Religion Briefs
Swami's followers will hold memorial service
Hawaii followers of international spiritual leader Sri Swami Satchidananda will hold a memorial service tomorrow in Honolulu. The 7 p.m. service at 568 Halekauwila St. is open to the public.The founder of Integral Yoga Institutes died Aug. 19 in Madras, India. He visited Hawaii frequently, most recently in 1999, to lecture on world peace and inner peace through meditation.
Satchidananda came to America from India in the 1960s. Many celebrities from entertainment and the arts became his followers.
Baptists schedule seminar on faith
"Unveiling Glory," a seminar exploring faith-based questions such as God's purpose in creating mankind and why there is evil in the world, will be presented next month at Nuuanu Baptist Church.The multimedia presentation, which was developed by mission expert Bob Sjogren, has been used in many mainland churches. A workshop will be facilitated by Jim Thurber.
Registration is required for the two-part workshop, which will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13 and 8:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 14 at 2010 Nuuanu Ave. For information, call 537-3334.
Japanese, Okinawan dances are in program
Classical and traditional Japanese and Okinawan dance and music performances will be part of a public program to celebrate the annual Autumn Thanksgiving Festival at Daijingu Temple of Hawaii.The Sept. 8 presentation will begin with a 3 p.m. thanksgiving service at the historic Shinto shrine at 61 Puiwa Road, next to Nuuanu Valley Park. The Rev. Akihiro Okada will preside at the prayer service for world peace and well-being in families and businesses.
The 5 p.m. musical entertainment will follow a 4:30 p.m. fellowship supper. The Hanayagi Dancing Academy, the Nakasone Buyo Kenkyusho, Hawaii Shinryukan, Hawaii Matsuri Taiko and temple volunteers will perform. It is free and open to the public.
Big Isle church to hold groundbreaking event
The congregation of Christ Church Episcopal in Kealakekua, Hawaii, will break ground for a new community center Monday.The ceremony will be part of the annual Country Faire at the church 10 miles south of Kailua-Kona. Church members raised $871,000 through pledges from members and contributions from other Episcopal churches and local foundations.
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