Church altering focus to study
Advertiser Staff
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'Ohana Metropolitan Community Church, a 2-year-old congregation that has a primary outreach to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other communities, recently announced its transition from a worship group to a study group beginning with its meeting in February.
Its final worship service, a "Celebration of Ministry," will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle. A reception will follow.
Information: 728-8811.
EYEWITNESS TO GENOCIDE BACK
Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza returns for several speaking engagements in January.
Chosen one of the most inspiring people of 2006 by Beliefnet, Ilibagiza hid in a bathroom with seven other women to escape the massacre but lived to tell the tale in her book, "Left to Tell," and a documentary that showed how she learned to forgive those who killed her family.
She'll be talking at:
All events are free.
Information: 203-6733 or www.catholichawaii.org.
NATIVITY PAGEANT STARTS DEC. 21
The Salvation Army will present its 25th annual live nativity Dec. 21-24 at Wai'oli Gardens, 2950 Manoa Road.
The free event is a re-enactment of the first Christmas with costumes, live animals and an outdoor setting. Performances are from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., with shows about 20 minutes long and repeated every half-hour. The staged program is performed using a taped narration of the first Christmas by Sidney Poitier and Brooke Shields.
Information: 988-2136 or www.SalvationArmyHawaii.org.
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