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October 11, 2008

North Shore religion calendar

Saturday, Oct. 11

Rummage Sale and Indoor Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Memorial United Methodist Church, 2 Dane St., Beverly. Clothes, linens, books, records, tapes, puzzles and toys for sale. The public is welcome. To make donations, call the church office at 978-927-1066.

Fall Yard Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m, St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, 67 Cornell Road, Marblehead. 781-631-2756.

Sunday, Oct. 12

"The Virtuosic Violin," 4 p.m., Grace Church, 385 Essex St., Salem. Baroque Trio Sonatas for two violins and basso continuo from France and Italy performed by Lisa Brooke, Daniel Rowe, Michael Beattie and Dana Maiben. 978-744-1119. Suggested donations at the door $15 to $20. Post-concert reception at Salem's Passage to India.

Sunday, Oct. 19

Religious Education Registration, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Saint Margaret Parish, 672 Hale St., Beverly Farms, in the parish Rectory. For students grades K to 8, confirmation preparation (high school). Limited space available. Parents of new registrants contact Mary Murray at 978-927-5302 for information and registration materials.

Saturday, Oct. 25

Rummage Sale, 8 a.m. to noon, Church of St. Andrew, 135 Lafayette St., Marblehead. 781-631-4951.

Sunday, Oct. 26

Organ Concert, First Congregational Church Boxford, 4 p.m., 4 Georgetown Rd., Boxford. With organist Jay Zoller, Andover Organ Company designer of the organ on which he'll play Bach, Walther, Wunderlich, Franck, Brahms and Bourgeois. Reception and light refreshments follow. www.firstchurchboxford.

Sunday, Nov. 2

"Advent: A Season of Conversion, Healing and Expectation," 7 p.m., St. Rose of Lima parish hall, 10 Park St., Topsfield. 978-887-3412.

Friday, Nov. 14

Trumpet and Organ Concert, 8 p.m., Maple Street Congregational Church, Danvers. With Rolf Smedvig and Douglas Major, works by Bach, Purcell, Handel and contemporary composers. Tickets at the door, $20, $10 seniors and students. 978-774-4510.

Saturday, Nov. 15

Our Lady of Hope Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich. 978-356-3944.

Holiday Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., First Baptist Church in Beverly, 221 Cabot St., Beverly. With crafters, raffles, silent auction, grandpa's attic, pictures, games and prizes for kids. 978-922-3295.

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    May 31, 2012

  • Woman wants to come clean about online dating subterfuge Dear Abby: I do online dating. For safety, I use an alias. I look much younger than my 43 years, so I went out with a 29-year-old who thinks I'm 33. I have horrible luck with relationships and didn't think this one would be any different. Boy, was I wrong! We have been dating three weeks now.

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  • North Shore religion news in brief The Gordon College Department of Political Science and Christians in Political Science will host the Christians in Political Science Conference (CPS) on Thursday, May 31, through Saturday, June 2, on the college's campus, 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham. The CPS conference, themed "Power and Justice: Perspectives on Political Order," provides Christian political scientists with a unique forum to explore how faith impacts teaching and scholarship. Events include a keynote address on Friday, June 1, 7 p.m. by college president D. Michael Lindsay titled "Higher Power? How Christians Use Power to Shape the World Around Us"; and founder and director of Yale Center for Faith and Culture Miroslav Volfe, and Henry B. Wright, professor of theology at Yale University Divinity School will deliver the annual Kuyper Lecture on "A Public Faith: A Christian Alternative to Secular and Religious Political Exclusivism" on June 2, 7 p.m. Keynote lectures are free and open to the public. For details and a complete conference schedule, visit http://www.gordon.edu/cps.

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  • North Shore religion calendar Saturday, May 26
    Pentecost Eve Annual Conference, beginning at 9 a.m., Christ the Redeemer Church, 188 Elliott St., Danvers. "One in Spirit: Overcoming Barriers to Unity," a conference featuring a day of worship and teaching by guest speakers and several local pastors representing different North Shore congregations. Closing Eucharist at 5 p.m., followed by dinner. This is the closing event of 10 Days of Prayer, in which daily worship services were hosted by various local congregations. Join in preparation for Pentecost. www.10DaysNorthshore.com.

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