Award-winning film follows yogi’s life 

An award-winning documentary titled "AWAKE: the Life of Yogananda" will be screened Friday at Kahala Theatres. 

The CounterPoint Films production previewed this summer at the Maui Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for "Spirit in Cinema."

The lifelong mission of Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," is to reveal the profound harmony among the world’s religions, according to a news release issued by the Honolulu Meditation Circle of Self-Realization Fellowship. 

Yogananda’s yoga meditation teachings and commitment to promoting the underlying unity between original yoga and original Christianity continue today under the Self-Realization Fellowship, which he established in 1920. 

There are more than 600 SRF temples and centers in 60 countries worldwide, the release said.

The Honolulu group conducts regularly scheduled services at its new location at Scout Hall, 42 Puiwa Road. 

For information about the film, visit www.awaketheyoganandamovie.com. 

Interfaith service marks Thanksgiving

The 53rd annual Nuuanu Valley Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration is set for 

7 p.m. Nov. 25 at Temple Emanu-El, 2550 Pali Highway. 

The public event will bring together diverse congregations in Nuuanu Valley for an interfaith Thanksgiving service, with each congregation offering inspirational words and music.

An offering will go to Hale Kipa, a nonprofit organization that helps at-risk older youth and their families. Its focus is on offering support and mentoring to youth from 10 to 25 years of age, who are in or transitioning out of foster care. To learn more about the organization, visit www.halekipa.org. 

Besides the temple, participants in the annual celebration include the Baha’i Faith in Hawaii, First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, Harris United Methodist Church, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, United Church of Christ, Nuuanu Congregational Church and Soka Gakkai International-USA. 

Contributions of refreshments are welcome. The celebration is free and open to the public. For information, visit www.facebook.com/nuuanuinterfaith.