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Religion notes, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013

Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 1798 Wigwam Parkway, Henderson, will host a flute and piano recital with Timothy Hoft and Anastasia Petanova at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. A goodwill offering will be taken (454-8484).

EVENTS

Child Evangelism Fellowship will have Good News Club training and fall kickoff for new teachers and helpers from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 6 and 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7 at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road. On Sept. 7, the morning session will be for new teachers and helpers, and the afternoon session will be for new and returning teachers and helpers. For reservations, call 396-8363.

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Congregation P’nai Tikvah will offer Havdallah and Slichot Under the Stars service at 7 p.m. Aug. 31. The service will include Havdallah reflections, wine and desserts. For reservations and location information, call 436-4900. Rosh Hashana services will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 4-5 at Texas Station, 2101 Texas Star Lane.

First Presbyterian Church of Las Vegas and Summerlin Presbyterian Church will unite to become Grace Presbyterian Church and celebrate with a service at 4 p.m. Sept. 8 at 1515 W. Charleston Blvd. A reception will follow the service. To RSVP by Sept. 1, call 384-4554.

Chabad of Greater Las Vegas will present the Jewish Renaissance Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at Tivoli Village, 440 S. Rampart Blvd. The fair will feature craft activities, live Jewish music by Ariel Louk, Charlie the Clown, kosher foods, giveaways, free cotton candy and more (855-0770).

King David Memorial Chapel and Cemetery, 2697 E. Eldorado Lane, will have its fourth annual communitywide Kever Dorot memorial services on Sept. 8. Services will be offered at the following locations: 9 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1500 Las Vegas Blvd. North; 1 p.m. at Palm Memorial Park — Northwest, 6701 N. Jones Blvd.; and 1 p.m. at King David Memorial Cemetery. Rabbis and cantors from Southern Nevada synagogues will conduct the services (464-8570).

MEETINGS

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

Hindu Temple & Jain Center of Las Vegas, 1701 Sageberry Drive, offers Balaji Abhishekam services at 10:45 a.m. the first Saturday of the month in the temple, and Aarti Pooja services at noon Sundays (304-9207).

CLASSES

Reformation Lutheran Church, 580 E. St. Louis Ave., offers English as a Second Language conversational classes at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Volunteers interested in teaching can 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 50 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).

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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