Book signing: New York Times best-selling author Bryan Stevenson will present and sign copies of his book, "Just Mercy," at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice that defends the poor, wrongly condemned and more in Montgomery, Ala. He is also a professor of law at New York University Law School. The event will be free and open to all; books will be available for purchase. Information: 435 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-873-7600, www.stlukesatlanta.org.
Judaism class: A 12-week Judaism 101 class will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursdays from Sept. 29 to Jan. 26 at Congregation B'nai Israel. Registration is $250. Information: 1633 Ga. 54 E., Jonesboro. 678-817-7162, www.bnai-israel.net.
Recovery service: All people in recovery from addiction will be welcomed at a special Holy Communion service beginning at 11 a.m. Oct. 1 at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. Free and open to all. Information: 1790 LaVista Road N.E., Atlanta. 404-634-3336, www.stbartsatlanta.org.
Pride Eucharist: Integrity Atlanta's 28th annual Gay Pride Eucharist will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at All Saints' Episcopal Church. The Rev. Keith Whitmore, assistant bishop of Atlanta, will preside and the Rev. Gwen Fry, vice president for the National Affairs of Integrity USA, an LGBT organization within the Episcopal Church, will preach. A reception will take place after the service. Open to all. Information: 634 W. Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-881-0835, www.allsaintsatlanta.org.
5K walk: Participate in the annual 5K Cancer Awareness Walk, which will be held at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at New Life Presbyterian Church. Proceeds will benefit Sisters by Choice Inc, an Atlanta-based breast cancer organization; Free to Breathe, a lung cancer research program; the International Myeloma Foundation; and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. To register, visit www.eventbrite.com and type "New Life Presbyterian Church" and "Atlanta" in the search boxes; on-site will also be available. Registration is $25; free for children under 12. Information: 6600 Old National Highway, College Park. 770-996-7159, www.newlifepresatl.com.
Of note: The Hart Readers Book Group will host its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Walthour Library at the Cathedral of St. Philip (2744 Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta). The discussion will focus on "The Rebirthing of God: Christianity's Struggle for New Beginnings" by John Philip Newell.
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