Posted on: Saturday, November 30, 2002

Faith Calendar

The Faith Calendar appears in the Island Life section online each Saturday. Send your listing to Island Life/Faith, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802 or e-mail islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com. Include date, time, place, who's involved and cost, if any, of events, along with a daytime contact number.

TODAY

• Craft Fair & White Elephant Sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Kawaiaha'o Church, Punchbowl and South King streets.

• Saint Andrew's Day Celebration by the Caledonian Society, 6 p.m., 2500 Pali Highway, Nu'uanu; free. 946-7132.

TOMORROW

• Handel's "Messiah," annual presentation by Central Union Church Oratorio Choir and the Handel Festival Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., corner of Beretania and Punahou streets. 941-0957.

• Temple Grand Opening for Buddha's Light International Association of Hawaii, 10 a.m., Chinatown Cultural Plaza, 100 N. Beretania St., second floor. 521-4934

• Shower of Stoles, video and display of clerical stoles offered in support of those barred from ordination because of their sexual orientation, 9:45 a.m., First Christian Church, 1516 Kewalo St., Makiki; free. 521-3500.

• Archbishop Mar Mikhael of the Eastern Catholic Churches of North and South America and the Far East, chief celebrant at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., St. Michael's Eastern Catholic Church, 44-529 Uke'e St., Waipio Gentry Business Plaza; laying on of hands and anointing with oil, 9 a.m. 676-4714.

• "The Science of Mind, the Middle Way, and Realized Masters' Songs of Realization," class sponsored by Kagyu Thegchen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Buddhist Study Center, 1436 University Ave.; $45 ($40 members). Weekday classes 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, $20 ($15 member). 347-1909.

• Group Baptism 4 p.m., Ala Moana Park, for the English Congregation of Christ United Methodist Church. 536-7244.

• A Celebration in Spirit of World AIDS Day, 2 p.m., McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park; sharing of stories, music by Faded Blue, beach ceremony to follow. 521-3500.

• Hanging of the Greens after the lighting of the Advent candle, 8 and 10:15 a.m., Nu'uanu Congregational Church, 2651 Pali Highway; 595-3935.

• Advent Lessons and Carols, with the cathedral choir singing works by Bach, Handel and others, 7:30 p.m., Davies Hall, St. Andrew's Cathedral, South Beretania and Queen Emma streets. 524-2822, ext. 250.

• "The O Antiphons," Advent procession, readings, hymns, choral anthems and textile art, 7:30 p.m., The Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1730 Punahou St.; free. 941-2566.

MONDAY

• "Appearance and Reality in the 21st Century," free public class sponsored by Kagyu Thegchen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center, 7 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Manoa art department auditorium. 347-1909.

WEDNESDAY

• Interfaith Dialogue and Spiritual Partnerships: 7 a.m. report on the Chicago Conference for International Partnership and Peace; special guest at 8 a.m., Maine "clean elections" legislator Rep. Boyd Marley; 8:45 a.m. adjournment and networking; at the United Church of Christ conference center board room, 15 Craigside Place, off Nu'uanu Avenue, below Oahu Cemetery; all welcome; free. 261-1934.

FRIDAY

• Engaged Buddhism Lectures by Dr. Sallie King on compassion in action, 7:30 p.m., Honpa Hongwanji, 1727 Pali Highway, Nu'uanu (also 1:30 and 3 p.m. Dec. 7); free. 531-1077.

• St. Nicholas Celebration, 6-8 p.m. at the grand opening of The Marketplace at Kapolei; Episcopal Bishop of Hawai'i Dick Chang will appear as St. Nicholas and distribute chocolate coins; Toys for Tots collection also, food and music. 674-1454.

• "The Covenants of Faith", presentation by Lynne Ellen Hollinger, 8 p.m., National Bah‡'’ Center, 3264 Allan Place, Nu'uanu; free. 738-5683.

NEXT SATURDAY

• "'Mahamudra' from Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye's 'Treasury of Knowledge'," weekend retreat 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (also Dec. 8), Buddhist Study Center, 1436 University Ave., Manoa; $45 ($40 members). 347-1909.