FAITH BRIEFS
First Baptist Church of Gulf Breeze offers study groups

"Daniel" Sundays - Beginning January 14 at 4:30 p.m. Beth Moore's Daniel. Meeting in the Renfroe Center Dinning room, 555 Fairpoint Drive. Cost of the workbook is $10. This is a 12-week, videobased class study group. Childcare is available. For more information, or about joining in the middle of program call 932-2207.

"The Prayer of Jesus" Sundays -Beginning January 14 at 9:15 a.m. Ken Hemphill's The Prayer of Jesus. Meeting in the Renfroe Center at 9:15 a.m. Cost of the workbook is $10. This is a five-week, videobased study group. Childcare is available. For more information, or about joining in the middle of program call 932- 2207.

Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church

Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church is offering the following:

Naomi's Table, a support group for widows, will meet at the church fellowship hall Sundays at 5:30 p.m. This group is for anyone who has experienced the loss of a spouse. Call 932-3594 for more information.

KinderMusik, a music and movement class for ages birth to 4 years, will begin Monday on the Main Campus, 75 Fairpoint Drive. This is program encourages physical, emotional, cognitive, language, social and musical growth in children. For more information, call Rachael McKinley at 261- 8824.

The church will offer several new studies beginning in January. They include:

"Finding Balance -- Loving God with Heart and Soul, Mind and Strength" will meet Wednesday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. through Feb. 21 on the Main Campus, Room 12. Call 932-3594 for more information.

"Lifesong," a 12-week interactive study will meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Call 932-3594 to register and for more information on the class.

GBUMC Community Life Center

The following activities are scheduled at the Community Life Center, 4115 Soundside Drive, Gulf Breeze:

Line dancing: 9 a.m. Mondays and Fridays.

Low-impact aerobics: 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Yoga: 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Stretch and tone: 8:30 a.m. Fridays. The first class is free.

For more information, call 916-1660.

Our Lady of the Assumption

Mark your calendars for these events at Our Lady of the Assumption Mission, 920 Via de Luna, Pensacola Beach:

Valentine's Dinner and auction

Our Lady is hosting a Valentine's Day Potluck Dinner and Benefit Auction, February 10 at Hunt Hall. All beach and nearby community folks, including snow birds, are invited to attend. For dinner, join us at 6 p.m. and bring a covered side dish to share. Our Lady Hospitality will provide the meat. At this event, bid in a live auction of contributed "gifts" (serious and fun things) to benefit the Beavers family.

Celebrate St. Patrick's at Our Lady

Our Lady of the Assumption presents its annual corned beef and cabbage St. Patty's day dinner/ party open to the community on Saturday, March 17, 6:30 p.m. in Hunt Hall. Admission is $5.00 per person and St. Patrick and friends usually attend this function each year, which is always a fun time for the community. Snowbirds and residents alike - join us for this festive evening!

Watercolor lessons

Due to a family emergency, the six-week Watercolor Classes scheduled to begin at Our Lady this Wednesday, January 24 have been postponed a week and will begin on Wednesday, January 31.Once again, Steve and Karen Peterson offer watercolor art classes at Hunt Hall! Students may pay a donation for the classes and buy materials at the lessons. All proceeds support Our Lady of the Assumption Mission. To register, call Karen Peterson at (850) 974-6589.

St. Ann Catholic Church, Gulf Breeze, and Our Lady of the Assumption Mission, Pensacola Beach, together are a parish of over 2,000 persons serving the community in body, mind and spirit. Information, bulletins and newsletters are available on the web at StAnnGulfBreeze.Org.