Christopher Carstens, director of the office of sacred worship for the La Crosse Diocese, will present “Liturgical Planning and Preparation” at 9 a.m. today in the Undercroft of St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral. Attorney Jim Birnbaum will present “The Importance of Advance Directives” at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in the undercroft.

The annual rummage sale to benefit the youth of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at the church, 420 West Ave. S.
Michael Schroeder, a contemporary Christian recording artist, will perform at 7 p.m. today at

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 517 Grayside Ave., Mauston, Wis. (608) 847-4108.

Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God, will hold a worship service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in Auditorium A of the La Crosse Public Library, 800 S. Main St. (608) 637-7874.

Taste of Missions 2007, with ethnic food from 28 First Free mission families and more than 20 coffees from around the world, will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at First Evange-lical Free Church, 1950 Hwy. 35, Onalaska, Wis. (608) 782-6022.

A Day of Mindfulness with Santikaro, a Theravada Buddhist, will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Francis-can Spirituality Center, 920 Mar-ket St. To register, send your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and a $5 fee to Terry Baker, 1407 Kingswood Lane, Onalaska, WI 54650.

The Rev. Steve Meyer, pastor of Bridge of Life Lutheran Church, will present “Spirituality and Everyday Life: The Movies” at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at English Lutheran Church, 1509 King St.

The Rev. Bill Reese will present “The Political (In)Correctness of Religious Diversity: Why honesty and openness to dissimilarities and conflict are healthy and necessary” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, at First Congre-gational United Church of Christ, 2503 Main St. (608) 784-8137.

An annual benefit dinner to support Casa Hogar, an orphanage in Peru sponsored by the La Crosse Diocese, will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the Holy Cross Diocesan Center. Cost is $50. For information or to register, call (608) 782-7557. The Rev. Val J. Peter, director emeritus of Girls’ and Boys’ Town in Nebraska, will speak.

An adult bus trip to Branson, Mo., will be from Tuesday, Nov. 6, through Friday, Nov. 9, sponsored by Sugar Creek Bible Camp. Price depends on how many sign up. For information or to register, call (608) 734-3113.

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