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Religion notes, May 11, 2013

MUSIC

Temple Sinai, 9001 Hillpointe Road, will have a spring concert featuring cantors Mariana Gindlin, Jack Mendelson and Rob Menes at 7 p.m. Saturday. The cantors will perform Latin jazz and favorite Jewish songs with the Temple Sinai adult and youth choirs. Tickets for members are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Tickets for nonmembers are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Children are $15 (254-5110).

Pianist Ray Conley will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 9041 S. Pecos Road. Conley will perform Rachmaninoff’s “Star-Spangled Banner,” Debussy’s “Claire de Lune,” a salute to Marvin Hamlisch and other pieces. Admission is free, but freewill offerings will be accepted (693-4100).

EVENTS

The Ramakrishna-Vedanta Center, 10732 Balsam Creek Road, will have arati and a lecture by Swami Atmavidyananda of the Ramakrishna Order of India, on universal patterns and symbols, beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday. A potluck will follow (646-4889).

MEETINGS

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

CLASSES

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Las Vegas, 3616 E. Lake Mead Blvd., will offer a free class on the principles and history of its liberal religious tradition from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. A light lunch will be provided (878-0443).

Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, 6670 W. Cheyenne Ave., offers stories, songs, finger plays and other activities for children at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays (645-1777).

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., offers English as a Second Language conversational classes at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays. Volunteers interested in teaching should call 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).

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 a singles group for people 45 and older (804-8365, 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).

60+ Singles Catholic Fellowship, open to men and women of the Catholic faith, meets the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. and the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. at the Village Pub, 10900 S. Eastern Ave., Henderson (796-1953 or 989-5198).

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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