The Haleiwa Shingon Mission, with the support of its Koyasan Head Temple/Sanyokai, hosts its free, 13th annual Thanksgiving & Gratitude seminar 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 26 at the mission, 66-469 Pa'ala'a Road.

Historian John S. Tanaka, the author of "Yesterday's Rainbow," will discuss "Hidden & Unwritten History: Kingdom of Hawaii."

Candi Cann, who is working toward her Ph.D. in religion at Harvard University, will talk about "Religion in Contemporary China."

And George Tanabe, the retired chairman of the religion department at the University of Hawai'i, will discuss "China: The Mother of Japanese Buddhism."

Information: 637-4423.

NEW HOPE'S CORDEIRO RESTING

Wayne Cordeiro, senior pastor at New Hope Christian Fellowship, alerted his congregants that he underwent surgery at Stanford University hospital.

"Many of you heard that for the last year, I have been having some chest pains and other symptoms that made me curious," he wrote on the church's Web site. "This last week, the pains increased. When I went for a checkup, preliminary tests showed some significant blockage in my heart. My wise cardiac specialist in Honolulu felt it would be best to go immediately to Stanford Medical Center that has a reputation for being the best on the West Coast for cardiac surgery. There was also a hint that I had an enlarged heart, so I was on the next plane out."

He said the 3 1/2-hour surgery showed severely blocked arteries; "nevertheless my surgeon was able to stretch the blockages and got in three stents, so I missed a bypass by a miracle."

Cordeiro also noted that he will be in Oregon, resting, and plans to take an aggressive program to lower his blood pressure when he returns next week.

The same roster of pastors scheduled to preach remains unchanged.

Information: 842-4242.

BOOK CLUB PLANS FIRST MEETING

Leilani Madison and Estelle Codier have formed the Spiritual Book Club, which will hold its inaugural meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 5.

The first book to be featured will be "Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd.

Madison is an English professor at Hawai'i Pacific University and Codier is a professor at the University of Hawai'i nursing school.

Information: 262-6911, 783-1583, codier@hawaii.edu or emadison@hawaii.rr.com.

BIBLE INSTITUTE FUNDRAISER SET

The Bible Institute of Hawaii's annual "Walk in the Word" fundraiser will be at 7 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Community Church of Honolulu in Nu'uanu.

There will be a walk, awards, refreshments and a sale of crafts, plants, books, baked goods, white elephant and clothing.

Information: 595-4700 or www.biblehawaii.org.