Salvation Army Concert Features Australia Band

The Salvation Army will host the Spring 1996 Festival Concert at 7 tonight. Australia’s Melbourne Staff Band and the Salvation Army Tustin Ranch 45-piece brass band will be featured. Reservations are requested. The Tustin Ranch church is at 10200 Pioneer Road, Tustin. $10. (714) 832-7100.

Alicia Appleman-Jurman, whose autobiography, “Alicia, My Story,” was translated into a dozen languages, will speak at 10 a.m. Sunday at Temple Beth El of South Orange County. The book is a fulfillment of an oath she took on her brother’s grave that if she survived the Holocaust, she would speak for her silenced family. Later, nautical archeologist Shelley Wachsmann will speak on “The Sea of Galilee Boat” at 7 p.m. The temple is at 27462 Terrace View, Aliso Viejo. (714) 362-3999.

Cantor Arie Shikler will perform the “Shir Ha-Shirim: Song of Songs,” also known as the “Songs of Solomon,” at 8 tonight at Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot. The concert is a tribute to the miracle of spring. Tickets are $10 or $8 for students and seniors. The congregation is at 3652 Michelson Drive, Irvine. (714) 857-2226.

The Rev. Chris Schriner will give the message “What Is It Like to Be a Bat? Confronting the Mystery of Consciousness” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Laguna Beach. A religious education program for children age 5 to 12 will be offered. The church is at 429 Cypress Drive. (714) 497-4563.

The Rev. Ken Macklin will speak on “The Bread Which Is Broken” at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. The Rev. Thanh Phuoc Dang, a Vietnamese United Methodist minister, will be installed as co-pastor during the 10:30 a.m. service. Care for children to age 5 will be provided. The church is at 8152 McFadden Ave., Westminster. (714) 897-0100.

The Rev. Jon Dobrer will speak on “Death and Taxes” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Fullerton. Child care will be provided. The congregation meets at 1600 N. Acacia Ave. (714) 777-8224.

The Christian Science Activity Center will offer a Bible lesson on the “Doctrine of Atonement” at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school will also take place. A meeting with Bible readings and testimonies of healing will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The center is at 31591-C Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. (714) 443-2437.

Goal-Tenders professional motivation and training company will present a Celestine Prophesy Interactive/Discussion Group from 9:30 a.m to noon today at the Seal Beach Church of Religious Science. Cost is $15. Also, Father Leo Booth will conduct the workshop “Reclaiming Your Spiritual Power” from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $20. The church is at 500 Marine St. (310) 431-6113.

Denny Correll, a contemporary Christian music performer, will be ministering during the 9:30 a.m. service at the Village Church of Irvine. Correll is a member of Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa, and has written and produced many Christian music albums. The church is at 17101 Armstrong Ave. (714) 474-9155.

The Rev. Margaret Mohit will continue her “Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” series with the sermon “The Law of Giving” at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at Unity Community Church. Sunday school will take place and meditation will be from 9 to 9:30 a.m. The church is at 22911 Mill Creek Road, Laguna Hills. (714) 472-9230.

Laura’s Ladies at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church will have a shower to benefit Laura’s House women’s shelter at noon today. Women are encouraged to bring items to donate. The church is at 33501 Stonehill Drive, Dana Point. (714) 493-3414.

“Welcome Back, Billy Best!” will be performed at 7 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Unity Presbyterian Church. The Caroler and Crusader Choirs of the church make up the cast of actors, dancers and singers. The church is at 13922 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana. (714) 544-7852.

The music department of Garden Grove United Methodist Church will present a celebration concert of contemporary music at 4 p.m. Sunday. The Sonshine Singers, Proclamation and the Hosanna Handbells will be featured. The church is at 12741 Main St. (714) 775-6501.

Hungarian pianist Kriszta Kovacs will join Robert A. Schuller during the 9:30 and 11 a.m. worship services at the Crystal Cathedral. The Chapman University Choir and Master Chorale will also perform. Later, Juan Carlos Ortiz will lead a Latino service at 1 p.m. The church is at 12141 Lewis St., Garden Grove. (714) 971-4000.

Father Peter Covas will conduct a Healing Mass at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church. Covas is the pastor of St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church in Alta Loma. Music will be provided by Ruach. The church is at 585 S. Walnut Ave., Brea. (714) 525-1774.

Robert H. Schuller, founder of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries, will be a pulpit guest during the 9 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday at Rancho Capistrano Community Church. The church is at 29251 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. (714) 347-4000.

The Rev. Diana Heath will speak on “Living, Loving and Passages in the ‘90s” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church. Heath will conduct an “Introduction to Unitarian Universalism” workshop at 9:30 a.m. in the social hall. At 1 p.m., Ellen Snortland, a Pasadena Weekly columnist, will speak on “Beijing and Beyond.” The church is at 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. (714) 646-4652.

Laity Sunday will be observed during the 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday worship services at Geneva Presbyterian Church. Sunday school will take place and child care will be provided. The spring adult education class will begin at 10:10 a.m. The church is at 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills. (714) 837-2323.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will continue its weekly discussion series “Serendipity” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Bill Flanagan will speak on “Thinking About Remarriage: The Reasons, The Risks, The Rewards. “ $3. The church is at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (714) 631-2880.

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