RELIGION NOTES

MUSIC

The Sonrise Singers of Sunrise Baptist Church will present the free Christmas musical "Child of Wonder" at 6 p.m. Saturday and 10:45 a.m. Sunday at 1780 Betty Lane (452-8599).

Green Valley Methodist Church, 2200 Robindale Road, celebrates the holiday season with Christmas carols presented by the church’s four vocal ensembles, a bell choir and instrumentalists, and with Bible stories of the birth of Christ at 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (454-7989).

EVENTS

St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 204 S. Boulder Highway, Henderson, will have its annual fall holiday craft sale featuring handmade crafts, baked goods and "whatnots" 2-7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday (565-8406).

SERVICES

Trinity United Methodist Church, 6151 W. Charleston Blvd., will feature the church’s Bell Choir and Youth Choir at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services on Sunday (870-4747).

St. Bridget Catholic Church, 220 N. 14th St., will celebrate the Filipino tradition Simbang Gabi, a Christmas Novena Mass, at 7 p.m. Monday through Dec. 20 and Dec. 22 and 23, and 5 p.m. Dec. 21 (384-3382).

MEETINGS

The Secular Franciscans of St. Margaret of Cortona fraternity meets at 12:30 p.m. the fourth Sunday of the month at Pace E Bene offices, 1420 W. Bartlett Ave. (453-2417).

Hadassah Tzipor will have a White Elephant Latka Party at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sun City Clubhouse, 7930 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas (Mady Shapiro, 399-5347; Gayle Pallens, 657-0456).

CLASSES

The Sathya Sai Baba Devotional Singing Group meets at 5 p.m. Sundays at 1128 Triumph Court (461-8655).

Govinda’s Center of Vedic India, 6380 S. Eastern Ave., offers Mantra Meditation, a presentation of Indian Vedic Wisdom, vegetarian snacks and literature at 6 p.m. Sundays (434-8332).

Community Baptist Church, 245 E. Foster Ave., Henderson, offers a free reading program for all ages 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays (565-0071).

SINGLES GROUPS

The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada, 4794 S. Eastern Ave., Suite C, offers singles programs for adults of all ages. Jewish singles in their 20s and 30s meet at 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Co. at The District, 2220 Village Walk Drive, Henderson; Jewish singles age 60 and older meet for dinner at various locations the third Wednesday of the month in Henderson, and the last Thursday of the month in Summerlin; all singles meet for a movie the fourth Wednesday of the month at Rave Motion Pictures, 6857 Las Vegas Blvd. South (794-0090).

New Life Christian Center has a singles meeting at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month at 1229 E. Carson Ave. (387-5433).

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church sponsors a singles group for professionals 25 to 45 years old that meets for hiking and other social outings (228-8311, Ext. 7334). There also is a singles group for people 45 and older interested in social, spiritual and cultural activities (228-8311, Ext. 7333).

Single Adults Learning Together, or SALT Ministries of CornerStone Christian Fellowship, meets at 6 p.m. Saturdays at 5825 W. Eldora Ave. (871-5050).

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