Young men called to the Torah
      Max Nutkiewicz was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Etz Chaim on Nov. 4. He is the son of Karen and Allan Nutkiewicz of Westlake Village and an eighth-grader at Colina Middle School. Taylor Bronte was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah at Temple Etz Chaim on Nov. 11.
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Six-foot Lego menorah part of Hanukkah Extravaganza
      The Conejo Valley Friendship Circle, a program that pairs volunteer teenagers with special needs children, is hosting a Hanukkah Extravaganza from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 10 at the Chabad of the Conejo, 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills.
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Holiday party open to people of all faiths
      The Ventura County Fellowship of Reconciliation is hosting a potluck holiday party at 6 p.m. Wed., Dec. 13 at the home of Gordon Clint and Barbara Leighton in Newbury Park. Guests are invited to bring food typical of their cultural or religious heritage.
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Church hosts concert
      The Department of Music at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church will present its fifth annual Christmas concert at 8 p.m. Sun., Dec. 17 in the sanctuary at 5801 Kanan Road, Westlake Village.
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Sushi with rabbis
      The Conejo Jewish Academy will host an open-forum discussion with four rabbis at "Sushi with the Rabbis" Mon., Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. at the Conejo Jewish Academy, 30345 Canwood St., Agoura Hills.
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Pastor wants his church to invest in people, not buildings
Congregation wants to serve community
By Steve Ames Special to the Acorn
      As a congregation whose meeting place is at a motel in Agoura Hills, the Bethel Christian Fellowship is hardly traditional. "We don't want to invest in projects or buildings," said Craig Johnson, an evangelical Protestant clergyman and pastor of the independent, nondenominational church he founded in 1982.
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Temple to host guest speaker
      Temple Beth Haverim in Agoura Hills will present Robert Blumenfield of the B'nai Brith Anti-Defamation League at 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 8 as part of its monthly Shabbat Speaker Series. The temple is 29900 Ladyface Court in Agoura Hills. Blumenfield has been actively involved with the AntiDefamation League for the past several years.
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