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Catholics and Orthodox Join in Week of Prayer for Unity Thursday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 1040 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Liturgy of solemn vespers with the parishioners of IHM and their sister church, the Greek Orthodox of the Church of the Holy Cross. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will preside. Metropolitan Gerasimos of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco will be homilist. A dessert reception follows. Liturgy is part of the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. All are invited. Visit www.usccb.org.

Event begins with Mass, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Jan. 26, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 9:30 a.m., Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, principal celebrant and homilist. A series of pro-life related activities follows at sites around San Francisco before the 15th Walk for Life West Coast commences from Civic Center to Justin Herman Plaza at 1:30 p.m. Visit www.walkforlifewc.com.

St. Finn Barr Church, Goode Hall, 415 Edna St., San Francisco, 8 p.m.-midnight, $20 advance or $25 at the door, free dance lesson 7-8:00 p.m. Food will be available for purchase!, Alice Guidry, (415) 760-1454.

San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Annual Luncheon, fashion show and silent auction, Olympic Club, Lakeside. Fashions by Simi's, 11 a.m., no-host cocktails, silent auction, 12:30 p.m. lunch, tickets $85. Reservations required by January 16. Cathy Mibach, (415) 753-0234; dcmiback@aol.com.

Michael Ortner on CLE and why classical education is the best foundation for STEM. Part of Star Speaker Series, 6 p.m., auditorium. Star of the Sea Parish, 4420 Geary Blvd. San Francisco, www.starparish.com, (415) 751-0420, free event, free parking. Families with school age children please join us. All are invited.

Walk with women seeking healing from abortion. Respect Life Ministry is offering a training for all Project Rachel volunteers. Life Perspectives, a San Diego organization specializing in healing from abortion and reproductive grief, will present the daylong training. Life Perspectives is an organization endorsed by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone. The training is a mandatory requirement for all Archdiocese of San Francisco Project Rachel mentors, both experienced and new volunteers. For information as to time and place, contact Project Rachel coordinator Leslie Low: (415) 614-5567, lowl@sfarch.org, www.sfarchdiocese.org/post-abortion-healing-project-rachel.

Mass celebrating women and men religious in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 11 a.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco followed by reception. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, conrottor@sfarch.org; (415) 565- 5535.