religion briefs 4/3

Lutheran women's missionary group to meet

The Lutheran Women's Missionary League at St. Andrew Church will meet at 1 p.m. April 13 in the church library. The speaker is Molly Strickland with Lutheran Family and Children's Services.

Christian Women's Club to meet at Port Cape

The Cape Girardeau County Christian Women's Club will meet at 11 a.m. April 12 at Port Cape Girardeau. The speaker is Jo Reed, a consultant for Stonecroft Ministries. For information or reservations, call Bonnie Macke at 243-2866.

Syndicated talk show hosts to air in Cape

The Lutheran Chapel of Hope will host the radio show "Issues, Etc." April 16 from 3 to 6 p.m. The show's hosts, Todd Wilken and Jeff Schwarz, will air their program live from the chapel on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Listeners can stop by the chapel or tune in to the show on the Internet at www.kfuo.org. The show airs locally on KAPE-1550AM. Wilken and Schwarz will be featured speakers at a 7 p.m. banquet April 16 at Drury Lodge.

St. Andrew to install associate pastor Sunday

The Rev. Mark Martin will be installed Sunday as associate pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. He previously served as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church, where he was ordained in 1993. He is a graduate of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in St. Louis and holds a degree in finance from Texas Tech University. He and his wife, Betty, have two daughters.

-- From staff reports