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SPECIAL EVENTS

KIDS HELPING KIDS

The Child Centered Church children are working on homemade

Valentines to give to the children at Children’s Hospital of Orange

County. Child Centered Church is at 2634 Vista Del Oro, Newport

Beach. For information, call (949) 640-7343.

AIDS HOME-BASED CARE PROGRAM

St. Mark Presbyterian Church of Newport Beach will be collecting

supplies for a home-based care program for people with HIV/AIDS in

the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The program trains local church

volunteers in Africa in the specifics of caring for AIDS/HIV

patients. Each trained volunteer will then instruct and guide 10

AIDS/HIV patients and their caregivers in optimum care. The program

will be launched Sunday and run for several weeks.

FRIENDS OF MUSIC SERIES

The fifth concert in the 2002-03 Friends of Music “First Sundays

at Five Series” will be given Sunday at 5 p.m. at Saint Michael & All

Angels Episcopal Church, featuring “Solemn Evensong for Candlemas”

candles, chants and incense to observe the Presentation of Our Lord

Jesus Christ in the Temple. All are welcome, and there is no

admission charge. The church is at 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona

del Mar. For information, call 644-0463.

PIANISTS DIETZER AND FOSTER

There will be a performance of dance music for duet piano today at

5 p.m. at the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church. Tickets are

$12 for adults and $7 for students. The church is at 1259 Victoria

St., Costa Meas. (949) 651-8493.

NOTED JEWISH SCHOLAR

Prof. Shalom Paul, noted scholar and Biblical expert, is coming

from Jerusalem, Israel to serve as Orange County’s second annual

one-month Jewish Scholar in Residence under the auspices of the

Orange County Jewish Community Scholar Program at the Jewish

Federation Campus in Costa Mesa. (949) 789-6122.

WALKING THE LABYRINTH WORKSHOP

Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church will host a Walking

the Labyrinth Workshop Feb. 7 through 9. The Rev. Lauren Artress will

lecture, lead discussions and deliver Sunday homilies. Artress is an

Episcopal priest, psychotherapist and the author of “Walking a Sacred

Path,” which re-introduced the labyrinth as a form of walking

meditation and a path to prayer. Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal

Church is at 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. For

information, call (949) 644-0463.

WORKSHOPS

BAHAI FIRESIDES

Members of the Bahai faith hold informal public discussions on

spiritual topics at 7:30 p.m. every Friday and 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. on the first Sunday of every month at 120

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

MASTER MIND

New Thought Community Church presents Master Mind, a group for

those who want to “manifest good” in their daily lives, at 7 p.m.

Fridays and 1 p.m. Saturdays at 1929 Tustin Ave., Costa Mesa. (949)

646-3199.

ZEN JUMPSTART

The Zen Center of Orange County will offer a six-week “Zen

Jumpstart” program from Jan. 21 through March 9. The program includes

up to 12 sessions at the center with group and individual

instruction, an all-day retreat, a sitting cushion and more. The

center is at 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. $150. (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 monthly from 1 to 4 p.m.

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

MEDITATION LESSONS

A “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. Free. The Christian Meditation Group meets from 7:30 to 9 p.m.

on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the center. (949)

219-1408.

WEEKLY EVENTS

SUPPORT GROUP

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.

* 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 e-mail to [email protected].