DATES* Social justice will be the theme...

DATES

* Social justice will be the theme of the Rev. Grayson Warren Brown’s four-evening Bible study course at St. Mary’s Church in Palmdale. The sessions will take place from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday. A donation of $35 is requested for all four evenings. 1600 E. Ave. R-4. For information or registration, (805) 947-3306.

* “Loneliness From a Christian Point of View” is the topic psychotherapist Richard Allen Fraser will address at the Prime Time Singles Midweek Fellowship of Arcadia Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. 121 Alice St. (818) 445-7470.

* “See You at the Pole” is the National Network of Youth Ministries’ campus prayer campaign, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21. Students will gather around school flagpoles across the country at 7 a.m. for student-led prayer. For information, (619) 592-9200.

* Christ the Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Altadena will celebrate the fifth anniversary of joining the Reconciled in Christ programs of Lutherans Concerned at a 10:30 a.m. Eucharist on Sept. 18. The organization supports full acceptance and participation of gay men and lesbians in the church. Ron Brasgalla, regional representative of the Reconciled program, will speak, and members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will sing. 185 W. Altadena Drive (818) 794-7011.

* Six organists will perform in a recital at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Long Beach on Sunday at 4 p.m. The organists are Sean O’Neal, parish organist, Charlotte Bellamy, Marc Dickey, Karlene George, Mark Milleran and David York. A donation of $8 for adults and $6 for seniors will be asked. Proceeds will go toward completion of a 42-rank organ. 759 Linden Ave. (310) 437-4002.

HONORED

The Rev. Diana Heath of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named minister of Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church in Costa Mesa. She will deliver her first sermon during 10:30 a.m. services Sunday. 1259 Victoria St. (714) 965-1176.

The Rev. Roger Barkey has been named senior pastor of Congregational Church of Northridge. He will deliver his first sermon at 10 a.m. services Sunday. 9659 Balboa Blvd. (818) 349-2400.

Lisa Edwards last month was appointed rabbi of Beth Chayim Chadashim in Los Angeles, the nation’s oldest synagogue serving gay, lesbian and bisexual communities.

BRIEFLY

* Catholic Big Brothers is seeking volunteer men of all faiths throughout Los Angeles County to serve as role models to boys 7 to 14 who come from single-parent families and various religious backgrounds. Volunteers are screened and must commit at least three hours a week to a youngster. The organization also operates the largest program of its kind in the nation for hearing-impaired boys and girls ages 6 to 18. Catholic Big Brothers is a United Way agency affiliated with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, with offices throughout Southern California. The staff can answer questions in English and Spanish and for the hearing-impaired. (213) 251-9800.

* The Zen Mountain Center, 120 miles east of Los Angeles in the San Jacinto Mountains, has a full roster of fall retreats and other activities for beginners to advanced practitioners of Zen. For information, (909) 659-5272.