SPECIAL EVENTS CANDLELIGHT SERVICE The Rev....

SPECIAL EVENTS

CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

The Rev. Dr. Jim Stout and Leah Stout will speak at a candlelight

service addressing “Faith’s Impact on Those Affected by Mental

Illness” at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 600

St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (949) 631-2880.

BLESS THE ANIMALS

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Corona del Mar

will hold a blessing of the animals at 10 a.m. Sunday at the corner

of Pacific View Drive and Marguerite Avenue. Free. (949) 644-0463.

‘FIRST SUNDAYS AT FIVE’

A “First Sundays at Five” concert will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday at

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Corona del Mar. The

first of the seven-concert series will feature Burton Karson and

friends in a piano recital dedicating the parish’s new Yamaha piano.

The church is at the corner of Pacific View Drive and Marguerite

Avenue. Free. (949) 644-0463.

‘ZEN JUMPSTART’

The Zen Center of Orange County will offer a six-week program

titled “Zen JumpStart” on Tuesday through Dec. 15 at the Zen Center,

120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. Sessions will be held from 5 to 7:15

p.m. Sundays, and the first and third Tuesdays of every month from 7

to 8:15 p.m. $150. (949) 722-7818.

COMMUNITY SERVICE FAIR

The Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council will hold its third

annual Community Service Fair from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at

the intersection of 16th Street and Dover Drive in Newport Beach.

Lunch is $7.50 for people with reservations and $10 otherwise. (949)

660-8665.

CARING FOR CREATION

The Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment will

present Caring for Creation V, an interfaith conference on

spirituality and the environment, with keynote speaker Julia

Butterfly Hill, author, at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at St. Mark Presbyterian

Church, 2100 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. $25 if pre-registered

before Oct. 11. Student rate is $15. (714) 508-8972.

‘WE BEG TO DIFFER’

Temple Bat Yahm will join the Jewish Community of Orange County

and the Community Scholar Program to host a live debate on “We Beg to

Differ” on Nov. 7. Michael Lerner and Dennis Prager will be featured.

The event will be held at the temple, 1011 Camelback Drive, Newport

Beach. $18-$118. (714) 755-0340.

WORKSHOPS

ZEN 101

The Zen Center of Orange County presents an Introduction to Zen

Workshop from 3 to 6 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month.

Upcoming sessions will be held on Sunday, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1, at 120

E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. $50. (949) 722-7818.

‘FROM SINAI TO CYBERSPACE’

The Jewish Learning Institute will present a course titled “From

Sinai to Cyberspace” at 7 p.m. Thursdays starting Oct. 17 and ending

Dec. 5 at the Hyatt Newporter, 1107 Jamboree Road, Newport Beach.

$95. (949) 721-9800.

ADVENTURES AT CHURCH

A “Rainbow of Faith Adventure” at the Child Centered Church runs

through Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. on Sundays at Bonita Creek Park, at the

intersection of University and La Vida drives. You can learn to

“build your faith muscles.” Free. (949) 640-7343.

DIVORCE RECOVERY WORKSHOP

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church holds a Divorce Recovery Workshop

at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays through Oct. 24 at 600 St. Andrews Road,

Newport Beach. $25 or $30. (949) 574-2214.