Clark County
Tuesday
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF VANCOUVER will show the film, “Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood,” at 6:30 p.m. at 4505 E. 18th St. The film documents how the marketing machine sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products. Sponsored by the Religious Education Committee and the Committee for Commercial-free Childhood, a project of the Center for Earth Leadership. Child care for younger children available for a small donation. Elisa Wells at 360-833-0925.
Upcoming
CHURCH AUCTION at 7 p.m. May 15 at Mill Plain United Methodist Church, 15804 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd. Proceeds will benefit youth who work at Red Bird Mission. Tickets are $5 per bidding number. * 360-892-2421.
WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION, a two-day event of togetherness, enlightenment, prayer, praise and worship at the Water Resource Education Center, 4600 Columbia Way. Brunch, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 22; tickets $15 per person. Worship begins at 11 a.m. May 23 at Community A.M.E. Zion Church, 3605 E. 13th St., with guest speaker Beverly Eubanks, pastor of Grace Covenant Fellowship Church in Portland. A 4 p.m. celebration service will feature the Rev. Charlotte Beeler-Petty of Risen Faith Fellowship Church in Olympia. Tickets and reservations, 360-828-5512 or 360-693-4566.
Other church news
THREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES gathered May 2 for a ground blessing of their Churches in Partnership Community Garden. Volunteers from St. John’s Presbyterian in Camas, and Vancouver’s Columbia Presbyterian and First Presbyterian churches, along with community members, will raise produce on 1 acre of land at the Washington State University Vancouver extension site, 1919 N.E 78th St. Half of the produce will be distributed to the Clark County Food Bank and the other half will be distributed by the individual church.
