RELIGION NOTES

MUSIC

The choir of All Saints’ Episcopal Church will present a “Ceremony of Lessons & Carols” for Advent at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at 4201 W. Washington Ave. The program is free (878-2373).

EVENTS

Chabad of Southern Nevada will host the Grand Menorah Lighting ceremony to celebrate Hanukkah at 4 p.m. Sunday at Fremont Street Experience, downtown between Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard.

Chabad of Summerlin will host a Hanukkah carnival featuring rides, crafts, face painting, music and food noon-4 p.m. Wednesday at Las Vegas Sports Park, 1400 N. Rampart Blvd. There also will be the lighting of the menorah. Admission is free except for a minimal charge for some activities and food (855-0770).

Chabad of Summerlin will have a Hanukkah menorah lighting at 4 p.m. Thursday with doughnuts, music and dreidels at Smith’s, 2211 N. Rampart Blvd. (855-0770)

SERVICES

St. Bridget Catholic Church, 220 N. 14th St., will celebrate the Filipino tradition Simbang Gabi, a Christmas Novena Mass, at 7 p.m. today, Monday and Tuesday, and 5 p.m. Sunday (384-3382).

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service with music and carols at 5 p.m. Wednesday (732-2052).

The Christmas midnight Mass at Guardian Angel Cathedral, 336 Cathedral Way, celebrated by Bishop Joseph A. Pepe, will be televised live Wednesday on KLAS-TV, Channel 8 (735-5241).

Central Christian Church will offer “A Vintage Christmas,” with services revisiting the Christmas tradition, at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Southwest Campus at Desert Oasis High School, 6600 W. Erie Ave.; 2:30, 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Summerlin Campus at Palo Verde High School, 333 S. Pavilion Center Drive; and 5:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, and 2:30, 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Henderson Campus, 1001 New Beginnings Drive (735-4004).

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

The Sathya Sai Baba Devotional Singing Group meets at 5 p.m. Sundays at 1128 Triumph Ct. (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 over 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. The center also offers other singles programs call 794-0090 for more information.

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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