Faith Rail

Get your car washed, help your mission trip

A Park and Wash is from 8 a.m. to noon today in the parking lot of the Baptist Church of Beaufort, 601 Charles St.

Proceeds will benefit the youth mission trip to Lynch, Ky. Details: 843-524-3197.

Get your kids moving with sports camp

Registration for the Sheldon Baptist Church's children's sports clinic is from 9 a.m. to noon today at Sheldon Community Park. The clinic is from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the park.

The sports camp will be open to children from first through 12th grades. Activities will include baseball, basketball, soccer and a surprise clinic.

Children will need a legal guardian present to sign them in, a birth certificate, an insurance card and appropriate sports gear. The children will attend the clinic of their choice each night and hear Christian music.

The church is 15 Sheldon Church Drive. Details: 843-846-8203.

Choir presents concert of patriotic favorites

The Choral Anthem Choir of Shell Point Baptist Church presents "Spirit of America," a patriotic musical created by Sue C. Smith and Russell Maulden, with Dr. Linda Gibson as choir director, at 11 a.m. Sunday.

The church is at 871 Parris Island Gateway. Details: 843-522-8616.

Discussions continue with talk about growth

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Beaufort's summer discussion series, Our Passions, continues from 10 to 11 a.m. Sundays through Sept. 14 at the Wardle Family YMCA, 1801 Richmond Ave., Port Royal.

On Sunday, Harley Laing, who serves on the Beaufort/Port Royal Joint Planning Commission and is a member of the Coalition for Smart Growth, a local citizens group, will discuss "Smart Growth: What Does It Look Like and How Will It Happen?"

No services are planned Aug. 31, and there is no religious education for children during the summer services.

Details: 843-838-1399 or uubeaufort.org.

Browse religious goods at St. Peter's Vineyard

The Vineyard, St. Peter's Catholic Church religious goods store, is open from 1 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, after Sunday Masses and by appointment.

The church is at 70 Lady's Island Drive, Lady's Island. Details: 843-522-9555 or 843-522-6510.

Morning services held at Chapel-In-The-Woods

Saturday Morning Religious Services, conducted by Cantor Sheldon Feinberg, are from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday beginning today in the new Chapel-In-The-Woods, an outdoor house of worship for all denominations at 1630 Paris Ave., Port Royal.

Experiences included: The authentic Hebrew reading of the Torah, supplanted by a simultaneous translation reading of Balak Numbers Chapter 22-25.

Oneg Shabbat, Joy of the Sabbath, prior to and after the Torah reading and a study period devoted to learning to read Hebrew.

A private tour of the caboose (just steps across the quad) with its unique chronograph, describing graphically and in narration the 4,000 years of Jewish History.

At 9 p.m., the service continues at the Chapel for Havdalah, an ecumenical service devoted to saying farewell to the Jewish sabbath, and welcoming the Christian day of rest.

Participants are asked to bring chairs. Details: 843-986-1014 or 843-812-3708.

Lunch Hour of Power welcomes Pastor Ritter

Pastor Leonard Ritter Sr., ofEbenezer Baptist Church, will speak from noon to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at Lunch Hour of Power praise and worship experience in Helen Galloway's Memorial Chapel of Chisholm Galloway Home for Funerals.

The interdenominational fellowship is at 808 Bladen St. Details: 843-524-6634.

Angel Foods can be picked up July 19

Northern Beaufort County Angel Food Ministry orders may be picked up from 9 to 11 a.m. July 19 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lady's Island. Participants must bring their receipt.

Canaan Missionary to mark choir anniversary

Canaan Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its combined choir anniversary at 5 p.m. July 19.

Various choirs and local soloists will sing.

The church is at 908 Trask Parkway, Sheldon. Details: 843-846-4175.

Scottsville Baptist celebrates 128 years

The Scottsville Baptist Church will be celebrating its 128th Church Anniversary at 7:30 nightly July 21-25, and concluding with services at noon and 2 p.m. July 27.

Guest churches are:

•July 21: First African Baptist Church and the Rev. Elijah Washington.

•July 22: Jehovah Church of Jesus Christ and Elder Henry Chisholm.

•July 23: Adam Street Baptist Church and the Rev. Willie Wilson.

•July 24: Goodnews Baptist Church and the Rev. Charlie Powell.

•July 25: Lady's Island Baptist Church and the Rev. Sam T. Spain.

•July 27: At noon, Nazareth Baptist Church and Minister Leroy Haynes; At 2 p.m,. Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Rev. Leonard Ritter.

The church is at 110 Olde Church Road, St. Helena Island. Details: 843-838-2910.

International ministers to speak at meetings

Spoken Word Outreach Ministries Camp Meeting 2008, The Glory is Coming, is at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. daily July 27 through Aug. 3. International ministers will speak.

Vacation Bible School "Summer Saturation" is July 28 through Aug. 1. A nursery is provided. The church is at 42 Keans Neck Road, Lobeco. Details: 843-846-4835.

AREA PEOPLE

Beaufort residents attend Tenn. assembly

Several Beaufort residents participated in the 18th annual Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly in Memphis, Tenn., June 19-20.

Participants included Paul Capps and Audrey Wiggins and The Baptist Church of Beaufort members Janice and Roger Capps and Shauw Chin Capps.

More than 2,000 Fellowship Baptists attended this year's assembly.

Highlights of the event included more than 80 ministry workshops, a celebration of mission churches, Assembly-wide prayer and discernment and missions projects throughout Memphis. Additionally, 18 new global missions field personnel were commissioned at First Baptist Church of Memphis.

The 2009 General Assembly will be July 2-3 in Houston.