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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, May 17, 2003

Faith Calendar

Advertiser Staff

• Preschool Spring Garage Sale, including infant and adult clothing, toys, furniture and appliances, 9:30 to 2 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church; proceeds to benefit the children's programs. 522-9555.

• Dahn Holistic Fair, 2 to 5 p.m. today, Dahn World Academy, 1640 S. King St.; $5. 942-0003.

• Betsuin Gotan-e Observance, memorial services to honor the birth of Shin Buddhism's founder Shinran Shonin, with the Rev. Thomas Okano as guest speaker. Otaiya service 7 p.m. today and Gotan-e in Japanese at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. tomorrow with English-language service at 10 a.m., Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. 536-7044.

• Celebration of the baptism and confirmation of Queen Lili'uokalani, talk by Nalani Olds on religious music written by the queen, at the Hawaiian Mass at 8 a.m. tomorrow, St. Andrew's Cathedral. 524-2822.

• "Techniques of Controlling the Mind, Part 3," talk by Swami Bhaskarananda, sponsored by the Vedanta Society of Hawaii, 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, Room 105, YWCA on Richards Street; free. 531-4589.

• "The Practical Path to Peace and an Uplifted Society, with Sakyong Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche, world leader of Shambhala Buddhism, teaching from his book "Turning the Mind Into an Ally," 4 p.m. tomorrow, Windward United Church of Christ, Kailua; $8. 262-8352, 391-4223.

• Christian Singles Events: dinner and worship service led by John Kouri, 6 p.m. tomorrow, Grand Ballroom makai, Pacific Beach Hotel; $40. Also, seminar and lunch with talk by John Kouri on "Forgiveness" and "Rebuilding the Walls," 9 a.m. to noon Monday, with lunch to follow, Grand Ballroom, Pacific Beach Hotel; $30. And "Rotational Dinner and Dance," with Christian DJs, 6 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. dance; $40 in advance, $50 at the door, $10 for dance only. Information and reservations: 888-222-8818.

• "A Night of Rhetoric," speeches of home-schooled students who will represent Hawai'i in the National Christian Forensics & Communications Association's tournament, 6:30 to 8 p.m. tomorrow, Calvary Church of the Pacific in 'Aiea; free. 488-6825, 456-9737.

• "Friends of Sabeel" meeting of those working for peace between Palestinians and Israelis, 7 p.m. Tuesday, First Christian Church, 1516 Kewalo St.; free. 521-3500.

• "Portals of the Timeless," video viewing and introduction to the Diamond Approach led by Judith Flanders, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, The New Life Center on South Street. 924-0838.

• "Beating your anger," workshop on relationships, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Kofuku-no-Kagaku Hawaii/The Institute for Research in Human Happiness; free. 591-9772, e-mail hi@irh-intl.org.

• "Interfaith Paths to Emptiness," series of discussions including Eastern Asian experiences of mysticism and apophatic (emptying) prayer from Pure-Land, Zen and the Tantric schools of Buddhism, 7 p.m. Thursday; Sufi, Taoist and South Asian forms of popular and hermetic prayer, compared with the Christian mystic traditions, 7 p.m. Friday; the Agni-hottri Fire Rite as apophatic emptying, 8 a.m. May 24 with a vegetarian Zen breakfast; The Tendai Institute, 23 Jack Lane; all events are free. 595-2556.

• Rummage Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 24, St. Andrew's Cathedral; proceeds to benefit the church. 524-2822.

• Worship Concert with gospel soul and jazz musicians, including Fletch Wiley, Abraham Laboriel, Bill Maxwell and Greg Mathieson, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 24, New Hope Christian Fellowship Ministry Center, 290 Sand Island Access Road; $15. 842-4242, ext. 604.

Faith Calendar appears online in Island Life each Saturday. Send your listing to Island Life/Faith, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; fax 525-8055; or e-mail faith@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Faith Cal" in the subject line. Include date, time, place, who's involved and cost, if any, of events, along with a daytime contact number.