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Sunday, January 9, 4 p.m. Three Kings Day Distribution of Toys at St. George's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 27th Avenue at 14th Street, Astoria. Saturday, January 15, 10 a.m. A Day of Prayer and Candelight Vigil for the victims of the Tsunami in South Asia, at the Christhava Kamil Toil, 79-11 Caldwell Avenue, Elmhurst. Friday, January 28, 6 p.m. Celebration of 74 Years of Ecumenical Ministry in Queens at Terrace On The Park. Information, Tickets and Journal Advertising online. Saturday, January 29, 10 a.m. Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute will hold a workshop on "Why Do I Care? Pastoral Care Foundations and Theories." This is the first in a series of six workshops on Pastoral Care Awareness for clergy and lay leaders held on Saturday mornings at their offices, 3 West 29th Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan. Click here for detailed information, topics, and registration application. Saturday, February 5, 10 a.m. Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute will hold a workshop on "The Congregation as an Emotional System." This is the second in a series of six workshops on Pastoral Care Awareness for clergy and lay leaders held on Saturday mornings at their offices, 3 West 29th Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan. Click here for detailed information, topics, and registration application. Wednesday, February 9 – Ash Wednesday Saturday, February 12, 10 a.m. Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute will hold a workshop on "Communication and Listening Skills." This is the third in a series of six workshops on Pastoral Care Awareness for clergy and lay leaders held on Saturday mornings at their offices, 3 West 29th Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan. Click here for detailed information, topics, and registration application. Saturday, February 26, 10 a.m. Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute will hold a workshop on "Caring during Grief, Loss and Bereavement." This is the fourth in a series of six workshops on Pastoral Care Awareness for clergy and lay leaders held on Saturday mornings at their offices, 3 West 29th Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan. Click here for detailed information, topics, and registration application. Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m. Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute will hold a workshop on "Caring for the Aged." This is the fifth in a series of six workshops on Pastoral Care Awareness for clergy and lay leaders held on Saturday mornings at their offices, 3 West 29th Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan. Click here for detailed information, topics, and registration application Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. Blanton-Peale Graduate Institute will hold a workshop on "Beyond My Pastoral Care: Assessment and Referral." This is the last in a series of six workshops on Pastoral Care Awareness for clergy and lay leaders held on Saturday mornings at their offices, 3 West 29th Street, 4th Floor, Manhattan. Click here for detailed information, topics, and registration application. Friday, March 25 – Good Friday Sunday, March 27 – Easter
Wednesday, April 13 Bishop Wright Air Industry Awards Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. at the JFK Holiday Inn, sponsored by the Council of Churches of the City of New York for the benefit of the Christ for the World Chapel at JFK Airport. Honorees will be Vicki Schneps, publisher of The Courier newspapers, and William L. Huisman, Executive Director of the Aviation Development Council. Reservations and Journal Advertising may be purchased online.
Saturday, May 7 Spring JazzFest, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Union Congregational Church, 86-15 114th Street, Richmond Hill, for the benefit of the Queens Federation of Churches. This evening of dinner and music, featuring a concert by the Brass Roots Trio, will highlight the Federation's Campus Ministry at York College and provide an opportunity to meet the Rev. Henrietta Fullard, our new Campus Minister. Tickets are $50 per person and may be ordered online or by calling (718) 847-6764. Sunday, May 15 – Pentecost Wednesday, May 18 Annual Pastors Conference on Church Growth & Maturity, sponsored by the Council of Churches of the City of New York, at the Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn. Featured speakers will be the Rev. David Yonggi Cho, pastor of the Full Gospel Assembly, Seoul, Korea, and the Rev. A. R. Bernard, pastor of the Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn. Click here for information and online registration. Thursday, May 19 Evangelistic Celebration sponsored by the Council of Churches of the City of New York. Dr. David Yonggi Cho, pastor of the Full Gospel Assembly, Seoul, Korea, will preach at the Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn. Click here for more information. Wednesday-Thursday, May 25-26 Interfaith Dialogue Training, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. This two-day seminar is sponsored by the Office of Interfaith Relations of the National Council of Churches and the Queens Federation of Churches. It seeks to provide experiential training to enable participants to lead multi-session interfaith dialogues in local community. Click for Information and Online Registration. Monday, May 30 – Memorial Day Thursday, June 16, 2-5 p.m. Queens Religious Communities and the New York State Court System. This program will examine New York State's justice system including and introducation to the Courts, an overview of legal issues impacting communities, and a discussion of religious leaders' interaction with the court system. It will be held at the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica. Contact Moise Waltner at the Interfaith Center of New York at 212-685-4242 or by e-mail at moise@interfaithcenter.org. More information is available at the Interfaith Center of New York. Friday-Sunday, June 24-26 The Billy Graham Evangelistic Crusade will be held in the Flushing Meadows Corona Park. On Friday at 7:30 p.m. the Special guests will include Salvador and Steven Curtis Chapman. On Saturday morning, at 10 a.m., it will be Kidz Gig with Bibleman; and at 6 p.m. it will be the Concert of Hope with special guests Tree 63, Nicole C. Mullen, and Jars of Clay. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m. the special guests will be Marcos Witt, The Gaither Vocal Band, MercyMe, and Michael W. Smith. For more information go to the Crusade Website at http://www.billygraham.org/NYCrusade_Cover.asp. Monday, June 27, 6 p.m. Presentation of a Fund Raising program for local churches will be made by the Queens Federation of Churches to pastors at the Hilton Garden Inn, JFK Airport, at 6 p.m. Click for information and registration. Thursday, June 30, 5:30 p.m. Building the Blessed City Mayoral Candidates Forum and 21st annual Prayer Vigil for the Homeless. The Forum will be held at St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway across from City Hall Park, Manhattan, at 5:30 p.m. The overnight Prayer Vigil in the Park will follow. Contact Marc Greenberg, Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing, 212-316-3171, or by e-mail at marclgreen@cs.com. Click here for more information.
Monday, September 5 – Labor Day Sunday, September 11, 3 p.m. 9/11 Remembrance Service, sponsored by the Queens Federation of Churches, the Council of Churches of the City of New York and St. Peter and St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, at St. George's Episcopal Church, 27th Avenue at 14th Street, Astoria. For information, contact the Rev. Dr. Pedro Bravo-Guzman at 718-932-1633. Friday-Sunday, September 23-25 "Forgiveness and the Healing of Memories: The Ecumenics of Reconciliation" – Annual Conference of the North American Academy of Ecumenists at Bishop Molloy Retreat Center, Jamaica. For information and online registration, go to www.naae.net or call the Rev. Russell Meyer, Membership Secretary, at 813-910-1532. Saturday, September 24, 10 a.m. to 12 noon 2nd Annual Gospel Brunch & Puppet Show sponsored by Christ for the World Chapel at JFK International Airport. It will be held at Chef's Orchid Cafeteria in JFK Building 14 (just past Federal Circle). Cost is $10 per person. For tickets and information, call 718-656-5693. Wednesdays beginning September 28, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Academy of Religion: The Search For What Saves Us, an 8-week series led by Rev. Alan Bentz-Letts, Ph.D. – In their recent book, Proverbs of Ashes, leading Christian feminist theologians Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker tell about their own journeys from violence and rootlessness to healing and wholeness. They also ask searching questions about the Christian doctrine that God saves us only because Jesus died an innocent death on the Cross. What does such a theory say about God? Is it Jesus’ violent death which saves us or the way he lived? Has this doctrine encouraged women (and others) to accept violence passively as the will of God? In the 8-week series participants will read the book, share from their lives, listen to audiotapes, and participate in ecumenical ritual and worship, led by Wendy Moscow. Click for details and contact information.
Saturday, October 1, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. GOD AND ME DAY for Christian Boys and Girls (K-5) and their Parents – Sunday School Students, Boy/Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts/Brownies, at First United Presbyterian Church of Queens Village, 217th Street at 94th Road. Click here for more information. Monday, October 3, 7 p.m. 21st annual dinner of the Southeast Queens Clergy for Community Empowerment at Russo's on the Bay. For information and reservations, call 718-297-0720. Monday, October 10, 9 a.m. A tour of five houses of worship in the Long Island City and Astoria neighborhoods, sponsored by the Queens Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Greater Astoria Historical Society. The day's events will begin at 9:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (10-08 49th Avenue, LIC) with a breakfast bagel with coffee or tea. After departing St. Mary's we will visit Trinity Lutheran Church of Long Island City, break for lunch, First Reformed Church of Astoria, The Presbyterian Church of Astoria, Steinway Reformed Church, and then dinner. A bus will be provided for the entire tour. The tour for each of the five churches visited will include a walk through the interior of the church, a presentation of the history and/or architecture of the building by Robert Singleton of the Greater Astoria Historical Society, and a mini-organ concert. Cost, not including meals, is $25 per person. Reservations must be made. For further information contact Vincent at Brokenank@aol.com. Thursday, October 20, 7 p.m. Annual Awards Banquet of the Council of Churches of the City of New York at St. Vartan's Cathedral, Manhattan. For information and reservations, contact the Council at 212-870-1020 or online at www.cccny.net. Saturday, October 22, 2005 – 10 a.m. Bring SHARE food distribution to Queens. An iniformational meeting will be held Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 90-20 191st Street, Jamaica. Please RSVP to Millie Rivas at 718-776-3700 (or FAX to 718-776-3798). Attend and learn how you can help people in your community take advantage of SHARE. Information flyer is available. Thursday, October 27, 11:45 a.m. Annual Awards Luncheon of the Our Lady of Skies Roman Catholic Chapel, JFK Airport, at Russo's on the Bay. For information and reservations, call 718-656-5348. Saturday, October 29, 12 noon Ecumenical Luncheon to present the Citation for Faithful Service to local church leaders by the Queens Federation of Churches, 12 noon, at Union Congregational Church, Richmond Hill. Information and purchase tickets online. Nominations are due by September 27, click for Nomination Form.
Sunday, November 13, 5 p.m. Fall Assembly of the Queens Federation of Churches and the annual Ecumenical Celebration of Ministry in Queens at Faith Chapel, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center. Clergy beginning new ministries in Queens in the past year will be recognized during the worship service at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Charles L. Norris, Sr., pastor of Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, will be the preacher of the evening. Information and online reservations. Thursday, November 24 – Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 25, 8 a.m. Annual Ten Commandments Hike in Forest Hills, sponsored by the Committee on Youth Ministry and Scouting of the Queens Federation of Churches. Information and online enrollment.
Friday, December 9, 7 p.m. Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at St. George's Episcopal Church, Main Street and 38th Avenue, Flushing. This annual event is in celebration of community faith and group solidarity with our inter-cultural, inter-ethnic and multi-lingual brothers and sisters. Sunday, December 18, 3 p.m. A program of ''Lessons and Carols'' will be presented at St. Vincent De Paul R.C. Church, 1500 De Paul Street, Elmont. The Contemporary choir of St.Vincent's will perform under the direction of Ms. Ceclie Kohler, Director, and Adam G. Singleton, Organist and Director of Music. Admission is free; there will be a free will offering. December 25 – Christmas Day JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER ARCHIVE 
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