ORANGE COUNTY FILE

Events

Congregation Or Ami will have an installation ceremony for its new cantor and religious school director, Shari Preston at 8 p.m. Friday. Christina Shea, mayor of Irvine, will attend. Preston, an invested cantor, is certified as a principal by the National Board of Jewish Schools of North America. She holds a master’s degree in Jewish education and has 25 years’ experience. An Oneg will follow. The congregation is at 30 Hughes, Suite 200, Irvine. (949) 829-5880. e-mail: congorami@aol.com.

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First Woman’s Church will present a monthly Forgiveness Ritual for men, women and children “Healing Ritual of Forgiveness” from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday. This month’s topic will be “An Amends to Mothers,” with the Rev. Crystal officiating. The event will take place at The Latest Thing, 270 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa. (949) 645-6211.

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Director of Education Barry Koff will deliver the “Jewish Education State of the Union” address at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot. Prospective members will have the opportunity to meet Rabbi Bernie King, Cantor Arie Shikler, educator Barry Koff, and congregants during two “Coffee Talks” at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Sept. 22 The synagogue is at 3652 Michelson, Irvine. (949) 857-2226.

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Family Nights will take place at 6:30 p.m. every third Saturday of the month at Light of the Canyon United Methodist Church. The church is at 101 S. Chaparral Court, Anaheim Hills. (714) 283-4633.

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Author and speaker Wilkie Au will present “By Way of the Heart: Toward a Holistic Christian Spirituality” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Center for Spiritual Development. Cost is $50. Please bring a bag lunch. The center is at 434 S. Batavia St., Orange. (714) 744-3176.

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Guest minister Dori Sumers will give the message “Chop Wood, Carry Water” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of South County. The talk will explore the spiritual and social value of work in honor of Labor Day. The church is at 25801 Obrero Drive, No. 7, Mission Viejo. (949) 581-0245.

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The Rev. Peggy Price will give the sermon “Bless and Prosper” at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday as part of a series on the principles of prosperity at the Huntington Beach Church of Religious Science. The church is at 7641 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach. (714) 596-0900.

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Labor spokesperson Reina Schmitz will speak on the “Justice for Janitors” movement during services at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach. A children’s program will be offered. The church is at 429 Cypress Drive, Laguna Beach. (949) 497-4568.

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Linda Sanchez, leader of the O.C. Central Labor Council of the AFL-CIO, will discuss “How Trade Unions Contribute to the Unitarian Goal of a Just Economic Community” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Church of Orange County. Sanchez, a Santa Ana attorney, was the election campaign manager for her sister, Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove). The church is at 511 S. Harbor Blvd, Anaheim. (714) 758-1050.

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