Conference

“Embracing Freedom,” a conference in which participants receive information to help them recognize and conquer generational patterns and problems in families and personal lives, will be offered today in sessions at 10 a.m. and 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Impact Center at Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. Among the discussion topics are bipolar disorders, depression and fear. The cost is $10. For information, call Sandy Daniel at 499-6306 or 400-8288, or Renee Lane of sponsor Agape Outreach Ministries at 706-278-0603.

Music opportunity

Young Harmony will present a concert Sunday at 11 a.m. at Catoosa Baptist Tabernacle, 4994 Highway 41 North, in Ringgold, Ga. For information, call the church at 706-935-4323.

The Redeemed Quartet will be featured in a singing Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Camp Jordan, 323 Camp Jordan Road, in East Ridge. The singing will follow an 11:30 a.m. outdoor service by Carpenter’s Cowboy Church. For information, call the Redeemed Quartet office at 855-2935.

The Bobo Family will present a concert Sunday at 6 p.m. at Cedar Hill Baptist Church, 60 Dyer Bridge Road, in Ringgold, Ga. For information, call the church at 706-858-0976.

The Metropolitan Bells, an advanced community handbell ensemble of auditioned ringers from the Chattanooga area, will present their spring concert on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. For information, call director Gary Bynum at 899-3543, 535-3076 or 504-4679.

Presentations

Happy Frog The Puppet & Friends will give a presentation on Jesus today at 6 p.m. at Seed of Faith Ministries, 3925 Ringgold Road. There is no charge to attend, but a love offering will be accepted. For information, call 706-861-3065.

Seventeen-year-old Desta Bume, a native of Africa, will speak about the barriers to education in Ethiopia and his efforts to change the cycle of poverty there on Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Parish Hall at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 630 Mississippi Ave., on Signal Mountain. For information, call the church at 886-2281.

Retreat

St. Mary’s Sewanee in Sewanee, Tenn., will host a Welcoming Prayer Immersion from Sunday at 6 p.m. CDT through Thursday, April 30, at 3 p.m. The topics to be covered include the human condition, the method of the welcoming prayer practice and the fruits of the prayer and extending the fruits into daily life. Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler, president and chief executive officer of Contemplative Outreach Ltd., will lead the retreat. The cost is $450 for overnight guests and $274 for commuters. For information, call the retreat center at 931-598-5342 or visit www.stmaryssewanee. org, or Contemplative Outreach of Middle Tennessee at 615-373-0613 or visit www.centeringprayermidtn.com.

Women’s

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The fifth annual women’s conference at New Enon Baptist Church, 2302 Wilcox Blvd., will be today from 9 a.m. to noon. The theme is “Grace in Action.” The instructor will be the Rev. Linda McDaniel, an ordained minister and wife of Second Missionary Baptist pastor Paul McDaniel. The donation, including continental breakfast and lunch, is $15. For information, call the church at 698-9718.