NEWS BRIEFS: World Day of Prayer services set in Port Angeles, Sequim today . . . and other items

Individuals in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer today.

This year, the following community churches will celebrate:

■ Sequim Community Church, 950 N. Fifth Ave., noon.

■ First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles, noon.

Members of several local other churches will participate in the service, including Queen of Angels, First Presbyterian, Salvation Army, First United Methodist Church, First Christian and St. Andrew’s Episcopal.

Through the worship service, attendees will learn of Jesus’ teaching of acceptance as he stated, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs” (Mark 10:14-15).

Unity speaker

PORT ANGELES — Unity in the Olympics, 2917 E. Myrtle St., will hold a 10:30 a.m. service Sunday featuring Niobe Weaver, whose lesson will be “I am God’s Video Camera, We are the Experiences of God.”

Weaver is a sound healer and singer.

Child care is available during the service.

A brief time for silent meditation will be held from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

A “Unity Basic Class Workshop” with the Rev. Donna Little will take place afterward from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

All are welcome to attend all church activities.

Dean’s honoree

TROY, N.Y. — Hannah Little of Port Angeles has been named to the dean’s honor list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the fall 2015 semester.

The list recognizes full-time students who maintain a grade-point average of a minimum of 3.50 out of a possible 4.0 and have no grades below “C.”

Little studies chemistry.

STEM grant

PORT ANGELES — Jefferson Elementary School teacher Coya Erickson received information from the Secretary of State’s Office, Washington State Library Division, that the school has been awarded 50 science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) books and three professional titles in support of education in these subject areas.

The Washington State Library, in partnership with the Institute for Museum and Library Services, provided funding for the grant project.

Book collections were distributed throughout the state to 120 elementary collections, 55 middle school collections and 55 high school collections.

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