Religion Notes
CHRISTMAS CAROLS: Christ the King Lutheran Church will hold a service in which participants will sing Christmas carols and learn the stories behind some of the favorite Christmas songs at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday at the church, 17400 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. Free. Information: (818) 342-0302.
AMNESTY PROGRAM: Eugene Freedman, president of the San Fernando Valley chapter of Amnesty International, will present a program on “Amnesty International in the U.S.A.” at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills. Free. Information: (818) 894-9251.
NOMADS AND NORDSTROM: The National Council of Jewish Women Vista Val Division will hear a lecture on Jewish women in the past and present, “From Nomads to Nordstrom,” at 10 a.m. Monday at Temple Judea, 5429 Lindley Ave., Tarzana. Free. Information: (818) 986-8365.
JEWISH EXPERIENCE: An adult education class on “The Jewish Experience” will be taught at 7 p.m. Monday at Temple Ahavat Shalom, 18200 Rinaldi Place, Northridge. The cost is $50 per semester. Information and registration: (818) 360-2258.
MONDAY NIGHT LECTURE: Rabbi Moshe Ben-Zaquen, executive director of the Sephardic Rabbinical Council of the United States and Canada, will lecture on “David and Bat Sheva Part I” from 8 to 10 p.m. Monday at Cal State Northridge’s Hillel House, 17729 Plummer St. Free. Information: (818) 832-8293.
COUPLES LECTURE: Author Rivka Slonim will present a lecture for married couples, “The Sexual and the Sacred: Thoughts on Marital Intimacy and Harmony,” at 8 p.m. Monday at the Conejo Jewish Academy, 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. The cost is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Information and reservations: (818) 991-0991.
PRAYER SUPPORT: A Centering Prayer support group, a silent meditation intended to strengthen one’s relationship with God, will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino. Free. Information: (818) 784-4515.
KING CELEBRATED: A Shabbat service celebrating the life and accomplishments of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Kol Tikvah Temple, 20400 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. The K. T. Chorale, singer Michael Speaks and a Korean dance ensemble will perform during the service. Free. Information: (818) 348-0670.
FAMILY SHABBAT: Rabbi Steven Tucker and Cantor Jason Van Leeuwen will present a family Shabbat service in which the synagogue’s youth choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Temple Ramat Zion, 17655 Devonshire St., Northridge. Free. Information: (818) 360-1881.
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