SPECIAL EVENTS INTRODUCTION TO ZEN WORKSHOP The...

SPECIAL EVENTS

INTRODUCTION

TO ZEN WORKSHOP

The Zen Center of Orange County will offer an “Introduction to Zen

Workshop” from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The Zen Center is at 120 E. 18th

St. in Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 722-7818.

‘LOST BOYS OF SUDAN’

One of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” and the Sudanese Bishop will be at

St. James Episcopal Church at 3209 Via Lido in Newport Beach for an

information and prayer session Sunday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Trane

Hall at the church. Information: (949) 675-0210 or

www.stjamesnewportbeach.org.

THE NEW IRAQ

Huw Anwyl will be giving a presentation on what is to come of Iraq

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

Drive at 7 p.m. Sunday. Information (949) 644-0463.

FIRST SUNDAYS AT

FIVE CONCERT

St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church will present “Happy

Voices” with the St. Michael’s children’s choirs at 5 p.m. Sunday at

3233 Pacific View Drive. Information: (949) 644-0463.

‘CHRISTIAN MEDITATION 101’

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

will be offered at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through May 14, at St. Michael &

All Angels Episcopal Church at 3233 Pacific View Drive. Information

(949) 644-0463.

ANTI-SEMITISM TALK

The Social Action Committee at Temple Bat Yahm and in conjunction

with the Anti-Defamation League of Orange County will offer a program

on anti-Semitism, “Threats to the Jewish People Today,” at 7 p.m.

Tuesday. Kenneth Jacobson, national senior associate director of the

Anti-Defamation League, will be the guest speaker. For reservations,

call (949) 644-1999.

RUMMAGE SALE

St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church will have a rummage sale

from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 9, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,

May 10. St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church at 3233 Pacific

View Drive. Information: (949) 644-0463.

GRAVITY IN CONCERT

Musical group Gravity will be in concert at the Center for

Spiritual Discovery at 280 Mesa Verde Drive in Costa Mesa. The

concert is at 7 p.m. May 18. Tickets are $10. Information: (714)

754-7399.

WORKSHOPS

PARENTING GROUP

Jewish Family Service of Orange County is forming a parenting

group to help parents 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.

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 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. The format includes two

periods of meditation with some instruction on how to meditate, a

talk and a discussion. (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.

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.

MYSTICAL AND SPIRITUAL

The Mystical Spiritualist Church of South Orange County holds

Sunday services every week at 10 a.m. at 2482 Newport Blvd., Costa

Mesa, Suite 3. A spiritual healing service starts at 9:30 a.m. (949)

581-2290.

* 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.