SPECIAL EVENTS PARISH MISSION Our Lady Queen...

SPECIAL EVENTS

PARISH MISSION

Our Lady Queen of Angels will hold its annual Parish Mission April

28 to 30. The presenter will be Fr. J Glenn Murray, the director of

the Office for Pastoral Liturgy for the Diocese of Cleveland.

Presentations will be held twice daily at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The

church is at 2046 Mar Vista Drive in Newport Beach. For information,

call (949) 644-0200.

‘CHRISTIAN MEDITATION 101’

“Christian Meditation 101 -- Learning to Find God in a Busy World”

will be offered at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, April 23 through May 14, at St.

Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church at 3233 Pacific View Drive.

Information (949) 644-0463.

HOLY WEEK 2003 AT ST. MICHAEL

In celebration of Holy Week, the Great Vigil of Easter will begin

at 7:30 p.m. today with the lighting of the Paschal Candle. On Easter

Sunday, the Festival Choral Eucharist with choir, brass and organ

will be held at 8 and 10 a.m. An Easter Egg Festival will be held at

11:15 a.m. St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is at the

corner of Pacific View Drive and Marguerite Avenue in Corona del Mar.

For more information, call (949) 644-0463.

LENTEN PROGRAM 2003

The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael will have a program 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.

EASTER AT

ROCKHARBOR CHURCH

ROCKharbor church will present “The Door to Freedom,” three Easter

weekend events to artistically commemorate the death and resurrection

of Jesus Christ. The two remaining events are a day to grieve

Christ’s death from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; and “The Door to Freedom”

at 8, 9:45 and 11:30 a.m. These events are free and open to the

public at the Orange County Fair. Enter off Arlington Drive at Gate

4. For information, call (949) 548-2600.

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER

The Newport Mesa Interfaith Council will have its sixth annual

National Day of Prayer and Interfaith Breakfast from 7 a.m. to 8:45

a.m. May 1 with keynote speaker Dr. George Saint-Laurent. He will

discuss “How America Prays.” The breakfast will be held at St.

Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church at 3233 Pacific View Drive.

Information (949) 644-0463.

WORKSHOPS

PARENTING GROUP

Jewish Family Service of Orange County is forming a parenting

group to enable parents to understand and deal with the feelings and

behavior of their children. The group will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

the first and third Mondays of the month at the center, 250 E. Baker

St., Suite G in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 445-4950.

Pre-registration is required.

THIRTEEN JEWISH STEPS TO RECOVERY

Jewish Family Service is offering a support and discussion group

for adults whose children or spouses suffer from alcohol and drug

addiction. The group will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at 250 E.

Baker St., Suite G in Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 445-4950.

Pre-registration is required.

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.

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. (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.

* 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 dailypilot@latimes.com.