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January 1 – New Years Day January 17 – Martin Luther King Day Friday, January 28 – 6 p.m. Celebration of 80 Years of Ecumenical Ministry in Queens at Terrace On The Park. The Annual Dinner Celebration of the Queens Federation of Church will feature a reception at 6 p.m. followed by Dinner (at 7 p.m.) during which annual awards for Outstanding Leadership in Queens will be presented. Click here for more information and online reservations.
Saturday, March 5 BLESSED EVENTS, a seminar on planning and presenting exceptional events for your your church's fund raising and fellowship. The seminar will be held at the Grace Episcopal Church Parish House, 155-24 90th Avenue, Jamaica, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Click here for information and online registration. Wednesday, March 9 – Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, April 13 The Bishop Wright Aviation Industry Awards Luncheon will be held at Russo's on the Bay, Howard Beach, at 11:30 a.m. Click here for information and to make reservations online. Sunday, April 17 – Palm Sunday Thursday, April 21 – Holy Thursday Friday, April 22 – Good Friday Sunday, April 24 – Easter Sunday Saturday, April 30 The Queens Federation of Churches Spring Choir Festival will be held at 4:30 p.m. at Faith Chapel on the grounds of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens Village. Choirs need to register by April 8 for performance. Information and choir registration is available online here.
Saturday, May 14 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The New York Buddhist Vihara Temple will host a community blood drive at 214-22 Spencer Avenue, Queens Village. Healthy individuals are encouraged to donate blood between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 15 – 5 p.m. The Old Organist (a play) will be presented at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 10-08 49th Avenue, Long Island City at 5 p.m. Dr. Rollin Smith, who resurrected the play from obscurity, will discuss the work. Msgr. Mulqueen, Associate Pastor of St. Mary’s, is directing the performance of the work. Period organ literature/transcriptions will be rendered as part of the event. Those who bring food/beverages are invited to join us for a Pot luck Dinner following the program. If you plan to bring food or beverage- enough for you and 5 other people- please contact Mr. Robert Vogel at winningbyrd@yahoo.com, to let him know what you are food/beverage you are bringing. The church parking lot is located on 49th Avenue across from the school. 49th Avenue runs east from Vernon Boulevard. A free-will offering will be taken at the event. The Old Organist, written by Henry Jones (1851-1929), is a domestic drama/comedy which finds a venerable blind organist terminated after 25 years service due to his “innocently priming himself” with drink before playing his service voluntaries. He is, without knowing it, succeeded by his daughter’s fiancé and their conversations provide part of the play’s comedy. Dr. Rollin Smith director of publications for the Organ Historical Society and editor of its quarterly journal, The Tracker, as well as. He is the author of ten books, more than one hundred articles and essays on organ performance; a contributor to The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians; and organ editor for Dover Publications. As a concert organist he has played throughout the United States, and appeared at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists, the Organ Historical Society, and the American Liszt Society. He studied in Paris with Jean Langlais and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Juilliard School.
Thursday, June 2 – Ascension Day Thursday, June 9 – Anniversary Day Sunday, June 12 – Pentecost
Monday, July 4 – Independence Day
Monday, September 5 – Labor Day Tuesday, September 13 – 9 a.m. A Clergy Prayer Breakfast celebrating the Honorable Reverend Floyd H. Flake's 50th anniversary of the preaching ministry as 35th anniversary as pastor of the Greater Allen AME Cathedral, will be held at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel, East Elmhurst. For information, contact the Allen AME Cathedral at (718) 206-4600.
Thursday, October 13, 6 p.m. The Annual Awards Banquet of the Council of Churches of the City of New York will be held at St. Vartan's Armenian Cathedral, 630 Second Avenue (at 34th Street), Manhattan. Information and reservations are available here. Saturday, October 29, 12 noon The 19th presentation of the Citation for Faithful Service will be made at an Ecumenical Luncheon at Shin Kwang Church of New York, 33-50 Bell Boulevard, Bayside. Click here for information and reservations. The American Guild of Organists, Queens Chapter, will hold its Members' Recital at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, 86-45 Edgerton Boulevard, Jamaica Estates. Admission is free and refreshments will follow. For more information contact Vincent Alukonis at vgalukonis@aol.com.
Sunday, November 13 The Fall Assembly of the Queens Federation of Churches will be held at Faith Chapel on the grounds of the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens Village. Click here for information and dinner reservation. Wednesday, November 16 The 29th annual Scout Awards Dinner will feature the presentation of the Shepard Emblem and Interfaith Leadership Awards, 7 p.m. at Manor's Oktoberfest, 73-11 Yellowstone Boulevlard, Forest Hills. Make reservations online here. November 24 – Thanksgiving Day Friday, November 25– 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annual Ten Commandments Hike in Astoria, sponsored by the Committee on Youth Ministry and Scouting of the Queens Federation of Churches. Registration and check-in will be from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. Click here for more information.
Sunday, December 4, 3 to 8 p.m. The Islamic Circle of North America, Jamaica Chapter, will sponsor a conference on "Defending Religious Freedom: Understanding Shariah" which will be held at the York College Performing Arts Center, 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica, from 3 to 8 p.m. The public is invited. For more information, click here. Saturday, December 10, 1 to 5 p.m. The Annual Christmas Concert, sponsored by Christ for the World Chapel, will be held at JFK International Airport in Terminal 4, 1st floor Arrivals Area, 1-5 p.m. December 25 – Christmas Day
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