GAY AND LESBIAN BLESSING: Metropolitan Community Church...
GAY AND LESBIAN BLESSING: Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley will offer a blessing for same-gender relationships during its 10 a.m. Sunday service at the church, 5730 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood. The service is not a mass wedding and does not ask for vows of commitment, but invokes God’s blessing for the couples. However, the church offers commitment ceremonies called Holy Unions, which require a preparation process. Information: (818) 762-1133.
SNOW DAY: Fifty tons of snow will fall on the North Valley Community Center to celebrate a Snow Day that includes a 120-foot snow slide and snowman-building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the center, 16601 Rinaldi St., Granada Hills. The cost is $5 per person, $18 per family. Information: (818) 360-2211.
OASIS OF PEACE: Sometimes on Sunday will present a discussion on “Jews and Palestinians Living Together in an Oasis of Peace” at 2 p.m. Sunday in Temple Kol Tikvah, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Members of the American Friends of Neve Shalom-Wahat Al-Shalom, the Israeli village shared by Jews and Palestinians, describe the unusual model of hope and how it functions. Information: (818) 348-0670.
LIFE ISSUES: Dr. Tim McNicoll will discuss cloning, abortion and euthanasia in the first of a series of lectures about life issues, “What Would Jesus Do?”, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Canoga Park Lutheran Church, 7357 Jordan Ave. Information: (818) 895-2500.
SPECIAL NEEDS FUNDING: Nadine Vogel, founder and president of Special Needs Advocate for Parents, will discuss “Planning for the Future: Legal Funding Issues for your Special Needs Child and Aging Parent” at an annual free Moses Shabbat Dinner and Service at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Hillel, 12326 Riverside Drive, Valley Village. Reservations required. Information and reservations: (818) 763-9148.
COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT: The Onion Coffeehouse will present “Menfolk, a Concert of Traditional Music and Other Fare” at 7:30 p.m. at the Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. The program features country music by an all-string band, and storytelling. The espresso bar opens at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Child care available with prior request. Information: (818) 894-9251.
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