Bishop Borsch to Talk of the Needy

“Charity or Change?” is the title of a speech to be given by the Rev. Frederick H. Borsch, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, at the Episcopal Service Alliance’s annual dinner and meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Santa Ana Country Club.

“When we truly relate to people in need,” Borsch said, “we want not only to help them in their immediate circumstances, but to change the cause of their circumstances.” Bishop Borsch, a former dean of the Chapel at Princeton University, has set taking care of those in need as a top priority of the Episcopal Church in Southern California.

The dinner costs $35 per person. For information, call (714) 364-2895.

Lynne Cox, an international long-distance swimmer, will speak at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church, 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Admission is free. Child supervision and infant care are provided. For information, call (714) 646-4652.

Educator and lecturer Rabbi Moishe Engel will speak on the subject of “Serving God with Joy in the 20th Century” Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Chabad of West Orange, 5702 Clark Drive, Huntington Beach. The lecture is the first in a series of three. Cost is $12 for the series or $5 per lecture. For information, call (714) 846-2285.

A concert of gospel and pop music by guitarist Steve Gooden will be performed at 5 p.m. Sunday at Geneva Presbyterian Church, 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be taken. For information, call (714) 837-2323.

Yom Iyyun (Day of Study) will be held Sunday from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. at Temple Eilat, 22081 Hidalgo, Mission Viejo. Chelle Friedman, Director of the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation, will begin a series of Sunday classes on issues facing the Jewish community. For information, call (714) 770-9606.

St. Irenacus Adult Education will offer a Lenten Series on the various styles and forms of prayer in the Catholic tradition at 5201 Evergreen Ave., Cypress. The series will be held Tuesday through March 14, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Education Building. For schedule on the series, call (714) 826-0760.

The North Orange County Chapter of Christian Assn. of Psychological Studies will hold its monthly breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. Monday at Brea Hospital Neuropsychiatric Center, 875 N. Brea Blvd., Brea. Laura Mathis, Ph.D., will discuss “Treating the Borderline Marriage.” Reservations are required. For information, call (714) 529-4963 or (800) 422-4106, Ext. 270.

A special Evensong service will be held Feb. 26 at 5:15 p.m. at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar. The service is held to honor the 17th-Century Anglican poet and priest George Herbert. Some of Herbert’s short poems will be read by St. Michael’s Readers, and the congregation will sing some of his hymns. For information, call (714) 644-0463.

Political essayist Craig Barnes will speak on “Beyond the Cold War: Building a New World View” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Laguna Niguel’s Community Forum Series at Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ, 30121 Niguel Road, Laguna Niguel. Barnes was involved in bringing together American and Soviet scientists and scholars in a joint project resulting in publication of the book “Breakthrough.” Tickets are $7.50 and are available by calling (714) 495-1310 or can be obtained at the door.

The Rev. Jerry Tankersley will preach at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services on Feb. 19 at the Laguna Presbyterian Church, 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach. After a children’s sermon, third-grade and younger children will be dismissed to attend the Little Fishermen’s Workshop. Infant care is available. For information, call (714) 494-7555.

The Southwest Regional Conference of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America will be held this weekend at the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel, 666 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa. As part of the conference, a discussion on “Jews, God and Messiah” will be led by Robert Gorelik, messianic pastor of Adat HaMashiach. For information on the time of the conference, call (714) 786-8261.