The Rev. Mark Niznik of St. Paul Catholic Church in Belleview will speak at a Tri-County Interfaith Alliance event at 7 p.m. January 8th on “The Evolution of Independent American Catholicism in the Polish National Catholic Church of America — Its Origins, Faith Tenets, and Aims.”

The meeting will be hosted by the Unitarian/Universalist Fellowship of Marion County, 7280 SE 135th St., Summerfield. The program is free and open to the public. A question-and-answer session will follow the program and refreshments will be served. For details please call: 352-674-9288.