Calvary Community Church Events

* Calvary Community Church in Westlake Village offers several events in October.

A men’s breakfast begins at 7 a.m. today at the church and features Tim Smith.

On Oct. 16, take “A Walk Through the Old Testament,” which will be held at the church. On Oct. 21-23, the Dennis Jernigan Worship Seminar and Concert will be held on church grounds.

For breakfast information, call (818) 575-2267. For information on “A Walk through the Old Testament,” call (818) 575-2236, and for more information on the seminar and concert, call (818) 575-2234.

Calvary Community Church is at 5495 Via Rocas. For general information, call (818) 991-8040.

Churches Plan Oxnard Celebration

* A “Revitalizing Oxnard Celebration Kickoff” will be held from noon to 4 p.m. today at Oxnard’s Church at the Crossroads. Seven local churches will participate, along with Mayor Manuel Lopez and Pastor Roberto Rolon as guest speakers.

The host churches are Hermanos Unidos en Christo, Mount Salem Bible Baptist Church, Oxnard Korean Baptist Church and Church at the Crossroads. Participating churches include St. Paul Baptist Church, Messiah Foursquare Church and Cornerstone Church--Jerusalem Project.

“It will be a great time of music, food and unity in a get-to-know-you afternoon,” said Crossroads Pastor Bob Borger.

Music will be provided by Kristofer, Los Redimidos, Circle of Friends and Nueva Jerusalem. KMRO (90.3) will broadcast live from the site.

The church is at 241 W. Hill St. Call Borger at 487-5319 for more information.

Debate and Sunday Brunch

* The Ventura County Jewish Council-Temple Beth Torah brotherhood kicks off its 37th year of Sunday brunches at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Ventura with “Brotherhood, Lox, Bagels and Controversy” as its topic, featuring a debate on a church construction project on Ventura farmland, which will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot. The event is open to the public.

Urban planning author Bill Fulton will moderate the event. James Rupp Jr. and Steve Bennett, co-founder of SOAR, will debate.

Admission of $10 at the door includes brunch.

Temple Beth Torah is at 7620 Foothill Road. Call 647-4181 for more information.

Church to Honor 2 Pastors

* In conjunction with Clergy Appreciation Month, Emmanuel Presbyterian Church of Thousand Oaks will honor pastors Timothy Beal and Dana Shaw on Sunday for their commitment to the church and community.

Special guest speaker at both the 9 and 10:45 a.m. worship services will be author Tony Campolo, who also hosts a weekly religious TV show.

Emmanuel Presbyterian Church is at 588 Camino Manzanas. Call 498-4502 for more information.

Rainbow Sunday Celebration

* St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Oxnard will celebrate Rainbow Sunday this Sunday beginning at 10 a.m., joining together with the Oxnard Community Filipino Church and St. Paul’s Japanese-language ministry.

The guest preacher will be the Rev. Dave Marcelo, pastor of the Filipino congregation at the Wilshire United Methodist Church.

The service will feature a number of languages, and a potluck Rainbow dinner will be served after the service, with everyone bringing foods from their heritage.

After the dinner, a cultural program of song and dance sharing will be held.

The church is at 1800 South C St. Call 487-2711 for more information.

Jewish Artists’ Show and Sale

* Congregation Am HaYam in Oxnard will present the work of several Ventura County artists Sunday in a member’s home and garden.

The show and sale will feature the work of Jewish artists in stone and bronze sculptures, ceramics, silk painting, pastels, glass and mixed media.

A $5 admission charge at the 1 to 5 p.m. show will include refreshments.

For more information and directions, call Arline Tepper at 658-6623.

Am HaYam’s October services, held at the Oxnard Monday Club at 1401 W. Gonzales Road, will be at 8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Oct. 16.

For more information about services or Hebrew school, call 985-2853.

Bible Study Program to Begin

* A fall Bible study program will begin Tuesday at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church in Thousand Oaks and run through January. Called “No Greater Love,” the program will be held Tuesdays from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the church hall.

The program’s text may be purchased at the first meeting for $10.

Free child care will be available for preschoolers.

The church is at 155 E. Janss Road. For more information, call Sister Suzanne at 497-1370, ext. 119.

Academy’s Fall Semester to Open

* The official opening of the fall semester at the Conejo Jewish Academy in Agoura Hills will begin with guest speaker and radio host Dennis Prager, who will lecture on the book “The Gifts of the Jews” at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel on Tuesday. The lecture begins at 8 p.m.

For advance tickets, call the academy at (818) 991-0991. The hotel is at 880 S. Westlake Blvd. Admission is $12.

The academy, at 30345 Canwood St., offers numerous weekly courses, weekly Bible study groups, book clubs and women’s programs.

Chabad Torah Class Resuming

* Rabbi Moshe Bryski, director of Chabad of the Conejo, will begin his seventh year of teaching a Wednesday afternoon Bible (Torah) class next week. The class has grown from two students the first year to 200 participants last year.

The study group meets at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Conejo Jewish Academy, 30345 Canwood St., in Agoura Hills. The first week’s topic will be “The Ten Commandments and the Sinai Revelation.”

A salad lunch follows the one-hour class. No fee or reservation is necessary.

For more information, call Rabbi Dov Greenberg, education director of chabad, at (818) 991-0991.

Bethel Lecture Series Continues

* Pastor Craig Johnson of Bethel Christian Fellowship in Agoura Hills will continue the Bethel Forum with his second of a five-part lecture series addressing “Ultimate Concerns” from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

The public is welcome, and child care and refreshments are provided.

The church is at 5310 Derry Ave., Suite P. For more information, call the church at (818) 889-7215.

Learning to Be ‘Awake and Ready’

* A public workshop called “Awake and Ready” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Westlake Church of Religious Science.

Workshop leader John Maxwell Taylor will help those in attendance “tune up your consciousness and access your maximum potential.”

Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15 at the door. The workshop will be held at the church in the Townsgate Business Center, 2649 Townsgate Road, Suite 500. For additional information, call 495-0105.

Marriage Encounter Weekends

* A marriage encounter weekend sponsored by St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church in Thousand Oaks will be held Oct. 15 to 17 and Dec. 3 to 5 at the Holiday Inn in West Covina.

Marriage encounter is open to all married couples regardless of faith. A $50 nonrefundable fee confirms food and lodging.

Call (818) 848-6729 for details.

Tibetan Path to Enlightenment

* The Ojai Valley Dharma Center offers a weekend seminar to the public called “The Lineage of Awakening.” The seminar, to be held Oct. 16 and 17, will explore the “Kagyu Lineage Supplication,” which is a Tibetan song-poem about the path to enlightenment.

The weekend will include meditation instruction, sitting and walking meditation, discussion groups and lectures by Patrick Sweeney, a lineage holder of the Kagyu line of Tibetan Buddhism.

The cost for the weekend is $95 for nonmembers and $75 for members. Call 646-6223 for more information. Work/study scholarships are also available.

‘Handicapables’ to Meet

* The Ventura County Handicapables meeting for the physically disabled is set for Oct. 16 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, 2464 E. Ojai Ave., in Ojai. All faiths are invited.

Registration is at 11 a.m., followed by an 11:30 a.m. Mass. Lunch and entertainment are free.

For more information, call Catholic Charities office at 643-4694 in Ventura or 486-2900 in Oxnard.

Conejo Valley Jewish Craft Fair

* The first Conejo Valley Jewish Craft Fair will be held Oct. 17 on the grounds outside Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks.

Artisans from throughout the area will display their wares, including ceramics, glass votives, stained glass, bar and bat mitzvah photo albums, quilts and more.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The temple is at 1080 Janss Road. For information, call (818) 889-8047.

Panel Discussion on Faith

* First United Methodist Church in Ventura will hold a panel discussion on “What My Faith Means to Me” on Oct. 18.

The 7 p.m. program will have local presenters from the Bahai faith, Roman Catholicism, Seventh-day Adventism and United Church of Christ.

A five-minute talk by each speaker will be followed by 1 1/2 hours of questions and answers with the audience.

The moderator will be John M. Sherwood, past president of the San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council. Admission is free.

The church is at 1338 E. Santa Clara St. Call 643-8621 for information.

Blind Woman to Give Lecture

* Marcia Schwartz, who lost her eyesight as an adult, will talk about her journey from “darkness to light” in a lecture titled “More Than the Eye Can See” at the Conejo Jewish Academy at 8 p.m. Oct. 19.

Ticket reservations are $10 and may be obtained by calling (818) 991-0991.

The academy is at 30345 Canwood St. in Agoura Hills.

Official to Discuss Homelessness

* Ventura County Supervisor Kathy Long will speak about homelessness at the Ventura County Council of Churches dinner Oct. 22 in Ventura.

The dinner will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 1338 E. Santa Clara St.

Fellowship time begins at 6, a catered dinner by Janet Campbell will follow at 6:30., and the evening’s program will begin at 7:30.

Reservations are $10 and may be obtained by calling the Rev. Richard Beving at 482-9566.

Council of Churches Plans Dinner

* The Ventura County Council of Churches will put on its annual fall fellowship dinner Oct. 22 at Ventura’s First United Methodist Church.

All are invited to attend the dinner, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Registration is at 6; the program begins at 7:30. The cost for the evening is $10 per person. For information, call the Rev. Richard Beving at 482-9566.First United Methodist is at 1338 E. Santa Clara St.

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