WHERE TO WORSHIP

Dec. 15, 2006 12 AM PT

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a partial list of places to worship in Laguna Beach. If you would like to list your church, temple or synagogue, send us your listing via fax to 494-8979 or e-mail to [email protected]. Please include the name of the place of worship, the address, phone number, service times and pastor or rabbi.

CALVARY CHAPEL SEASIDE

Sunday Worship, 10 a.m., Friday Night Worship Service, 7 p.m. at Lang Park Multipurpose Room, Wesley Drive. Child care and Children’s Ministry available. For more information call (949) 200-7388 or www.calvaryseaside.org.

CALVARY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

468 Legion Street

(949) 494-6191

Sunday Services held at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Sunday School for infants through junior high

Junior High & High School Youth Group meets Tuesday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

CALVARY LAGUNA

6:30 a.m. Saturday, Laguna Main Beach

Men’s Prayer 6:30 a.m. Saturdays at Laguna Main Beach

The Edge, Bible Study for all ages, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Coffee Pub, 384 Forest, Lumberyard Mall. Information: (949) 679-1000 or www.CalvaryLaguna.com.

CHABAD JEWISH CENTER

30804 S. Coast Highway

Laguna Beach

499-0770

Service times: Monday through Friday, 6:15 a.m.; Friday evening, 6 p.m.; Saturday morning, 10:30 a.m. (Jewish Mysticsm at 9:45 a.m. before Services)

Rabbi: Eli Goorevitch

Tuesday, Dec. 19 , 5 p.m., Greek-style Hanukkah celebration, with Greek buffet, music by Shlomo Rabinowitz; workshops for kids include ceramic tile menorah-making and dreidel sand art. Grand Menorah lighting finale. $10 per person. Reservations needed by calling the office.

CHRIST CHAPEL OF LAGUNA

286 St. Ann’s Drive

(949) 376-2099

Sunday services at 10 a.m.

CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE CENTER FOR PROSPEROUS LIVING

219 Cozumel Court at Club Laguna (just off El Toro Road and 73 Freeway)

(949) 715-0294 or www.lagunabeach-cpl.org

Sunday service times: 10:30 a.m. meditation; 11 a.m. celebration service

Open during the week

Minister: Rev. Diane Wolcott Watson

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

635 High Drive

494-3040

Service times: 10 a.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, testimonials.

Sunday school: 10 a.m. Sunday

Child care provided for all services.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM

284 Forest Avenue

494-4503

Open daily except Sunday and major holidays.

HARE KRISHNA CULTURAL CENTER

285 Legion St.

494-7029

Public Service 5 p.m. Sunday

Tukaram Garvey, director

LAGUNA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

415 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-7555; www.lagunapreschurch.org

Sunday service 9 a.m. (traditional) and 10:45 a.m. (contemporary service with Praise Band); nursery, toddler care and Sunday school.

Dr. Jerry Tankersley, Dr. Steven Sweet, Dr. Kathy Sizer, Rev. Jim McCluskey, ministers.

Pastor’s Bible studies at 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays and 7 a.m. Wednesdays.

Thursday, Dec. 21, special noon meditation.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

340 St. Ann’s Drive

Laguna Beach

(949) 494-8061

An “Open and Affirming” Congregation of the United Church of Christ.

Service times: 10 a.m. Sunday, adult and children’s service; coffee hour follows.

Interim Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bill Peterson

Healing prayer service offered first Sunday of each month at 11:30 a.m.

Labyrinth — Walking meditation on the third Wednesday of each month, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Holiday Worship Schedule:

Dec. 17 -- 3rd Sunday in Advent, 10 a.m. worship service message: “Expectation of the Light-bearer”; Advent wreath candle lighting: “Expectancy” 11: 30 a.m., Carol sing in Bridge Hall after Church

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

990 Temple Terrace Drive

Laguna Beach

494-9701

Service times: 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday; 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon; A Spanish mass is celebrated at 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Confessions, 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday

Pastor: The Rev. Eamon O’Gorman

ST. FRANCIS BY-THE-SEA

430 Park Ave.

Laguna Beach

497-4678

Service times: 9 a.m. Sunday

Pastor: Archbishop Simon Talarczyk

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL

428 Park Ave.

Laguna Beach

494-3542

Service times: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, with child care available at 10a.m.

Healing service 10 a.m. Tuesdays

The parish office is open 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Fridays; and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays

Rector: The Rev. Elizabeth Rechter

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN

1190 Morningside Drive

Laguna Beach

494-7998; St_PaulsLutheran [email protected]

Service times: 10 a.m. Sunday; Sunday School and adult Bible study classes begin at 9 a.m.

Vicar Douglas D. Francik, Pastor.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

685 Park Ave. at Manzanita (across from the high school)

Laguna Beach

494-6095

Service times: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesdays, teens

Bishop Christopher Wilson

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP

429 Cypress Drive

Laguna Beach

497-4568

Service times: 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Children’s religious education program provided. Coffee and conversation follow services.

Pastor: The Rev. Sarah Moldenhauer-Salazar.

Dec. 17: Intergenerational Holiday Service. Reverends Stefanie Etzbach-Dale and Rev. Sarah Moldenhauer-Salazar.

Join us as we discover together how the holidays of Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa can enrich our own celebrations. December Family Fun Event and fond farewell to Lee Marie Sanchez. Immediately following the service, we will be decorating cookies, playing games, listening to holiday tunes and having a good time. We will celebrate our time together with Lee, and bid her farewell and good luck in her ministry. For a small donation to cover lunch, please join us for pizza and some holiday fun.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

21632 Wesley Drive

Laguna Beach

499-3088

Sunday services: 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. (During 8:30 a.m. service, child care and elementary Sunday School provided. During 10 a.m. service, child care and elementary through high school Sunday School provided.)

Youth Group, Sundays, 5-7:30 p.m., snack supper, fun and fellowship.

Pastor: The Rev. Ginny Wheeler

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