Russian Musicians to Play in Concert

The Newport Center United Methodist Church will host a concert by pianist Leonid Levitsky and violinist Alexandre Brassilovsky on Friday at 7 p.m. The musicians are recent immigrants from Russia where they performed at the major concert halls.

A free-will offering will be taken. A reception for the musicians will follow the concert. The church is at 1601 Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. Information: (714) 644-0745.

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The Costa Mesa Seventh Day Adventist Church presents a video evening each month. The video evening is usually the first Saturday of the month at 7:30 in the fellowship hall. Because of the holiday, this month’s video evening will be scheduled later in the month. Admission is free.

Worship services at the church are on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon at 271 Avocado St. For schedule information, call (714) 557-0105 or (714) 548-6596.

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Father Robert DeGrandis will lead a Healing Mass on Friday at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in Brea at 7:30 p.m. He will also conduct a workshop called the “Healing of Jesus” on Jan. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at La Purisima Catholic Church, 11712 Hewes Ave., Orange.

He is the author of more than 20 books including “Renewed by the Holy Spirit,” “Healing Through the Mass,” “Coming to Life,” “To Forgive is Divine” and “Forgiveness and Inner Healing.”

Ann Ross Fitch will assist him during the Healing Mass on Friday at St. Angela’s, 585 S. Walnut Ave. Information: (714) 529-1821.

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The Center for Spiritual Development in Orange will offer a directed retreat Jan. 20 to 27. Cost is $278 for private room and board, $255 for shared or $140 for commuter. Registration is required by Jan. 10.

On Jan. 15 Father Wilkie Au will present a seminar called “Holistic Spirituality and Leisure” from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at a cost of $30 including lunch. Registration is required by Wednesday.

Then on Jan. 17 and 18 a class called “Clutter or Simplicity? The Art of Simplification” will be offered from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $60 for both days or $35 for one session. Registration is required by Friday.

The Center is at 434 S. Batavia St. Information: (714) 744-3175.

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The Rev. Charles G. Schepel of Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Los Alamitos will lead a six-week class to study the book “Creation Spirituality” by Matthew Fox beginning Wednesday.

The class meets from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., 4111 Katella Ave. To register, call (714) 527-2343 or (310) 425-4139.

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“When I Win the Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes” will be the Rev. Don Northcutt’s sermon topic Sunday at All Souls Unitarian Church in San Juan Capistrano.

The service is at 10 a.m. at Harold Ambuehl School, 28001 San Juan Creek Road, San Juan Capistrano. Information: (714) 489-0610.

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The Orange County Jewish Feminist Institute of the American Jewish Congress will offer a Life Cycle and Ritual class beginning Jan. 13. The class will meet on Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 250 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa. Cost is $90, or $67 for members.

Also, Cantor Shula Kalir-Merton’s Havurah in Laguna Niguel will host a Rosh Hodesh for the month of Shvat on Jan. 9 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Temple Beth El, 27462 Laguna Hills Drive. Cost is $7.50, or $5 for members. Information: (714) 896-3311.

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The Anchorhold-at-Connelly Center in Anaheim will offer five-week Christian Meditation classes for beginners starting Thursday.

The center is at 2323 W. Broadway. To register and for more information, call (714) 491-1390.

The Serendipity Singles session on Wednesday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach will feature speaker Doug Nason on the topic “Is it Love, or Like or Lust?”

There is a $2 donation for the 7:30 p.m. session which includes refreshments. Reservations are not necessary. Child-care reservations can be made by calling (714) 631-2885 by Monday noon. The church is at 600 St. Andrews Road. Information: (714) 631-2880.

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The congregation at the Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church in Costa Mesa will present statements about their theological beliefs for strength and guidance during a “This I Believe” service on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

The church will also offer a new 16-week youth program, “About Your Sexuality,” beginning Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. The church is at 1259 Victoria St. Information: (714) 646-4652.

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Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, director of Ariel Ministries, will present a study of the Scriptures from a Jewish perspective on Sunday at the Orange Coast Free Methodist Church in Costa Mesa. He has studied at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University and the Dallas Theological Seminary.

He will speak during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at the church, 3142 Manistee Drive. Information: (714) 641-1944.

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The Rev. James Kallas will lead a two-day Bible study program beginning Friday and continuing Jan. 8 called “Weekend in the Word” at Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Mission Viejo. He is the senior pastor at Mount of Olives Church in Santa Monica. A Phi Beta Kappa scholar and Fulbright scholar, former professor of the New Testament at California Lutheran University and former professional football player with the Chicago Bears, he has worked as a missionary in the French Cameroon and was knighted by the queen of Denmark.

Cost is $15 which includes dinner on Friday and breakfast and lunch on Saturday. The church is at 24772 Chrisanta Drive. Information: (714) 837-7467.

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Unity Community Church will offer weekly discussion groups on the book “The Quest” by Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla beginning Wednesday. The groups will also participate in activities explained in the companion book “Adventures on the Quest.”

The groups meet on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. or Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon. There is no charge for the classes. The books can be purchased at the church bookstore or at the classes at the church, 23461 Ridge Route Drive, Suite I, Laguna Hills. Information: (714) 472-9230.

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“The Cost of Following Jesus” is the Rev. Steve Sweet’s sermon topic on Sunday at 9 and 10:30 a.m. at Laguna Presbyterian Church.

Bible study groups with the Rev. Jerry Tankersley are Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m. or Wednesdays at 7 a.m. at 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach. Information: (714) 494-7555.

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The Rev. Michael H. Wenning of Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Hills will give the message “Who, Where, What?” on Sunday at 9 and 11 a.m.

The church is at 24301 El Toro Road. Information: (714) 837-2323.