New year is topic of church service
The First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake, 569 S. 1300 East, will feature "Hope and Concerns for the New Year" in its Sunday, Jan. 3, services, both at 9 and 11 a.m.
The Rev. Tom Goldsmith will present and organize the services. For more information, go to www.slcuu.org.
New church will meet at S.L. Library
SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of the Eternal Rainbow is a new church that will begin in Salt Lake City on Sunday, Jan. 3, in Conference Room C of the Salt Lake Main Library, 210 E. 400 South. Contact Sophie B. at 801-833-8409 for more details, or send an e-mail to churchoftheeternalrainbow@yahoo.com.
Buddhist scholar to present lecture
Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche, a teacher and scholar of the highest level in Tibetan Buddhism, will give a public lecture on Thursday, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m.
The lecture is titled "Making This Human Life Meaningful." There also will be a weekend teaching on Jan. 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2-5 p.m. both days.
All are welcome and no prior experience is necessary. Both events will be held at the Episcopal Church Center of Utah, 75 S. 200 East.
Donations of $15 for the talk and $35 each day for the teaching are suggested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information, call Cynthia Shumway at 801-532-1410.
Chamber music to be presented
SALT LAKE CITY — The Congregation of Kol Ami will present Lynn Maxine Rosen and Friends in "An Evening of Chamber Music" on Sunday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m. at 2425 E. Heritage Way (2760 South). Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Call 801-484-1501, ext. 21, for more details.
Diocese to sponsor pro-life service
SALT LAKE CITY — The Diocesan Family Life Office will sponsor the annual bilingual English and Spanish pro-life service to pray for unborn children and their parents Sunday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. at the Monument for the Unborn at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 275 U St.
For more information, call Veola Burchett, 801-328-2641, ext. 324.
Marriage course offered in February
KEARNS — A Marriage Enrichment course, "Marriage and Money: Unlikely Bedfellows," will be offered by the Diocesan Family Life Office Saturday, Feb. 13, at St. Francis Xavier Parish, 4501 W. 5215 South, Kearns.
For more information, call Veola Burchett at 801-328-8641, ext. 324.
Scouts to receive religious emblems
SALT LAKE CITY — The Most Rev. John C. Wester, bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, will bless and award all Catholic Scouts with their religious emblems on Saturday, March 6. Scouts must complete the necessary requirements and application process by Feb. 28. Those who are interested in or are in the process of completing an award should contact Pam Grant (Cub/Boy Scouts) at 801-573-3725 or dccsutah@gmail.com or Matt Boerke (Brownies/Girl Scouts) at 801-328-8641, ext. 313, or Matthew.Boerke@dioslc.org.
Mass at Alta chapel held every Sunday
ALTA — Mass will be celebrated every Sunday at 5 p.m. throughout the ski season at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Chapel in Alta, located directly across from Alta Lodge.
Christian initiation workshops planned
SALT LAKE CITY — The Catholic Diocesan Offices of Liturgy, Religious Education and Hispanic Ministry will present a series of workshops discussing the different stages of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults for RCIA team members, pastors, deacons, lay ecclesial ministers, other catechists, musicians, liturgists and any interested adults. Classes run through March 2010.
Registration is required. For more information, call the Office of Liturgy at 801-328-8641, ext. 322, or the Office of Hispanic Ministries, ext. 332.
Indonesian service weekly at church
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake-area Indonesian Reformed Church worship service is held every Sunday at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake, 12 C St.
For more information, go to www.fpcslc.org.
St. Olaf to celebrate its 50th next year
BOUNTIFUL — St. Olaf Catholic School in Bountiful will celebrate its 50th year in 2010 and is seeking to contact past students. E-mail dparkin@stolafs.org.
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