Religion Notes
BLUES SERVICE: Saturday Night Alive, a casual worship service featuring a live R&B; band, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 17400 Vanowen St., Van Nuys. Information: (818) 342-0302.
INTERFAITH MARRIAGES: The Interfaith Relations Committee of the San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council will hold a panel discussion of “What My Faith Tradition Tells Me About Intermarriage” at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Encino Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5338 White Oak Ave., Encino. Panelists will represent the Protestant, Jewish, Bahai Community and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faiths. Information: (818) 718-6460, Ext. 3001.
MISSING LINKS: Rabbi Zev Dov Rauch will discuss “The Truth Behind Evolution’s Missing Link” from 8 to 10 p.m. Monday at Cal State Northridge’s Hillel House, 17729 Plummer St., Northridge. Free. Information: (818) 832-8293.
JUDAISM CLASS: “Think Jewish,” a five-week basic class on the fundamentals of Judaism, will be taught at 8 p.m. beginning Monday at the Conejo Jewish Academy, 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills. The $25 cost includes all materials. Information and registration: (818) 991-0991.
JEWISH WOMEN LUNCHEON: Shamila Batra will discuss growing up as a nonwhite in a segregated country during apartheid, at a luncheon meeting of the Zahava Chapter of Jewish Women International at noon Monday at a private Granada Hills home. The cost is $10. Information and reservations: (818) 363-4854.
WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY: Women at the Well, which offers an opportunity for women of all faiths to deepen their spirituality and offer mutual support, will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 4316 Lanai Road, Encino. The cost is $6 per session. Information: (818) 784-4515.
MEDITATION AND CELEBRATION: La Crescenta Church of Religious Science will offer a new service, Celebration of Spirit’s Love Through Music and Meditation, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 4845 Dunsmore St. Free. Information: (818) 249-1045.
MAGNIFICAT LUNCHEON: Magnificat, a ministry for Catholic women, will hold a luncheon meeting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at Porter Valley Country Club, 19216 Singing Hills Drive, Northridge. The cost is $15. Information and reservations: (818) 347-8271.
TEMPLE MEN: The Men’s Club of Temple Valley Beth Shalom will hold a buffet brunch and hear a historic analysis of persecution against Russian and Polish Jews and their escape to freedom in the United States, at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 28 at the temple, 15739 Ventura Blvd., Encino. A $5 donation is requested. Information and reservations: (818) 887-0246.
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