Youth Program to Focus on Fostering Self-Esteem

“Triumphant Teens in a Tempting World” is the theme of the first annual Overcomers Outreach youth conference today.

Overcomers Outreach, along with New Life Treatment Center, a Christian 12-step ministry program, will hold the event at Eastside Christian Church, 2505 Yorba Linda Blvd., Fullerton, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Steve Arterburn, president of the New Life Treatment Center and author of “How to Drug-Proof Your Kids,” will be the featured speaker. Kevin Carrington will talk about the gift of sexuality and the choices that today’s youth must make.

The event will include music by Rick Altizer and a multimedia presentation entitled “Be Excellent” that will focus on building self-esteem through Christ.

Some young adults will share their testimonies of recovery from addictions and compulsions and how there is hope through Christ-centered 12-step support groups.

Those who attend the conference during the day will get a 2-for-1 discount coupon for the Petra/Josh McDowell concert later that afternoon.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door. For information, call (213) 697-3994.

St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano will present “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” as its fall theater production. Directed by Wendy Barrie, a cast of 24 students from third through 12th grade will represent the school in this drama by Celeste Raspanti, based on documentary materials written by children at Terezin Concentration Camp in Czechoslovakia between 1942-1944. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Performances are scheduled for today at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The school is at 31641 La Novia Ave. For more information, call (714) 587-0416.

Oneg Shabbat, a ministry for singles over 35 at Temple Beth Sholom, will meet at 8 p.m. Friday, following services. The temple is located at 2625 N. Tustin Ave., Santa Ana. For information, call Marilyn Abrams at (714) 731-3780.

“Accessing Your Highest Self: A Guide to Getting Your Personal Relationships in Order” will be the topic Sunday of psychiatrist David Viscott, author and host of a nationally syndicated radio program.

Viscott will speak at Los Alamitos High School, 3591 E. Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, at 7:30 p.m. Advance admission is $20, payable by check to Temple Israel in Long Beach. Tickets will also be sold the night of the event for $25 per person. Student admission is $10 per ticket. For reservations, call the temple office at (213) 434-0996.

The Third World Handarts crafts fair and the Heifer Project International will be hosted by the Laguna Presbyterian Church on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach.

The crafts are made by the poor of Bangladesh, Thailand, El Salvador, Chile, Kenya and the United States. Profits go directly to the artisans who made the item.

The Heifer Project International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian agency that has sent domestic animals, including more than 3 million chicks and ducks, to small farmers in more than 110 countries and 30 states since 1944. Each recipient passes the first offspring of his animal to another needy family. It is possible to participate in this program by paying for an animal. For more information, call Estelle Marshall at (714) 497-2228.

“Don’t Be a Turkey!” is the title of Rev. Joy Jahn’s Sunday sermon at the Saddleback Church of Religious Science. The service is at 10 a.m. at the San Joaquin Elementary School, 22182 Barbera, Laguna Hills. Junior church classes and nursery care are available. The Church of Religious Science is based on the teachings of Ernest Holmes, author of “The Science of Mind.” For more information, call (714) 240-1046.

“Food for Thought” weekly luncheons are being held Tuesdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Ana, and a special invitation is extended to the Downtown Santa Ana Business Community. The program at the McFarland Fellowship Hall features a catered lunch and the discussion of topics relating to Christianity within the business world. The First Presbyterian Church is at 614 N. Main St. Admission is $3. For more information, call (714) 542-7253.

Service of Psalms will be presented Sunday by the Chancel Choir, brass and percussion of the Newport Harbor Lutheran Church on Sunday at 6 p.m. William Wells will lead choir, instruments and organ in “The Lord Is King” by New York City composer Lee Hoiby and other works by 20th-century American composers. The church is at 798 Dover Drive at 16th Street in Newport Beach. Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 548-3631.