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RELIGION NOTES

MUSIC

The Lee Trio will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson. Admission is free. A freewill offering will be taken (454-8484).

EVENTS

Our Lady of Las Vegas School will present “Guys and Dolls Jr.” at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. today in Bevan Hall at Our Lady of Las Vegas, 3046 Alta Drive. Tickets are $8-$12 (878-6841).

The Church at South Las Vegas, 3051 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, Henderson, will have a Cinco de Mayo celebration featuring live mariachi music, a salsa-making competition and children’s activities at 7 p.m. May 1 (361-1579).

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., will have a Neighborhood Yard and Bake Sale 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. May 1. Food and snacks will be available (732-2052).

The Chung Tai Chan Buddhist Community in Las Vegas will present the lecture “Pure Mind, Pure Land: A New Lifestyle for World Harmony,” with Ven. Jian Hu, abbott of Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Buddha Jewel Monastery in Seattle, at 2 p.m. May 1 in Building B, Room 105, at the College of Southern Nevada campus at 6375 W. Charleston Blvd. A half-day Zen Meditation Retreat with Hu will be offered at 1 p.m. May 2 at TKO Family Martial Arts, 1171 S. Buffalo Drive. Attendees for the retreat may bring a cushion. Both events are free. Donations will be accepted (321-7567).

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas is hosting a free film series Sundays in May in support of the Pride Festival. The first film in the series will be “Outrage.” Screenings will begin at 6 p.m. in the Unitarian Universalist Worship Hall, 3616 Lake Mead Blvd. (737-7780).

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).

classes

Wellspring Church of All Nations, 4870 Janell Drive, will have an equipping summit on “Relational Skills: Listening and Speaking” 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today. Lunch will be provided (631-5027).

The Rev. Jim Serada and the Vernon Howard Study Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road (616-9317).

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., offers English as a Second Language classes at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays (541-1952 or 732-2052).

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

The Stillpoint Center for Spiritual Development, 8072 W. Sahara Ave., will discuss “Healing Your Life, Healing Our World” with Jeanne Clark at 7 p.m. Thursday. A freewill offering will be taken (243-4040).

The Las Vegas Diamond Way Buddhist Group offers guided meditation and dharma talks at 7:45 p.m. Thursdays (260-4426).

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).

Singles groups

The Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada, Temple Sinai and Congregation Ner Tamid offer a variety of programs for Jewish singles of all ages in Las Vegas and Henderson. For details, call the Jewish Community Center at 794-0090, Temple Sinai at 254-5110 or Congregation Ner Tamid at 733-6292.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church sponsors singles groups for professionals 25 to 45 years old and a singles group for people 45 and older (228-8311, ext. 7333 or 7334).

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

To have religious events announced in the weekly Religion notes column, send complete information to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125-0070. The deadline for inclusion in the column is no later than 10 days in advance of publication.

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