10-Week ‘Tuesdays in the Word’ Series Begins

Trinity United Presbyterian Church will offer the “Tuesdays in the Word” summer evening Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The class will meet for 10 weeks and has curricula to accommodate adults, adolescents and children. Care for children to age 5 will be provided. The church is at 13922 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana. Information: (714) 544-7850.

Pastor Dan Parr will leading the morning worship services at 8 and 9:15 a.m. Sunday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. A puppet show sermon for children will take place during the 9:15 service and child care will be available. The church is at 33501 Stonehill Drive, Dana Point. Information: (714) 493-3596.

Cantors Arie Shikler and Shula Kalir-Merton will present “Songs on a Summer Solstice” at 8 tonight at Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot to benefit the Emergency Assistance Programs of Jewish Family Service of Orange County. Tickets are $18 or $12 for seniors and students. Arlene Chernow, regional outreach coordinator for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, will tell the tale of “Two Strangers in the Synagogue” during the services at 8 p.m. Friday. The congregation is at 3652 Michelson Drive, Irvine. Information: (714) 857-2226.

Fullerton First United Methodist Church will have a four-day Vacation Bible School for children in fourth through sixth grades from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday. Tuition is $10 per student. The church is at 114 N. Pomona Ave., Fullerton. Information: (714) 871-4115.

The 14th annual summer choir school for children in third through eighth grades will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the United Methodist Church of Garden Grove. Registration is $45 or $75 for two from one family. Beverages will be provided. The church is at 12741 Main St., Garden Grove. Information: (714) 534-1070.

The Rev. David Richardson will lead the 9 and 10:30 a.m. worship services Sunday at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church. Care for children to age 5 will be provided. The church is at 8152 McFadden Ave., Westminster. Information: (714) 897-0100.

St. John’s Lutheran Church will present a concerts of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Sanctuary. The church’s 60-voice Jubilate Choir, conducted by William J. Heide, will be featured. A freewill offering will be taken. The sanctuary is at 185 S. Center Drive, Orange. Information: (714) 288-4400.

Unity Church of Tustin will present Scott Kalechstein performing the “From Courtroom to Playground” drama at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Kalechstein is a speaker, worship leader and recording artist. Cost is $15. The church is at 14402 Prospect Ave., Tustin. Information: (714) 730-3444.

Tom O’Keefe and Ben Stuart will present “Comedy Hour--the All-American Caste System” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach. Care for children older than 4 will be provided. The center is at 429 Cypress Drive, Laguna Beach. Information: (714) 497-4563.

The Rev. Robert Ross will give the message “The Urban Gardener” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of South County. Sunday School will take place during the service. The church is at 25801 Obrero Drive, Suite 8, Mission Viejo. Information: (714) 581-0245.

Guest speaker Dutch Dickson will speak on “The G.O.O.D. of Commitment” at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at Unity Community Church. Sunday school and child care will be offered. The church is at 22911 Mill Creek Road, Laguna Hills. Information: (714) 472-9230.

The Rev. Eve Edmond will give the message “It Could Happen to Anyone” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church. Edmond, who counsels perpetrators and victims of domestic violence, will relate her experience with the cycle of violence. The church is at 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 646-4652.

The Rev. Jon Dobrer will give the message “In Refulgent Summer. . .” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Fullerton. A freewill offering will be taken. The church meets at Temple Beth Tikvah, 1600 N. Acacia Ave., Fullerton. Information: (714) 8717150.

Associate Pastor James R. Wilson will continue the “Decisions That Make a Difference” series with the sermon “Becoming a Contagious Christian” at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at Placentia Presbyterian Church. Sunday school will meet at 10 a.m. The church is at 849 N. Bradford Ave., Placentia. Information: (714) 528-1438.

The Rev. Maurice Ogden will speak on “The Agenda for the Future of Our Church” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Church of Orange County. Child care and a children’s program will be provided. The church meets in the George Washington Community Center at 250 E. Cypress St., Anaheim. Information: (714) 758-1050.

The Rev. Jerry Tankersley will speak on the book of Proverbs at the 9 a.m. worship services Sunday at Laguna Presbyterian Church. It will be Senior Recognition Sunday. Music will be provided by the Chancel Choir. A freewill offering will be taken. The church is at 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach. Information: (714) 494-7555.

The Rev. Tari Lennon will continue the “Where in the World is God?” Pentacost series with the message “In Music? Aloha and Welcome to the Islands” at 10 a.m. at Neighborhood Congregational Church. A Samoan congregation from Santa Ana will be in attendance and a luau will follow. Child care will be provided. The church is at 340 St. Ann’s Drive, Laguna Beach. Information: (714) 951-7260.

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