Leadership parley set
Star-Bulletin staffPeople will gather in Waikiki next week for a three-day conference on building church leadership, but the speakers will all be in Chicago.
Leadership Summit '99, sponsored by Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois, will be broadcast via satellite to the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel meeting rooms. Honolulu is one of 11 locations where the conference will be presented in the wide-screen format.
The Rev. Wayne Cordeiro, senior pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, is one of the speakers at the Chicago conference. Satellite delayed presentation will begin here at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and continue through Saturday. Tickets at $210 may be purchased at the door. Information is available by calling 833-7717.
New Hope Church will sponsor a free worship service at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mark Mittelberg, co-author of "Becoming a Contagious Christian," will speak.
Haleiwa church luau next week
Star-Bulletin staffLiliuokalani Church in Haleiwa will have its annual luau next Saturday with a lineup of entertainment that will include Kawai Cockett, Myra English, Kealoha Kalama, the Opihi Pickers and the Leonani Serenaders.
Food will be served from 1 to 4 p.m. Takeout orders may be picked up between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Tickets at $15 under the tent or $12.50 takeout are available by calling the church, 637-9364.
RELIGION CALENDAR
Apostolic Faith Church
1043 Middle St., 847-5902Diamond Jubilee, or 76th-year celebration, including a 30-minute song service, 10 a.m. tomorrow. Evening service, including a musical prelude, the Lord's Supper and Divine Healing, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Aquarian Foundation
2440 Kuhio Ave., 926-8134Masters Ashtar and Swedenborg will present "Astral Projection to the Moon, the Other Planets and Beyond the Stars," 11 a.m. tomorrow.
"Awaken Towards the Light" by Master Djwal Kul, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Spiritual healing service to follow. Free. Parking available.
Central Oahu Christian Women's Club
Central Union Church, 1660 S. Beretania St.: Women's League "Fall Super Sale" featuring plants, books, used clothing and other bargains, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 3. For information, call 941-0957.
Christ Church Uniting Disciples and Presbyterians and Keolumana United Methodist
1300 Kailua Road, 262-6911; 1425 Keolu Dr., 262-7979"Uprooted -- No Place to Call Home," the first joint summer mission study, 6:30-8:30 p.m. tomorrow at Keolumana United Methodist Church.
Church of the Holy Nativity
5286 Kalanianaole HighwayVolunteers needed to prepare food for the homeless Sept. 3 and Oct. 1 at the Institute for Human Services.
Hawaii Pacific Baptist
2042 Vancouver Dr., 946-9581Conversational English Teacher Training Workshop, Aug. 12-16. Cost is $20. Call Frankie Purvis at 834-4705.
Hawaiian Islands Ministries
988-9777The Rev. John H. Hampsch, an officer in the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Communication Association and member of the Claretain Missionaries, will talk about an upcoming "Healing of Memories" session and the history and evolution of the Catholic Charismatic movement, 1-2 p.m. Tuesday on KAIM Radio, AM 870.
Honolulu Diamond Sangha
2747 Waiomao Road, 735-1347Introduction to Zen Buddhist meditation, 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 28 at Palolo Zen Center. Free.
Nuuanu Congregational Church
2651 Pali Highway, 595-3935The church's children's choir, led by choir director Paula Pang, is accepting registrants from first grade for its fall program. Rehearsal for the Christmas cantata begins 11:30 a.m. Aug. 29.
Lila Kuraya, a pharmacy technician at Queen's Hospital, and first-place winner in a local talent contest, is guest soloist at services 10:15 a.m. tomorrow.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
1404 University Ave.Dr. Dale Meyer will speak about "The Gift of Anger" tomorrow and "The Wrath of God" Aug. 8 6:30 a.m. on KSSK-590 AM Radio.
Waipahu United Church of Christ
94-330 Mokuola St., 677-3317The Rev. Chris Eng will deliver the sermon "Estranged and Alienated" tomorrow at the 8:30 a.m. contemporary and 10:30 a.m. traditional services.
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