Religion Briefs
Saturday, September 29, 2001
St. Andrew's Cathedral will bless the animals
The invitation from St. Andrew's Cathedral is to bring a beast to church.The annual blessing of animals at the 10 a.m. liturgy Oct. 7 is linked to the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.
The invitation requires that creatures be brought on leashes or in cages. Human attendees may also bring stuffed animals.
Other Episcopal churches also hold animal blessings in remembrance of the medieval monk taught about man's relationship with all of Creation and is often depicted preaching to animals and birds. He is the patron saint of animals and ecology.
18-week class offered in Bible-style parenting
An 18-week parenting class based on the Bible will begin Oct. 11 at the Kailua Seventh-day Adventist Church, 160 Mookua St.Gerald and Cheryl Curry will facilitate the class, which will include videos and group discussion. Child care will be provided. After the introductory session at 6 p.m. Oct. 11, classes will be at 6 p.m. Sundays.
Registration is required. Call the Currys at 259-0774 or the Rev. Rob Lloyd, 261-1560.
Fund-raising fairs scheduled on Oahu
East side, west side, all around the island, autumn is traditional time for churches to hold fund-raising fairs.Next Saturday, Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Palolo and Olive United Methodist Church in Wahiawa will provide a wide variety of sale items for browsers.
Toys, games and children's books will be sold at the Palolo church, 1801 10th Ave. Other booths at the event from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. will offer baked goods, plants, crafts and rummage.
People may donate items throughout the week. Anyone interested in setting up a booth, call the office at 735-5944.
Korean food, shaved ice, home-baked treats and a Samoan plate lunch are among the offerings at the Wahiawa church at 108 California Ave. The fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. will also offer previously owned clothes, boutique and white elephant items.
The fair will benefit the building fund.
Thanksgiving festival to be held at shrine
A program of Japanese dancing, taiko drumming and other cultural entertainment will be presented at the traditional Shinto thanksgiving festival next weekend at the Izumo Taisha Mission.This is the 95th year that the Omatsuri has been celebrated at the historical shrine at 215 N. Kukui St., across from the Chinese Cultural Plaza.
The Oct. 7 festival will begin with a 3 p.m. prayer service expressing gratitude for blessings. The stage program at 4 p.m. will include Bando Ryu Dancing, Nakasone Ryubu Kenkyusho, Okinawan Kobudo Daiko and karaoke by Aiko Music Studio. A fellowship dinner will begin at 5 p.m.
Information is available by calling the mission office, 538-7778.
Organizations plan Rosary Day observance
Two local Catholic organizations plan a public procession and recitation of the Rosary next Saturday in observance of World Rosary Day.The events at St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki will begin at 12:45 p.m. After the procession, the Rev. Louis Yim will preside at a 3 p.m. Mass.
The annual event combines the Rosary, a traditional prayer dedicated to Mary the mother of Jesus, and a political stand against abortion. It is sponsored by a lay organization, Reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Association, and the Catholic Diocesan Office of Respect Life.
Church of Crossroads offers voice scholarships
Soprano and alto singers may qualify for $1,000 voice study scholarships being offered by Church of the Crossroads.Applicants must be able to read music and be available to sing in the church's choir for the duration of the scholarship. The scholarships are not limited to people who are studying music or enrolled in a college program. There is no age limit.
Applicants will be auditioned. The church has awarded more than $55,000 to 58 singers since 1980. Application forms and information are available at the church office, 1212 University Ave. or by calling music minister Don Conover, 256-7212, or Gloria Ganibi, 949-2220.
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