‘Meals With the Master’ Series Opens

The Rev. F. David Throop will give the message “Sinners and Sickness, Weddings and Wine” at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at Placentia Presbyterian Church. A “Meals With the Master” Lenten Bible study series will take place during the week. The church is at 849 N. Bradford Ave., Placentia. (714) 528-1438.

The Christian Science Activity Center will offer a “Life--Not Death” testimony meeting with accounts of healing through prayer at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. A Bible study focusing on the “New Testament and How to Be a Modern-Day Disciple” will take place at 1:30 p.m. Friday. The center is at 31591-C Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. (714) 443-2537.

The Rev. James A. Sanders, professor of intertestamental and biblical studies at the Claremont School of Theology, will lead the 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship service at St. Mark Presbyterian Church. Sanders will begin a six-week “The Bible as the Church’s Book” series following the service. The church is at 2100 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. (714) 644-1341.

The fifth annual “Healing Broken Hearts” divorce recovery workshop will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through March 25 at Vineyard Christian Fellowship. Child care is offered with pre-registration. Assistant Pastor Mike Barnett will lead the workshop, which consists of a lecture and small group discussions. The church is at 102 E. Baker St., Costa Mesa. (714) 556-8463.

Habitat for Humanity will have an orientation meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in Moore Hall at Community United Methodist Church. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building decent housing for families throughout the world. The church is at 6662 Heil Ave., Huntington Beach. (714) 842-4461.

St. Irenaeus Church will offer a “Call to Conversion to Jesus” Lenten series from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through March 18. Child care will be available. The church is at 5201 Evergreen Ave., Cypress. (714) 826-0760.

The Center for Spiritual Development will present “An Evening of Irish Spirituality: The Contemplative Celtic in Action” from 7 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at St. Joseph Center Auditorium. A benefit drawing for two round-trip air fares to Ireland plus $1,000 cash will take place. Cost is $15. The center is at 480 S. Batavia St., Orange. (714) 744-3175, Ext. 0.

Christian recording artist Marty Goetz will be in concert at 7 p.m. tonight at Costa Mesa Seventh-Day Adventist Church. A reception will follow. The church is at 271 Avocado St., Costa Mesa. (714) 548-6596.

Presbyterian Church of Anaheim and St. Michael’s Episcopal Church will co-sponsor a six-week Lenten Supper Program series beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Anaheim Presbyterian. The series, featuring speakers Robert McLaren and the Rev. Charlotte Cleghorn, will focus on “Ethical and Spiritual Challenges Ahead of Us.” Cost is $3. The church is at 310 W. Broadway, Anaheim. (714) 535-2176.

Pastor David Lehmberg will begin a Lent series with a “New Traditions” service at 8 p.m. Sunday at United Methodist Christ Church by the Sea. Don Robertson will lead “Bible Surfing” at 8 a.m. A “Sunday Night Alive” celebration, featuring the music of the 14th Street Gospel Band, will take place at 5:30 p.m. The church is at 1400 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach. (714) 673-3805.

A Sabbath Dinner and Evening Worship event will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Temple Beth Emet. Reservations are required. The temple is at 1770 W. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim. (714) 772-4720.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will continue it’s weekly “Serendipity” discussion series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Ron Shackelford will speak on “Finding a Pleasing Pace in the Secular Rat Race.” Cost is $3. The annual “Breaking Down Walls and Building New Bridges” Women’s Retreat will occur from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next Saturday. Cost is $18. The church is at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (714) 631-2880.

Hopefest, sponsored by First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, will take place from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday in the church gym. Hopefest is a third-world bazaar that features ethnic foods, games and a petting zoo. Alternative gifts can be purchased for needy around the world. All proceeds will go to World Relief, a Christian organization. The church is at 2801 N. Brea Blvd., Fullerton. (714) 529-5544.

The Huntington Beach Christian Women’s Club will have its “Western Roundup” luncheon at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 26 at Los Caballeros Sports Village, second-floor ballroom. Cost is $10 and reservations are required by Friday. A prayer coffee will take place at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Los Caballeros is at 17272 Newhope St., Fountain Valley. (714) 846-8949.

Al Vorspan, recently retired vice president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and author, will be this week’s Rabbi Henri E. Front scholar-in-residence at Temple Beth David. Vorspan will speak at the Shabbat dinner and services at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Dinner is $8 and reservations are required. Temple Beth David is at 6100 Hefley St., Westminster. (714) 892-6623.

Pastor James Dallas will speak on “Abortion and the Methodist Church” from 9:35 to 10:25 a.m. Sunday at United Methodist Church of Laguna Hills. The study is part of the Sunday Adult Forum, which will meet Sundays through March 9. The church is at 24442 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Hills. (714) 837-3414.

The Rev. Tari Lennon will begin her “Earth: the Mother of Us All” Lenten series with the sermon “Fire on the Earth--Blood on the Sun” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Neighborhood Congregational Church. Child care will be available and refreshments will follow. A Bible study led by Lennon will take place at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. The church is at 340 St. Ann’s Drive, Laguna Beach. (714) 494-8061.

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church will have its “Jesus for Our Time” Lenten program at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The second annual Soup and Supper program will explore a 20th-century Jesus and how he relates to today’s world. Child care will be provided. The church is at 183 E. Bay St., Costa Mesa. (714) 548-2237.

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