The Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S Perry St., will host its annual Obon Festival this weekend with Japanese and Hawaiian food, cultural music and dancing and other activities for the Spokane community.

On Sunday (July 22) the Rev. Kevin Codd, author of "Beyond Even the Stars" will be speaking at the Camino Mass and Dinner, held at Sacred Heart Parish, 219 E. Rockwood Blvd.

The Whitworth Institute of Ministry will welcome author the Rev. Mary Hulst to its 43rd conference, to be held July 23-27, 2018, at Whitworth University.

A search committee from the church has been seeking a replacement for Dean Bill Ellis, who retired last June. The committee recently announced that the Rev. Heather VanDeventer has been selected as that replacement.

YWCA Spokane's annual An Evening in Tuscany event, slated for July 13, is being held this year to raise money to keep domestic violence survivors safe.

On Saturday, Ven. Thubten Chodron and Ven. Thubten Chonyi of Sravasti Abbey will speak at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture about Buddhism and about their abbey, located in Newport.