CHORAL EVENSONG, with guest conductor John Fenstermaker, organist John Renke and the Cathedral Choir, 5:30 p.m. May 4, Cathedral Church of St. Andrew; free; 524-2822, ext. 217.

OASIS OF AWAKENING: RELAXING INTO DIVINE LOVE, with song, dance, meditation, prayer and story, 7-8:15 p.m. Mondays through June 2, Calvary by the Sea; free; 377-5477, www.calvarybythesea.org.

"A GIFT OF LOVE," a music scholarship concert featuring five Crossroads Choir choral scholars plus guest artist Shari Lynn and keyboardist Don Conover, 7 p.m. May 5, Church of the Crossroads; free; 949-2220, ccrhi@hawaii.rr.com.

WEDNESDAYS AT SAINT ANDREW'S, a lunchtime recital with guest organist John Fenstermaker, 12:30 p.m. May 7, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Queen Emma Square; free; 524-2822, ext. 217.

"PRACTICING PEACE IN TIMES OF WAR," by Acharya Pema Chodron and Richard Reoch, DVD series, with discussion to follow, "Leaning In and Natural Openness," 7-9 p.m. May 8, Kailua Shambhala Meditation Center; free; www.kailua.shambhala.org, 342-6298.

BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND CHINATOWN COMMUNITY OUTREACH DAY, by the Hawai'i Buddhist Cultural Society, from 9 a.m. May 10, Chinatown Cultural Plaza; free; 545-1183.

"YOU CAN HAVE MORE WITH VIRGINIA ELLEN," workshop, 1-5 p.m. May 10, Unity Church of Hawai'i, $40; www.unityhawaii.org, 735-4436.

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.