Concert at Ventura Church

* Ventura Seventh-day Adventist Church will present recording artists Herman and Sonnie Harp in concert today at 5 p.m. Their performance will highlight instrumental and vocal gospel works. A freewill offering will be collected.

Services are held at 10:45 a.m. each Saturday. Bible study for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 6300 Telephone Road. For information, call 642-5387.

Temple Offers Lecture Series

* The Temple Etz Chaim Men’s Club presents its first Scholar-in-Residence lecture series, featuring Rabbi Neal Weinberg of the University of Judaism. The series started Friday and will continue with the following presentations:

Today: 10 a.m., Sabbath service with special sermon, followed by kiddush luncheon, free; 7:30 p.m., refreshments, followed by the lecture “Solutions to the Challenge,” $5.

Sunday: 10:15 a.m., brunch, followed by the lecture “The Israel Connection,” $5.

The temple is at 1080 Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. For more information, call 497-6891.

Ojai Valley Adventist Sermon Series

* Pastor David Smith of Ojai Valley Adventist Church will continue a sermon series today, “Your Most Radical Decision.” The fifth installment, titled “God’s Part and Our Part,” explores the theology of salvation.

Services are held at 10:45 a.m. each Saturday and include contemporary and traditional Christian music. Bible study begins at 9:30 a.m.

The church is at 291 E. El Roblar Drive. For information, call 955-7631.

Holocaust Survivor to Speak

* Temple Beth Torah in Ventura will hold a lox and bagel Sunday brunch from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with guest speaker Thomas Toivi Blatt, author-lecturer and Holocaust survivor. Blatt’s story was retold in the award-winning Alan Arkin movie “Escape From Sobibor.” He will discuss his books and show video clips from the film. The cost is $10.

The temple is at 7620 Foothill Road. For more information, call 647-4181.

Discussion on Interfaith Marriages

* Outreach Committee members of Temple Beth Torah in Ventura will gather at a residence Sunday for a discussion about interfaith marriages and related topics. Hours are 2 to 4 p.m. For more information or to register, call 647-3180 or 659-1880.

First Presbyterian Services

* Pastor James K. Bain Jr. will deliver the sermon “Gate to Where God Is” at 10 a.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Oxnard. The message will be based on the scriptures Jeremiah 17:5-8 and Luke 5:1-4.

There will be Sunday school for youth during the service. Adult Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. Child care is available at all services. The church is at 850 Ivywood Drive. For information, call 983-0204.

Series at Trinity Presbyterian

* The Rev. Kent Meads will continue a sermon series Sunday at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Camarillo. This week’s installment will be “The Lord’s Prayer: Bread Is Basic,” based on the scripture Matthew 6:11.

A celebration service is held at 8:30 a.m., followed by a traditional service at 10 a.m.

The church is at Las Posas Road and Antonio Avenue. For information, call 484-0530.

Camarillo Church Hosts Health Fair

* St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Camarillo will host a health fair on Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. The event, sponsored in conjunction with St. John’s Regional Medical Center and Pleasant Valley Hospital, will offer blood pressure, vision, dental, podiatric, cholesterol and other screenings. The fair will be held at the preschool next to the chapel. There is a fee for some screenings.

The church is at 2532 Ventura Blvd. For more information, call 484-1518 or 988-2825.

Author to Discuss Death, Divorce

* Pleasant Valley Church of Religious Science Center for Positive Living will host a discussion by author-lecturer Father Leo Booth on Sunday. During the 10 a.m. service he will discuss divorce, death and violence from a spiritual perspective.

Also, the center will continue its Tuesday workshop on using the language of Jesus (Aramaic) in everyday living. The Rev. Larry Vogel will lead the workshop installments using translations by scholars who speak Aramaic. The goal of the program is to better understand “what Jesus really taught us.” The installments are held Tuesdays through March 27 from 7 to 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per session.

For information or registration, call 482-1948.

Church Honors Susan B. Anthony

* The Rev. Judith Cohen will lead a celebration of Susan B. Anthony’s birthday anniversary Sunday at Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura. Services are at 9:15 and 11 a.m. Child care and religious education are available during the first service.

On Monday evening, the public is invited to an interfaith clergy dialogue titled “What My Faith Tradition Teaches About Life After Death.” The program will begin at 7 p.m.

The church is at 4949 Foothill Road. For information, call 644-3898.

Unity Center Church Service

* The Rev. Irma Oestmann will deliver the message “Love Heals” on Sunday at Unity Center Church in Thousand Oaks. The 10 a.m. service will include music by singer-guitarist John Clement and pianist Zachery Spencer.

Children’s church is held during the service and child care is available. Also Sunday, a continuing adult discussion series will be held at 9:15 a.m.

The church meets at Old Meadows Park’s Community Room, 1600 Marview Road. For information, call 496-6901.

Sermon on Wilderness and Water

* The Rev. E. W. Greene will deliver the sermon “Wilderness and Water” on Sunday at United Church of Christ in Simi Valley. The message is based on Jeremiah 17:5-10 and offers “spiritual resources for difficult times.”

Services are held each Sunday at 10 a.m. The church is at 370 Royal Ave. For information, call 526-6001.

Unitarian Universalist Services

* The Rev. Betty Stapleford will lead an intergenerational service titled “Give a Little Love Away” at 10 a.m. Sunday at Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The service will focus on “the meaning of love when sent out into the world to those deprived of love.” Members and friends will share stories and music. There will also be gift collections for “Luv You” bags, which will be distributed at Casa Pacifica, a Camarillo-based residential and crisis care center for abused, abandoned and neglected children.

Services are held at Goebel Senior Adult Center, 1385 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks. For information, call 492-8751.

Church Hosts Books, Gift Sale

* St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church in Thousand Oaks will host a Catholic books and gifts sale Sunday morning after the 7:30, 9 and 10:45 a.m. Masses. The display will be set up in the Holy Information Center gazebo at the church entrance. Sale items will include Bibles, books, rosaries, crucifixes and ceramics.

The church is at 15 E. Janss Road. For information, call 496-0222.

Sermon on ‘The Radical Rule’

* The Rev. Sunny Park, an associate pastor, will deliver the message “The Radical Rule” on Sunday at United Methodist Church of Westlake Village.

Worship services, with music, are at 8, 9 and 10:30 a.m. The Chancel Choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. service.

The church is at 1049 S. Westlake Blvd. For information, call 497-7884. Internet: https://www.umcwv.org.

Women to Lead Methodist Services

* Simi Valley United Methodist Church will celebrate United Methodist Women Sunday this week at its 8 and 10 a.m. worship services. Women of the congregation will lead both services. Communion is scheduled for the first service. During the second service, the Chancel Choir will sing and the congregation will receive new members and celebrate baptism. The Youth Choir will sing at both services.

Also Sunday, the Habitat for Humanity Methodist House on Sacramento Street in Piru will be dedicated at 2:30 p.m.

Child care for infants and preschoolers is offered during both Sunday services. Sunday school for adults and children begins at 9 a.m. Mission Hispana Biblica celebrates worship in Spanish at 1:30 p.m., followed by fellowship in Witman Hall.

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

Introduction to Bahai Faith

* Bahai Faith Community of Ventura is offering introductory course work to the Bahai faith at a private residence in Ventura. The weekly meetings focus on the history, beliefs and practices of the faith, which emphasizes the spiritual unity of people. The meetings are held each Monday, through February, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 659-4660.

Baptist Church Offers Programs

* The Rev. D. Paul Hickman will deliver the message “The Sword of the Gospel at Work” on Sunday at Thousand Oaks Baptist Church. The morning worship service begins at 10:45, followed by an evening service at 6. Other programs: training hour, 5 p.m. Sunday; Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; prayer hour 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The church is at 2685 Calle Abedul. For information, call 492-4224.

Sessions for Nonpracticing Catholics

* St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in Simi Valley on Monday will begin an eight-week “Landings Program” geared toward inactive or nonpracticing Catholics. The Monday evening sessions will be held at 7:30. For more information, call Madeleine at 522-6107. The church is at 5863 E. Malton Ave.

Classes Examine Jewish Mysticism

* The Conejo Jewish Academy on Thursday will begin a three-part course on the basics of Jewish mysticism taught by Rabbi Yisroel Levine. Titled “Going Kabbalistic,” the 8 p.m. sessions will follow on Feb. 22 and March 1. Cost is $18.

On Monday, the academy will present the third installment of its five-part course “Think Jewish.” Sessions are held on consecutive Mondays beginning at 8 p.m. Instructors are Rabbis Moshe Bryski, Yitzchak Sapochkinsky, Yisroel Levine and Shlomo Bistritzky. Cost for the series is $25, including materials. To register, call (818) 991-0991 or on the Web at https://www.jewishacademy.com.

The academy is at 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills.

Council of Churches to Gather

* Ventura County Council of Churches will host its annual spring dinner meeting and assembly Friday at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Camarillo. The Rev. Paul W. Egertson, bishop of the Southern California West Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will speak on the “Successes and Works in Progress in the Ecumenical Movement Today.” Cost is $5. For more information or reservations, call 482-9566. The church is at Las Posas Road and Antonio Avenue.

Class Aims at Improving Marriages

* Sonrise Christian Fellowship in Simi Valley on Friday begins its 11-part class series “10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage.” The meetings will be held on consecutive Fridays beginning at 7 p.m. Topics include “Learning to Talk,” “Resolving Honest Conflict” and “Building a Creative Love Life.” The cost for the series, including materials, is $10. Free child care will be provided. For more information or to register, call 581-1628. The church is at 2350 Shasta Way.

Congregation Plans Dinner, Auction

* The Women of Congregation B’nai Emet will offer an evening of dinner, raffles, silent auction and door prizes Feb. 24 at Men Nar Banquet and Event Center, 77-A Tierra Rejada Road, Simi Valley. Tickets purchased before Feb. 16 are $20; at the door, $25. For more information, call 581-3723 or 583-2923.

The congregation will also hold its Purim carnival March 11 at 3050 Kadota St., Simi Valley, from noon to 4 p.m. An evening of Broadway music will be staged with members of the Young Artists Ensemble March 17 at the Simi Valley Senior Center, 3900 Avenida Simi. $35. For information, call 581-3723.

Camarillo Community Church

* Camarillo Community Church holds Sunday worship services at 8, 9, 10:10 and 11:20 a.m. This week’s message is “Winning the Gold.”

Children’s programming is at 9, 10:10 and 11:20 a.m.

The church is at 1322 Las Posas Road. For information, call 482-2657.

Services in Westlake Village

* Westminster Presbyterian Church in Westlake Village holds the following services and programs each Sunday:

Worship services at 9 and 10:30 a.m.; a celebration for ages 3 years through fourth grade at 9 a.m.; Sunday school for ages 3 to adult at 10:30 a.m. Nursery care is provided during both worship services.

The church is at 32111 Watergate Road. For information, call 496-2394. Internet: https://www.wpcwestlake.org.

Services Offered at St. Matthew’s

* The Rev. Lynne Austin gives a sermon each Sunday at St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Newbury Park. Worship services are at 8:30 and 10 a.m.

Worship at St. Matthew’s is relaxed and interactive, with child care and children’s classes available during the second service. The church is at 1360 S. Wendy Drive. For information, call 498-6910.

Grief Support Group to Meet

* GriefShare, a recovery seminar and support group, meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at Ventura Missionary Church.

The program features nationally recognized experts discussing grief and recovery topics. Sessions include “When Your Dreams Fall Apart,” “The Seasons of Grief,” “The Emotions of Grief,” “When Your Spouse Dies,” “Your Family and Grief” and “Growing Through Grief.” The sessions are free. An optional workbook is $15.

The church is at 500 High Point Drive. For information, call 642-0550.

Winter Schedule at First Baptist

* First Baptist Church in Thousand Oaks offers the following winter schedule of Sunday services and programs: Bible study, all ages, 9:15 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; children’s church, 10:30 a.m.; youth fellowship, 5:30 p.m.; children’s program, 5:30 p.m.; adult training, 5:30 p.m., and evening worship service, 6:30 p.m.

The church is at 1250 Erbes Road. For information, call 495-2531.

Services With Music, Casual Dress

* Channel Islands Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Oxnard has services with contemporary music and casual dress at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday.

The church is at 1851 Holser Walk, Suite 200. For information, call 485-0050.

Thousand Oaks Fellowship

* Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Thousand Oaks will have its Sunday worship celebration at 10:05 a.m.

The church has music, teaching and a casual atmosphere. The fellowship is at 480 W. Gainesborough Road. For information, call 379-0237.

Services at Simi Presbyterian

* Simi Valley Presbyterian Church will hold worship services with live contemporary music at 5:30 p.m. Saturdays and 8 and 9:30 a.m. Sundays. A traditional worship service is held at 11:15 a.m. Sundays.

For information, call 526-5475. Internet: https://www.simiprez.com.

Sunday Service at Our Saviour’s

* The Rev. Mary Ann Fiene preaches during the 9:15 a.m. Sunday service at Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oxnard. Sunday school is held at 11 a.m. Child care is provided.

The church is at 905 Redwood St. For information, call 486-5383.

Camarillo Methodists to Gather

* Camarillo United Methodist Church will hold worship services, directed by Jim Decker-Mahin, each Sunday at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday school and child care are available during both services for infants through fifth grade.

The church is at 291 Anacapa Drive. For information or to obtain a Sunday school registration form, call 482-4312.

Mass Schedule at St. Anthony’s

* St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Oxnard will celebrate Mass at 5:15 p.m. today and hear confessions from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sunday Mass will be celebrated at 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m. in English, and a Spanish-language Mass will be celebrated at noon and 1:30 p.m.

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

Life Design Ojai Winter Session

* Women are invited to attend the winter session of Life Design Ojai, which continues at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Ojai Valley Community Church.

Life Design meets each Wednesday through March 14. The winter study topic is “A Way to Win: Aligning Attitudes,” written by Christine Wood.

Child care is available with preregistration. Cost is $25 for study book; electives are $15-$30. To register, call 649-3558 or 649-9494.

The church is at 907 El Centro St. For information, call 645-8182.

St. Paul’s United Methodist Service

* St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Oxnard holds its Sunday worship service at 10:15 a.m. Child care is available for children up to age 4. Also Sunday, the Rev. Victor Salas will lead a Spanish-language Bible study session at 12:30 p.m.; the Japanese ministry worships at 2 p.m., led by the Rev. Shiro Kato. The church is at 1800 South C St. For information, call 487-2711.

LDS Classes Focus on Family History

* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ventura will host free family history classes every Friday through Feb. 23. They will be geared to the beginning and intermediate participant. Hours are 10 a.m. to noon.

The church is at 3501 Loma Vista Road. For information or to register, call 643-5607.

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