Target: ‘Hidden Hurts’

“Healing Hidden Hurts That Haunt Our Health, Hope and Happiness” is the title of a workshop being presented today by Rhea Zakich at United Methodist Church of Garden Grove.

The workshop is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $20.

On Sunday, a retirement celebration will be held for Bishop Jack Tuell of the California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church. The celebration will be co-sponsored by the church’s Long Beach and Santa Ana districts. The theme is, “On This Rock, I Will Build My Church.”

The event will begin with choir music at 2:30 p.m., followed by the clergy processional at 3:15. A reception will follow, also at the church, at 12741 Main St. Information: (714) 539-1053 or (714) 534-1070.

The Rev. Joan Dunn-Carter will announce her predictions of world events tonight at 7:30 at the Metaphysical Fellowship Church in Stanton. She is the co-founder of the church.

Admission is $10. The church is at 10591 Flower St. Information: (714) 821-3984.

Bob Silverman and Carol Forbes will lead a two-day seminar that begins today called, “A Course in Miracles.” Silverman is the author of “When a Man Turns Forty.” Forbes is a lawyer who founded the Congressional Clearinghouse on Women’s Rights.

The seminar is from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. today and Sunday at Awakenings, 25260 La Paz Road, Laguna Hills. A free-will offering will be taken. Information: (714) 457-0797.

The annual Masterworks Concert will be held Sunday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach. Brahms’ “Requiem” will be performed at 7 p.m. by the Sanctuary Choir, 30-piece orchestra and soloists Melissa Boettner and Brad McMurray. Don Fontana is conductor. A free-will offering will be taken.

On Wednesday night, the Serendipity singles series continues with guest speaker Greg Cynaumon, director of clinical relations for Minirth-Meier Clinic West. His topic will be “But That Isn’t What I Thought You Meant!!” He is co-host of a daily nationally syndicated radio program and author of “Helping Single Parents . . . Troubled Kids.”

The session is at 7:30 p.m. and reservations are not needed. Child care is by reservation only and can be arranged by calling (714) 631-2885 by Monday noon.

On March 28, psychologist John Fry will lead a workshop entitled, “Coping Skills for Worries, Dark Thoughts and Down Day: Stress Management for the ‘90s.” The cost of the open workshop is $10, which includes a continental breakfast. The workshop is from 8 a.m. to noon, and reservations can be made by calling the church. The church is at 600 St. Andrew’s Road. For information and reservations: (714) 631-2880, Ext. 236.

“Are You the Messiah?” is the Rev. James Nelson’s sermon topic Sunday at the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church in Costa Mesa.

The church’s religious education department has planned a bake sale after the 10:30 a.m. service. The church is at 1259 Victoria St. Information: (714) 646-4652.

Irvine Community Chabad Center’s matzo bakery will be open for community tours, by reservation, beginning Sunday.

The bakery is at the Chabad Center, 4872 Royce Road. Reservations can be made by calling (714) 786-5000.

Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Ana, 2625 N. Tustin Ave., will hold a Purim Carnival on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. There will be midway games, crafts, a petting zoo and a fun house.

Admission is free. Information: (714) 771-9240.

Adat HaMashiach Messianic Congregation’s Purim celebration is being held today at 10:30 a.m. at 17101 Armstrong Ave., Irvine. It will include the dedication of a special antique scroll that was given to the congregation by Calvary Chapel of Lake Elsinore. There will also be food and dancing.

Information: (714) 588-8770.

A concert by the the StorySingers” from Washington state will be presented Sunday at the Golden Circle Church of Religious Science in Santa Ana.

The performers wear Victorian costumes and give story dramatizations through music. A free-will offering will be taken. The concert is at 1:30 p.m. at 600 Golden Circle Drive. Information: (714) 541-3365.

The Southern California region of Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America will hold a free seminar called “Vedanta and Its Application to Modern Life” on Sunday. Guest speaker from the Vedanta Society of Southern California is Swami Viprananda.

The seminar is from 1 to 3 p.m. at Deerfield Community Park Hall, 55 Deerwood, Irvine. Information: (714) 786-1364.

A Lenten evening of prayer, music and spiritual renewal is planned Monday at St. Polycarp Roman Catholic Church in Stanton. Father Michael Manning, missionary priest of the Divine Word Missionary Society, will be the guest speaker.

A $2 donation is requested for the 7 to 9 p.m. program, followed by refreshments, at 8100 Chapman Ave. Information: (714) 897-6306.

The Jewish Community Center of Orange County and Chabad of Laguna are presenting a four-week class beginning Monday called, “Introduction to the Passover Haggadah.”

Cost of the class is $12 for members and $18 for non-members. The class will meets from 8 to 9 p.m. at 250 Baker St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 751-0608.

An interfaith performing group will present a Passion play in Hillcrest Park on Palm Sunday. Anyone interested in participating in the play can attend a meeting Monday at Morningside Presbyterian Church in Fullerton. Those interested in the production will meet at 7:15 p.m., with actors and musicians meeting at 8. All roles are open.

Rehearsals will be held every Monday night at the church, 1201 E. Dorothy Lane. Information: (714) 525-8567.

All women who have had a bat mitzvah will be honored by University Synagogue on Friday. It is the 70th anniversary of Judith Kaplan Eisenstein’s Bat Mitzvah, which was the first in history and the beginning of a feminist revolution in Jewish life.

The ceremony is at 8 p.m. at 4915 Alton Parkway, Irvine. Information: (714) 553-3535.

Pastor Juan Carlos Ortiz will give the message Sunday at the 6 p.m. worship service at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove.

A free-will offering will be taken. The church is at 12141 Lewis St. Information: (714) 971-4150.