Posted on: Saturday, May 7, 2005

Faith Calendar

Advertiser Staff

National Day of Prayer Service, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today, Calvary Chapel, 'Aiea. 524-0844.

"The Passion of His Love," an Easter Cantata performed by the choir conducted by Eileen Hirota, 7:30 p.m. today, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Wahiawa. 621-5109.

"Controlling the Turbulent Mind," talk on Vedanta by Swami Bhaskarananda, sponsored by the Vedanta Society of Hawaii, 11 a.m. tomorrow, YWCA, room No. 307, Richards St. 734-1760.

Mother's Day Barbecue Picnic, sponsored by the John 17:21 Group, 5-7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wesley United Methodist Church. 951-0997.

"A Bach Pilgrimage II," choral and instrumental works performed by the Bach Chamber Choir and Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Lutheran Church of Honolulu, Punahou St.; $15 (discounts for seniors and students). 941-2566.

Nyung Nye (Fasting Retreat), series of two-day practice sessions of meditation and fasting for spiritual rebirth with each pair of days beginning at 5 a.m. and ending the next day at 8 p.m. starting Tuesday to Wednesday this week and the last pair of days being May 24-25. Practitioners may make arrangements to sleep overnight at the Dharma Center. Call for complete schedule: 595-8989.

Prayer Clusters, join others to share a song, a dance, a word, a prayer, 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, Calvary by the Sea Church, 'Aina Haina. 377-5477.

"Create Your Own Dream Dictionary," workshop, 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Eckankar Center, Room 201; free with light refreshments. 735-7719.

Symposium On Religious Diversity: Transforming Intolerance into Cooperation, keynote address by David Shapiro, a columnist with The Honolulu Advertiser, with a panel of respondents from Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions, sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance Hawaii and Hawaii Conference of Religions for Peace, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. May 14, Central Union Church; $7 includes lunch. Registration: 261-4585.

Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: Faith Calendar, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; faith@honoluluadvertiser.com with "Faith Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.