Temple Plans Purim Festival* Temple Beth Haverim...

Temple Plans Purim Festival

* Temple Beth Haverim in Agoura Hills will have a Purim festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday with rides, games, crafts, food and entertainment. Raffle prizes include vacations, a mountain bike, show tickets, Laker tickets, Dodger tickets and baskets of gift certificates.

Admission is free. The festival will be at Willow Elementary School, 29026 Laro Drive.

The temple is at 5142 Clareton Drive, Suite 160. For more information, call (818) 991-7111.

Mass Schedule at St. Anthony’s

* St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Oxnard will celebrate Mass at 5:15 p.m. today. The Sacrament of Penance will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Mass will also be said at 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Spanish Mass will be said at noon and 1:30 p.m.

St. Anthony’s is offering a “Lenten Wednesday With Jesus” series from 7 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday until April 12.

The church is at 2511 South C St. For information, call 486-7301.

St. Matthew’s Plans 2 Services

* St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Newbury Park will have worship services at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday. The Rev. Lynne Austin will deliver a message focusing on John 2:13-22. Communion will be served at both services.

Worship at St. Matthew’s is relaxed and interactive with child care and children’s classes during the second service.

The church is at 1360 S. Wendy Drive. For more information, call 498-6910.

‘Faith Talk’ Topic of Sermon

* United Methodist Church in Simi Valley will hold services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday. The Rev. Brandon Cho will speak on “Faith Talk: It’s Cleanup Time!” using John 2:13-22. The Chancel Ringers Hand Bell Choir will perform.

Communion will be celebrated at the 8 a.m. service.

Child care is provided for infants and preschoolers. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9 a.m., and a Spanish service is at 1:30 p.m.

The Discovery Club for pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and youth fellowship for junior and senior high school students meet at 6 p.m.

A new adult study for Lent, “Cross Walk,” will begin at 6 p.m. in the chapel.

The church is at 2394 Erringer Road. For more information, call 526-6231.

Unity Center Church Holds Service

* Unity Center Church of Thousand Oaks will hold services at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Rev. Irma Oestmann will speak on “Pure Potentiality.” Youngsters are invited to attend Children’s Church in the upper room. Child care is available.

A teen ministry will begin Sunday with a free barbecue and family potluck.

The church meets in Old Meadows Park Community Room, 1600 Marview. For more information, call 517-1210.

Aspects of Jesus’ Life to Be Studied

* “The Passion and Resurrection Narratives of Jesus” will be the Bible study program for men and women at St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church during classes from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays or 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays in the Lenten season.

The classes will continue until May.

The church is at 155 E. Janss Road. For more information, call 496-0222.

Weekly Lenten Meetings in Oxnard

* St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Oxnard is offering a “Lenten Wednesday With Jesus” series from 7 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday until April 12.

The church is at 2511 South C St. For more information, call 486-7301.

Day of Recollections for Women

* The women of St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church in Thousand Oaks are invited to attend a Day of Recollections from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Serra Retreat in Malibu.

Presentations will focus on ways women are challenged to honor the needs of their bodies, souls and spirits. Presentations will be made by Sister Susan Olomstad, a member of the retreat staff.

A light lunch will be provided, and Mass will be celebrated after lunch. The cost is $18. Reservations will be taken until Sunday.

The church is at 155 E. Janss Road. For more information, call 496-0222.

Special Shabbat Dinner in Simi

* Congregation B’nai Emet of Simi Valley will join synagogues throughout the United States and Canada in celebrating Shabbat Across America with a special Shabbat dinner co-sponsored by the CBE preschool at Valley View Middle School in Simi Valley, 3347 Tapo St. The dinner will take place at 6 p.m. Friday with a special service at 8 p.m. at CBE, 4645 Industrial Park St., Suite 2C.

Advance prices for the Shabbat dinner are $12 for adults and $7 for children ages 4 to 12. Prices at the door will be $15 for adults and $10 for children. Children 3 and under admitted free.

For more information, call 581-3723.

Am HaYam Invites Public to Service

* The public is invited to Congregation Am HaYam in Oxnard at 8 p.m. Friday for a service conducted by Rabbi Gerald Hanig.

At 6:30 p.m., a kosher Shabbat dinner will be served in honor of Shabbat Across America at a cost of $18 per adult or $9 per child. Reservations are required.

The services will be held at 1401 W. Gonzales Road. For more information, call 985-2853.

‘Is Christianity Foolish?’

* Trinity Lutheran Church in Simi Valley will hold its April Christian Forum, “Is Christianity Foolish?”, at 6:45 p.m. April 1. Dinner costs $3 each.

Free child care will be provided.

The church is at 2949 Alamo St. For more information, call 526-2429.

Church Plans ‘Celebration’ of Life

* The Ventura County Church of Religious Science in Ventura will host “A Reverence for Life Celebration” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 1. Participants will include representatives from the county, law enforcement, Juvenile Court, the Ventura Unified School District, St. Bonaventure High School and churches.

The church is at 101 S. Laurel St. For more information, call 643-1933.

Cuban Refugees to Be Honored

* The Ventura County Native American United Methodist Church Circle of Life will honor two Cuban refugee families during its monthly gathering, held jointly with a worship service at 10:30 a.m. April 2 at the North Oxnard United Methodist Church.

There will be a question-and-answer period at 11:45 a.m.

The public is invited. The church is at 1801 Joliet Place. For more information, call 905-3679.

Emotional Issues Examined

* Linda Montoya, a marriage and family therapy intern, will provide a monthly presentation and discussion group on emotional issues at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Ventura.

The topic for the meeting at 7 p.m. April 5 will be “The Sandwich Generation,” about baby boomers who are sandwiched between concerns of aging parents and raising children.

The church is at 3175 Telegraph Road. For more information, call Sister Teresita Keliher at 289-3499.

Workshop on ‘Keeping Spirit Alive’

* A workshop for family members and professional caregivers on “Keeping Your Spirit Alive” will be given by the Ventura Center for Positive Living from 9:30 a.m. to noon April 8.

The workshop, to be led by the Rev. Maureen Christopher, will focus on staying spiritually fit while focusing on the well-being of another person. Christopher will share an enlightened perspective from her personal experience as a polio patient and her professional experience as a pastor.

The cost is $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds, organizers said.

The center is at 2646 Palma Drive, Building 250, in Ventura. For more information, call 650-8711.

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