Salvation Army Band to Perform

The 50-member Salvation Army Band will present a concert Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Spurgeon United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Gwen Ehrenborg will portray Catherine Booth, co-founder of the Salvation Army, in a dramatic presentation.

Ehrenborg is an ordained Methodist minister and has served as a missionary in Africa and Mexico.

The Salvation Army has been in existence for 112 years and now numbers 3 million members in 91 countries of the world.

Spurgeon United Methodist Church is between Bristol and Flower streets at 1025 W. Memory Lane, Santa Ana. Information: (714) 542-3551.

Tustin Presbyterian Church will welcome English composer Andrew Carter on Sunday and May 12 as he participates in worship services.

His choral composition in honor of Robert T. Volbrecht, who has served the church as minister of music for 15 years, will be performed by the Chancel Choir. Its members will sing “Christ Is the Morning Star” at the 9 and 10:30 a.m. services.

Carter is a former Winston Churchill Fellow and was a student of Sweden’s master conductor Eric Ericson.

Tustin Presbyterian Church is located at 225 W. Main St., Tustin. Information: (714) 544-7070.

“A Biblical Response to Crime in Our Community” is the luncheon topic today at a Peacemaking Conference at Presbyterian Church of the Master in Mission Viejo.

The conference begins with continental breakfast at 8 a.m. followed by seminar sessions on conflict management and family issues. Registration fee is $10, which includes breakfast and lunch. Child care will be provided at no charge. Bring a prepared lunch for children.

Presbyterian Church of the Master is in Mission Viejo at 26051 Marguerite Parkway (corner of Oso and Marguerite parkways). Information: (714) 582-2670.

A “Sacred Space Retreat” is planned for May 20 to 26 at the Center for Spiritual Development in Orange.

Participants are offered either unstructured time in a serene spiritual environment, or they may “create their own” prayer experience utilizing a variety of options that include daily liturgy and communal prayer, a prayer companion for discernment and support, and videos and books.

Victor O’Donovan and Ann McGlone will provide leadership.

Participants may reside at the center or commute. Cost for the retreat: private room $200; commuter $150 (includes lunch and dinner). Those interested must register by Friday. The Center for Spiritual Development is at 434 S. Batavia St., Orange. For information or brochure, call Christine Yount at (714) 744-3175.

A handbell concert will be presented by the Cathedral and Sonlight Ringers of the Crystal Cathedral at 5:30 p.m. Sunday before the service. Pastor Juan Carlos Ortiz will lead the service. A freewill offering will be taken and child care is available.

The Crystal Cathedral is at 12141 Lewis St., Garden Grove. Information: (714) 971-4150.

The directors of the Hebrew Academy of Westminster, the Jewish Studies Institute and Morasha School will participate in a panel discussion, “Choices We Make for Our Children,” on Sunday.

Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine will host the discussion at 7:30 p.m. The audience is invited to ask questions about these Jewish day schools.

Location of the event: Beth Jacob Congregation Shul, Newport-Saddleback Room, Irvine Recreation Center, 3145 Michelson Drive, Irvine. Information: (714) 786-5230.

In a series of sermons, the Rev. Jerry Tankersley of Laguna Presbyterian Church is discussing “What Are the Turning Points in Religious History as Sparked by Paul’s Letters to the Galatians?”

Services are on Sunday at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and child care is available. A coffee fellowship is held in the courtyard and the Fellowship Hall after each of the morning worship services. Visitors are welcome.

Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. at the church, 415 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach. Information: (714) 494-7555.

St. Irenaeus Catholic Church is hosting a “Life Faire” after services today and Sunday.

Participants in the celebration include: Artist A. Egan Healy; Project Rachel, a ministry to women who have had an abortion; Detention Ministries/Center for Community Reconciliation, a ministry to prisoners; Catholic Charities; Catholic Peace Coalition; Orange County Catholic Worker; HOPE; Helping Hands; Outreach to the Poor; Homeless and Needy Task Force; Match Two; Casa Teresa; Life Center and Precious Life Center.

St. Irenaeus Parish is in Cypress at 5201 Evergreen Ave. Information: (714) 826-0760.

Derrien Symonds will be featured in an organ recital Sunday at 4 p.m. at Morningside Presbyterian Church in Fullerton. A church organist for 20 years, Symonds has studied with organists Richard Purvis and Flor Peeters. He is now Morningside’s organist.

Morningside Presbyterian Church is at 1201 E. Dorothy Lane in Fullerton. Information: (714) 871-7072.