QUAKE BENEFITS: Two San Fernando Valley churches...

QUAKE BENEFITS: Two San Fernando Valley churches severely damaged in the Jan. 17 earthquake will hold benefit concerts next weekend to assist their fund raising.

St. John Eudes Catholic Church, 9901 Mason Ave., Chatsworth, will feature the music of composer John Rutter, including his best-known work, “Gloria,” in a concert starting at 8 p.m. next Saturday. The choirs of St. John Eudes and St. Bede the Venerable of La Canada will perform along with the Los Angeles Premier Brass Ensemble. An $8 donation will be requested. For information, call (818) 700-5143.

First Presbyterian Church of North Hollywood, whose sanctuary is slated for demolition, will host a concert of original music at 7 p.m. May 22 by All God’s Children, a group featuring Carol Browning, Pamela Brownlee and Bob Marlowe. The concert, to be held in the congregation’s Caldwell Hall, is $10 for adults, $5 for those 18 and under, with a maximum $25 admission per family. Call (818) 766-8103 for more information.

REDEDICATION: Valley Beth Israel will rededicate its repaired Torahs and a new ark to hold them in a special ceremony 3 p.m. Sunday in its synagogue at 13060 Roscoe Blvd., Sun Valley.

The ark was detached from the synagogue wall during the Northridge earthquake in January and silver crowns on two Torah scrolls were bent, said a spokeswoman.

The congregation is still repairing cracks in the walls caused by the quake, but the synagogue representative said that services led by Rabbi Morris L. Rubinstein did not have to be moved from the worship hall.

For more information, call the synagogue at (818) 782-2281.

REBUILDING: The Rev. Cecil (Chip) Murray, senior pastor of First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, will talk about rebuilding efforts in the city at the monthly Clergy Network luncheon Wednesday at Woodland Care Center, 7120 Corbin Ave., Reseda.

For more information and reservations, call (800) 707-2224.

ISRAELI TALK: Moshe Ben Zioni, Israeli deputy consul general for the Western United States, will talk about peace prospects in Israel at a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting of the Encino Lodge of B’nai B’rith at Braemar Country Club, 4001 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana.

Entertainer Shalom Sherman will also appear on the program. For further information, call (818) 788-4320.

FILIPINO FLOWERS: Flores de Mayo, a popular tradition in the Philippines of offering flowers to the Virgin Mary, will be celebrated tonight at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Palmdale with a Mass, rosary and cultural show, starting at 7.

Parents were encouraged by Pastor Richard Miskella to have children dressed in white and bring their own flowers to participate in the floral offering. The church is at 1600 E. Avenue R-4. For information, call (805) 947-3306.

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