The Orcas community is invited to join Kindlings WinterFest, an annual lecture series featuring leading thinkers on issues of contemporary importance. It is a scaled down, lecture only version of KindlingsFest, the Orcas Community Church’s summer event.

Lauren Winner is the featured speaker. The them is “My Spiritual Journey (So Far): Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis.”

Winner is the author of numerous books, including “Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis,” “Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline,” “Girl Meets God: A Memoir” and “Real Sex: The Naked Truth about Chastity.”

She has appeared on PBS’s Religion and Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture, and Christianity Today. Winner has degrees from Duke, Columbia, and Cambridge universities, and holds a doctorate in history. The former book editor for Beliefnet, she teaches at Duke Divinity School, and lives in Durham, N.C. Winner travels extensively to lecture and teach.

Winner was born to a Jewish father and a Southern Baptist mother, and was raised Jewish.

The Winterfest schedule:

Friday, March 8: “Girl Meets God: The Joy of Finding God,” 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 9: “The Wall: What happens When you Hit the Wall?” 10 a.m. “Movement: How do you begin moving forward again?” 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 10: “Presence: Finding God Again,” 10 a.m.

All lectures are at the Orcas Island Community Church. Pre-register by calling 376-6422 or online at www.eventbrite.com.

There is no charge, but a suggested donation of $80 for the weekend or $25 for a single lecture.