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‘Life and Teachings of Jesus’ classes next week

The “Life and Teachings of Jesus” will be taught by the Rev. Terry Fowler of Oklahoma at the Wailuku Door of Faith next month.

The sessions will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5, followed by a potluck lunch.

Tuition costs $150 for three months of courses. The three sessions in October represent one month of course work. Students who want to audit the course pay $50 for three months.

The church is at 432 Waiehu Beach Road. For more information, call 244-1286.

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Garage sale set for Saturday in Wailuku

Valley Isle Fellowship and Two Thirds World Network will hold a joint garage sale on Saturday.

The event aims to raise funds to benefit families as part of Valley Isle Fellowship’s call “to love God, love his church and love his world” and Two Thirds World’s Mission Outreach in Southeast Asia.

The garage sale will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. at 473 S. High St. in Wailuku.

For more information, visit websites at valleyislefellowship.com and twothirdsworld.org or call Vince Bagoyo at 357-3842.

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Clothing exchange, kids’ fair to be held Saturday

North Shore Church will hold a clothing exchange and free kids’ fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Haiku Elementary School, according to an announcement.

The event is planned to continue on the fourth Saturday of every other month. Future event dates include Nov. 23, Jan. 25 and March 22.

For the clothing exchange, parents and guardians are encouraged to bring their children’s outgrown clothes to trade them for bigger sizes. The keiki fair will include a bouncing ride, games, barbecue food and shave ice.

For more information, contact Kirk Friesen at 446-6371 or kirk@northshorechurchmaui.com. The church’s website is www.northshorechurchmaui.com.

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Construction to begin at Kihei Lutheran Church

Construction of a 3,800-square-foot expansion of the Kihei Lutheran Church is expected to begin next week, according to church Pastor Dave Krueger.

Viking Construction is the general contractor for the approximately $900,000 project to expand the church’s worship area as well as classrooms and meeting areas, Krueger said.

About half of the money needed for the project has been raised, he said, with the other half to be obtained in a loan from the Mission Investment Fund. The fund was established to help Lutheran churches build and expand, he said.

During construction in November, a false wall will be built in the church’s worship area, reducing it by about 40 seats, he said. Because less seating space will be available, the church will have two Sunday services, at 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Construction is expected to be completed by mid-March, Krueger said.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held Sept. 15 as part of the morning worship service.

The church is at the intersection of Piilani Highway and Moi Place.

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* The Religion page is published every Friday. This page welcomes news releases and announcements from churches and religious organizations in Maui County that wish to publicize guest speakers, special events and programs, and news items.

The deadline for submitting releases is 10 a.m. Tuesday in order to be considered for publication the following Friday.

To submit material, go to The Maui News website at www.mauinews.com. Look for Local News in the left margin, then click on Submit News: Virtual Newsroom. Once there, click on the Religion link.

For information, call 242-6343 or send email to religion@mauinews.com.

“Church Listings” advertisements also are published on Fridays. For information, including cost or to update an existing listing, contact the The Maui News advertising department at 242-6316 or adsales@mauinews.com.

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Youths from Hawaii gather at Fiji event

Twenty youth from Maui, Lanai and Molokai, striving to contribute to the well-being of their communities, gathered on Fiji Aug. 23 to 25 for a youth conference as part of a worldwide series of conferences called for by the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Bahai faith.

A total of 90 youths from across the Hawaiian Islands were in attendance in Fiji. Discussed at the conference were the current responsibilities facing young people and ways to contribute to the betterment of society.

Conferences will continue through October.

Further information can be found online at www.news.bahai.org/community-news/youth-conferences.

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Dharma center will be part of Peace Day

The Venerable Lama Gyaltsen of the Maui Dharma Center, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation and study center in Paia, will take part in a global celebration of Peace Day on Saturday.

Free and open to the public, the event will be held in two sessions – from 9 to 11 a.m. with prayers, meditation, a fire ceremony and a release of animals; and from 5 to 7:30 p.m. with poetry, stories and thoughts dedicated to world peace.

Both sessions will include a walk around the center’s stupa, which is called The Great Paia Lha Bab Peace Stupa. The center is at 81 Baldwin Ave.

A United Nations resolution established International Peace Day in 1981. The day is celebrated annually on Sept. 21 to recognize the efforts of individuals, organizations, governments and nations to end conflict and promote peace, according to an announcement.

For more information, contact 579-8076 or mauidharma@earthlink.net.

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* The Religion page is published every Friday. This page welcomes news releases and announcements from churches and religious organizations in Maui County that wish to publicize guest speakers, special events and programs, and news items.

The deadline for submitting releases is 10 a.m. Tuesday in order to be considered for publication the following Friday.

To submit material, go to The Maui News Web site at www.mauinews.com. Look for Local News in the left margin, then click on Submit News: Virtual Newsroom. Once there, click on the Religion link.

For information, call 242-6343 or send e-mail to religion@mauinews.com.

“Church Listings” advertisements also are published on Fridays. For information, including cost or to update an existing listing, contact the The Maui News advertising department at 242-6316 or adsales@mauinews.com.

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Segal to lead Yom Kippur services today

Rabbi Natan Segal, rabbi emeritus of the Shul of Marin County, Calif., will lead Yom Kippur services beginning at 6:30 p.m. today at a north shore estate, according to an announcement.

Services will continue at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Unity Church of Maui at 483 S. High St. in Wailuku.

For the location of tonight’s services, contact Bonnie Newman at 283-0645 or Bonnienewman101@gmail.com. The services are open to everyone, regardless of faith or religion, the announcement said. Donations, or “love offerings,” will be requested.

Segal is a “gifted vocalist/cantor and multiinstrumentalist” who will share prayer-filled music, accompanied by his daughter, Zoe, and Matt Oestreicher.

The services include music, melody, prayers of attention and intention, quietness, listening, inspiration, gratitude and thanksgiving.

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Calvary Chapel South Maui to host sale

Calvary Chapel South Maui will hold a rummage sale from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Money raised during the event will support a group traveling to Nepal to deliver water filters and hold medical clinics high in the Himalayas.

The church is at 575 S. Kihei Road. For more information, call 874-9238.

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Congregation to form mission community

An Eastern Christian congregation is forming as a mission community, according to an announcement from the Rev. Iosef Poustinia.

This past Sunday marked the beginning of the new year for Eastern Christians of Orthodox, Eastern-Rite Catholicism and Oriental Orthodoxy, Poustinia said.

The Maui community is called the Dormition of the Holy Theotokos Eastern Church.

For more information, send email to easternchristianassociation@gmail.com or friosef@gmail.com.

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Church to celebrate its fifth-Sunday Mass

St. Joseph Catholic Church (Mission) in Kaupo celebrates Mass only when there’s a fifth Sunday in the month, and it will do so at noon Sept. 29.

The Hawaiian Choir from Sacred Heart Mission at Kapalua, under the directorship of 92-year-old Henrietta Mahuna, will provide music. Fellowship and a potluck lunch will follow Mass.

The church is between Mile Markers 33 and 34 on Piilani Highway in Kaupo. For more information, call Ben Perry at 268-5310 or send email to friendsofst.josephkaupo@yahoo.com.

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Great Autumn Festival slated for Sept. 14

The Maui Jinsha Mission will hold its Great Autumn Festival on Sept. 14, beginning with a church service at 4:30 p.m. and followed by dinner at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment an hour later, according to an announcement.

The festival will feature performances by Zenshin Daiko, the Maui Buyo Dance Academy (directed by Matsudai Mitsuyae and Yaeko Yamamoto), Nakayama Minyo Kai and the talented karaoke singers of Alvin Iwamoto and friends.

The mission is at 472 Lipo Place in Wailuku. For more information, call 244-4048.

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Sasaki will guest lecture mission’s event

Makawao Hongwanji Mission will host the 2013 Nembutsu Seminar titled “Jodo Shin Buddhism – The Easy Path To Buddhism?” on Sept. 28 and 29.

The Rev. LaVerne Sasaki will be the guest lecturer. Sasaki is a third-generation Buddhist minister in North America.

One of Sasaki’s topics will be “Jodo Shin or Nembutsu Buddhist way is personal awareness and experience, which enables one to assist in difficulties in life in various ways.”

Registration is $20 and includes lunch. The deadline to register is Sept. 20.

For more information, call the mission at 572-7229.

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