Churches in the news

Pastor to preach on 'Who Is This Child?'

The Rev. Daniel Haas will preach on "Who Is This Child?" in the Sunday, Dec. 27, 10:30 a.m. services at the Provo Community Church of Christ, 175 N. University Ave.

Coffee hour will follow the services. For more information, go to: provocommunityucc.org.

Unitarian church to feature 'Epiphanies'

The First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake, 569 S. 1300 East, will feature "Epiphanies: Then and Now" in its Sunday, Dec. 27, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.

The Lay Service Committee will present and organize the services. For more information, go to: www.slcuu.org.

St. Joseph hosting New Year's Eve party

WEST JORDAN — St. Joseph the Worker Men's Group will host a New Year's Eve party featuring music by James and Elizabeth Romero. The cost is $20 per person for in advance, $25 for walk-ins. Festivities begin at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Call the parish office during business hours at 801-255-8902 to make reservations.

Diocese to sponsor pro-life service

SALT LAKE CITY — The Diocesan Family Life Office will sponsor the annual bilingual English and Spanish Pro-life Service to pray for unborn children and their parents Sunday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m. at the Monument for the Unborn at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 275 U St.

For more information, call Veola Burchett, 801-328-2641, ext. 324.

Buddhist scholar to present lecture Jan. 7

Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche, a teacher and scholar of the highest level in Tibetan Buddhism, will give a public lecture on Thursday, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m.

The lecture is titled "Making This Human Life Meaningful." There also will be a weekend teaching on Jan. 9-10, from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2-5 p.m. both days.

All are welcome and no prior experience is necessary. Both events will be held at the Episcopal Church Center of Utah, at 75 S. 200 East.

Donations of $15 for the talk and $35 each day for the teaching are suggested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

For more information, call Cynthia Shumway at 801-532-1410.

Diocese offering marriage course