A Week of Holocaust Remembrance Services and Events

Yom Hashoah--also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day--is Tuesday but will be marked throughout the week by synagogues and Jewish organizations around Orange County.

A memorial service for those who perished in the Holocaust will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jewish Federation of Orange County, 250 E. Baker St. in Costa Mesa. The event will include a presentation by the center’s Menorah Readers’ Theater, readings of student essays and music.

On display before and after the program will be the Anti-Defamation League’s traveling exhibit on the history of anti-Semitism. Information: (714) 755-5555 Ext. 236.

In Irvine, Yom Hashoah will be the theme of services at University Synagogue on Friday at 8 p.m. Leon Leyson, the youngest survivor on Schindler’s list, will speak. The synagogue is at 4915 Alton Parkway. Information: (949) 553-3535.

Events

* “Pastoral Love Celebration V: The Shnammite Project, Making Room for the Man of God” will begin at 7:15 p.m. Monday and continue nightly through Friday at Calvary Baptist Church. The event, which celebrates the leadership of pastor Ronald D. Wilson, will end with a service at 5 p.m. May 7. The church is at 1524 W. 1st St., Santa Ana. (714) 543-8211.

* The Rev. Bill Flanagan will lead “The Relationship Seminar” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The topic will be “Going the Distance: Ten Keys for Relational Success.” Cost is $5. The church is at 600 Saint Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (949) 631-2880.

* Floyd Rhoades, a church elder, will give the message “Reign on My Parade” at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Geneva Presbyterian Church of Laguna Hills. “Time With Children” will take place before the 9 a.m. Sunday school meeting. The church is at 24301 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills. (949) 837-2323.

* Guest ministers, the Revs. Les and Audrey Turner, will speak on “The Law of Giving” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Seal Beach Church of Religious Science. The church is at 500 Marina Drive, Seal Beach. (562) 598-3325.

* South Shores Church will host a National Day of Prayer service at 7 p.m. Thursday in the sanctuary. The church is at 32712 Crown Valley Parkway, Monarch Beach. (949) 496-9331.

* St. Mark Presbyterian Church will celebrate Earth Day with the lecture “A Win-Win Approach to the Environment” at 11 a.m. Sunday. Environmentalist Tom English will speak. The church is at 2100 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 644-1341.

* First Presbyterian Church of Fullerton’s new worship service hours are 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday. Men’s and women’s Covenant Bible Study is at 6:30 and 10 a.m. Thursday, respectively. The church is at 838 N. Euclid St., Fullerton. (714) 526-7701.

* The Rev. Robert H. Schuller will interview Laura Schlessinger during services at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday at the Crystal Cathedral. Schuller will continue his series “The Man of the Millenniums.” Special musical guests will be the Kyiv Symphonic Orchestra and Choir from the Ukraine. The church is at 12141 Lewis St., Garden Grove. (714) 971-4000.

* Trinity United Presbyterian Church will present the musical “Children of Eden” at 8 p.m. Friday and May 6 and 7. The High School/College Chapel Choir and instrumentalists will perform. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children. The church is at 13922 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana. (714) 544-7850.

* St. Irenaeus Church will offer partners-in-care training for pastoral care ministers from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and the eight following Mondays. The sessions teach and empower ministers who visit the sick, homebound and bereaved. The church is at 5201 Evergreen Ave., Cypress. (714) 821-5531.

* St. Francis Guild of St. Francis Home will have a spaghetti dinner and bake sale from 1 to 5 p.m. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children under age 12. Proceeds will go toward the care of the 70 retired women living at the home. St. Francis is at 1718 W. 6th St., Santa Ana. (714) 524-0381.

* The Zen Center of Orange County will offer Zen classes from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Additional classes will take place at the same time May 7, 14 and 21 and June 4 and 18. Cost is $75 for members and $120 for others. The center is at 120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 722-7818.

* Bishop Murray Finck will install David Monge as pastor during the 9:15 a.m. worship service Sunday at Newport Harbor Lutheran Church. A reception will follow. The church is at 798 Dover Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 548-3631.

Religious event notices may be sent to Gena Pasillas at the Times’ Orange County edition, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa 92626. They also may be faxed to (714) 966-7711 or sent by e-mail to gena.pasillas@latimes.com