Key Baha'i figure to be remembered
Oahu members of the Baha'i Faith will celebrate the birth of a central figure of their religion in an Oct. 19 program of music, devotions and refreshments.The 7:30 p.m. festivities at Honolulu Baha'i Center, 2165 10th Ave., are open to the public.
A multimedia presentation will dramatize the life of Mirza Ali-Muhammed, precursor of the 19th century Persian teacher Baha'ullah, who founded the Baha'i religion. Baha'i believers call Ali-Muhammed "The Bab" which means gate.
There are about 5 million members worldwide and 1,000 members in Hawaii of the Baha'i religion which teaches the oneness of God, religion and humanity.
Benefit to mark Kaumakapili's 165th
The 165th anniversary of the founding of Kaumakapili Church will be celebrated at a Nov. 2 banquet and silent auction at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Monarch Room.Friday is the deadline to purchase tickets. Proceeds will benefit the capital campaign for the $2.5 million sanctuary restoration project, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
The church, at 766 N. King St., was built in 1911, the third structure to serve Kaumakapili worshippers.
Individual tickets are $70, and donors may also purchase tables for 10 at three price levels.
A portion of the price is tax-deductible. Call the church, 845-0908 for reservation information.
Fund will help family of the Rev. Patterson
The Hawaii Conference United Church of Christ has created a fund to help the family of the Rev. Kaleo Patterson, whose Waianae home was destroyed in a Sept. 14 fire.Nine members of the family escaped without injury in the $250,000 blaze, which had an apparent electrical cause.
The Rev. Donald Sevetson, conference minister, said money received will be disbursed on a regular basis to Patterson, the pastor of Ka Hana O Kea Akua Church. Checks designating the Patterson Family Fund may be sent to Hawaii Conference of the United Church of Christ, 15 Craigside Place, Honolulu 96817.
Bible Institute backers will join benefit walk
More than 200 supporters of the Bible Institute of Hawaii are expected to join the fund-raising "Walk in the Word 2003" next Saturday morning at Ala Moana Park.Donation pledges raised by the walkers will help underwrite salaries for the faculty of the institute, which has presented Bible-based classes at island churches for 30 years.
The 1.5-mile walk will begin at 7 a.m. at McCoy Pavilion. People may register in advance by calling the institute office, 943-0833, or may register at the park at 6:45 a.m. Saturday. A T-shirt will be given to each person paying the $10 fee.
Prizes for those who bring in the most donations will include a trip for two to Disneyland.
The walk around Magic Island will be followed by a live auction hosted by KAIM-FM Christian radio station. Certificates and gift cards for merchandise, restaurant meals and services such as carpet cleaning will be sold to benefit the institute.
A service of worship and song will precede the walk. The Rev. Steve Peich, a faculty member for three years, will be installed as executive director of the school.
Choral singers present concert at Kawaiahao
A 200-voice choir of choral singers from around the state will present a concert of classical and familiar church music in a free concert tomorrow night.The Oahu Church Choir Festival Concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Kawaiahao Church. It is the 26th year that the performance has been presented by local chapters of the American Choral Directors Association and the American Guild of Organists.
Directing the massed choir will be Donald Dumpson of Westminster Choir College at Rider University, Princeton, N.J., who has taught and led local singers in a five-day schedule of workshops and rehearsals this week.
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