Faith spreading via Internet
      For an increasing number of Americans, the sky is the limit when it comes to receiving religious information online. With the Internet's ubiquitous existence, Americans are no longer going online for only entertainment, news or communications.
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Elvis has left the building
      "There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide." - Ralph Waldo Emerson I recently saw an old movie featuring a scene in Las Vegas where an Elvis impersonators convention was being held. There were hundreds of Elvises (or would that be Elvi?
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Or Ami prepares for sacred services
     REVERENT WORSHIP- Congregation Or Ami's Rabbi Paul Kipnes will lead congregants in a pre-Rosh Hashana Selichot service on Sat., Sept. 8. The synagogue is at 26115 Mureau Road, Suite B, Calabasas.
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Learn about Catholic faith at St. Mel's
      St. Mel Catholic Church is holding its annual Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning Tues., Sept. 11 at 20870 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills.
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Open house at Hebrew school
      Calabasas Hebrew School will host an open house and shofar making at 9 a.m. Sun., Sept. 9 at Bay Laurel Elementary School, 24740 Paseo Primario, Calabasas. For more information, call (818) 591-SHUL (7485).
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Called to the Torah
      Melissa Beth Regan was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah at the Center for Early Jewish Education on Aug. 25 at the Renaissance Hotel, Agoura Hills. She is the daughter of Bill and Jodi Regan of Agoura Hills and an eighth-grader at A. E. Wright Middle School, Calabasas.
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Celebrate High Holy days with Chabad
      Chabad of the Conejo will host High Holiday services in the ballroom at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Rosh Hashana will be celebrated from Wednesday evening, Sept. 12, through Friday evening, Sept. 14. Catered Rosh Hashana dinners and lunches will be served at the Hyatt following services.
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Lutheran church promotes ministries on Sunday
      Ascension Lutheran Church will host its annual "Celebration of Ministry" between worship services Sun., Sept. 9 in Pederson Hall, 1600 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. Event times are 9 to 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 to 11 a.m.
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Join in fun day for families
      The Shalom Institute will host a free Family Fun and Safety Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat., Sept. 8 at 34342 Mulholland Hwy., Malibu. Families can participate in safety workshops, arts and crafts, climbing wall, nature trails, zip line and a children's playground.
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United Methodists kick off fall programs
      The kickoff for fall programs for the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village will be Sun., Sept. 9 with one worship service at 10:30 a.m., 1049 Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Sunday School will not meet. At 10 a.m. and following the worship service, an open house will be held in Alton Hall, with displays of church programs. Refreshments will be available.
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Christian singer/songwriter to perform at Calvary Church
      Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman will bring his 200709 "Live in This Moment" tour to Calvary Community Church, 5495 Via Rocas, Westlake Village at 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27. The concert includes special guests Sanctus Real (rock band) and Bethany Dillon, with musical guests Will Franklin on drums and Caleb Chapman on guitar, Chapman's sons.
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Services announced
      Westlake Lutheran Church has worship services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays at 2630A Townsgate Road. Child care is provided all morning. For more information, call (805) 497-4888 or visit www.westlakelutheran.com.
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