UPCOMING

SAGICHO CEREMONY, consecrated omamori, ofuda, ema, kumade and hamaya (no kadomatsu, New Year's decorations, dolls or stuffed animals) may be returned to the Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu temple by Jan. 5 for purification and burning in the shrine's annual Sagicho ceremony, Jan. 17; information, 841-4755.

QUEEN EMMA EVENSONG SERVICE, to honor the founder of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew, St. Andrew's Priory School and The Queen's Medical Center, featuring the cathedral choir; 5:30 p.m. Jan. 2, at the cathedral; 524-2822.

TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS EVENSONG, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3, Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew; 524-2822.

"GATE: A TRUE STORY," documentary film on a Buddhist peace pilgrimage in which three monks returned an ember from the Hiroshima atomic blast to its origination point, Trinity, N.M., making some of the journey on foot; 12 p.m. Jan. 3, Honpa Hongwanji Temple lounge; free; 536-7044.

FUTURE LIGHT ORPHANAGE AND E-MAIL FOSTER PARENT PROGRAM, presentation on project linking orphaned children in Southeast Asia with donors, with founder Rob Hail and former orphanage resident Srey Srash; one of the First Wednesday religion dialogue series; 7-8:30 a.m., Jan. 6, Harris United Methodist Church; 779-3606.

CATHEDRAL EPIPHANY SERVICE, marking the day the three kings arrived at Jesus' birthplace, Jan. 6 at Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew, 11:45 a.m. communion in Parke Chapel, 12:15 p.m. concert in the cathedral ; 524-2822.

CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH CAR WASH, fundraiser for church family camp, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Jan. 9 and 23; church's lower parking lot, Käne'ohe; sedans $7 (others slightly higher); information/to volunteer, 941-1722.

ONGOING

UPDATE: WEEKLY MIDEAST BIBLE PROPHECY UPDATE, by the Rev. J.D. Farag of Calvary Chapel Kaneohe; 9:30 a.m. Sundays, at the church; followed by a verse-by-verse teaching from the Bible; information, 262-8800.

WEDNESDAYS AT ST. ANDREW'S, Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew; information, 524-2822.

• Holy Eucharist (communion), 11:45 a.m., Parke Chapel.

• Brown-bag concerts of chamber and choral music and recitals on the cathedral's Aeolian Skinner pipe organ; 12:15 p.m.; brown-bag lunches in the cathedral encouraged, free.

• Taize Evensong, contemplative, half-hour service, 5:30 p.m., in the cathedral.