A look inside the desire to collect, as well as an opportunity to see unusual collections, will be featured 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, at LIFETREE CAFE. The program, titled “The Things We Love…and Why We Collect Them,” features filmed interviews with several avid collectors. From board games to ties to road kill, the collectors will show their collections and explain their fascination with them. Lifetree participants are encouraged to bring samples from their own collections. There will be time to show those samples to other participants. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Lifetree Café is located 540 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual, comfortable setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Chrissie at 360-679-3431 or office@grace bythesea.org
VERNON GREENSTREET, beloved teacher and organist well known in Oak Harbor and the Pacific Northwest for more than 50 years, will perform music ranging from classical and sacred to opera and show tunes in a special concert with two of his talented musical “friends” at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 555 S.E. Regatta Drive in Oak Harbor. All are welcome and there is no admission charge. Performing with Greenstreet at the concert will be mezzo soprano Gail Koetje Neil and pianist Dorothy Watson. Neil is a native of Oak Harbor and studied vocal music under Greenstreet while she was a student at Oak Harbor High School. She has since become well known to Pacific Northwest audiences as a featured artist and soloist with symphonies, ballets, chorales and operas, and in concerts. She has sung a number of roles with the Seattle, Portland and other regional opera companies.
COFFEE BREAK BIBLE STUDY will begin a new eight-week study on Feb. 11, taken from Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount.” This two thousand-year-old message is still relevant today, as it deals with such varied topics as murder, adultery, peacemaking, ambition and righteousness. In this well-known sermon, Jesus’ words point to a new life that comes from a changed heart, not from following a set of rules. This study meets weekly at the Christian Reformed Church, 1411 Wieldraayer Road (off Swantown Road), on Thursday mornings from 10-11:15 a.m. Coffee Break is a non-denominational small group Bible study that is open to all women in the community. No previous Bible knowledge is needed. To receive study material, call Launa at 360-675-4706, or call the church office at 360-675-2881 for more information.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES at Coupeville United Methodist Church are at 12:30 p.m. Sundays. There are games, music, crafts and Christian education. Special activities are planned for taking the teens to beaches, forests and other activities. All youth grades six through 12 are welcome; they don’t need to have an affiliation with the church or attend any church. For information, call Suzanne Loomis, church life coordinator, at 360-678-4256.
WHIDBEY ISLAND FRIENDS (QUAKERS) hold their regular meeting for worship 4-5 p.m. Sundays at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 20103 Highway 525, two miles north of Freeland. This time of silent worship together may include spoken messages. For information, visit www.whidbeyquakers.org or email Tom Ewell at tewell@whidbey.com
Oak Harbor’s CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM, located at 721 SW 20th Court at Scenic Heights Street, is open for study, questions about Christian Science and prayer from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and from 3-7 p.m. Wednesdays. For information, call 360-675-0621 or go to christianscience.com
