Seminar Seeks ‘Truth About Angels’

“The Truth About Angels” a seminar lead by Laura Rothhaar, will take place at 7 p.m. on Sundays through Dec. 21 at Light of the Canyon United Methodist Church. The interactive seminar will explore guardian angels and more. The church is at 101 S. Chaparral Court, Anaheim Hills. Information: (714) 283-4633.

Winston Trever will present “Getting All the Way to Bethlehem” as part of the Adult Forum meeting from 9:35 to 10:25 a.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church of Laguna Hills. Trever serves as the church’s associate pastor to the homebound. Regular worship services are at 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. The church is at 24442 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Hills. Information: (714) 837-3414.

The Women’s Outreach of American Family Living will have a holiday fashions and luncheon event from 9:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. next Saturday at the Disneyland Hotel Grand Ballroom. Sharalee, a former co-host of “The 700 Club,” will give a singing presentation on “Life After Loss.” Tickets are $38. The Disneyland Hotel is at 1150 W. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim. Information: 637-7900.

A “Hanging of the Greens” service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church of Orange. Pastor Stephen H. Janssen will begin his annual “Come Home for Christmas” series with the message “Hung Up on the Signposts.” The church is at 191 N. Orange St., Orange. Information: (714) 538-2341.

The Rev. Robert H. Schuller will welcome special pulpit guest Blaine Lee during the 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday morning worship services at the Crystal Cathedral. Lee, an executive with the Covey Leadership Center, has recently published” The Power Principle.” Pianist Roger Williams will play and the Cathedral Choir, with vocalist Angela Brown, will sing. Child care will be provided. The church is at 12141 Lewis St., Garden Grove. Information: (714) 971-4000.

The Rev. Tari Lennon will begin her “Mary, Mother of Jesus” Advent series with the message “A Virgin Engaged” at 10 a.m. Sunday at Neighborhood Congregational Church. On Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Lennon and music director Roxanna Ward will teach the creation of rituals for healing to use in daily life. . The church is at 340 St. Ann’s Drive, Laguna Beach. Information: (714) 951-7260.

Angelitas, the Women’s Group of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, will have a prayer breakfast at 9 a.m. next Saturday. The guest speaker will be Renee Bondi, and the cost is $8. Reservations are required by Monday. The church is at 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. Information: (714) 640-1227 or (714) 640-2395.

St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Methodist Church and the San Clemente Scots Pipe Band will celebrate St. Andrew’s Day with a band parade at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.

A “Kirkin’ of the Tartan” service of Evensong will take place at 5 p.m., giving an opportunity to renew and celebrate the church, family and clan ties that are part of the Scottish heritage. The church is at 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente. Information: (714) 492-2537.

Nancy Heidebrecht a professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Fuller Seminary and Southern California College, will speak on “Old Testament Prophets” at 9 Sunday at Trinity United Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Gary Demarest will speak on “Who is This Jesus?” during the 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. worship services.

The church will offer a “Celebration Night,” an evening of song, praise and testimony, from 7 to 8 p.m. Child care for children to 5 years will be provided. The church is at 13922 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana. Information: (714) 544-7850.

The Rev. Margaret Mohit will continue her “Expressing the Light” series with the message “The Light as Commitment” at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday. Sunday school and child care will be provided. The church is at 22911 Mill Creek Road, Laguna Hills. Information: (714) 472-9230.

The Rev. Ed Ewart will continue his “The Warm Glow of Christmas” sermon series with “The Light of Hope” during the 9 and 10:30 Sunday morning worship services at Geneva Presbyterian Church of Laguna Hills. Communion will be celebrated. Child care will be provided. The church is at 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills. Information: (714) 837-2323.

The Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot Children’s Choir will sing Hanukkah melodies during the 7 p.m. family Shabbat service on Friday. Under the direction of Cantor Arie Shikler, the choir has spent the last several months rehearsing for its appearance at the Hanukkah Concert at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa on Dec. 21. The congregation is at 3652 Michelson Drive, Irvine. Information: (714) 857-2226.

Temple Beth Emet’s 1997 scholar-in-residence Rabbi Edward Harwitz will speak during the 8 p.m. Friday service and the 9 a.m. Shabbat service next Saturday. Harwitz’s discussion will explore individual and Congregational relationships to Conservative Judaism. Harwitz is the assistant dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and the University of Judaism in Los Angeles. The temple is at 1770 W. Cerritos Ave., Anaheim. Information: (714) 772-4720.

The St. Andrew’s Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra will present “The Light of the World” annual Christmas concerts at 8 p.m. Friday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Additional performances will take place at 4 p.m. next Sunday, 8 p.m. next Friday and at 4 and 7 p.m. Dec. 14. Tickets are $6. The church is at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. Information: (714) 631-2880.

“A Night Before Christmas” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary Church of Santa Ana in the worship center. The Broadway-style musical will feature a cast of more than 200 actors, singers and dancers. The drama will also be shown at 7 p.m. next Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $6. The church is at 1010 N. Tustin Ave, Tustin. Information: 973-4800.

Nathan A. Talbot will speak on “The Medicine of Prayer” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist. Free parking and child care will be provided. The church is at 3401 Studebaker Road, Long Beach. Information: (562) 425-8425.

Kris Ockershauser will lead the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship services at the Unitarian Universalist Church of South County. Ockershauser helped found the Los Angeles regional office of the UU Service Committee. She is presently manager of the Shelter Partnership of Los Angeles. The church is at 25801 Obrero Drive, Suite 8, Mission Viejo. Information: (714) 581-0245.

The Rev. Chris Schriner will give the message “Blow Up the TV” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach. Schriner will look at the impact of television on people’s personal lives and family relationships. A religious education program for children ages 5 to 12 will take place during the service. The center is at 429 Cypress Drive, Laguna Beach. Information: (714) 497-4568 or (714) 730-6608).

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