POWAY -- Temple Adat Shalom, 15905 Pomerado Road, honored member Mike Pfeiffer with the Kavod Award, the highest honor bestowed on a volunteer, at a special service Jan. 18. He helped develop Mitzvah Day, an annual event that gives congregants the opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) for those less fortunate; coordinated the Darfur program, enabling the "Lost Boys of Sudan" to return home; and helped raise funds for One Voice, a grass-roots group of Palestinian and Israelis united to stop the war and to have a peaceful co-existence. Visit www.adatshalom.com.

Family movie night tonight

RANCHO BERNARDO -- The Church at Rancho Bernardo, 11740 Bernardo Plaza Court, will host a family faith movie night at 6:30 p.m. today. Catered dinner, family worship and screenings of "Veggie Tales" and "Focus on the Family Adventures in Odyssey." Cost is $25 for two-parent families and $20 for single-parent families. Call (858) 592-2434, Ext. 308.

Financial workshops planned in Vista

VISTA -- The United Methodist Church of Vista, 490 S. Melrose Drive, will hold free financial planning workshops at 3 p.m. Sunday (mid-earning years) and Feb. 24 (mature years). Call (760) 726-0442.

Five weeks at St. Bart's

POWAY -- St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 16275 Pomerado Road, will hold five weeks of Lenten University, Bible studies and soup suppers at 6 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12. Call (858) 487-2159.

Lenten meditations in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE -- First Presbyterian Church, 2001 El Camino Real, will hold Lenten meditations with Communion, preceded by a soup buffet, at 5:15 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12. Cost for buffet is $3. Celebrations will also be held for children called "Now We Can Celebrate Passover!" at 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12. Call (760) 757-3560 or go to www.fpcoceanside.org.

Dinner and study series to start

OCEANSIDE -- Immanuel Lutheran Church and Preschool, 1900 S. Nevada St., will hold a weekly Wednesday dinner and study series from 6 to 7:30 p.m. through March 12. The study will be on the Max Lucado series, "3:16 -- The Numbers of Hope." Child activities are separate. Call (760) 433-2770.

Education series to begin

ENCINITAS -- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 890 Balour Drive, commemorates Lent with a five-week Christian education series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Classes are preceded by a potluck dinner. Call (760) 753-3017.

Song, prayer services Wednesdays

ESCONDIDO -- House of Prayer Lutheran Church (ELCA), 795 N. Rose St., will be holding Taize Song and Prayer Services at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 12. Taize worship is followed by soup suppers. Call (760) 745-3738.

Forest Home group to meet

ESCONDIDO -- The Forest Home Women's Auxiliary will hold a Bible study and luncheon at the home of Deanne Wright, 1224 Country Club Lane, at 9:45 a.m. today. All women are invited to this nondenominational meeting. Call (760) 743-1195.

'Evolutionary Revival' in San Diego

SAN DIEGO -- First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 4190 Front St., will host the Rev. Michael Dowd, "America's evolutionary evangelist," who will give a presentation based on his book today, Sunday and Feb. 23: at 7 p.m. today, "Evolutionary Revival"; 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday, morning worship; and 10 a.m. Feb. 23, all-day workshop ($5 without lunch, $10 with). Call (619) 263-2165.

Women's retreat in Murrieta

NORTH COUNTY -- Women seeking a closer relationship with God are invited to attend a weekend retreat today through Sunday at Calvary Chapel Conference Center in Murrieta Hot Springs. The fun and uplifting weekend, planned by New Community Church of Vista, will feature author and speaker Cindi McMenamin, who will focus on the theme "When God Pursues a Woman's Heart." Retreat highlights include two nights of deluxe accommodations, six meals, natural hot springs, tennis courts and more. The cost is $175. Call (760) 726-3880 or visit www.nccov.com/involved/women.html.

Chalice UU to host presentation

ESCONDIDO -- Chalice Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 2324 Miller Ave., will host a presentation by Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd on "The Great Story of Cosmic Evolution" from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Go to www.thegreatstory.org/who_we_are.html. Call (760) 737-0393.

Temporary Mass schedule

FALLBROOK -- St. Peter's Catholic Community Church, 450 S. Stage Coach Lane, will begin its temporary construction Mass schedule Saturday. Saturday Masses in English are at 4:30 and 5:45 p.m. and in Spanish at 7 p.m. Sunday Masses are at 7 and 9:30 a.m., noon, 4:30 and 5:45 p.m.; and in Spanish at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m., and 1:15 and 7 p.m. Children's Faith Formation Masses are at 9:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. Sundays. Life Teen is at 4:30 p.m. Sundays. Anointing of the Sick will be at noon and 1:15 p.m. Masses on Sunday. Call (760) 728-7034.

Guest speaker at St. Peter's

DEL MAR -- St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 334 14th St., will host the Very Rev. Jonathan Meyrick, dean of Exeter Cathedral in England, as its guest speaker at 6 p.m. Saturday. Call (858) 755-1626.

Intermarriage topic of meeting

CARLSBAD -- The Humanistic Congregation of San Diego will explore intermarriage and its effect on Jewish culture at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Meeting is at the Woman's Club of Carlsbad, 3320 Monroe St. Oneg will follow. Call (858) 549-3088.

Tibetan New Year celebration, fundraiser

ENCINITAS -- Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive, will hold a celebration and fundraiser for the Tibetan New Year at 2 p.m. Saturday. There will be a Tibetan cultural program, a healing ceremony, a photo presentation and more. Refreshments available. Cost is $20 for adults, $10 for children. Call (760) 738-0089.

Tour of the mission offered

OCEANSIDE -- Mission San Luis Rey, 4050 Mission Ave., is offering a behind-the-scenes tour for fourth-grade students and their parents from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. Fourth-graders receive an educational packet. Cost is $10. Call (760) 757-36135, Ext. 115.

Randy Jones coming to Ner Tamid

POWAY -- Ner Tamid, 15318 Pomerado Road, will host former San Diego Padres pitcher Randy Jones for its Sunday brunch at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Cost is $10. Jones will talk about his career, the upcoming Padres season and his current involvement as a TV and radio sports talk personality. Jones will sign autographs. Call (858) 513-8330.

Take a Quiet Day in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE -- Mission San Luis Rey, 4050 Mission Ave., will hold a Quiet Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. Participants will be able to enjoy solitude and can take part in optional yoga and massages. Cost is $20-$25 and includes lunch and a private room. Call (760) 757-3659 or go to www.sanluisrey.org.

Seminar helps overcome depression

ESCONDIDO -- Emmanuel Faith Church, 639 E. Felicita Ave., will host an eight-week seminar based on the video series "Overcoming Depression" at 7 p.m. weekly beginning Tuesday. Cost is $20. Call (760) 745-2541 or go to www.efcc.org.

View the heavens at the mission

OCEANSIDE -- Mission San Luis Rey, 4050 Mission Ave., invites the public to view the heavens and a full lunar eclipse during a retreat Wednesday. Retreat begins at 6 p.m. with Mass, followed by dinner and a presentation, ending at 9 p.m. Cost is $20-$25. Preregister to (760) 757-3659 or go to www.sanluisrey.org.

Riverview welcome dessert planned

BONSALL -- Riverview Church, 4980 Sweetgrass Lane, will hold a welcome dessert for new members at 7 p.m. Thursday. Call (760) 941-1430 or go to www.refc.org.

Help make quilts for foster children

ESCONDIDO -- The Quilt Closet, a ministry of Emmanuel Faith Community Church, 639 E. Felicita Ave., meets for two consecutive days every month to make simple quilts for children entering the foster care system in North County. Upcoming meetings are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 22 and 23 and March 28 and 29. Sewing for Wounded Soldiers also meets at the same time and place. This a project that makes items requested by the medical field hospitals in Iraq and Afghanistan. Call (760) 745-2541.

Lenten retreat at mission

OCEANSIDE -- Mission San Luis Rey, 4050 Mission Ave., will hold a Lenten retreat called "Living-Dying-Rising in Christ" from Feb. 22-24. Call (760) 757-3659 or go to www.sanluisrey.org.

Pajama workdays schedule

ENCINITAS -- Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 925 Balour Drive, will host pajama workdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 23, March 29, April 26, May 31, June 28, July 26, Aug. 30, Sept. 25, and Oct. 18 and 25. Lunch provided. Call (760) 436-6874.

Special visitor next Saturday

POWAY -- Temple Adat Shalom, 15905 Pomerado Road, will host 23-year-old Shi Lei of Kaifeng, China, at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. He will talk about growing up in a historically rich area and going to Israel to study at Bar-Ilan University. Free; refreshments and a havdalah service. Call (858) 451-1200 or go to www.adatshalom.com.

'The Magician's Nephew' in RSF

RANCHO SANTA FE -- The Village Players at the Village Community Presbyterian Church, 6225 Paseo Delicias, will present "The Magician's Nephew" from the "Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis at 2 and 7 p.m. Feb. 23 and 2 p.m. Feb. 24. Performances are free. Call (858) 756-2441.

Grief support ministry in Fallbrook

FALLBROOK -- St. Peter's Catholic Community Church, 450 S. Stage Coach Lane, holds a grief support ministry at 9:15 a.m. Saturdays through March 1. Call (760) 451-0830.