Alpha for Youth, an interactive course in Christianity for teens and young adults, will start at Immaculate Conception, 15 Hawthorne Blvd., Salem, on Sunday, Jan. 11, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and run for 10 weeks. All teens/young adults are welcome to come explore questions such as "Who is Jesus?" "Why and How do I pray?" "What about the rest of my life?" and "Does God heal today?" Pizza and refreshments will be served at no cost. Call the Immaculate Conception office at 978-745-6303 to register.

A 6-week Little Rock Bible Study course begins Thursday, Jan. 8, in a morning session from 10 a.m. to noon at Our Lady of Hope, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich. Attendees are welcome to attend breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Daily Mass is at 9 a.m. An evening session will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Books cost $12. The church will pay for those who can't afford the fee. For information call 978-356-3944.

Storyteller Judith Black will perform at Temple Ner Tamid in Peabody on Monday, Jan. 26, in a free program sponsored by 13 North Shore Jewish women's organizations. Light refreshments will be served at 7:30 p.m. The snow date is Tuesday, Jan. 27. Temple Ner Tamid is handicapped-accessible and is located at 368 Lowell St., Peabody. For more information, contact Lois Black at blackeld@earthlink.net or Ellen Kayser at 781-581-5790 or hadassahlsm@comcast.net.

The Arise in Christ program's second installment, with the theme "Change Our Hearts," at Our Lady of Hope Parish, Ipswich is holding sign-ups on Sunday, Feb. 1. Small group meetings will start the week of Feb. 22. For more information, call 978-356-3944.

First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, 225 Cabot St., provides a meal to the needy at the Baptist Church in Beverly on the second Monday of every month. Members who would like to participate can contact Fran Gerrior at fmarie@comcast.net or 978-922-4854 or Beth McAvoy at elizabethmcavoy@comcast.net or 978-927-4881.

Temple Beth Shalom of Peabody is offering a cookbook, with 300 recipes for everything from comfort foods to holiday favorites, for $20. Call the Temple office at 978-535-2100 for a copy.

Prayers Reaching Addicted Youth (PRAY) is an intercessory prayer group that prays for the healing of the drug-addicted youths of the North Shore. All are welcome. Meetings are the last Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 8 North St., Salem. For more information, call Kathy at 781-760-0163.

All-you-can-eat dinners are held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for $6 at the First Congregational Church in Boxford. Dinner is followed by classes, prayer and "Hour of Power" for youth. The church also offers the "Friday Night Hang" for young people in middle school and high school every Friday from 7:30 to 10:45 p.m.

The Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence is collecting used cell phones in local churches across New England. Newer cell phones will be collected at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, Marblehead, 67 Cornell Road. Newer phones will be reprogrammed, and older phones will be sold for parts. Bring cell phones to church and place them in the box marked "cell phones" in the narthex. For more information, call 781-631-2756.

First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, serves a meal to the needy at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday night that is provided by Beverly Hospital. A Yahoo group site has been established, for volunteers who work or would like to work at these dinners, at TuesdayNightDinners@yahoogroups.com, where the calendar may be viewed and volunteers can receive reminders. The church is at 225 Cabot St. For more information, call Diane Bianchetta at 978-921-0895 or e-mail auraleeddb@aol.com.

The North Shore Hebrew School is raising money by collecting empty inkjet and laser cartridges, old cell phones, laptops (with power cords), PDAs and video games. "Cartridges for Kids" will reimburse the school for each item that is brought in to the Temple Shalom office, 287 Lafayette St., Salem. Call 978-741-4880.

A course on spiritual parenting is sponsored by the First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, for parents and their children one Saturday a month from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Parents gather in the minister's study from 5 to 6 p.m. for discussion, while children play with sitters downstairs, followed by a potluck dinner. For more information, contact Sarah Shamel at sishamel@alumni.princeton.edu or 978-969-1913.

Dinner is served every Sunday at 6 p.m. at St. Peter Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean St., Beverly, for those in need. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, call Dena Lisle at 978-922-3291.

Sermon Conversations are held Sunday evenings at First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, 225 Cabot St., to discuss the morning's sermon topic. Locations are announced following Sunday worship. For more information, call Eric Hacker at 978-921-5278.

The First Baptist Church in Beverly is looking for members of the church who have reached 80. Let them know by calling the church office or speaking to one of the ministers. Sign up in the Narthex before and after worship or call the church office at 978-922-3295.

Inner Awakening Eleventh Step Meditation Meeting will meet at the White Whale, 221 Cabot St., Beverly, on Friday nights from 7 to 8 p.m. The sessions will have opening prayer, reading from 12-step literature, a 20-minute period of silent meditation, a speaker and sharing. For members of all 12-step programs and any visitors. For more information, e-mail beverly11thstep@gmail.com.

The First Church of Christ, Scientist, offers Sunday services and Sunday School at 10 a.m. at 19 Hale St., in Beverly. Testimony meetings are held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the church, except on the first Wednesday of each month, when they will be held in the Christian Science Reading Room at 279 Cabot St., Beverly, also at 7:30 p.m. Regular Reading Room hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. For more information and to interact with a community of spiritual seekers visit www.spirituality.com.

Artists who would like to display their work for a month at the First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, 225 Cabot St., should contact Paula Stephens in the church office at 978-922-3968.

The Jewish Community Center of the North Shore is offering rooms ranging from intimate meeting rooms to larger spaces. Learn more or book your event today by contacting Sandra Ruscio at 781-631-8330, ext. 411.

Men's Bible Study is held at 6 a.m. on Friday mornings at First Church Congregational, 4 Georgetown Road, Boxford. No advance preparation is necessary. For more information, contact Pastor Michael at michaelwilliams001@gmail.com or 781-608-2309.

Temple Beth Shalom, 489 Lowell St., Peabody, offers preschool, religious school, bar and bat mitzvah instruction, and confirmation classes. It also offers Brotherhood, Sisterhood, The Chai Club and youth groups. Its Social Action and Adult Education programs are an integral component of the Temple. Call the temple office at 978-535-2100 for more information or visit the Web site at www.templebethshalom.org.

St. Adelaide Parish brings Holy Communion to those who are ill or housebound. Anyone in this position, or who knows of anyone in this position, can call the rectory office at 978-535-1985.

Rekindle Shabbat helps maintain Jewish traditions among the young, providing free kosher chicken dinners and a kit containing "The Family Guide to Preparing for and Celebrating the Sabbath." Rekindle Shabbat is free for Jewish, interfaith and single-parent families with children of high school age and youngster enrolled in a Jewish institution or living in the Lappin Foundation's service area. It is free for grandparents who are raising grandchildren Jewish. For others, cost is $36 per person. To register, call Andrea Katz at 978-740-4404, e-mail akatz@rilcf.org or visit www.rilcf.org.

The Clifton Lutheran Church, in partnership with Got Books, has a drop-off location where town residents can donate books, videos, CDs and DVDs. Money raised from the purple container with yellow signs at the church, at 105 Humphrey St. in Marblehead, will be used for community charities, including youth scholarships for summer camps. The drop-off site is open to everyone, at any time.

Collections for the Ipswich Food Pantry will be accepted at Our Lady of Hope Parish, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich, in baskets placed near church entrances. Only nonperishable donations will be accepted. The church can be reached at 978-356-3944 or www.ipswichcatholics.org.

Clothes for Ukrainian orphanages are being collected at Our Lady of Hope, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich. Other items being sought are soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, wheelchairs, crutches and walkers. Donations may be left in the boxes provided, or on the Rectory porch. For more information, call 978-356-1544 or e-mail bekahsteel@verizon.net.

The Jewish Federation of the North Shore offers a Limudim curriculum on themes relating to leadership, community and philanthropy, with connections made between activism and Jewish values. The free course is offered one Monday night a month from 7 to 9 p.m. For additional information, contact Susan Feinstein at 978-564-0727 or sfeinstein@jfns.org.