Posted on: Saturday, October 16, 2004

FAITH BRIEFS
Interfaith leader to speak at dinner

Advertiser Staff

The Rev. Dr. Gwynne Guibord, the chairwoman of the Interfaith Alliance's national board of directors who also serves as ecumenical officer for the Diocese of Los Angeles Episcopal Church, will be the featured speaker at the local chapter's annual meeting 5:30 tonight at the Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway.

There's a dinner at 5:30 p.m. (a catered vegetarian meal for $10), but her speech is free and begins at 7 p.m.

Information: Jo-Anna Nakata, 258-2958.

Women's event set for Nov. 7

The Church Women United's World Community Day will be Nov. 7 at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church, 5286 Kalaniana'ole Highway.

The annual event brings together women of all faiths and focuses on issues of peace and justice. This year's theme is "In Faith, Women Shape the Future for Peace." It will begin with fellowship at 4 p.m. in Glantz Hall, followed by a service in the sanctuary at 4:30 p.m. This year's guest speaker will be Dr. Mona Bomgaars, an international health specialist.

Information: Janet Harada, at 737-2656.

Quakers present speaker from UH

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) will host a presentation noon Oct. 31 by Carolyn Stephenson, associate professor of political science at the University of Hawai'i.

The lecture, on "The U.S., the U.N. and Us," will take place at the Friends Meeting House, 2426 O'ahu Ave., in Manoa.

Stephenson, who is finishing a book on the role of nongovernmental organizations at the United Nations, will discuss the basics of what it is, how it developed and what it does. She'll also discuss alternative views on moral and legal issues surrounding the U.S. role in the war in Iraq, looking at the provisions of the U.N. charter and Security Council Resolution 1441. A question-and-answer period follows.

Information: 988-2714.

Bahai to celebrate birth anniversary

Hawai'i's Bahai will celebrate the anniversary of the Birth of the Bab, a central figure of their religion, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with a program of music and devotions at the Honolulu BahaiCenter, 2165 10th Ave. in Palolo.

Information: 738-5683.

Help sought in ark photo search

Daniel P. McGivern, the Hawai'i Kai man who had hoped to hunt for Noah's Ark, is seeking World War II issues of Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper.

Specifically, he's searching for a picture of the legendary ark that he believes was printed on the front page of possibly a European edition in 1943 or 1944, though the head librarian of Stars and Stripes in Washington, D.C., has said she had no knowledge of such a picture.

Information: Daniel McGivern, 384-3136.