Religion Notes

FATHER’S DAY FESTIVITIES: Events in honor of Father’s Day will take place this weekend at Christ the King Lutheran Church, beginning with special services that feature a gift for dad at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday and ending with a Father’s Day concert featuring the music of Broadway at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church, 17400 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. Free. Information: (818) 342-0302.

SUNDAY PLAY: “Bang Bang You’re Dead,” a play inspired by the 1998 shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Ore., will be performed by youngsters during Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. at Emerson Universalist Church, 7304 Jordan Ave., Canoga Park. Free. Information: (818) 887-6101.

REMEMBERING FATHERS: The Rev. James Bodman will present a program, “Remembering Fathers,” at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. Free. Information: (818) 894-9251.

PRAYER SUPPORT: Centering Prayer Support Group, for those new to meditative practices as well as for daily meditators, will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino. Free. Information: (818) 784-4515.

A PROGRAM EXPERIENCE: BKB’s Shabbat: Share the Experience, an event that begins with a potluck Shabbat dinner, followed by Shabbat services and ending with a concert by contemporary Jewish singer Julie Silver, will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Beth Knesset Bamidbar, 1611 E. Ave. J, Lancaster. Free. Information: (661) 942-4415.

INSTALLATION SERVICE: A service featuring the installation of the 1999-2000 board of trustees, the dedication of new prayer books and a small ceremony honoring Rabbi Jeffrey Ronald will take place at 7 p.m. Friday at Kol Tikvah Temple, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Free. Information: (818) 348-0670.

CHILDREN’S SERVICE: Rabbi James Lee Kaufman will lead a Tot Shabbat service with stories and songs for toddlers and preschoolers from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m. Friday at Temple Beth Hillel, 12326 Riverside Drive, Valley Village. Free. Information: (818) 761-6983.

OUTDOOR CONCERT: St. John Eudes Catholic Church Music Ministry will present its contemporary choir, Voice in Praise, for its first outdoor concert in the plaza at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church, 9901 Mason Ave., Chatsworth. Free. Information: (818) 709-0011.

STARS AND SHABBAT: “Shabbat Under the Stars,” a worship service in an outdoor chapel, will be offered at 7:30 p.m. every Friday in summer at Leo Baeck Temple, 300 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Sepulveda Pass. Free. Information: (310) 476-2861.

POETRY AND PRIDE: “An Evening of Poetry in Celebration of Gay and Lesbian Pride,” a Gay/Lesbian Pride Month program, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at the Metropolitan Community Church, 5730 Cahuenga Blvd., North Hollywood. Free. Information: (818) 762-1133.

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