FAITH CALENDAR

OPEN HOUSES

Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach will hold open houses Sunday and Aug.

26 to welcome friends of the synagogue and newcomers. This Sunday’s open

house, from 2 to 5 p.m., will include actor Peter Small doing his

impression of Golda Meir, the late Israeli prime minister. The Aug. 26

event, which also will start at 2 p.m., will introduce attendees to Rabbi

Marc Rubenstein, who will speak about the upcoming High Holy Days.

Interfaith couples are welcome. The temple is at 2401 Irvine Ave.,

Newport Beach. Free. (949) 548-6900.

MYSTERY DRAMA

Members from Rocko7 harborf7 Church will perform “An Inspector

Calls” at the Lyceum Theater at Vanguard University, 55 Fair Drive, Costa

Mesa. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. today. $5. (949) 548-2600.

ALOHA!

The Jewish Community Center will present an Aloha Day: An Open House

Adventure, featuring a preview of fall programs, entertainment, a fashion

show, demonstrations, games and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 26. Free

admission. The Center is at 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa. (714) 755-0340.

CHOIR MEETING

A parent’s meeting will be held at St. Michael and All Angels

Episcopal Church at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 26 for adults with children in the

church’s two new choirs. Organizational details and registration

information will be covered at the meeting. The church is at 3233 Pacific

View Drive, Corona del Mar. (949) 644-0463, Ext. 14.

AN ISRAELI PERSPECTIVE

Israeli social worker Yaffa Cohen will be the special guest speaker at

a brunch program sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Orange County at

10 a.m. Aug. 30 at a Newport Beach home. Cohen, director of the Social

Welfare Department in Kiryat Malachi, Israel, will talk from an Israeli

perspective about what it’s like to live in Israel today. Free. (714)

755-5555, Ext. 226.

SELICHOT AT TEMPLE ISAIAH

Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach will host an open house Selichot

evening at 8 p.m. Sept. 8 at 2401 Irvine Ave., Newport Beach. Selichot is

a high point of the year, and the service will mix traditional and

contemporary philosophies. Free. An ice cream social will follow. (949)

548-6900.

CHURCH PICNIC

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach will hold an

all-church picnic from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at Mariners Park, at the

corner of Irvine Avenue and Dover Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 497-2577.

HIGH HOLY DAYS

Temple Isaiah will begin its High Holy Days services at 8 p.m. Sept.

17 with a service and performances by a new vocal group of famous

artists. Two traditional morning services will follow at 9:30 a.m. Sept.

18 and an evening service will be held the same day at 7:30 p.m. On Sept.

19, service will be held at 9:30 a.m., and the Holy Kol Nidre service

will begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 26. An all-day Yom Kippur service will be held

from 9:30 a.m. to sundown Sept. 27. The temple is at 2401 Irvine Ave.,

Newport Beach. (949) 548-6900.

PEACE WALK

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. Triangle Square is at Harbor and Newport

boulevards and 19th Street in Costa Mesa. (949) 646-4652.

MEDITATION RETREAT

Father Tom Hand will give a nonresidential meditation retreat Oct.

12-14 at Our Lady Queen of Angels, 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach.

Call for times. Free. (949) 219-1408.

WORKSHOPS

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

The Costa Mesa Lighthouse, a Nazarene church, will offer a vacation

bible school from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. The school, for

children in preschool through sixth grade, will be held at the church,

1885 Anaheim St. in Costa Mesa. There is an optional $2 registration fee.

(714) 775-1412 or (949) 645-8491.

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 an ongoing dream analysis group that meets from 1 to

3 p.m. on the third Sunday of each month at 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport

Beach. (949) 219-1408.

MEDITATION LESSONS

A “lectio divina” meditation group meeting will be 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. 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. The format includes two periods of meditation with some

instruction on how to meditate, a talk and a discussion. (949) 219-1408.

WEEKLY EVENTS

FULL OF SONG

Two new children’s choirs at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal

Church will hold rehearsals Wednesday afternoons beginning in September

from 4 to 6:15 p.m. at 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. The

choirs are open to children between first and eighth grades. (949)

673-0464.

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 6 to 7 p.m. the first and

third Tuesday of each month. 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.

PARENTING GROUP

Jewish Family Services of Orange County is forming a parenting group

to help parents understand and deal with their children. The group will

meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays for four sessions at Jewish Family

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

Call for prices and dates. (714) 445-4950.

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.

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.

MASTER MIND GROUP

The New Thought Christian Church and Truth Foundation hosts Sunday

services at 10:30 a.m. A Master Mind group at 7:30 p.m. also meets on

Fridays at the church, 1929 Tustin Ave., Costa Mesa. Free. (949)

646-3199.

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.

FRIDAY GROUP

Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach holds weekly Friday night services at 8

p.m. followed by a fellowship hour with refreshments at 2401 Irvine

Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 548-6900.

DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP

The Jewish Family Service of Orange County offers a support and

discussion group for adults dealing with the aftermath of divorce at 7

p.m. Wednesday at the agency offices, 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa. Call

for prices. (714) 445-4950, Ext. 114.

ABUSE SUPPORT GROUP

St. Mark Presbyterian Church hosts a faith-based, nonsectarian abuse

support group from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the church, 2100 Mar Vista

Ave., Newport Beach. $5 or donations. (949) 721-8079.

‘JESUS IN BLUE JEANS’

The Rev. Gail Miller holds a class based on Laurie Beth Jones’ book

“Jesus in Blue Jeans” from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays. The class will consider

the ways Jesus would deal with practical, everyday challenges. The class

meets at New Thought Community Church, 1929 Tustin Ave., Costa Mesa.

(949) 646-3199.

PASSAGES SUPPORT GROUP

Jewish Family Service of Orange County will hold a support and

discussion group for people dealing with the issues of anxiety,

depression, relationships, communication, life changes, loneliness and

family at 10 a.m. Mondays at the agency offices, 250 E. Baker St., Costa

Mesa. $15. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP GROUP

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant’s men’s fellowship group meets

from 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesdays at the Village Farmer restaurant, across from

South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. (714) 557-3340.

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.

AT A CROSSROADS

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant hosts “Crossroads” for sixth-,

seventh- and eighth-graders from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at 2850

Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. The program includes dinner, games and Bible

study. $2 donation is suggested. (714) 557-3340.

HELP WITH HEALING

Jewish Family Services of Orange County sponsors an ongoing Jewish

healing support group at 7 p.m. Thursdays for people who suffer from

chronic illness. The group’s purpose is to provide participants with

emotional and spiritual support to help manage the effects illnesses have

on people’s lives. Meetings are at 250 E. Baker St., Suite G., Costa

Mesa. Free. Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

WEEKLY KIDS PROGRAM

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant presents “Children of Our Lord,” a

weekly Thursday evening program for first- through fifth-graders. Games,

a speaker and dinner are included for a $2 donation. The church is at

2850 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa. (714) 557-3340.

* 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: Jennifer

Mahal, religion editor; fax to (949) 646-4170 or e-mail to dailypilot@latimes.com.