JEWISH-PALESTINIAN: Palestinian-born Christian Joseph Haieck of Glendale...

JEWISH-PALESTINIAN: Palestinian-born Christian Joseph Haieck of Glendale will say a few words to the nearly 1,500 congregants expected to attend the 10 a.m. Yom Kippur service today at Temple Solael in West Hills following Rabbi Harold Caminker’s sermon.

Haieck edits The News Circle, a monthly magazine, and the Arab-American Almanac. Haieck is a Melkite Catholic, an Eastern Rite branch of churches loyal to the Pope but follow their own ancient liturgy and church traditions.

Caminker said his sermon and Haieck’s appearance are symbolic of the broad hopes of American Jews and Arabs that an accord signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization will lead to peace in the region.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: The ecumenical home-building organization Habitat for Humanity, best known because of ex-President Jimmy Carter’s volunteer involvement, will be promoted in upcoming dinner meetings at churches in Northridge and San Fernando.

A potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday at Northridge United Methodist Church, 9650 Reseda Blvd., will precede a 7 p.m. program explaining how the projects work, including examples from recent construction in Ojai. For reservations and information, call Lee Kavaloski at (818) 892-7061.

On Oct. 3 at 5 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 2064 5th St., San Fernando, will sponsor a barbecue and sing-along fund-raiser for Habitat for Humanity. Up to $600 raised by the program will be matched by the local branch of Aid Assn. for Lutherans. For reservations, call (818) 365-9339.

A television special, “Habitat Housewarming ‘93,” with supporters Paul Newman, Bill Cosby and Willie Nelson, will air on VISN/ACTS cable network at 1 p.m. Pacific time on Oct. 3.

WOMEN & THE CHURCH: An ecumenical study series entitled “We Belong Together: Women and the Church” will be launched at 10 a.m. next Saturday at Woodland Hills Presbyterian Church, 5751 Platt Ave., with a talk by the Rev. Linda Poteete-Marshal, co-pastor of Norwalk United Methodist Church.

The series, which will cost $15, continues at Woodland Hills Presbyterian on Tuesday evenings and Canoga Park United Methodist Church on Wednesday mornings. It will conclude Nov. 20. For information, call Lucile Irskens, (818) 348-7996, or Sandra Dedines, (818) 887-1905.

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