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Faith notes
Awards
■ Lexington-based YouthRoots.com, published by Lightworks New Media, has been nominated for a Webby and People's Voice Award for best religion and spirituality Web site. The Webby awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member group of Web experts and business figures. The People's Voice award is selected by online voters. To vote, go to http://peoplesvoice.webbyawards.com.
Today
■ The Consolidated District Laymen will sponsor a prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. at Greater First Baptist-Sharpsburg, Ash and Montgomery Streets.
■ PresFest 2008: One Voice, an outdoor festival and concert, will be 3 to 6 p.m., Versailles Presbyterian Church, 130 North Main Street, Versailles. PresFest will include workshops, an outdoor festival and concert, and a youth worship service. Free for registration and lunch. For more information, call (859) 873-3491.
■ The Tibetan Buddhist Community of Lexington will hold a teaching titled Refuge in the Three Jewels from 10 to 11:30 a.m., 1151 Manchester Street, Lexington. Each teaching is followed by discussion. Suggested readings are supplied in advance on request. Teachings are free, and donations are welcome. For more information, e-mail info@tbcl.org or call Richard Farkas at (859) 396-3505.
Sunday
■ First Presbyterian Church Youth will hold an auction at the church, 171 Market Street, Lexington. The silent auction is 12:30 to 1:15 p.m.; live auction begins at 1:20. Admission is free. Proceeds benefit the church's youth missions.
■ Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, 744 Charles Avenue, Lexington, will have an afternoon of praise and worship featuring the A Cappella Men's Choir of Greater Liberty Baptist Church, Lexington, at 4 p.m.
■ Perfect Peace Ministry will present The Gospel Caravan at Woodford Community Christian Church, 320 Hope Lane, Versailles, at 6 p.m. Featured guests will be Kenny McKinney, Narrow Road, Kenny Speakes, Carol Watson, The Highbargers, The Hilltop Trio and The Master's Servants. Free. An offering will be accepted. Call (859) 258-9114.
■ The Milby Family will be in concert at Sand Spring Baptist Church, 1616 Harrodsburg Road, Lawrenceburg, at 7 p.m. Call the church at (502) 839-3415.
■ Duncan Chapel United Methodist Church-Jimtown, 2289 Jimtown Lane, continues its centennial celebration with a fund-raiser, Food, Fun, and Games, at 2 p.m. The event will include bingo, cake walks, raffles, and an auction. Food and soft drinks will be available. Call (859) 263-8819.
■ Men's Day will be observed at Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church, 540 West Maxwell Street, Lexington. The guest speaker at 10:15 a.m. will be the Rev. Dr. Felix Williams lll, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Pricetown. The men will have their banquet at 6 p.m. Saturday. (859) 254-7387.
■ Troy Presbyterian Church, 11021 Troy Pike, Versailles, will have ”Silence Is Golden.“ Pledges received before Sunday will shorten pastor David Duggan's sermon at the rate of one minute per $100 pledged. Worship service at 11 a.m. will be followed by a potluck lunch and silent auction. Fair Trade products, Troy note cards and vintage Troy cookbooks will be sold; and door prizes will be awarded. All proceeds will support the church's Living Waters for the World project in Mexico in October. Call (859) 887-2302.
■ Greater First Baptist Church-Sharpsburg, Ash and Montgomery Streets, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its pastor. The Rev. J. Nunley Higgins will speak at the noon service.
Thursday
■ Lexington First Assembly of God, 2780 Clays Mill Road, will host a gathering for the National Day of Prayer. Prayer guides listing both national, state and local officials will be available. Call the church at (859) 276-1458.
Coming up
■ The Tibetan Buddhist Community of Lexington will hold a teaching titled Establishing a Daily Practice from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 3 at 1151 Manchester Street, Lexington. The teaching will be followed by discussion. Suggested readings are supplied in advance on request. Teachings are free, and donations are welcome. E-mail info@tbcl.org or call Richard Farkas at (859) 396-3505.
■ First Baptist Bracktown, 3016 Bracktown Road, Lexington, will celebrate the 25th pastoral anniversary of the Rev. C.B. Akin Sr. at the 8 and 11 a.m. services May 4. The church also will host an informational breakfast at 9:30 a.m. May 17 to introduce the Aug. 2 marriage conference titled ”For Better, for Worse, for Keeps: God's Gift of Hope for Every Marriage for All Married Couples.“ The guest speaker will be author Bob Moeller of Chicago. Reservations are due by May 12. Call (859) 231-7042 or (859) 492-5953 or fax to (859) 389-9073.
■ Woodland Christian Church, 530 East High Street, Lexington, will celebrate its centennial. Call (859) 266-3416 or visit www.woodlandchristianchurch.org. The events are as follows: Kickoff at 10:45 a.m. May 4 with a worship service that begins in Woodland Park and concludes in the sanctuary. The Rev. Nancy Jo Kemper, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, will be the guest speaker. At 10:45 a.m. May 18, the Rev. Malcolm Warford will be the guest speaker. At 9:30 a.m. May 25, the Rev. James Trader will discuss his updated history of the congregation. The Rev. J. Gregory Alexander, general minister of the Christian Church in Kentucky, will speak at 10:45 a.m. May 25. A catered meal will follow the service.
■ The adult choir of the Presbyterian Church of Danville, 500 West Main Street, will perform a concert of classics and spirituals at 3 p.m. May 4. Admission is free.
■ The Cathedral of Christ the King and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington will present ”A Catholic Vision of the Church: A Community of Disciples“ on May 6 with the Rev. Thomas Baima, author and theologian with the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Archdiocese of Chicago. This lecture will be at the cathedral, 299 Colony Boulevard, in Hehman Hall. A reception will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by the lecture and Q&A at 7. The event is free, but registration is required. Call (859) 278-9676 or visit www.cdlex.org and click on ”The Bishop's 1st Annual Cathedral Series on Catechesis“ for registration form.
■ The Leadership of the Christian Community and Concerned Citizens will have a March for Transformation at 1:30 p.m. May 10 in Harrodsburg. Christians and concerned people from Mercer County and surrounding communities will have the opportunity to march through the streets of Harrodsburg in support of transformation. The march will end at the courthouse lawn with a rally and prayer. Call Pete Presley at (859) 621-5555; Central Kentucky Christian School at (859) 734-9347; or Pam Sims at (859) 583-5045.
■ The Rev. Glenn Thomas Carson, president of Disciples of Christ Historical Society in Nashville, will discuss Rekindling the Gift at South Elkhorn Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 4343 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, at 10:30 a.m. May 11. This sermon is one of a series to celebrate South Elkhorn's 225th anniversary. Call (859) 223-1433 or visit www.southelkhorncc.org.
■ The Eckankar Center of Lexington will host: ”What Goes Around Comes Around: The Law of Karma,“ an informal spiritual discussion, from 1 to 2 p.m. May 17 at 153 Patchen Drive, Suite 55B. Call (859) 268-4888.