Atlanta faith calendar

Big 100 for Greater Piney Grove: The Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church will commemorate 100 years with a series of events as the congregation moves into its new sanctuary at 11 a.m. Saturday at 1879 Glenwood Ave., Atlanta. The dedication also will include commissioning for the Frank Jones Memorial Chapel (formerly the old sanctuary). The speaker is the Rev. H. Beecher Hicks Jr. of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. On Sunday, the Rev. Michael Benton, senior pastor of Fairfield Baptist Church in Decatur, will preach at the 7:15 a.m. service, followed by the Rev. William W. Flippin Sr., senior pastor of Greater Piney Grove, at 10:30 a.m. The 100th Anniversary Celebration Gala will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 9 in the conference center at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, 495 N. Indian Creek Drive in Clarkston. Tickets are $65. For ticket information: 404-433-7163, www.pineygrovebapt.org.

Permanent home for Ner Tamid and school: Reform Jewish Congregation Ner Tamid Synagogue and Religious School is celebrating its move to a permanent space. An open house will be held 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 10 at 1349 Old Highway 41, Suite 220, in Marietta. For information about religious school classes and services, go to www.mynertamid.org.

Building a rule of life with Carl McColman: A workshop on "Beholding the Presence of God Every Day: Crafting a Personal Rule of Life" will be held 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 16 at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, 13560 Cogburn Road in Milton. The program will be led by Carl McColman, a Stone Mountain author and teacher on the contemplative life. The day is open to all and sponsored by the parish's chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King. Tuition is $25. The registration deadline is Aug. 10. For information, contact Harmony Kiser at harmony.kiser@comcast.net. www.staidans.org.