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Here are a selection of brief news items pertaining to area church activities:

Outdoor gospel concert set for Aug. 31

A Praise in the Valley outdoor country gospel concert will be held starting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, on Highway J, five miles south of Rockland.

Performers will include Art Hanson of Sparta; Dana Tock, another Spartan who last year released her first solo CD, “Leap of Faith”; and Sarah Simmons of Nashville, Tenn., who has performed with country music greats Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker and George Jones.

Admission is free, although donations are appreciated. Refreshments will be available. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.

Gospel choir seeks instrumentalists

The Coulee Region Gospel Choir is looking for experienced instrumentalists for its annual Christmas musical, which this year will be “Child of the Promise.” The program will take the place of the traditional outdoor concert in Holmen this year only.

Musicians needed include flute, oboe, first and second trumpet, first and second trombone, violin (three), viola (two), cello (2) and timpani/percussion.

For more information, call Ruth Ann Granum at 526-2218.

Churches sponsor financial classes

Christ the King Lutheran Church, Holmen Lutheran Church and Bridge of Life Lutheran Church are sponsoring a 13-week Financial Peace University series of classes.

The classes will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Sundays starting Sept. 7 at Christ the King’s Fellowship Hall at 2703 Sand Lake Road in Onalaska.

Cost is $93 per family. Payment must be made by Aug. 24. To register, call 783-1892.

Volunteer Corps seeks participants

Participants are sought for Lutheran Volunteer Corps, a full-time program that offers people a one-year opportunity for spiritual and personal exploration while working for social justice, living in intentional community and simplifying their lifestyles.

Volunteers are matched with nonprofit organizations in Baltimore, Md.; Wilmington, Del.; Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Milwaukee; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.; and the San Francisco Bay Area in California.

Applications may be downloaded at http://www.LutheranVolunteerCorps.org/Volunteers.htm/. For more information, contact Kelly Shinn, recruitment coordinator, at (202) 387-3222 or Recruitment@LutheranVolunteerCorps.org.

Organic supper set at Stoddard church

Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church in rural Stoddard will hold its fourth annual all-organic supper from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. The menu includes organic quiche, ham and hot dogs, salad, bread and dessert, Cost is $8, $4 for children younger than 12. To order tickets or for more information, call Pastor Donald Fox at 782-3499 or the church at (608) 483-2384.