Religion Briefs
Saturday, July 14, 2001
Choreographer will give overview of sacred dance
A chance to watch or participate in dance as an enhancement to prayer will be offered next weekend at Harris United Methodist Church.Teacher and choreographer Stella Matsuda, founder and director of Alleluia Dance Theater of Thousand Oaks, Calif., will present a historical overview and public demonstration of sacred dance at 7 p.m. Friday at the church, at 20 S. Vineyard Blvd.
She will teach at dance workshops next Saturday at the church's Miyama Hall. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with a 9 a.m. session for beginners and a 12:30 p.m. session on intermediate and advanced sacred dance. Participants must be at least age 15. No dance training is necessary. Register by calling Mel Billingsley, 395-6043, or the church office, 536-9602.
At the 10:30 a.m. worship service July 22, Matsuda will lead the congregation in prayers-in-motion to the Apostles Creed, the hymn "Spirit of the Living God" and other songs.
All events are free.
Church members prepare for annual benefit luau
Nearly 300 Kaumakapili Church members and supporters are already working at various food preparation tasks for their annual benefit feast, one of the best-known luaus in town, next Saturday at the Palama church."He Launa Pu Kakou" -- "together in friendship" -- is the theme of the luau for an anticipated 350 people that will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Hale Kamika, the church hall.
About 2,000 nine-course takeout luau meals will be sold for $15 each. Curbside pickup will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Kanoa Street, behind the church. Customers may pay at the curb.
Advance reservations, at $20, must be made for the sit-down luau, which will feature a 10-course menu. The Hula Halau 'O Kamuela, led by kumu Paleka Mattos, will entertain. For more information, call 845-0908.
Donations at organ show will go for 6 scholarships
Organ music, from Italian baroque to Spanish classical to modern American, will be performed by Honolulu artists tomorrow at the 2001 Midsummer Night's Organ Concert, sponsored by the Hawaii chapter of the American Guild of Organists.The 7 p.m. performance at Central Union Church is free, but calabash offerings will go to support the organization's scholarship fund, which will underwrite lessons for six students next year.
Participants will include special guest performer Chris Lees, a prize-winning University of Michigan music major.
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