Ten local women were honored for their accomplishments and leadership in our community, and for embodying YWCA Spokane’s mission of “eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.”

All are welcome to attend the Sarana Affirmation Service at the Spokane Buddhist Temple, in which 19 people will receive Buddhist names and pledge to lead the Buddhist way of life.

Visit Sravasti Abbey on Dec. 10 for Sharing the Dharma Day, a chance to learn about Buddhism, and to celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day with a candlelight vigil for victims of gun violence around the world.

The Whitworth choir will be performing Christmas concerts Dec. 9 and 10 at the Fox Theater in Spokane.

This Saturday, Dec. 2, a mini-retreat on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius will be held in the Chapel of the Three Companions at Gonzaga Preparatory School, from 9 to 11 a.m. The event is free, open to the public and no registration is necessary.  

This advent season, Immaculate Heart Retreat Center is hosting retreats that will focus on the theme of preparing for the coming of Christ.