RELIGION BRIEFS

Monastery sets ceremony

Buddha Mind Monastery will host the “Great Compassion Repentance Ceremony” from 9:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Oct. 20 at 5800 S Anderson Road. Attendees will pray for the well-being, peace and wisdom of our family and all other beings. The day will include a Dharma talk and a vegetarian lunch. All events are free of charge and open to the public. For information, go to http:// www.ctbuddhamind.org.

Book

“What Would Jesus Really Eat? The Biblical Case for Eating Meat” (Animal Agriculture Alliance, $15).

From the publisher: “`What Would Jesus Really Eat?' looks at what the Bible has to say about using and eating animals from several different perspectives. The book, edited by Palm Beach Atlantic University's Wes Jamison, Ph.D., and Paul Copan, Ph.D., tackles topics including the challenges to Christian meat-eating, human exceptionalism and humanity's dominion over other living creatures.” For information, call 703562-5160 or email info@ animalagalliance.org.

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SENIORS EVENT: The Senior Players group at Mayfair Heights United Methodist Church will have its monthly gathering at 11 a.m. Thursday at 3131 NW 50. John Vincent, a Medicare specialist with the Oklahoma Insurance Department, will be guest speaker. For more information, call 942-5929.

CRAFT FAIR: St. Ann Retirement Center's annual “Fall Craft Fair and Open House” is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at 7501 W Britton Road. For information, call 721-0747.

LECTURE: A Christian Science lecture, “Time is Not a Factor,” is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at First Church of Christ, Scientists-Oklahoma City, 4700 N Portland Ave. Christian Science teacher Dave Hohle, of Chicago, will present the free lecture.

INTERFAITH EVENT:

The Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma will host its 2019 annual Awards Dinner and Celebration at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Hindu Temple of Oklahoma City, 7200 N Coltrane Road. Tickets are $50 per person. Deadline to register is Oct. 21. For information, go to https:// www.tiaok.org.

PLAY: Star Theatre, an organization affiliated with Bethlehem Star Baptist Church, will present a stage play, “A Controversial Love,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 25-26 and 5 p.m. Oct. 27 at Douglass High School, 900 N Martin Luther King Ave. Tickets are $20. For information, go to www.bsbcokc.org.