14 - Sunday, November 13, 1988 - West Vancouver Villager DOREEN MARLOR directs : 2 crew of West Vancouver United Church parishioners who will be performing in " Phote elndy my Holy Smoke!, an upcoming multi-church variety show. Groups from several different West Van churches. wilt be adding to’ the: aet.-The show will be held at West Van United, 20th and Esquimalt, on Thursday, Nov..17, . Friday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. A 3 p.m. matinee is scheduled for. the Saturday show. Tickets ad adslts, $5 seniors and children) are available at the West Van United Church office, 922-9171. . HOLY SMOKE! Churches put on a show A " MULTLCHURCH- ‘musical. variety “show ‘called Holy Smoke!:is currently being rehearsed and will be Presented to "the public Noy. 17, 18 and 19. itled is.” = land’ Wellin’ West Vancouver, the -show will feature talent’ from _. West Vancouver churches of dif- ferent denominations. - Eeumenism: is: from “the Greek ‘word Oikouemene, which. means -“the whole discovered _ world,’’ and organizers of the show say --'that in this case it refers to the fact . that “many of the different chur-" ches in West Vancouver are forget- ‘ting their differences for once and getting together ona joint multi-. . church venture,”” : Holy Smoke! will be held at a West Vancouver. United Church at . 20th and Esquimalt. In the past, “West Van..United ‘has produced Godspell,.. Rock - Nativity “and Oliver Twist. . + Coordinating the talent is Dr. . ductions with the West Van United __. * «Booest! “Boothroyd, who," accor- ’ Foster, ding to organizers, “used to do this sort of thing in medical school in England and hasn’t got it out of his system yet.”” : : Co-directing the event is Michael veteran of the London stage, star of Theatre Under the Stars and director of many pro- Players and local: schools. Han- . dling production details: is Larry Matrick. ~ Profits from Holy Smoke! will be donated to the library. expan- School of Theology. As the school is inter-denominational and the library is used by. many different church. people, planners of Holy Smoke! say it seemed an .ap- propriate. fund to benefit from . IT. ISN'T every ‘day or even every year that a church calls a - mew minister. But when a church which has been led by the laity for 15 years calls two ministers to serve it part-time, it is cause for celebration, indeed. “On Sept. 25 the North Shore Unitarian Church ‘did: just. that when it installed the. Reverends . ‘Harold and. Frances. Rosen... The ~ ceremony :: sincluded -local. and visiting ministers, the three North :- - Shore mayors and members of the. interfaith community. ~ The .Rosens have had several major events leading up to this oc- ’-casion, beginning’ with their wed- ding on April 2. Frances, a gradu- ate from the Vancouver School of “4 Theology, was ordained on June 6 at’ the Vancouver Unitarian Church. As. well. as: serving the church on’ the North Shore, the ‘osens . will serve. half-time at ‘Beacon Unitarian Church in Co- -quitlam. : The Rosens bring a wealth of experience to :their .co-ministry. Harold,: a 1975 graduate of. Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, holds Masters degrees in Education, Philosophy and their ecumenical venture. and St. Anthony’s Roman Catho- _lic churches will be featured. Tickets for the 8 p.m. shows are’ - $7 for adults; $5 for seniors. and children. Tickets. may. be obtained” from the individual churches in- volved, or by calling West Van United at 922-9171. An extra mat- «fj inee at 3 p.m. on Nov. 19 has been ff scheduled so that. young. children ° May attend, and an 8 p.m. public. §- dress: rehearsal “will be held. on: Wednesday, Nov. 16,: with ticket. “rates reduced to $4 and $3. oes sion campaign of the Vancouver. - Organizers at West Van United - expect that the show will be sold . out well in advance, and advise people to book their seats early to avoid disappointment. ; ‘Unitarians have new pastors. Ministry. He has served churches in -Washingtoa, Idaho and California and has travelled exten-' sively, most recently i in Greece and Israel: He as just concluded the writing of a new. peace and Justice. - curriculum for junior high youth. Frances has been. active in the Unitarian district helping to set up teligious education programs and committees. for “adults and. youth. She is the mother of two — Anne, . 18, and. John, 20. Harold and Frances .. were . instrumental. in organizing an Interfaith Con- ference at UBC in the fall of 1987, which included religious groups. f2 different Church Calendar Nov. 16, 17, 18 and 19: ‘‘“Holy Smoke,”” an ecumenical variety show at the West Vancouver United Church Hall, 2062 Esquimalt, West Vancouver, 8 p.m. Adults $7, students and seniors $5. Nov. 16 show | ; is a public dress rehearsal, tickets $4 and $3. Proceeds to the Van- couver Schoo! of. Theology. Matinee, Saturday Nov. 19 at 3 P. m. For tickets call 922-9171. Nov. 18: St. Stephen’s Anglican Church presents The Gallery Singers in concert, at-St.Stephen’s, 885-22nd., West . Vancouver., 8 p.m Donations welcome. For info. call 926-4381.- Nov. 19: “The Ring of Truth,’’ with Harvey Wood on KVOS channel 12, from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Christian Science Church, 714-20th., West Vancouver. Nov. 26: Christmas Bazaar at St. Christophe 's Church, "1068 In- glewood, West Vancouver, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crafts, baking. Call 922-5323 for info. aay ; Dec. 3: What the Dickens Christmas Bazaar at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, 885-22nd., West Vancouver. For info. call 926- 4381. . ; “ Dec, 11: Deck the Hall Party at St. Francis in the Wood Church, 4769 Piccadilly, West Vancouver. Following regular 10 a.m. Sunday. ser- vice, Come decorate the Church Christmas tree. Listings for the church calendar of events should be submitted to the: West Vancouver Villager, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vanicouver, V7M 2H4, two weeks prior to the second Sunday of each month, | when the paper is published. : ‘| ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSETS | ~ Acts from West. Van United, St. 9° g& ;- es oe re ey - David’s United, St.. Christopher’s”: & _- Anglican, West "Vancouver Presby- » § * terian, St. Stephen’s Anglican, St.- § ° Francis-in-the-Woods :. Anglican’ & ° wite’ storage systems. 2 © wall bed i Fo Doit-yourself or installed 4 © Free in-home estimates | t ee