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Maui Baha’i plan celebration The Maui Baha’i community will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, the prophet founder of the Baha’i faith, from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku. There will be a talk on Baha’u’llah, a video, music, dancing performances and a magic show. Winners of an essay contest will be announced. Light refreshments will be served. The public is welcome. For more information, call 244-9392 or 249-0555. ***** Ceremony set at Po‘okela Church There will be a groundbreaking ...

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Church seeking choir members Wailuku Union Church is seeking choir members as it begins practices for the church’s Christmas Eve Cantata. The choir also presents a broad range of choral repertoire in worship each Sunday throughout the year. Rehearsals are held at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the church at 327 S. High St. in Wailuku. Potential volunteers should be able to commit to regular attendance. For more information, contact Damira Feldman, the church’s music director, at (305) 588-0083 or DFMusicmaui@gmail.com. ***** High Holy Days services continue High Holy Days services ...

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Old Testament subject of class Transformation School of Ministries’ next class will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 7. Pastor Tommy McLaurin will be taking the class through the Old Testament. The classes are open to the public and the first set is free. For those who wish to be an audit student, the cost is $50 per semester, which is three months. For those interested in obtaining a degree, the cost is $150 per semester. The school is located at Faith in Jesus Church, 432 Waiehu Beach Road in Wailuku. ***** ‘All ...

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Church offering children’s program Pukalani Baptist Church is offering a no-cost Awana program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays for children in kindergarten through 5th grade starting Wednesday. The program includes games, Bible lessons and memory verses. The church is located at 4 Loha St., across from Pukalani Superette. To download registration forms, visit pukalanibaptist.com. For more information, contact the church at 572-7968 or pbckidz@gmail. * Local Religion in Brief is published every Friday and welcomes news releases and announcements from churches and religious ...

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High Holy Days schedule released The “Days of Awe” (Yamim Nora’im) begin with Rosh Hashanah on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei (the eve of Sept. 20) and end 10 days later after Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Jewish Congregation of Maui invites all members of the community to attend the High Holy Days services at Beit Shalom Synagogue, 634 Alulike St. in Kihei. The services will be led by Rabbi David Glickman and Sam Shnider, along with cantorial soloist Amichai Levitz. The schedule is as follows: Services for Rosh Hashana begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday (doors ...

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Anam Thubten to speak today The Dharmata Foundation will present an evening with Anam Thubten from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Makawao Union Church. There is a $20 suggested donation. Thubten will also lead a weekend retreat from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at a private estate in Haiku. The cost is $150. To register, contact mauidharmata@gmail.com. Thubten grew up in Tibet and, at an early age, began to practice in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the founder and spiritual adviser of Dharmata Foundation, teaching widely in the U.S. and abroad. He is also the ...