SPECIAL EVENTS LENTEN CHORAL EVENSONG The Lenten...

SPECIAL EVENTS

LENTEN CHORAL EVENSONG

The Lenten Choral Evensong concert, the traditional evensong

service, will be performed by St. Michael’s choir and soloists at 5

p.m. Sunday. It’s the seventh concert in the 2002-03 Friends of Music

“First Sundays at Five” Series. All are welcome to these events. No

admission charge. St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, a

Christian Community of the Anglican Communion, is at the corner of

Pacific View Drive and Marguerite Avenue, Corona del Mar.

LENTEN PROGRAM 2003

The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael will have a program starting

at 5:30 p.m. through Wednesday, with evening prayer, dinner and its

“Who Wants to be an Episcopalian Series?” video series. The church is

at Pacific View Drive and Marguerite in Corona del Mar. Information:

(949) 644-0463.

‘REQUIEM’ ON GOOD FRIDAY

St. Mark Presbyterian Church’s Chancel Choir will perform the

“Requiem” by Brad Ellingboe with orchestration for organ, timpani,

flute, oboe, cello and harp. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. April

18. St. Mark’s is at 2100 Mar Vista Drive in Newport Beach.

Information: (949) 644-1341.

INTERFAITH COUNCIL LUNCHEON

Rabbi Mark Miller of Temple Bat Yam will provide an introduction

to Passover, while Dennis Short of Harbor Christian Church will

provide an introduction to Easter at the April 16 luncheon meeting of

the Newport-Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council. It will be held 11:45

a.m. at Temple Bat Yam in Newport Beach. The event will cost $7.50

per person with reservations and $10 without. Information: (949)

660-8665.

WORKSHOPS

BAHAI FIRESIDES

Members of the Bahai faith hold informal public discussions on

spiritual topics at 7:30 p.m. every Friday and at 11:30 the last

Sunday of the month. The talks include brunch or dinner. Also,

interfaith devotional meetings will be held the last Saturday evening

of the month. Call for locations. (949) 759-0999 for Friday meeting,

(949) 760-5360 for Sunday meeting, and (949) 646-6328 for Saturday

devotional.

ZEN 101

The Zen Center of Orange County offers an Introduction to Zen

Workshop from 3 to 6 p.m. the first Sunday of every month at 120 E.

18th St., Costa Mesa. $50. (949) 722-7818.

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

A 26-lesson study on the life of Jesus Christ titled “Journey to

the Cross” is taught at 9:45 a.m. Sundays during the Homebuilder’s

Bible Class at Liberty Baptist Church. The study parallels the four

Gospels to present the story of Christ. The church is at 1000 Bison

Ave., Newport Beach. Free. (949) 760-5444.

DREAM ON

The Adult Faith Formation at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in

Newport Beach holds a dream analysis group from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays

at 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 219-1408.

MEDITATION LESSONS

A free “lectio divina” meditation group meeting is held at 7:10

a.m. Tuesdays at Our Lady Queen of Angels, 2046 Mar Vista Drive,

Newport Beach. Lectio is a style of meditation that includes using

Scripture or a special reading as a stimulus. The Christian

Meditation Group meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on the first and third

Wednesdays of each month at the center. The format includes two

periods of meditation with some instruction on how to meditate, a

talk and a discussion. (949) 219-1408.

WEEKLY EVENTS

SUPPORT FOR OLDER WOMEN

The Jewish Family Service offers a support group for women older

than 50 to address issues such as anxiety at 10 a.m. on the second

and fourth Monday of each month at 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa.

Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

NEW GROUPS

Jewish Family Service of Orange County has formed a bereavement

support group that meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and a Challenge of

Change support group that meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays. Both groups

meet at Temple Judea in Laguna Hills, 24512 Moulton Parkway. The

service is also forming a parenting support group to meet the first

and third Mondays of each month at 10 a.m. at the Jewish Federation

Campus, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. Preregistration

required. (714) 445-4950.

GAY/LESBIAN SUPPORT GROUP

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County plans to present a

discussion group for parents of Jewish gays and lesbians if enough

people are interested. (714) 445-4950.

MYSTICAL AND SPIRITUAL

The Mystical Spiritualist Church of South Orange County holds

Sunday services every week at 10 a.m. at 2482 Newport Blvd., Costa

Mesa, Suite 3. A spiritual healing service starts at 9:30 a.m. (949)

581-2290.

RE-MEMBERING GROUP

Our Lady Queen of Angels holds a re-membering group at 6:15 p.m.

every other Sunday at 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. The parish

center is at 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 548-3844.

BREAKFAST FELLOWSHIP

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church holds its Men’s

Fellowship Breakfast at 7 a.m. on the second, third and fourth

Thursdays of each month at 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar.

Free. (949) 644-0463.

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST

The Men’s Fellowship Breakfast of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

meets from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesdays in Dierenfield Hall, 600 St.

Andrews Road, Newport Beach. All men of the church and community are

welcome to attend. $2.50 at the door. (949) 631-2880.

YOUNG WOMEN’S

SUPPORT GROUP

Jewish Family Service of Orange County offers a support group for

younger women dealing with issues such as life passages and changes,

body images, family, relationships and loneliness at 7 p.m. Tuesdays

at the agency office, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa.

Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950, ext. 114.

HELPING THE HELPERS

Jewish Family Services is sponsoring a discussion group focusing

on the issues and concerns faced by adult children taking care of

their elderly parents. The group will be offered Tuesday. The offices

are at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. Preregistration is

required. $10. (714) 445-4950.

INTERFAITH COUPLES GROUP

Jewish Family Service is forming a discussion group for interfaith

couples where one partner is Jewish to speak about issues affecting

an interfaith relationship. Call for times and dates. Jewish Family

Service is at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. Preregistration

is required. (714) 445-4950.

ANXIETY/DEPRESSION SUPPORT

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County offers a support and

discussion group for adults experiencing anxiety and or depression at

9 a.m. Mondays at the agency offices, 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa.

Free. (714) 445-4950.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT

Jewish Family Service of Orange County will hold a new ongoing

bereavement support group for people in all stages of loss at 7 p.m.

Tuesdays at the Jewish Family Service, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G,

Costa Mesa. Free. (714) 445-4950.

ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP

Jewish Family Service of Orange County sponsors an ongoing Jewish

healing support group for people experiencing chronic illness. The

group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Jewish Family Service, 250 E.

Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. Free. Preregistration required. (714)

445-4950.

* Is your church or place of worship planning a special event? If

so, send the typed information at least two weeks before the event to

the Daily Pilot, 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, attention:

Paul Saitowitz, religion editor.; fax to (949) 646-4170 or send

e-mail to [email protected].