Religion Briefs
Samaritan center seeks new executive director
The Samaritan Counseling Center of Hawaii has begun a search to fill the executive director position left by the death of Phyllis Roe, who headed the agency for 10 years.The center staff is trained to offer spiritual as well as psychological counseling to clients.
The search committee headed by James Kuroiwa seeks candidates with professional counseling and management experience, and also the "ability to work effectively as a leader in a multicultural and inter-religious setting, among religious leaders, congregations and other community sponsors and resources."
March 30 is the deadline for applications. For information, call or write Mary Matsuda at 538-4561 or mmatsuda@boh.com.
Resumes should be sent to Samaritan Counseling Center of Hawaii, James Kuroiwa, Chairman Search Committee, P.O. Box 30783, Honolulu, HI 96820.
First Unitarian Church to hold rummage sale
Furniture, toys, tools, clothing and all the other stuff of rummage sales will be available next Saturday during the First Unitarian Church's annual fund-raising sale.A selection of the finest donations will be featured in "The Unique Boutique."
The rummage sale at 2500 Pali Hwy. will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 595-4047 for further information.
Local Bahais to end fast in New Year celebration
The Honolulu Bahai community will celebrate its New Year Wednesday with a program and community meal at Hono- lulu Baha'i Center in Palolo.The holy day of Naw-Ruz coincides with the spring equinox. Members of the faith mark it as the beginning of the year 159, dating from the foundation of the religion in Persia.
It will end 19 days of fasting during which members abstained from all food and drink from sunrise to sunset.
The celebration will begin at 6:45 p.m. at 2165 10th Ave. For information call the center, 738-5683.
Lectures on death, dying set for Buddhist center
A series of teachings on the Tibetan Book of the Dead will begin this weekend at the Honolulu Tibetan Buddhist Center, 26 Gartley Place.The sessions, from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow, are open to the public as well as experienced Buddhist practitioners. The cost is $30 per day. Classes will be offered again on April 6 and 7.
The text, a guide to help dying persons understand what processes they are experiencing, teaches a method to use death itself as a means to attain enlightenment. Health care professionals would benefit from the course, according to the center announcement.
Lama Tempa Gyaltshen, who has been at the center since 1999, will teach the classes with the help of translator Georgiana Cook. For reservations or information, call 595-8989.
Bible Institute schedules sessions on Scripture
The Bible Institute of Hawaii will offer courses on Scripture study and Christian living in its spring semester beginning April 1. Classes on the books of Genesis, Psalms, the Gospel of Matthew and the First Epistle of Peter are among those offered.The evening classes, held at several island churches, meet once a week for eight to 10 weeks. The cost is $30 with a $6 textbook fee.
For information, call Mary at the institute office, 943-0833.
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