Religion briefs: Orthodox church offering weekly services in Fernley

Orthodox church offering weekly services in Fernley

Saint Columba’s Orthodox Church (Western Rite ROCOR), holds Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. Sundays.

The church, the only Orthodox parish in the area, is just north of Interstate 80, off Exit 48, at the corner of Truck Inn and Mission ways in Fernley.

For more information, call Father William Bauer, rector, at 775-835-6915.

St. Gall Catholic Church hosting concert, rummage sale

The Five Jamaican Tenors will bring the spirit of Jamaica to the stage when it will perform in a benefit concert to help homeless and abandoned children.

The event at 6:30 p.m. July 16 at St. Gall Catholic Church, 1343 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville, will feature Father Richard Ho Lung, founder of Missionaries of the Poor. The priest’s community of more than 600 brothers live out their motto, “Joyful Service with Christ Crucified,” in Kingston, Jamaica, where they serve homeless and abandoned children. All proceeds from the concert go to Missionaries of the Poor.

Tickets are available at the church or at the door. For prices and more information, call the church office at 775-782-2852.

The church also is accepting donations for its annual rummage sale scheduled for Aug. 5-6. Donations can be dropped July 5-Aug.3 behind the church’s gymnasium.

To arrange pickups of large items, call the church office.