BRIEFLY IN FAITH

Local community and faith-based organizations will gather Sept. 22 for

the eighth annual Orange County Peace Walk/Peace Jam 2001 at Triangle

Square. The free event will start at 11:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.

There will be musicians, an organized walk on the streets around

Triangle Square, displays, raffles and more in celebration of the United

Nations’ International Day of Peace.

Groups planning to take part in the walk include the Newport-Mesa

Irvine Interfaith Council, Bahais of Costa Mesa and Huntington Beach,

Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, Amnesty International, United

Nations Assn., NAACP and A Center for Peace and Healing. Lane Calvert of

the Bahais of Costa Mesa and the Rev. Karen Stoyanoff of Orange Coast

Unitarian Universalist Church are chairing the organizing committee.

Information: (949) 646-4652.

New Thought church to celebrate 30th year

The New Thought Christian Church and Truth Foundation will celebrate

its 30th anniversary at 7 p.m. July 13 with a banquet at the Golden

Garden restaurant, 1505 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa.

With teachings based on the work of Science of Mind practitioner Dr.

Ernest Holmes, the group began in 1971 and meets at 10 a.m. Sundays at

the Costa Mesa Community Center, 1845 Park Ave., Costa Mesa.

Information: (949) 646-3199.

Fireworks stand to raise funds for trip

Prince of Peace Christian School in Costa Mesa will open a fireworks

stand in the Super Antojitos parking lot on Fairview Drive near Baker

Street to raise funds for its biannual Washington, D.C., trip for fifth-

and sixth-grade students and teachers.

The stand, which will open Sunday, will feature a variety of sparklers

and fireworks, including prepackaged assortments.

Stand hours will be 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday and 10

a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The trip is scheduled for April.

Information: (714) 549-0562.