Religion Briefs

Conference begins Saturday

Kalifonsky Christian Center invites the community to "Blow the Trumpet." The conference continues today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday with prayer at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., followed by worship services at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. There will be no evening service Sunday.

Speakers from all over the globe will participate. For more information, call 283-9452.

Clothing ministry open Saturday

The New 2 U Clothing Ministry will be open Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. at 119 Little Ave. in Soldotna. It offers clothing for children, women and men. The clothing is free to community members. To donate clothing or toys, call Joy at 262-0641.

The clothing ministry is sponsored by First Baptist Church in Soldotna and is open on the first and third Saturday of the month.

Spiritual poems sought

A $1,000 grand prize is being offered in a special religious poetry contest sponsored by the New Jersey Rainbow Poets, free to anyone who has ever written a poem. There are 50 prizes in all totaling almost $5,000. The deadline is Feb. 9.

To enter, send one poem only of 21 lines or less to: Free Poetry Contest, 103 N. Wood Ave., PMB 70, Linden, NJ 07036. Or enter on-line www.rainbowpoets.com.

"We think great religious poems can inspire achievement," said Frederick Young, the organization's contest director. "Our desire is to inspire amateur poets and we think this competition will accomplish that. Alaska has produced many wonderful poets over the years, and we'd like to discover new ones."

If you have a public service announcement or upcoming function for your local church, fax your information to 283-3299 or e-mail it to clarion@alaska.net. For more information, call 283-7551.

The deadline for Friday submissions is 5 p.m. the preceding Tuesday.