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• Five Springs Methodist Church at 2823 Five Springs Road in Dalton has a community food pantry on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome.
• Five Springs Methodist Church has Fellowship Singing and a Covered Dish Supper the third Sunday of the month at 5:30 p.m.
• Riverbend Church of Christ opens a benevolent house each Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for area residents in need. People can choose from a variety of clothing, shoes, household items and more at no charge. The ministry is in the white house beside the church building at 2218 S. Riverbend Road.
• St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 901 W. Emery St., offers several Christian educational opportunities and events:
— Sunday, Feb. 25, Holy Eucharist Services, rite one at 8 a.m., rite two with Children’s Church at 10:30 a.m.; adult Christian education, 9 and 9:45 a.m. in the Parish Hall, coffee and refreshments served; Strength in Stillness Christian meditation, church library, noon.
— Evening Prayer Services nightly at 6:15 in the sanctuary until March 27.
— Lenten Lecture Series, Experiencing Spirituality in Current Events: How to Bring God Into Our Crazy World: Feb. 28, Ray West, “War in Ukraine”; March 6, America Gruner, “Immigration and the Latino Community”; March 13, the Rev. Judge Rod Weaver, “Civil Rights”; March 20, Rabbi Lewis, “War in the Holy Land.” All are at 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall followed by a soup supper. The community is invited.
— For weekly online Christian education lessons, visit St. Mark’s Facebook page or YouTube at St. Mark’s Episcopal Dalton Ga Vlogs.