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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, March 6, 2010

Faith calendar

Advertiser Staff

UPCOMING

LENTEN EVENSONG, with cathedral choir, traditionally sung to offer thanks for the past day and God's presence for the coming night, 5:30 p.m. March 7, Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew; 524-2822.

BACH VESPERS SERVICE, with church choir, the Bach Chamber Orchestra, a trombone quartet and dual organs, performing two of Bach's renditions of Psalm 130, and Schutz's final church work, "Dautsches Magnificat"; 7 p.m. March 7, Lutheran Church of Honolulu; free; 941-2566.

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER service, sponsored by Church Women United, marking the global continuous day of prayer, which begins at sunrise in Tonga and follows the day around the world, ending in Hawai'i and Guam, 3:30 p.m. (fellowship) and 4 p.m. (service), Kailua Christian Church, 317 Manono St.; 488-3778.

LENTEN RETREAT, featuring storyteller and author Meagan McKenna, 7 p.m. March 8, 9 and 10, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Kāne'ohe; open to the public; 247-3092.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND TAIZE PRAYER SERVICE, 7 p.m. (stations of the cross) and 7:30 p.m. (Taize service), March 12, St. Ann's Catholic Church, Kāne'ohe; open to the public; 247-3092.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS, 6 p.m. Fridays (except Good Friday) during Lent, Holy Trinity Catholic Church; 396-0551.

"HOW BUDDHISM CAN MAKE AN IMPACT ON AMERICAN SOCIETY," seminar with Alan Goto, of Honpa Hongwanji Mission Betsuin, and the Rev. Shindo Nishiyama, of Jikoen Hongwanji Mission; 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 13, Moiliili Hongwanji Mission; $10, including vegetarian lunch; 949-1659.

ANNUAL RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., March 13, Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific, 930 Lunalilo St.; 521-7220.

REACQUAINTANCE GATHERINGS for inactive Catholics seeking answers about returning to the church; 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through March 31, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Kailua, Makai Room; information, 266-2222.

ONGOING

HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF, Episcopal Relief and Development, Haiti Fund: donate at www.er-d.org.

GUIDED, SILENT AND WALKING MEDITATION, based on the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition, 7:30-9 p.m., second Fridays monthly, Mililani Hongwanji Mission; 625-1022.

UPDATE: WEEKLY MIDEAST BIBLE PROPHECY UPDATE, by the Rev. J.D. Farag of Calvary Chapel Kaneohe; 9:30 a.m. Sundays, at the church; followed by a verse-by-verse teaching from the Bible; information, 262-8800.

WEDNESDAYS AT ST. ANDREW'S, Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew; information, 524-2822:

• Holy Eucharist (communion) and short sermon; 11:45 a.m., Parke Chapel.

• Brown-bag concerts of chamber and choral music and recitals on the cathedral's Aeolian Skinner pipe organ; 12:15 p.m.; brown-bag lunches in the cathedral encouraged; free.

• Taize Evensong, contemplative, half-hour service; 5:30 p.m., in the cathedral.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HONOLULU, national grief and divorce support groups/programs, at the church, 45-550 Ki'ona'ole Road, Kāne'ohe; free ($10 registration/workbook fee); free child care with notice; information, 226-7511:

• GriefShare, for those who have lost someone through death; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays; specific information, 532-1111.

• DivorceCare, an after-divorce series; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays; specific information, 254-3136.