Events

* Temple IJC will have a dedication service celebrating its new name, Congregation Or Ami, at 8 p.m. Friday. The new name means “light of my people.” Participants include Christina Shea, mayor of Irvine and the temple’s Children’s Choir. Food and dancing will follow. The temple is at 30 Hughes, Suite 200, Irvine. (714) 660-1180.

* Friendship Baptist Church and Rose Drive Friends Church will share in the annual evening of music presented by the church choirs, an orchestra and the Praise Band at 6 p.m. Sunday at Rose Drive Friends Church. The relationship between the two churches began four years ago after a joint sports program. The church is at 4221 Rose Drive, Yorba Linda. (714) 528-6496.

* Guest speaker Gene Wall Cole, also known as Merlin and the Chameleon, will deliver the message “Jewels of the Spirit--Practical Tools for Living in the 21st Century” at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Unity Community Church. Cole will lead the workshop “Follow Your Dreams--The Bottom Line” from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $25. The church is at 22911 Mill Creek Road, Laguna Hills. (949) 472-9230.

* The Rev. Michael Boyland, director of the Presbyterian Center for Mission Studies in Pasadena, will speak during services at 8:45 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Trinity United Presbyterian Church as part of Missions Month. Classes for all ages, as well as nursery care, will be provided. The church is at 13922 Prospect Ave., Santa Ana. (714) 544-7850.

* The Rev. Chris Schriner will speak on “Singing, Sculpting and Painting Our Days: Further Reflections on Life as an Art Form” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach. On Wednesday, the church will host the annual “Pathways of Understanding” Women’s Focus Program from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The topic will be “Communication--the Art of Creating Understanding.” The center is at 429 Cypress Drive, Laguna Beach. (949) 497-4568.

* Carol Koppenheffer will speak on “The Church Has Changed--You Have Changed” from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Polycarp Catholic Church. The service is part of a “welcome back” series for inactive Catholics. The church is at 8100 Chapman Ave., Stanton. (714) 897-6306.

* Mariners South Coast Church is accepting leftover millennium preparedness supplies for donation to charitable organizations. Deliveries are accepted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 5 to 8 p.m. Saturdays; 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. Receipts will be available. The church is at 5001 Newport Coast Drive, Irvine. (949) 854-7600.

* The Men’s Fellowship Breakfast of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will meet from 7 to 8 a.m. Wednesday in Dierenfield Hall. Ed Loyd will speak on “Foreign Policy and Religion.” Cost is $2.50. The church is at 600 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach. (949) 631-2880.

* St. Mark Presbyterian Church will host a session for abused women called “Love Without Honor” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Women are invited attend and discuss spiritual and emotional needs. The church is at 2100 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach. (949) 644-1341.

* The Rev. Karen Stoyanoff will share her understanding of Martin Luther King Jr.’s message in honor of his birthday during services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church. Children’s classes and nursery care will be provided. The church is at 1259 Victoria St., Costa Mesa. (949) 646-4652.