Glen Burnie church to hold bingo game, roast beef dinner

The Church of the Good Shepherd will hold its Bingo Blast on Sunday. Doors open at 1 p.m. at 1451 Furnace Ave., Glen Burnie. A $20 donation provides a roast beef dinner, coffee and soda all afternoon, eight cards for regular games and four cards for specials.

The jackpot is guaranteed at $500. Tickets: 410-761-4977 or 410-766-1102.,

Odenton craft bazaar to include food, workshops

Nichols Bethel United Methodist Church, 1239 Murray Road, Odenton will hold a craft bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 16.

Crafts, lunch, children's "make and take" workshop, specialty gift baskets, Jeppi candy and nuts and more. Tables can be reserved for $15 a table. Information: 410-551-9285.

Calendar

Healing through meditation:

Light Center Spiritualist Church has scheduled a number of events this month. The Rev. Lillian Joyce will speak and serve spirit messages at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Hampton Inn. All are welcome. The church will offer a three-evening course on spirituality and the development of mediumship at 7:30 p.m. today, Nov. 15 and 22. A donation is requested. A spiritual healing and spirit communication through mediumship session will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Hampton Inn. A donation is requested. 410-590-9167 or www.lightcenter.org.

Keep it together:

Anchor Baptist Church will hold a series of meetings, "Keeping our Homes Together in a Mixed-up World," from Sunday to Wednesday at the church, 320 W. Pasadena Road, Millersville. The featured speaker is the Rev. Robert J. Loggans, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Watertown, Wis. He is a faculty member at Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown. Loggans will speak at 9:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Nursery services will be provided for children through age 3. 410-647-9614.

Basket bingo:

Church of the Crucifixion will sponsor a Longaberger basket bingo Sunday at 100 Scott Ave. in Glen Burnie. Doors open at 1 p.m., and games start at 2 p.m. Admission is $13 in advance, with a $1 rebate for a cake that will be raffled, or $15 at the door. Admission covers 20 games and door prizes. 410-969-2451 or 410-636-0914.

Explore Jesus' life:

Gladys Callahan-Vocci, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University, will speak about Christian history at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the sanctuary of Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church. Callahan-Vocci will illustrate her talk with slides selected from a personal collection over years of world travel, lectures and research of archaeological sites and museums. Explore the various interludes of the life of Jesus Christ in artwork created during the past 2,000 years and view slides of related sites as they appear today. The church is at 611 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd., Severna Park. Child care for the program is available with reservations made no later than Thursday. 410-647-2550.

Give thanks:

Community United Methodist Church of Maryland City will hold its Thanksgiving service at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27. The church is looking for people who enjoy singing for its Christmas Cantata. Choir director: 301-725-2648. Other information: 301-725-4918.

Family drama:

The Rev. Glen H. Morris and the Chesapeake Christian Center will present a family drama by Forecast at 6 p.m. Dec. 1 at the church, 7975 Tick Neck Road, Pasadena. Forecast has traveled across America and Canada visiting schools, churches and conferences helping to heal the wounds of the family through visual messages. 410-255-3168.