The Venerable Khandro Rinpoche, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher, makes her first visit to Honolulu on Thursday. She'll be giving several lectures on "A Mahayana Course: The Path of the Bodhisattva" at Kagyu Thegchen Ling, Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Center through Oct. 15.

The lectures are based on the classic Tibetan text which gives the key instructions for training in compassion: "The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva," written by 13th century Tibetan master, Ngulchu Thogme.

Khandro Rinpoche was born in India in 1967, daughter of Mindrolling Trichen of the Nyingma lineage, oldest of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism. She is a lineage holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions, having been recognized by the 16th Karmapa as the incarnation of the female Kagyu master, the Great Dakini of Tsurphu, Khandro Urgyen Tsomo. She has taught throughout Europe, North America and Southeast Asia and established the Samten Tse Retreat Centre in India for nuns as well as western practitioners.

Events and fees: $20 per evening for the Thursday and Friday 7 p.m. classes; $40 for the weekend 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. classes; $110 for the entire program.

Information: 595-8989 or www.ktlhonolulu.org and www.vkr.org.

UNITY CHURCH HOSTS FILM FESTIVAL

Unity Church of Hawaii hosts its Spiritual Film Festival from Wednesday through Oct. 14 at the church, 3608 Diamond Head Circle at Monsarrat Ave.

The free films, all with 7 p.m. screening times, will be: "An Angel for May" (Wednesday); "Travelers and Magicians" (Thursday), "Mother Ghost" (Friday) and "Delivering Milo" (Oct. 14).

Information: 735-4436 or www.unityhawaii.org.

CLERGYWOMAN IN INTERFAITH LECTURE

The Rev. Toni Louise White will discuss "Fifty Years of Peace and Justice: The United Methodist Clergywomen's Movement" as part of The Rev. Yoshiaki Fujitani Interfaith Program at Chaminade University.

The free lecture will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Mystical Rose Oratory on campus.

White is pastor of Suber Marshal Memorial United Methodist Church in Columbia, S.C. Other speakers include Ernestine Enomoto of Honolulu Mindfulness Community, Masago Asai of Palolo Hongwanji, Linda Rich of Church of the Crossroads, Sasha Bley-Vroman of Honolulu Friends Meeting and Mollie Sperry of the Baha'i faith.

Information: Poranee Nata-decha-Sponsel, psponsel@chaminade.edu or 735-4822.

PRIEST TO DISCUSS CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Mackey Marianist Lecture Series presents "Eucharist and the Church's Prophetic Mission," featuring the Rev. David Power, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, professor emeritus from the School of Theology and Religious Studies at Catholic University of America.

Power will discuss how the Catholic church draws inspiration from its character as a Eucharistic community and is called to be prophetic in today's culture.

The free lecture will be 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Mystical Rose Oratory on Chaminade University campus.

Information: Brother Dennis Schmitz, 735-4801.