Religion Notes

FUND-RAISING SALE: The fund-raising committee for Our Lady of Lourdes Children’s Choir, a choir that has been invited by the pope to sing in Rome at the first Sunday Mass of the new millennium, will host a rummage sale from 8:30 to 5 p.m. today, Sunday and Monday at the church, 10275 Tujunga Canyon Blvd., Tujunga. Information: (818) 352-8556.

CHRISTMAS IN JULY: Pastor Jeffrey Nelson will present a service with a Christmas message and participants will sing Christmas carols at 5:30 p.m. today and at 10 a.m. Sunday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 17400 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. Free. Information: (818) 342-0302.

RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVES: The Rev. James Bodman will present a program on a philosophy embraced by Unitarian Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Transcendentalism,” which is based on the doctrine that reality is to be discovered by studying the process of thought, at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. Free. Information: (818) 894-9251.

PIANO CONCERT: Pianist Beth Sussman will perform George Gershwin’s music at a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Judaism’s Gindi Auditorium, 15600 Mulholland Highway, Sepulveda Pass. The cost is $10. Information and reservations: (310) 476-9777.

OUTDOOR CONCERT: Deirdre Rogers will perform traditional Irish and folk songs at a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Retreat Center’s patio area, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino. The cost is $8 for adults and $2 for children under 12. Information and reservations: (818) 784-4515.

LEARNING BY FOOD: Rabbi Tsafreer Lev will host a program, “Lunch and Learn,” in which participants will learn and discuss the Torah while eating a dairy lunch, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Temple Aliyah’s Selma Lubin Hall, 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills. Bring your own lunch. Free. Information: (818) 346-3545.

JEWS FOR JUDAISM: Rabbi Michael Skobac, educational director for the Canadian office of Jews for Judaism, will present a lecture, “The Battle for the Jewish Soul” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Temple Aliyah, 6025 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills. The program will cover who missionaries are, why they are obsessed with converting Jews, and how and why they have been successful. Free. Information: (310) 854-3381.

OPEN HOUSE SERVICES: Kol Tikvah Temple will host Shabbat services and an Oneg Shabbat followed by an open house for prospective new members starting at 7 p.m. Friday at the temple, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free. Information: (818) 348-0670.