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North Pinellas County religion briefs for Dec. 15

 
Published Dec. 14, 2012

African Methodist Episcopal

St. James AME Church, 1436 S Madison Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 442-2336.

Mount Moriah AME Church, 722 S Disston Ave., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 938-0873.

Mount Olive AME Church, 600 Jones St., Clearwater. Call (727) 443-2142.

Anglican

Anglican Church of Saints Peter and Paul, 1625 Union St., Clearwater. Call (727) 596-3680.

Apostolic

New Destiny Worship Center, 2110 N Hercules Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 738-1656. newdestinywc.com.

Assemblies of God

First Assembly of God, 1739 S Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 585-5468. clearwaterag.org.

First Assembly of God, 550 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-5271. www.tarponspringsagchurch.org.

Christ Church of Palm Harbor, 1111 Indiana Ave., Palm Harbor. Call (727) 784-5829. christchurch palmharbor.com.

Baha'i

Clearwater Baha'i Faith Center, 2898 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater. Call (727) 712-9867. clearwaterbahais.org.

Baptist

American Baptist, Emmanuel Community Church, 1150 County Road 1, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 789-1800.

Bayview Baptist Church of Clearwater, 201 Meadow Lark Lane, Clearwater. Call (727) 791-9982. emmanuelpalmharbor.org.

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 695 Elm St., Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-6695.

Bible Baptist Church, 280 Riviere Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 771-7979. mybiblebaptistchurch.com.

Calvary Baptist Church, 110 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 441-1581. calvary baptist.org.

Countryside Baptist Church, 2525 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 726-2550. countrysidebaptist.org.

Crossroads Baptist Church, 2276 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 784-2371. crossroads bcph.com.

Experience Baptist Church, 222 S Lincoln Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 330-7793.

First Baptist Church Ozona-Palm Harbor, 610 Pennsylvania Ave., Ozona. Call (727) 784-3711. fbcozona.com.

Grace Baptist Church, 2787 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 791-7797. gracechurchclearwater.org.

Gulf Coast Fellowship, 600 19th St., Palm Harbor. Call (727) 786-2505. gulfcoastfellowship.org.

Lakeview Baptist Church, 1430 Belleair Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 442-2661. lakeviewbc.info.

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 450 Oakwood St., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 530-1566.

Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 1014 Pennsylvania Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-6137.

North Dunedin Baptist Church, 1595 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call (727) 734-3811. myndbc.com.

Skycrest Baptist Church, 125 N Belcher Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 791-7107. skycrest.us.

St. John's Missionary Baptist Church, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 443-1945.

Buddhist

Clear Water Zen Center, 2476 Nursery Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 391-5735. clearwaterzencenter.org.

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Parbawatiya Buddhist Center, 201 Sixth Ave. S, Safety Harbor. Call (727) 797-9770. meditationintampabay.org.

Rissho Kosei-kai International of North America, Dharma Center of Tampa Bay, 2470 Nursery Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-7704. buddhismtampabay.org.

Catholic

All Saints Catholic Church, 2801 Curlew Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 789-1025. allsaintsclearwater.org.

Espiritu Santo Catholic Church, 2405 Phillippe Parkway, Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-8477. espiritusanto.cc.

Light of Christ Catholic Church, 2176 Marilyn St., Clearwater. Call (727) 441-4545. locchurch.org.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 750 San Salvador Drive, Dunedin. Call (727) 733-3606. ourladydunedin.org.

St. Brendan Catholic Church, 245 Dory Passage, Clearwater Beach. Call (727) 443-5485. stbrendancatholic.org.

St. Cecelia Catholic Church, 820 Jasmine Way, Clearwater. Call (727) 447-3494. stceceliachurch.org.

St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church, 715 E Orange St., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-4050. st.ignatius.net.

St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 2757 Alderman Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 786-3648. stlukepalmharbor.org.

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 2281 State Road 580, Clearwater. Call (727) 797-2375. stmichaelfl.org.

Charismatic

Holy Apostles Catholic Charismatic Church, 1605 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin. Call (727) 734-2035. holyapostlescharismaticchurch. com.

Christian

Central Christian Church, 1200 Keene Road S, Clearwater. Call (727) 446-0988.

Cornerstone Christian Church and School, 317 Milwaukee Ave., Dunedin. Call (727) 733-1438.

First Christian Church of Clearwater, 2299 Drew St., Clearwater. Call (727) 799-0612. fcc-clearwater.org.

Harborside Christian Church, 2200 Marshall St., Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-0202. harborsidechurch.org.

Kirk of Dunedin Christian Church, 2686 Bayshore Blvd., Dunedin. Call (727) 733-9305. kirkchurch.com.

Salvation Army, 1625 N Belcher Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 725-9777. salvationarmy.org.

Christian Methodist Episcopal

Bethany CME Church, 1325 Springdale St., Clearwater. Call (727) 441-4689.

Christian and Missionary Alliance

Grace Alliance Church, 1289 Michigan Blvd., Dunedin. Call (727) 733-9100.

Christian Science

First Church of Christ, Scientist, 210 Turner St., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-3748. christianscienceclearwater.com.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, 46 W Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-8279. christianscience intarponsprings.org.

Church of God

Bethany Temple Worship Center, 2549 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-3871. bethanytemple.org.

Church of the Nazarene

Iglesia del Nazareno, 1601 N Highland Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-7259.

Clearwater First Nazarene Church, 1875 Nursery Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 536-1498. clearwaternazarene.com.

Community

Bayside Community Church of God, 3380 State Road 580, Safety Harbor. Call (727) 669-7212. baysidechurch.net.

Calvary Chapel of Palm Harbor, 32676 U.S. 19 N, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 786-7969. ccpalmharbor.org.

Chapel-by-the-Sea, 54 Bay Esplanade, Clearwater Beach. Call (727) 446-0430. chapelbythesea.net.

Countryside Christian Center, 1850 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 799-1618. countrysidechristiancenter.org.

Clearwater Community Church, 2897 Belcher Road, Dunedin. Call (727) 799-4444. clearwatercommunity.org.

Crystal Beach Community Church, 625 Crystal Beach Ave. Call (727) 784-8222. crystalbeachcc.org.

Crystal Cove Community Church, 6900 County Road 95, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 771-8600. crystalcovecc.org.

• View the church's annual live nativity scene celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ at 8 p.m. today and the following Friday and Saturday (Dec. 21, 22) with a closing performance Christmas Eve. The eventvent incorporates scripture, music, soft lighting and live animals to bring the account of Christ's birth to life.

Cypress Meadows Community Church, 2180 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 725-4570. cypressmeadows.org.

Dockside Community Church, 1218 New York Ave., Dunedin. Call (727) 733-2480. docksidecommunitychurch.com.

Everybody's Tabernacle, 1120 N Betty Lane, Clearwater. Call (727) 442-9041, ext. 143.

Harborside Christian Church, 2200 Marshall St., Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-0202. harborsidechurch.org.

Highest Praise Family Church, 1350 East Lake Road N, Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 934-0058. highestpraisefamilychurch.org.

Lakeside Community Chapel, 1893 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 441-1714.

Lakeview Community Church, 475 East Lake Road, Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 942-0229. mylakeviewchurch.com.

New Horizons Community Church, 625 Crystal Beach Ave. Call (727) 433-2584. nhccph.com.

North Bay Community Church, 3170 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 796-0071. northbaycommunitychurch.org.

Northwood Community Church, 2295 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 791-4171. northwoodcommunitychurch.org.

Safety Harbor Covenant Church, 401 Second St. N. Call (727) 483-9351. safetyharborchurch.org.

Sunrise Chapel, 32919 U.S. 19 N, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 501-2154. sunrisechapel.com.

Coptic Orthodox

St. Mary and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church of Clearwater, 2930 County Road 193, Clearwater. Call (727) 796-0464. stmarystmina.org.

Episcopal

All Saints Episcopal Church, 1700 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-3881. allsaintstarpon.com.

Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 701 Orange Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 447-3469. churchofascension.org.

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 639 Edgewater Drive, Dunedin. Call (727) 733-4125. churchgoodshepherd.org.

Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 601 Philippe Parkway, Safety Harbor. Call (727) 725-4726. holyspirit-florida.org.

Church of the Good Samaritan, 2165 NE Coachman Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 461-1717. goodsamaritan-swfla.org.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 3200 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 796-5514. holytrinityclw.org.

St. Alfred's Episcopal Church, 1601 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 785-1601. stalfred.org.

St. John's Episcopal Church, 1676 Belcher Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-6020. stjohnsclearwater.org.

Jewish

Chabad of Clearwater, 1433 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Suite B, Clearwater. Call (727) 265-2770. jewishclearwater.com.

• Camp Gan Israel winter camp, open to children ages 5 to 12, will be 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 24 through 28. The week-long camp includes programs, activities and trips. Tuition is $150 per child. Enrollment is limited to 25 campers. To enroll, email MiramHodakov@gmail.com.

Chabad of Pinellas County, 3696 Fisher Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 789-0408. yichabad.com.

Congregation Beth Shalom, 1325 S Belcher Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-1418. cbsclearwater.org.

Congregation B'nai Emmunah, 3374 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 938-9000. bnaiemmunah.org.

Temple Ahavat Shalom, 1575 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 785-8811. ahavatshalom.org.

Temple B'nai Israel, 1685 S Belcher Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-5829. tbiclearwater.org.

Lutheran

Bethel Lutheran Church, 3166 N McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 799-3010. bethellutheranonline.org.

Christ the Lord Lutheran Church, 2045 N Hercules Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 441-8239. ctlclearwater.org.

Faith Lutheran Church, 1620 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin. Call (727) 733-2657.

First Lutheran Church, 1644 Nursery Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 462-8000, ext. 1. flcclearwater.org.

Grace Lutheran Church, 1812 N Highland Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-5026. lutheransonline.com/ graceclearwater.

Lutheran Church of the Palms, 2250 Nebraska Ave., Palm Harbor. Call (727) 784-4119. lutheranchurchofthepalms.org.

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 1115 Windmill Pointe Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 785-1117. mylcr.org.

Our Savior Lutheran Church, 4825 East Bay Drive, Largo. Call (727) 531-2761.

St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1120 Curlew Road, Dunedin. Call (727) 733-0474. stmlc.com.

St. Mathias Lutheran Church, 2751 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 796-2200. stmatthiaslutheran.org.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 407 Saturn Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-7718. stpaulsclearwater.org.

St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 812 E Tarpon Ave., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-3503. mylutheran.com

Messianic

Congregation Ohr Chadash, 3190 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater. Call (727) 726-1472. ohrchadash.org.

Temple New Jerusalem, 1190 East Lake Road, Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 940-5886. templenewjerusalem.org.

Metaphysical

New Thought Center for Creative Living, 2465 Nursery Road, Clearwater (meets at Peace Cottage on Unity of Clearwater's church property). Call (727) 475-8991. newthoughtctr.org.

The Temple of Light Metaphysical Center, 18514 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater. Call (727) 538-9976.

Methodist

Curlew United Methodist Church, 2210 Cathedral Drive, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 784-3424. curlewunitedmethodistchurch.com.

East Lake United Methodist Church, 2801 East Lake Road. Call (727) 784-9250. eastlakeumc.org.

First United Methodist Church of Clearwater, 411 Turner St., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-5955. firstmethodistclearwater.org.

First United Methodist Church of Dunedin, 421 Main St. Call (727) 733-4139. dunedinfumc.org.

First United Methodist Church of Tarpon Springs, 501 E Tarpon Ave. Call (727) 937-3271. fumctarponsprings.org.

Friendship United Methodist Church, 2039 E Druid Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 447-1822.

Heritage United Methodist Church, 2680 Landmark Drive, Clearwater. Call (727) 796-1329. heritageumc.com.

Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 825 Howard St., Clearwater. Call (727) 447-0064. mzumc.net.

Oldsmar Community United Methodist Church, 207 Buckingham Ave. E, Oldsmar. Call (813) 855-1567. oldsmarcumc.org.

Palm Harbor United Methodist Church, 1551 Belcher Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 785-7487. phumc.net.

• Following the single worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, more than 400 volunteers will mobilize throughout Pinellas County to feed the homeless, sing carols, phone shut-ins, write Christmas cards to enlisted military personnel, provide free gift wrapping and host a meal at the church for more than 200 needy families.

Skycrest United Methodist Church, 2045 Drew St., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-2218. skycrest.net.

Sylvan Abbey United Methodist Church, 2817 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 796-3057. mysylvanabbey.com.

Union Street United Methodist Church and Hispanic Mission, 1625 Union St., Clearwater. Call (727) 442-9300. unionstreetumc.com.

Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3303 Belcher Road N, Dunedin. Clearwater Ward, (727) 771-9699; Palm Harbor Ward, (727) 786-0866. mormon.org/meetinghouse.

Nondenominational

Bible Fellowship Church, 4670 East Bay Drive, Clearwater. Call (727) 536-1641.

Cornerstone Bible Chapel, 190 Patricia Ave., Dunedin. Call (727) 934-4815.

Bridgepoint Church, 455 Riviere Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 789-6764. bridgepointonline.org.

Global Family Fellowship, 2289 N Hercules Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 733-4600. globalfamilyfellowship.com.

LifeBridge Church, 5656 150th Ave. N, Clearwater. Call (727) 272-5821. LBCPinellas.com.

Open Door Church, 27378 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater. Call (727) 599-1919. opendoor-church.com.

Shepherd's Heart Ministries, 2141 State Road 580 (Main Street), Ste. R, Dunedin. (727) 734-8273. shmonline.com.

Sound Mind Christian Church, meets at 1400 San Christopher Drive, Dunedin (at the First Christian Church of Dunedin). (727) 329-6463. soundmindministry.net.

World Wide Word of Faith Church, 1588 Klosterman Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 942-9700. wwwfaith.org.

Open Bible

International Church of Clearwater, 2140 Range Road, Suite E, Clearwater. Call (727) 461-PRAY (461-7729). icclearwater.com.

Orthodox

Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church, 910 Douglas Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 443-3999. kimisis.net.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 409 Old Coachman Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 799-4605.

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (OCA), 3265 State Road 580, Safety Harbor. Call (727) 791-2273. ocaholytrinity.org; dosoca.org; and oca.org.

St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, 15250 58th St. N, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-0052.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 36 N Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-3540. epiphanycity.org.

Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Hellenic Orthodox Church, 1010 Riviere Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 789-5905.

Pentecostal

Dunedin Assembly of God, 885 Lake Haven Road, Dunedin. Call (727) 733-7205.

I.C.M. Tabernacle Church, 407 S Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs.

Pentecostal Lighthouse Church, 2801 County Road 1, Dunedin. Call (727) 787-1222.

Presbyterian

Church on the Bayou, 409 Whitcomb Blvd., Tarpon Springs. Call (727) 937-3795. churchonthebayou.org.

First Presbyterian Church, 255 Fifth Ave. S, Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-2014.

First Presbyterian Church of Dunedin, 455 Scotland St., Dunedin. Call (727) 733-2318. fpcdunedin.org.

Gloria, by Antonio Vivaldi, will be presented at 10:30 a.m. Sunday by the church's choir and orchestra with guest soloists from St. Petersburg College.

Hope Presbyterian Church, 1698 S Belcher Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-3200. hopefamily.com.

Northwood Presbyterian Church, 2875 State Road 580, Clearwater. Call (727) 796-8090. northwoodpc.org.

Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church, 110 S Fort Harrison Ave., Clearwater. Call (727) 446-3001. peacememorial.org.

Presbyterian Church of Palm Harbor, 2021 Nebraska Ave. Call (727) 784-7274. pcph.org.

• The church will present Yule Song, a Christmas concert featuring secular and sacred favorites at 7 p.m. Friday. An offering will be taken. Call (727) 781-8024.

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 705 Michigan Ave., Dunedin. Call (727) 734-5493. sapcd.org.

Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2001 Rainbow Drive, Clearwater. Call (727) 446-6210. trinityclearwater.com.

Protestant

The Hungarian Christian Church, 303 Eighth Ave., Safety Harbor. Call (727) 726-6531.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Clearwater Friends, Scottish American Society Hall, 917 Louden Ave., Dunedin. Call (727) 442-3524.

Seventh-day Adventist

Clearwater Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1445 Lakeview Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 446-6427. clearwater24.adventistchurch connect.org.

Palm Harbor Seventh-day Adventist Church, 35040 U.S. 19 N, the Fountains Plaza, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 724-4224. palmharborsda.org.

Unitarian Universalist

Spirit of Life Unitarian Universalists, 18412 Burrell Road, Odessa. Call (813) 792-1622. spiritoflifeuu.org.

Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, 2470 Nursery Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-7704. uuclearwater.org.

Celebrating Hope, Joy and Love: A Spirited Workshop Service will be presented at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The event includes a program of carols from around the world, stories and readings featuring the UUC Chorale, UUC TrUUbadores, the church's musical director David Katz, the Rev. Abhi Janamanchi, and others.

Festivals of Light begins at 7 p.m. Thursday and celebrates Hanukkah, Christmas, Solstice and Kwanzaa. It features the Kuumba Dancers and Drummers, jazz pianists Kevin Wilder and Norman Thalheimer, opera singer Humberto Zambrano, vocalist Danielle Upbin-Weizman and jazz musician Fred Johnson. An offering will be taken. For information, call the church or email: mail@uuclearwater.org.

United Church of Christ

Faith United Church of Christ, 1650 Pinehurst Road, Dunedin. Call (727) 799-4602. faithucc.org.

Unity

Unity Church of Clearwater, 2645 Nursery Road, Clearwater. Call (727) 531-0992. housebuiltonlove.com.

• A free holiday concert by "The Famous Rockin' Chair Band" will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Members of the band, led by Unity members Ralph and Marilyn Harper, have played with Peter Frampton, Burl Ives and others.

• The Youth of Unity will lead a candle-lighting service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Peace Chapel, followed by a gathering in the Unity Cafe. All are welcome to bring treats/desserts to share. Offerings fund Y.O.U. retreats and rallies.

Unity Church of Palm Harbor, 1960 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor. Call (727) 784-7911. unitychurchofpalmharbor.org.

Unity Community Church, 1315 Bayshore Blvd., Dunedin. Call (727) 734-0635. unitydunedin.org.

Mail religion news to Nova Beall at 710 Court St., Clearwater, FL 33756; fax to (727) 445-4119; or email nbeall@tampabay.com.

Winter Solstice service Friday

Unitarian Universalists of Tarpon Springs, 230 Grand Blvd. Call (727) 937-4682. uutarpon.org.

• A Winter Solstice service will take place at 7 p.m. Friday that includes silent and spoken meditation, a special skit, candlelight and special music.