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Day of the Dead festival today
Advertiser Staff
The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu is hosting its sixth annual Day of the Dead celebration 7 to 10 tonight at the church, 2500 Pali Highway.
Entertainment includes Adela Chu and Epiritu Libre playing salsa, samba and Latin jazz and dance music, and Mystic the clairvoyant.
The celebration is based on El Dia de los Muertos, an old Mexican belief that once a year the spirits of the dead return. The living welcome them back with special food and entertainment. A commemorative item (a photo or a flower or some other memento of the beloved relatives) will be placed on a special altar.
Admission: $10 ($5 for children, $25 for family of four).
For information: 988-8043.
Seminars slated for Nov. 11, 18
Two seminars by John Maxwell Taylor will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 and Nov. 18 at Unity Church of Hawai'i, 3608 Diamond Head Circle.
Taylor, a British actor/playwright, will discuss "Healing With the Tao" on Nov. 11 and "Living the Power of Being and Presence" on Nov. 18.
Taylor began his career as a rock star in France, opening for The Beatles and Rolling Stones and playing for Queen Elizabeth at the London Palladium. As a Los Angeles-based recording artist in 1967, he developed an interest in Eastern philosophy and spiritual practices.
Tickets: $20 ($25 at the door).
Information: 735-4436.
Christianity, Asia topic of lecture
Philip Jenkins, a professor of religious studies and history at Pennsylvania State University, will discuss "The Future Worlds of Christianity: How the Pacific Rim Became a Christian Arc" in the next of the Berry Lectures series, 7 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church.
Jenkins was born in Wales in 1952, and studied at Clare College, Cambridge. He has written articles on contemporary religious issues and is author of "Hidden Gospels," "Mystics and Messiahs" and recently, "The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity," all of which were published by Oxford University Press.
The lecture is free.
For more information: 956-4206.
Nov. 9 is World Community Day
Avis Jervis, board president of a Windward spouse abuse shelter, will be guest speaker at a World Community Day "Circles of Love" event at a local senior care home at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 9.
The annual World Community Day brings Christian women together in worship. This year's service, developed by Jean M. Ivey and the Rev. Paula Payne, is based on Sister Miriam Therese Winter's transformation ritual "Circles of Love," extending a circle of love as an inclusive community worldwide is built.
Canned meat or vegetables, full-size bars of bath soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste will be collected.
The free event at Pohai Nani Retirement Center, 45-090 Namoku St. in Kane'ohe, will be preceded by fellowship at 3 p.m. in the gazebo.
Information: Janet Harada, 737-2656.
Church to mark its centennial
The oldest Korean church outside the Korean peninsula is celebrating its centennial anniversary at 4:30 p.m. Nov 9 at Christ United Methodist Church.
Christ United Methodist was founded Nov. 10, 1903. The first worship service of the church was held under the name of Korean Methodist Mission at a rented room at the corner of Hotel and River streets. Founding members were immigrants working at sugar plantations.
Today, Christ United Methodist is the largest Korean-American church in the western jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. About 900 people attend eight services in Korean and English every Sunday.
Events for the centennial include a revival Nov. 7-9 with former pastors, a luncheon with former pastors Nov. 8, and photo exhibits at Fry Hall at the church Nov. 7 through Nov. 14.
Information: the Rev. KyuWoo Nam at 536-7244.
