WHERE TO WORSHIP

Dec. 22, 2006 12 AM PT

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 coastlinepilot@latimes.com. 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, 21540 Wesley Drive. Child care and Children’s Ministry available. For more information, call 949 200-7288 or visit www.calvaryseaside.org.

CALVARY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

468 Legion St.

(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 Mysticism at 9:45 a.m. before Services)

Rabbi: Eli Goorevitch

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

Sacred Sunday gathering and potluck begins at noon

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 Avenue

(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.

Dec. 24, Christmas Eve: 9 a.m. (one morning service only); Candlelight services at 4 p.m. (family), 6 p.m. (traditional), and 10 p.m. (contemporary).

NEIGHBORHOOD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

340 St. Ann’s Dr.

Laguna Beach

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. 24 -- Christmas Eve, 10 a.m. morning worship service message: “Christ is Born”; Nativity scene at the Manger Advent wreath candle lighting: “Wonder”; 7 p.m., Christmas Eve candlelight service message: “The Most Unlikely Story”; Advent wreath candle lighting: “Joy - Christ is Born”

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

Christmas Eve masses: 4 p.m. at the school; 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. (Spanish) and 10 p.m. at the church

Christmas Day masses: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

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

Christmas Eve: Children’s pageant and Eucharist at 4 p.m.; choral concert at 10:30 p.m.; midnight mass at 11 p.m.

Christmas Day: Eucharist at 10 a.m.

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN

1190 Morningside Drive

Laguna Beach

494-7998; St_PaulsLutheran Church@msn.com

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

Vicar Douglas D. Francik, Pastor.

Christmas Eve: 6:30 p.m. candlelight service

Christmas Day: 10 a.m.

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. 24: The Joy, the Greatness of the Blues, Peter Dobson. This program is our Christmas gift to you. Peter Dobson, English-born and Oxford educated, is a superb, revered Blues musician. Come and be entertained with our festive blues holiday program.

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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