NEWS BRIEFS: Schori slated to speak at St. Andrews … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will present “Faith and Science as Wisdom Traditions” at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Schori will be speaking at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 510 E. Park Ave.

Schori served from 2006 through 2015 as the first female presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church of the United States.

Her visit is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia Youth Creation Care Pilgrimage.

The public is invited to this free presentation.

For more information, call the church at 360-457-4862.

Unity Speaker

PORT ANGELES — Tim West will present “One” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

West will be the guest speaker at Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle Ave.

Sunday service begins at 10 a.m.

Child care is available.

For more information, call 360-457-3981 or visit www.unityintheolympics.org.

Sunday services

PORT ANGELES — The Rev. Amanda Aikman will present “Remember When Free Speech Was a Thing?” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

Aikman will be teaching at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1033 Barr Road.

For more information, call 360-417-2665, email admin@olympicuuf.com or visit www.olympicuuf.com.

Evensong service

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Simon Ruth deVoil will offer music for an Evensong service from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Sunday.

The service will be held in the Chetzemoka Park, 1000 Jackson St.

Evensong is a contemplative, Celtic Christian service.

The public is welcome to attend this free service.

For more information, call 360-344-2255.

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