SPECIAL EVENTS KIDS HELPING KIDS The...

SPECIAL EVENTS

KIDS HELPING KIDS

The Child Centered Church children are working on homemade

valentines to give to the children at Children’s Hospital of Orange

County. Child Centered Church is at 2634 Vista Del Oro, Newport

Beach. For information, call (949) 640-7343.

AIDS HOME-BASED CARE PROGRAM

St. Mark Presbyterian Church of Newport Beach will be collecting

supplies for a home-based care program for people with HIV/AIDS in

the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The program trains local church

volunteers in Africa in the specifics of caring for HIV/AIDS

patients. Each trained volunteer will then instruct and guide 10

HIV/AIDS patients and their caregivers in optimum care. The program

will be launched Sunday and run for several weeks.

FRIENDS OF MUSIC SERIES

The fifth concert in the 2002-03 Friends of Music “First Sundays

at Five Series” will continue Sunday at 5 p.m. at Saint Michael & All

Angels Episcopal Church, featuring “Solemn Evensong for Candlemas”

candles, chants and incense to observe the Presentation of Our Lord

Jesus Christ in the Temple. All are welcome an there is no admission

charge. The church is at 3233 Pacific View Drive in Corona del Mar.

For information, call 644-0463.

PIANISTS DIETZER AND FOSTER

There will be a performance of dance music for duet piano today at

5 p.m. at the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church. Tickets are

$12 for adults and $7 for students. The church is at 1259 Victoria

St., Costa Mesa. (949) 651-8493.

NOTED JEWISH SCHOLAR

Prof. Shalom Paul, noted scholar and Biblical expert, is coming

from Jerusalem, Israel to serve as Orange County’s second annual one

month Jewish Scholar in Residence under the auspices of the Orange

County Jewish Community Scholar Program at the Jewish Federation

Campus in Costa Mesa. (949) 789-6122.

WALKING THE LABYRINTH WORKSHOP

Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church will host a Walking

the Labyrinth Workshop on Feb. 7, 8, an 9. The Rev. Dr. Lauren

Artress will lecture, lead discussions and deliver Sunday homilies.

Lauren Artress is an Episcopal priest, psychotherapist and the author

of “Walking a Sacred Path,” which re-introduced the labyrinth as a

form of walking meditation and a path to prayer. Saint Michael & All

Angels Episcopal Church is at 3233 Pacific View Drive in Corona del

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

WORKSHOPS

BAHAI FIRESIDES

Members of the Bahai faith hold informal public discussions on

spiritual topics at 7:30 p.m. every Friday and 11:30 the last Sunday

of the month. The talks include brunch or dinner. Call for locations.

(949) 759-0999 for Friday meeting, (949) 760-5360 for Sunday meeting,

and (949) 646-6328 for Saturday devotional.