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Sukkah celebration planned

The Mat-Su Jewish Center will hold an open house for its community Sukkah on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at 2301 Lynx Circle in Wasilla in honor of the ongoing Sukkot holiday. The event will honor the board of Chessed Alaska, the primary sponsors behind the new Mat-Su Jewish Center. The Sukkot, holiday is part of the New Year’s celebration and follows Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rabbi Joseph Greenberg, founder of the Alaska Jewish Campus in Anchorage, will be in attendance to address and thank the board. A sukkah is a hut of temporary construction used for seven days and nights during the holidays for meals and to serve as a temporary dwelling. For more information, email rabbi Mendy Greenberg at rabbi@matsujewishcenter.org.

Good Shepherd to hold family photo shoot

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wasilla will hold a holiday bazaar on Saturday, Oct. 10. One of this year’s features will be the opportunity for family portraits with a 1953 Mercury Monterey used as a backdrop. For more information, contact Pat at 355-4104.

Prayer group meets Mondays

A Centering Prayer group meets at 6:30 p.m., Mondays at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wasilla. Centering Prayer is a form of contemplative prayer or silent Christian meditation. For more information, contact Paul Supina at psupina@gmail.com, or 864-0115.

Holiday Bazaar vendors wanted

Vendors are needed for the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Holiday Bazaar Oct. 10. Vendors with high-quality, unique items can reserve space by calling Pat Ott at 355-4104, or contacting mikenpatott@gmail.com.

The Religious Society of Friends meet monthly

The Religious Society of Friends, a Quaker organization, meets the second Sunday of each month at Birchtree Charter School just off the Palmer-Wasilla Highway midway between Palmer and Wasilla. An un-programmed meeting for Worship and First Day School (Sunday School) starts at 11 a.m., followed by a time for refreshments. For more information, call 746-1152.

The society welcomes “seekers of Truth from all walks.”

Free soup and sandwiches offered Wednesdays

Lamb of God Church on Church Road serves free soup and sandwiches from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesdays. All are welcome.

Valley Pastors Network meets Thursdays

Valley pastors from many churches meet at 8 a.m., Thursdays for prayer, fellowship and breakfast. Pastors and ministry leaders from all churches are invited. The location changes monthly. For more information, visit valleypastorsprayernetwork.com.

Full Gospel Fellowship meets Thursdays

Full Gospel Fellowship Luncheon meets Thursdays at the Trout House Restaurant in the Community Room in Wasilla. For more information, contact 315-1118.

Study group meets Thursdays

All pastors and preachers using the Lectionary are invited to an interdenominational text study at 11 a.m., Thursdays at Alpha Counseling, 500 N. Main Street, Suite B. For more information, contact 745-0726 or 373-5595.

Free cooking demonstrations

Winona Benson with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service Nutrition Program is teaching a free cooking class called “Fresh From the Garden” at 1 p.m., Aug. 13, and every Thursday following until Oct. 15 in the “Five Loaves Two Fish” kitchen Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 501 E. Bogard Rd., Wasilla. Prepare dishes using fresh Alaskan produce.

Call-in help line offered

First Church of Christ, Scientist in Wasilla is sponsoring a phone line available around-the-clock for a 30-minute program with examples of how people are finding prayerful solutions to life’s problems. For more information, contact 331-0238. Programs change each Saturday.

The Religious Society of Friends meet monthly

The Religious Society of Friends, a Quaker organization, meets the second Sunday of each month at Birchtree Charter School just off the Palmer-Wasilla Highway midway between Palmer and Wasilla. An un-programmed meeting for Worship and First Day School (Sunday School) starts at 11 a.m., followed by a time for refreshments. The society welcomes “seekers of Truth from all walks.” For more information, call 746-1152.

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