WHERE TO WORSHIP

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a partial list of places to worship in Laguna Beach. If you would like to list your church, temple or synagogue, send us your listing via fax to 494-8979 or e-mail to coastlinepilot@latimes.com. Please include the name of the place of worship, the address, phone number, service times and pastor or rabbi.

CALVARY CHAPEL SEASIDE

There is Sunday Worship Service at 10 a.m. and a Friday Night Worship Service at 7 p.m. at the Lang Park Multi-purpose Room, Wesley Drive. Child care and Children’s Ministry available. For more information call (949) 200-7388 or visit www.calvaryseaside.org

CALVARY LAGUNA

There is a 6:30 a.m. service Saturday, at Main Beach.

Men’s Prayer 6:30 a.m. Saturdays at Laguna Main Beach

The Edge, a Bible Study for all ages, meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the Coffee Pub, 384 Forest Ave. For information, call (949) 679-1000 or www.CalvaryLaguna.com.

CHABAD JEWISH CENTER

30804 S. Coast Highway

Laguna Beach

(949) 499-0770

Services are Monday through Friday at 6:15 a.m., Friday at 6 p.m., and Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. There is also Jewish Mysticism at 9:45 a.m. before Services.

Rabbi: Eli Goorevitch

CHURCH BY THE SEA

An Evangelical Free Church

(Formerly Calvary Evangelical Free Church)468 Legion Street

(949) 494-6191

www.LagunaChurch ByTheSea.org

Sunday Services are held at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

There is Sunday School for infants through junior high. Junior High & High School Youth Group meets Tuesday nights from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

635 High Drive

(949) 494-3040

Service times are at 10 a.m. Sunday. There are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday testimonials.

Sunday school is at 10 a.m. Sunday. Child care is provided for all services.

Christian Science Reading Room

284 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-4503

Open daily except Sundays and major holidays.

HARE KRISHNA CULTURAL CENTER

285 Legion St.

(949) 494-7029

Public Service is at 5 p.m. Sunday

Tukaram Garvey, Director

THE CENTER FOR GLOBAL PEACE AND PROSPERITY

Center for Prosperous Living

204 Santa Rosa Court

(949) 715-0294 or www.lagunabeach-cpl.org

Sacred Sunday Gathering 11 a.m., potluck directly following.

Rev. Diane Wolcott Watson, Senior Minister; Rev. Linda Morris, Staff Minister.

Basic practical spirituality/ Science of Mind 100 classes start Sept. 6, 6:45 p.m. Parking limited, so please come early. Spiritual counseling and practitioners available by appointment.

LAGUNA PRES-BYTERIAN CHURCH

415 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-7555; www.lagunapreschurch.org

Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. There is a nursery, toddler care and Sunday school.

Dr. Jerry Tankersley, Dr. Steven Sweet, Dr. Kathy Sizer, Rev. Jim McCluskey, ministers.

Pastor’s Bible studies at 9:15 a.m. Tuesdays and 7 a.m. Wednesdays.

NEIGHBORHOOD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

340 St. Ann’s Dr.

Laguna Beach

(949) 494-8061

A sanctuary for individual and communal spiritual growth, guided by the teachings of Jesus, with openness to all spiritual paths and all people who seek to know God, in the hope of transforming ourselves and the world. Please join us in this journey.

Adult and children’s service at 10 a.m. Coffee and refreshments served afterward.

Interim Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bill Peterson.

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

990 Temple Terrace Drive

Laguna Beach

(949) 494-9701

Service times are 8 a.m. Monday through Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon Sunday. A Spanish mass is celebrated at 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Confessions, 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday

Pastor: The Rev. Eamon O’Gorman

ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL

428 Park Ave.

Laguna Beach

(949) 494-3542

Service times are 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, with child care available at 10 a.m.

A healing service is 10 a.m. Tuesdays

The parish office is open 9 a.m. to noon Mondays and Fridays; and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays

Rector: The Rev. Elizabeth Rechter

ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN

1190 Morningside Drive

Laguna Beach

(949) 494-7998; St_PaulsLutheranChurc h@msn.com

Services are 10 a.m. Sunday. Sunday School and adult Bible study classes begin at 9 a.m.

Vicar Douglas D. Francik, Pastor.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP

429 Cypress Drive

Laguna Beach

(949) 497-4568

Service times are at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. A children’s religious education program is provided. Coffee and conversation follow services.

Minister: Reverend Stefanie Etzbach-Dale.

August 26: “The Spirit of UUFLB.” How old is UUFLB? How long have we been on Cypress Drive? How many of our early members are still with us? Come and hear stories about those early years told by some of our founders, see an exhibit of pictures from those days and hear special music played by our talented musicians. You will learn and laugh and leave with a renewed sense of UUFLB’s spirit as we approach our 60th year!

Service Leader: Daga Krackowizer

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

21632 Wesley Drive

Laguna Beach

(949) 499-3088

Sunday service is at 10 a.m. through Sept. 2. Child care and elementary through high school Sunday School is provided.

The Youth Group meets Sundays from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. There’s snack supper, fun and fellowship.

Pastor: The Rev. Ginny Wheeler