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Today

Fall festival

Carnival games, bazaar, raffle, clown, dance groups, bagpipe performance, bands, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. today, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow, Holy Family Parish, 7355 120th Ave. N.E., Kirkland. Cost: 25-cent game tickets. Information: 425-822-0295.

Harvest concert

Aaron Meyer, rock violinist, and Bill Lamb, multi-instrumentalist, present holiday music, 7:30 p.m., University Christian Church, 4713 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Cost: $10. Tickets and information: 206-522-0169. Proceeds benefit University District Food Bank; emergency fund for University Churches; and University Christian Church facilities.

World meditation ensemble

Relax, meditate and listen to voice and exotic instrumental music, 7:30 p.m., Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, 108 N.W. 83rd St., Seattle. Information: 206-789-2573.

Concert
 
Bellevue Chamber Chorus, directed by Fredrick Lokken, "Renaissance Splendor," 7:30 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. S.W., Lynnwood. Cost: $15 for adults; $11 for seniors/students; $8.50 for children 12 and under; tickets sold at door. Information: 425-881-0445.

Tomorrow

Worship services

24th Sunday after Pentecost, Elizabethan language service, Holy Communion from 1928 "Book of Common Prayer;" 8 a.m.; contemporary-language service, Rite II, 9:30 a.m., St. Dunstan's Church of the Highlands Parish (Episcopal), 722 N. 145th St., Shoreline. Information: 206-363-4319.

The Rev. James Kubal-Komoto, "The Myth of War," 10 and 11:30 a.m., Saltwater Unitarian Church, 25701 14th Place S., Des Moines. Information: 253-839-5200.

Deacon William Deng Deng, "The American Church in Sudan," the Lost Boys of Sudan honored, 10 a.m., St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church, 1005 S.W. 152nd St., Burien. Information: 206-243-6844.

Children's religious-education committee presents "Hey! What Can You See From the Summit," 10:30 a.m., West Seattle Unitarian Fellowship meeting at Alki Masonic Temple, 4736 40th Ave. S.W. Information: 206-935-0418.

The Rev. Roger Kurht, "We Are People of the Word and the Word is: LIFE!" 5 p.m., Rainier Valley Unitarian Congregation, 4620 S. Findlay St., Seattle. Information: 206-722-4880.

Eid ul-Fitr feast

The Muslim community celebrates the end of the monthlong fast of Ramadan, with communal prayers: Takbeer, 9 a.m.; Eid prayer, 9:30 a.m. and Eid Khutbah (sermon) 9:40 a.m., Qwest Field Exhibition Center, 1000 Occidental St., Seattle. Information: 206-363-3013.

KlezFest

Klezmer musicians, bottle dancing, Yiddish and Hebrew calligraphy, shofar blowing, food demonstrations, and sale of Jewish food specialties from Leah's bakery, noon-5 p.m., University Preparatory Academy gymnasium, adjacent to Temple Beth Am, 2632 N.E. 80th St., Seattle. Tickets: $8 for adults; $6 for children ages 5 and older; ages 4 and younger free. Information: 206-525-0915.

Lecture

Charles Scalise, Fuller Theological Seminary church-history professor, "The Curious Case of Teresa of Avila: Spanish Spirituality for Postmodern Evangelicals," 4 p.m., First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle. Information: 206-878-0169. Sponsored by Fuller Alumni.

Monday

Dharma talk

Sharda Rogell, 7-9 p.m., Beth Shalom Synagogue, 6800 35th Ave. N.E., Seattle. Information: 206-366-2111; www.seattlesight.org. Sponsored by Seattle Insight Meditation Society, a Buddhist meditation group.

Support group

Drop-in time for Catholic parents, family members and friends of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered people, 7 p.m., St. Benedict's Church Parish Center, 1805 N. 49th St., Seattle. Information: 425-462-9411 or 206-542-2549.

Class

Hebrew grammar patterns: "Don't Just Read It, Understand It!" 7:15 p.m., Seattle Kollel, 5305 52nd Ave. S., Seattle. Free. Information: 206-722-8289.

Wednesday

Prayershop reservation deadline

Alexandra Kovats, Ph.D., "Introduction to Creation Spirituality," explores relationship between spirituality and social justice, 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m. next Saturday, St. Joseph Church Social Hall, 732 18th Ave. E., Seattle. Offering. Sponsored by St. Patrick Church and Washington Call to Action. Reservations: 425-865-0659.

Thursday

Presentation

Sister Fran Ferder and Father John Heagle, co-directors of Therapy & Renewal Associates, "The Spiritual Promise of Sexuality & Authentic Intimacy," 7-9 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Church, Unity Place, 15236 21st Ave. S.W., Burien. Information: 206-242-4575.

Friday

Holiday food order deadline

Ladies of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption, 1804 13th Ave., Seattle, taking phone orders for baklava, spanakopita and other traditional items: 206-323-8557. Pick-up dates: Dec. 3, noon-3 p.m.; Dec. 4, 3-7 p.m.; and Dec. 5, noon-2 p.m.

The Seattle Times publishes brief announcements of religious events every Saturday on a space-available basis. Submit announcements to Judy Groom at The Seattle Times, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111, or fax to 206-464-2261, or e-mail to jgroom@seattletimes.com.