Assistance
* Thankful Missionary Baptist Church, 980 N. Orchard Knob Ave., will give away clothes today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, call the church at 622-1839.
* Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 817 Dodson Ave., will give away clothes, shoes and food, including meals of spaghetti, pinto beans, greens, corn bread, banana pudding and drinks, today from 11 a.m. until they run out. For information, call the church at 624-2231.
Divorce recovery
* Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road, will host a six-week divorce recovery program to help participants heal wounds and set future goals on Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning April 19. Pastoral counselor, clinical pastoral therapist and marital and family therapist Dr. Jim Philpott will lead the class. For information, call the church at 892-9363.
Enrichment
* Living Proof Ministry founder Beth Moore will lead the satellite Bible study “So Long Insecurity” on Saturday, April 24, at 10 a.m., in Bryan College’s Rudd Auditorium in Dayton, Tenn. Seating begins at 8:30 a.m. Travis Cottrell and his band will lead praise and worship for the event. The nationwide simulcast study, based on Ms. Moore’s book “So Long Insecurity: You’ve Been a Bad Friend to Us,” will be held in partnership with Church Communications Network. The cost for the one-day event, including lunch, is $30 for adults and $15 for students. For information or registration, call 775-7271 or visit www.bryan.edu/bethmoore.
* A six-part text and audio-visual course on the Holocaust will be offered beginning on Tuesday, April 27, at Beth Sholom Congregation, 20 Pisgah Ave. The presentation, “Beyond Never Again,” is formulated as a series of facilitated discussions that will enable participants to give their personal responses to the Holocaust. It also is geared to provide relevant angles on some of life’s most difficult questions on faith and suffering. It was created by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute and will premiere in more than 300 places in addition to Chattanooga., where it is presented under the auspices of Chabad of Chattanooga. For information, call Rabbi Shaul Perlstein at 773-960-0363.
Music
* The Heritage Quartet and the Willow Creek Quartet will be featured in a benefit singing today at 6 p.m. at Second Baptist Church, 500 W. Main St., in LaFayette, Ga. Proceeds will benefit the Northwest Georgia Baptist Association Food Ministry. There is no charge to attend, but a freewill offering will be taken. For information, call the associational office at 706-764-1941.
* The Chattanooga Clarinet Choir will present a concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of First Baptist Church, 401 Gateway Ave. The concert will include Weber’s “Concertino,” Frankenpohl’s “Licorice Licks,” Debussy’s “Cortege,” Gordon Jacob’s “Wind in the Reeds,” and “A Wood-Carved River” by UTC professor of composition Jonathan McNair. Bobby Dugan will be the guest conductor. There is no charge to attend. For information, visit http://chattanoogaclarinetchoir.home.att.net/ or e-mail chattanoogaclarinetsociety@yahoo.com.
* A benefit concert by the Voices of Faith Choir for cancer sufferer Henrietta Flippo will be Sunday at 6 p.m. at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 86 U.S. Highway 127, on Signal Mountain. There is no charge to attend, but a freewill offering will be taken. For information, call 886-1011 or visit www.MountCarmelBaptist.com.
* The Pelham Family will present a concert on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Cloverleaf Baptist Church, 2290 Waterlevel Highway, in Cleveland. For information, call the church at 339-3617.
* Jim Ricketts will present a concert on Friday at 7 p.m. at Free To Worship Revival Center, 2111 Georgetown Road, in Cleveland, Tenn. For information, call Mr. Ricketts at 775-2806.
* The Senior Neighbors Orchestra will present its spring concert on Sunday, April 25, at 3 p.m., at Ridgedale Baptist Church, 1831 Hickory Valley Road. The featured performer is clarinetist Jay Craven. Performances will include works by Lerner & Loewe, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, as well as Tchaikovsky, Dvorak and Rossini. There is no charge to attend. For information, call 755-6100.
* Lyra, a five-voice vocal group of professional musicians from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present “A Foretaste of Heaven” on Sunday, April 25, at 5 p.m., at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 630 Mississippi Ave., on Signal Mountain. The first half of the concert will consist of Russian sacred music, with narrative explanation of how each selection fits into the Russian liturgy. The second half focuses on Russian folk songs and arias from operas by Russian as well as foreign composers. Lyra also will sing at the church’s 11 a.m. service that day. The concert is free, but contributions for the group expenses will be accepted. For information, call the church at 886-2281 or visit www.lyra-online.org.
Open house
* First Baptist Church of Fort Oglethorpe, 2645 LaFayette Road, will host a community open house for its new family life center, known as The Link, on Saturday, April 24, from noon to 6 p.m. The event will include live music, food, door prizes and inflatables for children. Participants are invited to bring lawn chairs to hear the music. For information, call 706-866.0232 or visit www.fbcfo.org.
Retreat
* The retreat “Rule of Benedict: Simplicity of Life” will be offered from Friday through Sunday, April 25, at the Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center, 916 Convent Road N.E., in Cullman, Ala. The directors are Sister Mary McGehee and Sister Therese Haydel. The cost is $175 for a shared room and $195 for a private room. For information, call (256) 734-8302.
Transitions
* Clay Powell was recently called as pastor of Ridgeway Baptist Church, 1594 Ridgeway Road, in LaFayette, Ga. He was most recently pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist in Rossville, Ga. … Boo Acres was recently called as interim pastor of Calvary Memorial Baptist Church, 2 Harker Road, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
Women’s event
* The Scenic City Women’s Network will hold its April luncheon on Thursday at noon at First Presbyterian Church, 554 McCallie Ave. Dr. Daphne Wharton Haddad, a teacher at Covenant College, will speak on “Three Women I Met in Iran … and You … and Me.” The cost is $10 for members and $12 for visitors. The deadline for reservations is Tuesday. For registration or information, call 698-6262 or e-mail romaine@scwn.org.