Religion calendar

Today

Rummage sale

Benefits Tibetan refugee nuns and monks in Tso Pema, India, and the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bright Street Community Center, 600 N.W. Bright St., Seattle. Information: 206-784-8841.

United Nations day

Take an hour to pray, meditate, write, read or act on behalf of peace during 24-hour peace vigil from 10:30 a.m. today through 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. Gather tomorrow for prayer, study and conversation with the Fellowship of Reconciliation, 9:15 a.m. in McAfee Parlor, 10:30 a.m. service of interfaith prayer for peace, University Baptist Church, 4554 12th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Sign-up and information: 206-632-5188.

Meditation

Jyoti meditation, "Discover the Higher Purpose of Your Life," 10:30 a.m.-noon, Green Lake Library, 7364 Green Lake Way, Seattle. Free. Information: 425-227-7007. Sponsored by Science of Spirituality.

Men of St. Clement selling lunches

Barbecued pork rib or chicken, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Clement Episcopal Church, 1501 32nd Ave. S., Seattle. Information: 206-324-3072.

Zen and life talk

Frances Liao, student of Zen Master Wei Chueh of the Chung-Tai Chan Monastery, Taiwan, "Discover the Real Richness of Life," 2-3:30 p.m., Bellevue Regional Library, 1111 110th Ave. N.E. Free. Information: 425-401-9025. Presented by International Buddhist Culture TV Foundation.

Hallelujah Handel!

Seattle Choral Company directed by Fred Coleman, Seattle Baroque Collective and Seattle Trumpet Consort, 2 and 8 p.m., St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave. E., Seattle. Tickets: $20 for general admission; $15 for seniors and $8 for students. Tickets and information: 206-363-1100.

Tomorrow

Worship services

21st Sunday after Pentecost, Elizabethan language service, Holy Eucharist Rite I from the 1928 "Book of Common Prayer," 8 a.m.; contemporary-language service, Holy Eucharist Rite II, 9:30 a.m.; St. Dunstan's Church of the Highlands Parish (Episcopal), 722 N. 145th St., Shoreline. Information: 206-363-4319.

The Rev. Harvey Buer, "Questions," 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., discovery hour for all ages and adult education with Ed Wenk, University of Washington professor emeritus and former White House aide, "Electing a Vice President," 9:30 a.m., First Congregational Church of Bellevue, United Church of Christ, 752 108th Ave. N.E. Information: 425-454-5001.

The Rev. Peter Luton, "Security Starts at Home," 9 and 11 a.m.; forum, "Homelessness" 9:30 a.m.; Spring Hall, East Shore Unitarian Church, 12700 S.E. 32nd St., Bellevue. Information: 425-747-3780.

The Rev. Barbara Merritt, senior minister, First Unitarian Church, Worcester, Mass, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m., University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Information: 206-525-8400.

The Rev. Rodolph Rowe, "The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector," 10 a.m., Queen Anne Methodist Church, 1606 Fifth Ave. W., Seattle. Information: 206-282-4307.

Carolyn Colbert from the Unitarian Universalist Church, Eugene, Ore., "Universalism and the Religious Rights," 10 and 11:30 a.m., Saltwater Unitarian Universalist Church, 25701 14th Place S., Des Moines. Information: 253-839-5200.

Music tribute by Steve Fissel, Seattle Symphony bass trombonist, to honor Myrna Capp's 25 years of service as church organist/pianist, 10 a.m., Magnolia United Church of Christ, 3555 W. McGraw St., Seattle. Information: 206-283-1788.

Phil Bereano, UW professor, "A Progressive Feminist Position of Caution on Stem Cell Research," 10:30 a.m., West Seattle Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 4736 40th Ave. S.W., Seattle. Information: 206-935-0418.

The Rev. Thomas Anastasi, "What about Voting?," 10:30 a.m., Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church, 14724 First Ave. N.E. Information: 206-363-7994.

Stephen Jones, "Guest and Host: Inverted Hospitality," 11 a.m., Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Information: 206-352-6051.

Joanne Dufour, "Update on the United Nations," 5 p.m., Rainier Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 4620 S. Findlay St., Seattle. Information: 206-722-4880.

Meditation Chenrezi class and different forms of meditation, Carolyn Massey, facilitator, 9 a.m. tomorrow or Nov. 7, Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, 108 N.W. 83rd St., Seattle. Dana donation. Information: 206-789-2573. Chenrezi meditation, practice for cultivating compassion by his Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, 10 a.m. tomorrow or Nov. 7. A meditation class, a guided silent meditation by monastery members, 7:30 p.m. Friday.

IMPACT speakers

Mary Babington and John Dortero, Statewide Poverty Action Network's Vote for a Change Campaign organizers, 9:30 a.m., University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Information: 206-522-9384.

Lecture

Gary Chamberlain, professor of Christian ethics, Seattle University, "Citizenship and Discipleship: What Is A Good Catholic To Do?" 9:45-10:50 a.m., Our Lady Of Guadalupe Parish, 7000 35th S.W., Seattle. Information: 206-935-0358.

Community choir concert fund-raiser

Ken Schram, KOMO-TV, master of ceremonies for five church choirs, "The Celebration Singers," a middle-school choir and a children's choir, 3 p.m., Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 14514 20th Ave. N.E., Shoreline. Donations support North Helpline Emergency Services and will be matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Information: 206-363-8100.

Play reading

In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Jewish Caucus of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence has local Jewish community leaders reading "Not So Happily Ever After: The very real stories of some American Jewish families." Reading will be followed by a discussion, question-and-answer session with a panel of local domestic-violence experts, dessert reception and viewing of Clothesline Project, an art display created by domestic-violence survivors, 4 p.m., Hillel at the UW, 4745 17th Ave. N.E., Seattle. $5 donation. Information: 425-562-8840, ext. 215.

Service of installation

For the Rev. Alicia Grace, reception, 7 p.m., University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Information: 206-525-8400.

Monday

Healing Mass

Pray for those in need of physical, emotional or spiritual healing, 5:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 9460 N.E. 14th St., Bellevue. Information: 425-454-9536.

Orientation to Tibetan Buddhism

Traditions and protocol within monastery, Sakya Monastery board members provide instruction, 7:30 p.m., Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, 108 N.W. 83rd St., Seattle. Reservations: 206-789-2573.

Tuesday

Khentrul Rinpoche, Tibetan Buddhist Khenpo and Tulku, "Seven Line Prayer," 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Chagdud Gonpa Amrita, 2223 N.E. 137th St., Seattle. $75 donation. Information: 206-368-7974.

Wednesday

Class

Introduction to Christian Mysticism, power to heal from within, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 1, or 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sundays beginning Nov. 14 through Dec. 19, The Center of Light, a Christian Mystical School, 6827 Oswego Place N.E., Seattle. Information: 206-525-8488.

Next Saturday

Workshop

Irene Meyers, career/life coach, "Discover Your Archetypes of Calling," 10 a.m.-3 p.m., WomanSpirit Center, 18528 S.E. 58th St., Issaquah. Cost: $70. Information: 425-641-1527.

Mission harvest festival

Collectibles, crafts, jewelry, plants and car wash, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and snack bar, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Our Savior Lutheran Church, 12509 27th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Information: 206-363-0110.

Holiday bazaar

Arts, crafts, antiques, collectibles, baked goods and lunch, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Dunstan's Church of the Highlands Parish (Episcopal), 722 N. 145th St., Shoreline. Information: 206-363-4319. Sponsored by the Anges Guild. Funds support parish and world projects.

Amahl and the Night Visitors

Puget Sound Adventist Youth Choral presents Gian Carlo Menotti's classic, 6:30 and 8:15 p.m., Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave. Cost: $15 for adults; $10 for students ages 5 through 17; not recommended for children under 5. Tickets: 425-828-7888.

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