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Prayers for Compassion

Urgyen Samten Ling Gonpa — the Tibetan Buddhist Temple at 740 S. 300 West, Salt Lake City — will continue its annual Prayers for Compassion through Sunday at 2 p.m. Participants can engage in continuous recitation of prayers and mantras. Individuals can join in anytime during the day or night.

Feast day

Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, 280 W. Center St., Orem, will celebrate its parish feast day with a potluck after the 10 a.m. liturgy serviceSaturday. The next reader service will be Sunday at 10 a.m.

Dalai Lama's birthday

The Utah Tibetan Association will mark the Dalai Lama's 76th birthday on Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Indian Walk-in Center, 120 W. 1300 South, Salt Lake City.

Rumi Poetry

The Rumi Poetry Club will present "The Empty Flute," a series of talks on Rumi's poetic vision and life philosophy, Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Anderson-Foothill Library, 1135 S. 2100 East, Salt Lake City.

Hindu prayers

Sanskrit mantras will be recited in South Jordan and Draper city council meetings onTuesday, the Taylorsville council meeting onWednesday, and the Layton council meeting onThursday. Rajan Zed will deliver invocation from Sanskrit scriptures, then will read the English translation of the prayer. Zed is president of the Universal Society of Hinduism.

Vacation Bible Schools

Provo's First Baptist Church, 1144 W. Columbia Lane, will hold Vacation Bible School July 10 to 14 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The theme is "Big Apple Adventure." There is no charge to attend. Visit http://www.provobaptist.com for more information.

First Presbyterian Church, 12 C St., Salt Lake City, will hold Vacation Bible School July 11 to 14 from 5:15 to 8:15 p.m. for children in kindergarten through grade six. Participants will journey to Nazareth and explore the time and place where Jesus was a boy. Visit http://www.fpcslc.org for more information.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 8575 S. 700 East, Sandy, will hold a "Panda Mania" Vacation Bible School for children in preschool through grade five Aug. 4-6 from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Visit http://www.goodshepherdutah.com for more information.

Park City sermon

Park City Community Church, 4501 N. Highway 224, announces the arrival of the Rev. Tracy Hausman, who begins her ministrySaturday. At 9 a.m. — the only service that day due to the Fourth of July holiday weekend — she will begin a sermon series on the topic "Who Am I?"

Orem sermon

The Rev. Kevin Miller will deliver a sermon on the topic "By What Measure Am I Judged?" on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Orem Community Church, United Church of Christ, 130 N. 400 East. —

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