Hillsborough United Church of Christ, 200 Davis Road, will hold its Palm Sunday creative movement procession on Sunday.

Coffee and pastries will be served on the lawn at 10:45 a.m. The service will begin outdoors with a creative movement procession with palm fronds.

The service will offer reflections from a progressive theology viewpoint on some of the characters from the Easter story.

For information call 732-9183 or see http://www.hucc.org. Please fell free to dress in casual clothing.

Purim puppets and potluck dinner

The Triangle Congregation for Humanistic Judaism will hold a Purim potluck dinner for members and guests on Sunday at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Church, Fellowship Hall, 4907 Garrett Road, Durham.

Purim games begin at 4 p.m., along with a Special Member Meeting and service. A puppet show will begin at 5:30 p.m., and a potluck dinner at 6:45 p.m.

Please bring a dish to serve 6-8 people.

For information, see www.hjnc.org
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Amity series to study meaning of Methodism

The Rev. Verson Tyson will lead a series called "What Does It Mean to Be a Methodist Christian in 2008" on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Amity United Methodist Church, 825 Estes Drive.

The series will continue through April 29.

The Palm Sunday worship service will be Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m.

A revival, "3 Nights 4 God," led by Bishop Marion Edwards, will be held Sunday through Tuesday at 7 p.m. each night. Sunday's service will focus on youth, Monday's on men, and Tuesday's on women, but everyone is invited to attend each night.

Edwards served as bishop of the N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church from 1996 to 2004. He was instrumental in the establishment of the United Methodist Church's Russian Seminary in Moscow. The Marion Edwards Recovery Center Initiative in Goldsboro, which works to alleviate the suffering of those impacted by disaster, poverty or adversity, is named in his honor. He serves as bishop-in-residence at LaGrange College, in LaGrange, Ga.

For information, call 967-7546 or see amityumc.org.

Zen center abbot to speak here

Sojun Mel Weitsman, a disciple of Shunryu Suzuki and abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center, will give a public talk Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel Hill Zen Center. Everyone is welcome.

For information see www.intrex.net/chag/events.htm or call 967-0861 The Chapel Hill Zen Center is at 5322 N.C. 86.

Lenten services at First Baptist

First Baptist Church, 106 N. Roberson St., will conclude its Wednesday night Lenten service series with a service tonight at 7 p.m.

The First Baptist associate ministers will deliver the evening message. Everyone is welcome.

For information, call 942-2552.

Bible Church to hold women's conference

Dee Brestin will be the featured speaker at a one-day women's conference hosted by Chapel Hill Bible Church, 260 Erwin Road, on March 29 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Brestin is a speaker and author. For information about her, see www.deebrestin.com

For information or to register see www.biblechurch.org.

Talk focuses on declassified files

The Triangle Seminar for Jewish Studies will present "From the Declassified Files of WWII and the Holocaust," by Gerhard L. Weinberg, William Rand Kenan Jr. professor of history emeritus at UNC, on Monday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park.

Weinberg is chair of the Committee on Declassification. He will discuss new information regarding Palestine from the files.

Call 848-3752.

Binkley Baptist to host ecumenical labyrinth

Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive, holds regular worship services each Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Church school starts at 9:30 a.m.

Binkley will host the Holy Week Ecumenical Labyrinth, sponsored by eight Chapel Hill churches, beginning Sunday at 4 p.m. The labyrinth will remain open through March 21. The Contemplative Prayer Group meets each Monday morning at 9:15 in the Binkley chapel.

Spring Adult Christian Classes are held each Sunday through May at 9:30 a.m. Classes include "Re-Thinking Basic Beliefs," "An Active Faith in Daily Life," "Emmaus Class" and "Learning About the Twelve Steps."

The Chancel Choir will meet tonight at 7:30. The Younger Children's Choir will meet Sunday at 12:45 p.m. The Older Children's Choir will meet Sunday at 1:45 p.m., and the Youth Choir will meet Sunday at 5 p.m.

Prime Timers meets today at 12:30 p.m.

A women's retreat planning meeting will be held Thursday at 6 p.m.

For information, call 942-4964, or visit www.binkleychurch.org.

Palm Sunday service will begin outside

Sunday worship services at the United Church of Chapel Hill, 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., are held at 8:45 and 11 a.m. This Sunday's Palm Sunday service will begin outside under the canopy, weather permitting.

The Children's Choir will sing at the 8:45 a.m. service. The Chancel Choir will sing at the 11 a.m. service.

During the church school hour beginning at 10 a.m. there will be an inter-generational Holy Week workshop in the Fellowship Hall.

Iglesia Unida, the Spanish language worship service, will be at 11 a.m. in the new assembly hall in the west wing of the building.

United Church's evening worship Sunday at 5 p.m. reflects the musical diversity of the congregation. The Rev. Rich Edens will lead the service, with music provided by the United Church Instrumental Ensemble, in the new assembly hall.

The Monday Noon Book Group will meet Monday to discuss "God and Empire," by John Dominic Crossan. A video called "Eclipsing Empire," with Crossan and Marcus Born, will be shown to introduce the book. Copies of the book are available at the church for $12.

The Rev. Jill Edens will preach on Maundy Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. The Good Friday service will be held on March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Sermon Shaping meetings are held every Wednesday at 7 a.m. in the library. One of the pastors leads a look at the lectionary texts for the next Sunday.

For information call 942-3540 or see www.unitedchurch.org.

Services, events at Unity Center

Sunday services at the Unity Center of Peace Church, 8800 Seawell School Road, are from 11 a.m. to noon. The Adult Forum precedes the service each Sunday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.

Mark Malachi facilitates Jewish Erev Shabbat services on the last Friday of each month. The service begins at 7:30 p.m. and includes chanting, Hebrew prayers and music.

A healing circle meets weekly on Mondays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The Course in Miracles continues on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and on Sundays at 7:30 p.m.

Call 968-1854 or see www.unitychapelhill.org.

Services held at Advent Lutheran

Sunday services will begin at 10:25 a.m. at Advent Lutheran Church, 230 Erwin Road.

Classes for all ages begin at 9 a.m.

Lenten devotions will be every Wednesday through March 19. Soup suppers will be at 6:15 p.m., followed by services at 7 p.m. Choir practice follows.

Call 968-7690.

Services, events at Chapel of the Cross

Palm Sunday services at Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church, 304 E. Franklin St., this Sunday will include Holy Eucharist at 7:30, 9 and 11:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. The Passion Gospel will be sung at the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services.

A service of Sung Compline will be held at 9:30 p.m. in the church.

A service of special worship for people with developmental disabilities will be Monday at 7 p.m. A brief service of evening prayer will be in the chapel Monday and Tuesday at 5:15 p.m.

Adult Education on Sunday will begin at 10:20 a.m. with an introduction to walking the labyrinth on the floor of Binkley Baptist Church. Call the parish offices at the Chapel of the Cross or Binkley Church for the labyrinth schedule.

See www.thechapelofthecross.org or call 929-2193.