Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Local Worship briefs

Unity Church

in Napa Valley

The 10 a.m. Sunday service is "Love is All You Need, Loving All Creation," with Dr. Richard Southern. The 11:30 workshop is "Prayer and Mediation, Course in Miracles Style," with Sally Harper. Unity Church meets at the Welcome Grange, 3275 Hagen Rd. in Napa. For information, call 255-6881 or e-mail cdsxroads@juno.com./Register

Walking the Labyrinth: a Sacred Space for Seekers

This is a free community event sponsored by Unity Church in Napa Valley on March 4, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Community Room, Napa Main Library, 580 Coombs St., Napa. Free parking and refreshments will be available. Rev. Lon Haack leads an exploration of the labyrinth and guides attendees in the meditative practice of walking a 24 ft. by 24 ft. labyrinth. His on-site training was at Chartres Cathedral, France, under the auspices of Veriditas, founded by Dr. Lauren Artress of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. For additional information, call Rev. Robert Norton, 255-6881 or 254-5895, or e-mail cdsxroads@juno.com./Register

Beth Sholom

to sponsor concert

The original composer of "Friday Night Live," award-winning entertainer Craig Taubman, will be performing a concert right here in Napa. The concert is being sponsored by Congregation Beth Sholom of Napa Valley on Saturday. For more information, call 253-7305./Register

Explore the

New Testament

Napa First Presbyterian Church presents this lecture series, running Wednesdays at 7 p.m. through April 12. It includes a historical overview to the 27 books of the New Testament. It will discuss such questions as who wrote these books, under what circumstances and for what audience. The video lecture series features Dr. Bart D. Ehrman, professor and chair of the department of religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For more information or to register, call 224-8693./Register

World Day of Prayer

World Day of Prayer is celebrated in more than 170 countries on March 3. People of all faiths are invited to this year's one-hour program about the AIDS crisis in South Africa. Older children are especially welcome. Co-sponsored by Church Women United and World Day of Prayer USA, the service will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at 1:30 p.m. Come, pray, and become informed. For information, call Melanie Oberting, 256-3686./Register

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