Religion Notes
BEGINNING FRESH: The Rev. Bonnie Rowsell will officiate a service on “New Beginnings” at the 10 a.m. Sunday service at Glendale Church of Religious Science, 2146 E. Chevy Chase Drive. Free. Information: (818) 244-8171.
WORKING 2001: The Rev. Bill Schirmer will officiate a service on “Put 2001 to Work For You” at 10 a.m. Sunday at La Crescenta Church of Religious Science, 4845 Dunsmore Ave. Free. Information: (818) 249-1045.
BOLD LOOK: Dayla Frazier will moderate a program on “A Bold New Look” at 10:45 a.m. Sunday service at Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. Free. Information: (818) 894-9251.
JESUS’ AGENDA: The Rev. Stan Howse will present a service on “What Would Jesus Do?” at 11 a.m. Sunday at Unity Church of North Hollywood and Burbank, being held at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood. Free. Information: (818) 761-5149.
SHALOM NEW YEAR: The Senior Shalom Club of the West Valley Jewish Community Center will hold a New Year’s celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the center, 22622 Vanowen St., West Hills. The cost is $2 for center members and $6 for guests. Information: (818) 464-3300.
CATHOLIC LUNCHING: The Catholic Community Luncheon will feature the topic “Christians and Christianity in the Holy Land” at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Beverly Garland Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood. The cost is $14 for the luncheon. Information and reservations: (818) 846-3271.
A JEWISH PEDDLER: Adat Ari El Sisterhood will meet and hear a program from author Edward Cohen, who will speak on “The Peddler’s Grandson: Growing Up Jewish in Mississippi” at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the synagogue, 12020 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood. The cost is $3 for guests. Information: (818) 766-9426.
SYNAGOGUE ART: A slide-illustrated lecture on “Synagogues Without Jews” that will explore what remains of synagogue art and architecture in Italy, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Greece will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Sepulveda Pass. The cost is $8 general admission, $6 for members and free to students. Information and reservations: (323) 655-8587.
MUSICAL SHABBAT: Cantor Mark Goodman will present a musical Shabbat service at 8 p.m. Friday at Valley Beth Israel, 13060 Roscoe Blvd., North Hollywood. Free. Information: (818) 782-2281.
GLENDALE AGLOW: The Glendale Aglow Lighthouse Community will meet at 9 a.m. Jan. 6 at the Heritage House, 401 E. Colorado Blvd., Glendale. Free. Information: (818) 845-3096.
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