Religion calendar, week of June 27

Clark County

• LAURELWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, 17015 N.E. Sixth St., Vancouver, is offering a free summer series, First Aid for Families, with advice for dealing with conflicts, raising strong-willed children, bitterness and forgiveness in relationships, anger management and problem solving. The series continues at 8:30 a.m. Sunday discussing anger. * www.laurelwoodbc.org, 360-450-6042.
• LABYRINTH WORKSHOP: Eunice Schroeder will offer a one-day workshop on the history and mythology of the labyrinth, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 11 at the O'Connell Sports Complex at Clark College, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver. Fee: $39. * Register: 360-992-2939.
• HAZEL DELL CHURCH OF CHRIST, 11105 N.W. Lake Shore Drive, Vancouver, will present Vocal Union in concert at 2 p.m. July 12. The group is based in Nashville, Tenn., and has been touring the country for the past 10 years. * 360-573-02151.
• BIBLE SCHOOLS: Hockinson Community Church, 15918 N.E. 182nd Ave., Brush Prairie, "Journey into the Wildwood Forest," free for ages kindergarten through fifth grade, 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, register at 360-256-4421 or www.hockinsoncommunitychurch.org; Cherry Grove Friends Church, 9100 N.E. 219th St., Battle Ground, "Kingdom of the Son: a Prayer Safari," free for ages 4 through fifth grade, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. June 29 through July 3, register at 360-687-3159; MacArthur Boulevard Christian Church, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver, "Crocodile Dock," $10 per child plus all participating must bring their own lunches, ages 4 through seventh grade, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 6 through 10, register at 360-694-2527; St. John Presbyterian Church, 1206 N.E. Birch St., Camas, "Power Lab," preschool through fifth grade, 9 a.m. to noon July 13 through 17, register at stjohns@sjpc-camas.org, 360-834-3281.
• THE REV. JOYCE M. SMITH has received an appointment to serve the Vancouver Community A.M.E. Zion Church, 3605 E. 13th St. Smith has been pastor of Pauline Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in Salem, Ore., for the past 20 years. The Rev. Antoinette Rochell, formerly an associate pastor of Community A.M.E. Zion, will become pastor of Pauline Memorial in Salem. The Rev. Robert F. Kemp, formerly the pastor of Community A.M.E. Zion for 25 years, will be the presiding elder of the Cascade District. The appointments took place at the annual session of the Oregon Washington conference at First A.M.E. Zion Church in Portland in mid-June.

Portland

• PIANIST JAMES OAKES will present a concert commemorating the 200th anniversaries of the death of Haydn and birth of Mendelssohn at 7:30 p.m. July 1 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1432 S.W. 13th Ave., Portland. The concert will also feature 19th and 20th century women composers Anna Gardner Goodwin, Mabel Bailey, Julia Perry and Margaret Bonds. Admission is $10. * 503-223-6424.