The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service Sunday, January 20, 2019, 4PM Temple B’nai Israel 300 58th Street, N. St. St Petersburg FL 33710
Free and open to the public
Keynote speaker Dr. H. Roy Kaplan, former Executive Director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews for Tampa Bay, will address learning to live together in these tumultuous times.
Choirs from B’nai Israel and the Aurora Children’s Choir will perform. Students will receive awards for their essays about Dr. King. Representatives from diverse faith traditions will render prayers for peace and understanding.
Now entering into its 21st year, the festival is changing its format. It will now take place over two consecutive weekends, beginning on February 21st and ending on March 2nd, 2019. The first weekend will follow a format similar to that of the past twenty years, with evening screenings of critically acclaimed and important films from around the world. The second will highlight student and emerging filmmakers, and will offer workshops designed to nurture their original visions and voices. Visit environmentalfilmfest.com for the schedule.
Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives just introduced H.R. 8, a bill to update background checks in America. Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts stood alongside Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, newly elected Congresswoman and former Everytown spokesperson Lucy McBath, and other survivors of gun violence — on the eight year mark of the day Gabrielle Giffords was shot at a constituent meeting in Tucson, Arizona — to announce this landmark legislation.
Last month, Celebrate Outreach’s Saturday morning breakfast served a full breakfast to 758 homeless and marginally housed people. Also last month, we received $0 from outside contributors.
Fortunately, unlike Blanche Dubois, Celebrate Outreach has always been able to count on the kindness of our friends.
Calvary Church in Clearwater and in Seminole each sponsor one weekend a month, supplying food, supplies and workers. Drag Queen Bingo largely supports the rest of the breakfasts.
ThisWednesday, January 16 friends of the Saturday breakfast will gather at Hamburger Mary’s, 2901 Tyrone Blvd. N. in St Pete for Anything Goes Bingo with drag queen caller Miranda Sugarbaker (motto: “This ain’t your gramma’s bingo”). We guarantee food, friends, double entendres, single entendres, and a lot of fun. The website information for the bingo is here,
If you haven’t called to reserve, please call today. And don’t forget to bring a bevy of your chums for the drag queen bingo competition. There will be two fabulous trophies awarded: one for the group with the most members in attendance and one for the group with the most bingo winners. Don’t have a group? Get some people together, name yourselves, and come on down! Or come on your own. You can play solo or depend upon the kindness of strangers: organize a group on the spot!
Bingo sheets are available for a $10.00 cash donation. There will be gift bags for the winners, including wine from American Spirits and a gift certificate from Haslam’s Books. (Just keepin’ it local.)
The restaurant will seat people from 5:30-6:30. Bingo starts at 7:00.
Call Hamburger Mary’s at (727) 851-9386 to reserve seats. Please call ASAP.
Call us at (727) 894-2832 if you have any questions. See you Wednesday, January 16, and, as always, thanks to the kindness of our friends from everyone at the Saturday morning breakfast.
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