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Ringing His Praises concert at First Presbyterian Church, Lakeland, on May 15.
Ringing His Praises concert at First Presbyterian Church, Lakeland, on May 15.

LAKELAND CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT - A CELEBRATION OF HOPE: 2 to 3 p.m. May 14, First Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland. $10 adults; 12 and younger free. T. Jordan McCarthy, director. For more information, contact the Lakeland Choral Society at lakelandchoralsociety1@gmail.com. www.lakelandchoralsociety.org.

COMMUNITY PICNIC IN THE PARK: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 14, College Heights United Methodist Church, College Heights Commons, 942 South Blvd., Lakeland. Across the street from the church building. Free. Bring a picnic supper, paper supplies and eating utensils for your family; a dessert to share; picnic blankets; and lawn chairs. Table provided with plates and napkins for desserts. Bottled water provided. Following the picnic, those interested walk to Lake Morton to feed the ducks and swans. City-approved food provided (no bread, please).

FIRST ANNUAL CANCER WARRIORS BBQ: 6 p.m. May 15, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, 3504 Mt. Tabor Road, Lakeland. Food includes pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, tea or lemonade and chips for $5. All proceeds go to children fighting cancer. Co-sponsor is End Zone.

RINGING HIS PRAISES: 4 to 5 p.m. May 15, Sanctuary, First Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland. Free. A family friendly concert featuring bell choirs: Festival Ringers and Simply Bronze. The concert will conclude with a “handbell petting zoo” where young and old alike can learn what it feels like to play one of the instruments. https://fpclakeland.org/. 863-686-7187.

SOUTH LAKELAND CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION LUNCHEON: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18, Cleveland Heights Country Club, 2900 Buckingham Ave., Lakeland. $22 inclusive. Feature: What’s Cooking? With Pampered Chef consultant Danielle Redner. Speaker: Susan Wertham, “How her life was like an omelet.” Reservations and cancellations required as soon as possible. Email mayersman@tampabay.rr.com or call Marty at 863-425-1390.

GEAR UP FLORIDA — THE ABILITY EXPERIENCE: This 950-mile cycling event kicks off in Miami, reaches the Gulf Coast, passes through Orlando, comes back to the Atlantic coast in Jacksonville and culminates at the State Capitol in Tallahassee. The mission of the Pi Kappa Phi members is to reach out to as many people as possible spreading a message of acceptance and understanding on behalf of people with disabilities. The group will have lunch at noon, May 21 at Webster Memorial Baptist Church, 1135 N. Chestnut Road, Lakeland. Any one interested in the mission or who is or knows a disabled person is invited to attend. Contact Pastor Gavin Croft at 239-770-7631 after 3 p.m.

EKKLESIA MUSIC FESTIVAL: noon May 21 to noon May 22, gates open 11 a.m., Maddox Ranch, 2211 W. Bella Vista St., Lakeland. General admission $25 age 11 and older; age 10 and younger free, includes camping Saturday night, free parking; Group pass $20 each for anyone older than 10 in a group of five attending the event; must be in groups of five people. Tickets at https://www.ticketor.com/ekklesiafestival/. Saturday features musical acts, praise teams, speakers, artists, food vendors and worshipping God with Blanca, The Young Escape, Vital Worship, Without Walls, Joey O, Vasiliy Billetskyy and more. Sunday worship service. All persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. http://themaddoxranch.com/ https://www.facebook.com/maddoxranch/.

RINGERS & SINGERS CONCERT: 4 to 5 p.m. May 22, Sanctuary, First United Methodist Church, 72 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland. Free. Ringing two six-octave sets of Whitechapel handbells plus five octaves of Malmark ChoirChime instruments, the Ringers & Singers combine the arts of ringing and singing. https://www.firstumc.org/events/. 863-686-3163

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