Religion calendar

Clark County

SUNDAY

COLUMBIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH sponsors MessyChurch at 9 a.m. Sundays at Starbucks, 8302 E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Armando Gutierrez will lead a sermon study discussion group in Spanish. 503-915-2459 or Armando@allinspanish.com

MEMORIAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 2700 E. 28th St., Vancouver, will have a 70 Years of Blessings worship service at 9:30 a.m. in honor of its anniversary. A brunch and program will follow the service. 360-695-7501.

THURSDAY

AUTHOR TED DEKKER, who is on tour around the U.S., will share his personal journey which began in the jungles of Indonesia, the birthplace of his latest novel, “Outlaw.” Dekker will speak and sign books at 6:30 p.m. at Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Road, Vancouver. Free. Tour information, registration to enter event package contest, www.theoutlawtour.com.

UPCOMING

ST. LUKES-SAN LUCAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH will host its monthly Taizé service at 6 p.m. Nov. 16 at 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. The service will include chants, poetry and meditation. 360-696-0181.

St. Andrew Lutheran Church will host an organ recital with Phyllis Ernsberger at 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at 5607 N.E. Gher Road. Ernsberger, music director and organist, will play selections by French composers on the church’s 1889 Cole & Woodbury tracker pipe organ. 360-892-7160.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH will present African Gospel Acapella at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 17 at 8310 MacArthur Blvd. Immanuel member Morris Kermon sings with the group, whose members are from Liberia. * 360-694-3661.