‘Godly Men’ Will Be Guest Speaker’s Topic in Mission Viejo Church

Guest speaker Bob Turnbull will discuss “America’s Need for 2000: Godly Men” at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Mountain View Church. Turnbull and his wife, Yvonne, are a speaking team and authors of books on marriage and family. The church meets at Bathgate Elementary School, 27642 Napoli Way, Mission Viejo. (949) 458-6888.

The Rev. Robert H. Schuller will interview Bill and Kathy Magee of Operation Smile during services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at the Crystal Cathedral. Operation Smile consists of doctors who volunteer cosmetic and corrective surgeries for impoverished children with severe facial disfigurement. Soloist Mardi Robins and the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers will perform. The church is at 12141 Lewis St., Garden Grove. (714) 971-4000.

The Rev. Karen Stoyanoff will deliver the message “The Truth That Sets You Free” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church. Youth religious education will be offered. The church is at 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-4652.

The Rev. Tom Cramer will speak on “The Nature of Nurture” at 9 and 10:30 a.m. as part of “Logos Sunday” at Geneva Presbyterian Church of Laguna Hills. Children’s Sunday school will take place following the “Training for Young Disciples” moment. The church is at 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills. (949) 837-2323.

Seal Beach Church of Religious Science will offer a service on “Religious Doctrines and Spiritual Beliefs” at 10 a.m. Sunday. Fellowship with refreshments will follow. The church is at 500 Marina Drive, Seal Beach. (562) 598-3325.

The Rev. Jon Dobrer will speak on “Autumnal Haze” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Fullerton. Religious education for children and youth will be provided. The church meets at Temple Beth Tikvah, 1600 N. Acacia Ave., Fullerton. (714) 871-7150.

The Rev. Suzanne T. Black will will speak on “Healing Our Shame” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of South County. The message will focus on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The church is at 25801 Obrero Drive, No. 7, Mission Viejo. (949) 581-0245.

John Wayne impersonator Gene Howard will give the message “Freedom and Sacrifice” during services at 11 a.m. Sunday at Liberty Baptist Church. Howard will also recite poems from his album, “What Made America Great.” Lunch and a children’s fair will follow. The church is at 1000 Bison Ave., Newport Beach. (949) 760-5444.

The Rev. Kel Henderson will preach on “Faith in Change” from Exodus at 10 a.m. Sunday at Neighborhood Congregational Church. Henderson is the church’s minister of youth education. Children’s spirituality classes and child care will be offered. The church is at 340 St. Ann’s Drive, Laguna Beach. (949) 494-8061.

The Rev. Mary Murray Shelton, former minister of the Huntington Beach Church of Religious Science, will be the special pulpit guest of senior minister Don Henderson during services at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at Golden Circle Church. The church provides child care, junior church and a youth program. It is at 600 Golden Circle Drive, Santa Ana. (714) 541-3365.

Special Services

Maria Knjazeva, an ethnic Russian born and raised in Estonia, will speak on the “new” Estonia during a Thoreau Society meeting at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Irvine Ranch Water District headquarters. A social hour precedes at 3:30 p.m. The building is at 15600 Sand Canyon Road, Irvine. (949) 581-4702.

Father Vincent Gilmore will lead a “Re-Membering” service for inactive Catholics at 6:15 p.m. Sunday in Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish Church. Those who have been away from the church, feel spiritually empty or just have questions are invited to discuss Scripture, morality, faith communities and more. The center is at 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 644-0200.

Temple Beth El of south Orange County will welcome Jewish singles to its sukkah from 7:30 to 9:30 this evening. The end of Shabbat will be observed with twisted candle, wine, spices and music. Cost is $5. The temple is at 27462 Terrace View, Aliso Viejo. (949) 362-3999.

Father Gerald P. Ruane, director of the Sacred Heart Institute of New Jersey, will lead a healing Mass and service at 7:30 p.m. Monday in St. Angela Merici Church. Individual prayer and blessings will follow. The church is at 585 S. Walnut Ave., Brea. (714) 525-1774.

Other Notes

South Shores Church will offer a divorce-recovery workshop from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 4. Cost is $25. The church is at 32712 Crown Valley Parkway, Monarch Beach. (949) 496-9331.

Kit Gray, new chancellor for the diocese, will speak on the “Vision of Diocesan Pastor Plan, Call of Women in Ministry” during a women’s breakfast from 8 to 10 this morning at St. Irenaeus Church. Cost is $10. The church is at 5201 Evergreen Ave., Cypress. (714) 821-5531.

St. Clement’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church will have its annual silent auction at 6:30 this evening. Tickets are $15 a person and $25 a couple. Funds will benefit church outreach programs. The church is at 202 Avenida Aragon, San Clemente. (949) 492-3401.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will offer a divorce-recovery workshop from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 28. Cost is $25 prepaid or $30 at the door. The church is at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (949) 631-2880.

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