WHERE TO WORSHIP

Sept. 12, 2006 12 AM PT

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a partial list of places to worship in Laguna Beach. If you would like to list your church, temple or synagogue, send us your listing via fax to 494-8979 or e-mail to [email protected]. Please include the name of the place of worship, the address, phone number, service times and pastor or rabbi.

CALVARY CHAPEL SEASIDE

Sunday worship, 10 a.m., Friday night worship service, 7 p.m. at Lang Park multipurpose room, Wesley Drive. Child care and children’s ministry available. For more information, call (949) 200-7388 or www.calvaryseaside.org.

CALVARY EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

468 Legion Street

(949) 494-6191

Sunday Services held at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Sunday School for infants through junior high

Junior high and high school youth group meets Tuesday nights from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

CALVARY LAGUNA

6:30 a.m. Saturday, Laguna Main Beach

Men’s prayer 6:30 a.m. Saturdays at Laguna Main Beach

The Edge, Bible Study for all ages, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Coffee Pub, 384 Forest, Lumberyard Mall. Information: (949) 679-1000 or www.CalvaryLaguna.com.

CHABAD JEWISH CENTER

30804 S. Coast Highway

Laguna Beach

499-0770

Service times: 6 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m., Saturday

Rabbi: Eli Goorevitch

Rosh Hashonah

Friday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m. service;

Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services;

Sunday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. service; 12:30 p.m., Blowing of Shofar; 3 p.m., Tashlich Ceremony, Montage Resort Beach.

Yom Kippur All are welcome. Please call the office if you would like seat reservations.

Sunday, Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m., Kol Nidrei service;

Monday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. service; 5 p.m., Mincha/Neilah service; 7:12 p.m., breakfast.

CHRIST CHAPEL OF LAGUNA

286 St. Ann’s Dr.

(949) 376-2099

Sunday services at 10 a.m.

CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE CENTER FOR PROSPEROUS LIVING

219 Cozumel Court at Club Laguna (off El Toro Road and 73 Freeway)

(949) 715-0294 or www.lagunabeach-cpl.org

Sunday service times: 10:30 a.m. meditation; 11 a.m. celebration service

Open during the week

Minister: Rev. Diane Wolcott Watson

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

635 High Drive

494-3040

Service times: 10 a.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, testimonials.

Sunday school: 10 a.m. Sunday

Child care provided for all services.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM

284 Forest Ave.

494-4503

Open daily except Sunday and major holidays.

HARE KRISHNA CULTURAL CENTER

285 Legion St.

494-7029

Public Service 5 p.m. Sunday

Tukaram Garvey, director

LAGUNA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

415 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-7555; www.lagunapreschurch.org

Summer Sunday service 9:30 a.m. only, through Sept.10.

Dr. Jerry Tankersley, minister.

September 10, 9:30 a.m., Dr. Jerry Tankersley – Communion; 10:30 a.m. to noon, fall kick-off “Country Fair” and pancake breakfast; 7 p.m. confirmation class dinner and meeting.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

340 St. Ann’s Dr.

Laguna Beach

494-8061

An “Open and Affirming” Congregation of the United Church of Christ.

Service times: 10 a.m. Sunday, adult and children’s service; coffee-hour follows.

Interim Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bill Peterson

Healing prayer service offered first Sunday of each month at 11:30 a.m.

Labyrinth — Walking meditation on the third Wednesday of each month, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

SCIENTOLOGY MISSION

2949 S. Coast Highway

715-0968, or toll free (866) 495-4132 www.lagunabeachmission.org

Pastoral Counseling, Directed Study, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Myles Binford, director.

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

990 Temple Terrace Drive

Laguna Beach

494-9701

Service times: 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday; 5:30 p.m. Saturday; 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon; A Spanish mass is celebrated at 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Confessions, 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday

Pastor: The Rev. Eamon O’Gorman

ST. FRANCIS BY-THE-SEA

430 Park Ave.

Laguna Beach

497-4678

Service times: 9 a.m. Sunday

Pastor: Archbishop Simon Talarczyk

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL

428 Park Ave.

Laguna Beach

494-3542

Service times: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, with child care available at 10a.m.

Healing service 10 a.m. Tuesdays

The parish office is open 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Fridays; and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays

Rector: The Rev. Elizabeth Rechter

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN

1190 Morningside Drive

Laguna Beach

494-7998; St_PaulsLutheran [email protected]

Service times: 10 a.m. Sunday; Sunday School and adult Bible study classes begin at 9 a.m.

Vicar Douglas D. Francik, Pastor.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

685 Park Ave. at Manzanita (across from the high school)

Laguna Beach

494-6095

Service times: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesdays, teens

Bishop Christopher Wilson

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP

429 Cypress Drive

Laguna Beach

497-4568

Service times: 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Children’s religious education program provided. Coffee and conversation follow services.

Pastor: The Rev. Sarah Moldenhauer-Salazar.

September 10: “Step Into the Stream”: We gather together to celebrate the start of a new Fellowship year. Come welcome our new co-minister of Congregational Life, Rev. Stefanie Etzbach-Dale. Share in our water communion and fellowship. You may bring a small sample of water from a place that touched your heart over the summer months.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

21632 Wesley Drive

Laguna Beach

499-3088

Summer Sunday service time: 9:30 a.m. (child care and Sunday School for elementary through high school available) through Sunday, Sept. 3.

Youth Group, Sundays, 5-7:30 p.m., snack supper, fun and fellowship.

Pastor: The Rev. Ginny Wheeler

Sept. 10: Grandparents Sunday. Grandparents will be honored and enjoy an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social after the 10 a.m. service.

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