Donations are now being accepted for the annual auction at First Parish Church, Unitarian Universalist, 225 Cabot St. in Beverly, to be held Saturday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Kathy at 978-922-4508.

Temple Beth Shalom is holding a raffle for two tickets to an April 14 Boston Celtics game. Three chances may be purchased for $18 by calling 978-535-2100, or visit www.templebethshalom.org for more information. A winner will be chosen on March 31.

Immanuel Baptist Church is holding a "Living Last Supper" in which, through song and narration, the audience is taken back in time and place to that upper room to observe the last gathering of Jesus with his disciples before the crucifixion. The performance will be held at Immanuel Baptist Church, 45 Central St., Ipswich, on Palm Sunday, March 28, and Maundy Thursday, April 1, at 7 p.m. Nursery will be provided. For more information, call the Rev. Glenn Prescott at 978-356-2010.

Life in Lesotho, a presentation by Mark Behle, a missionary who coaches basketball and teaches high school in Lesotho, a small country within the borders of South Africa, will be held Thursday, March 18, at the First Church of Danvers, UCC, 41 Centre St. Local youths, middle school and older, will join Behle for an informal conversation with a Global perspective at 4:30 p.m., followed by a casual dinner at 6:30 p.m. (RSVP to First Church at 978-774-0116 for dinner reservations.) Behle's 30-minute presentation on life in Lesotho, with discussion, follows dinner at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome, and dinner is free, but donations of nonperishable food items for Danvers People to People Food Pantry would be appreciated.

"The Power of Myth," a six-session series of films, followed by discussion, will be held at First Parish Church in Beverly Unitarian Universalist, at 225 Cabot St., Beverly, starting at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 15, and will continue on March 22 and 29 and April 5, 12 and 26. This series features Bill Moyers interviewing Joseph Campbell, was shown on public television and continues to be a source of wisdom. For more information, call Steve Hoy at 978-921-1335.

"The Hero's Journey," a lecture series that interprets the myth and role of the hero as outlined in Joseph Campbell's book "The Hero With a Thousand Faces," will be held at Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church, 31 County St., Ipswich, in Boone Hall, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays through March 22. The final Monday evening will cost $10 per person and will feature "The Hero's Journey," a presentation of storytelling and songs by singer-songwriter Becky Williams, followed by a workshop to discover the hero in each participant's life. For more information, call the parish office at 978-356-2560. Directions are available at www.AMCIpswich.org.

"Change for Change: Pennies for Haiti," a Lenten program in which children at First Baptist Church in Beverly are collecting money for Haiti, welcomes donations from the public that can be dropped off to the church office at 221 Cabot St., Beverly, any time during the week between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., or checks, made out to First Baptist Church in Beverly and with "Change for Change" in the subject line, mailed to the church office at 221 Cabot St., 01915. The children will collect nickels this week, dimes the next, quarters the following week, then bills, and will continue through Sunday, April 4 (Easter).

"Imago Dei: Human Dignity in Ecumenical Perspective," a free, one-day conference at Gordon College with orthodox, Catholic and Protestant scholars, will be held Friday, April 16, in the Chairman's Room at the Ken Olsen Science Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Gordon College is at 255 Grapevine Road in Wenham. For more information, call 978-867-4227.

Danvers Church of the Nazarene will hold its 16th annual "EGGstravagana Easter Egg Scramble" on Palm Sunday, March 28, rain or shine. This free event for the whole family is held at the church, at 181 Dayton St., and begins at 10:30 a.m. with a free continental breakfast and Palm Sunday celebration service. Registration starts at noon and the scramble follows, with more than 5,000 Easter eggs. At 1 p.m., the grand prize is awarded, and free hot dogs, fresh popcorn and drinks will be available, with games, a circus clown, face-painting and free helium balloons given away by the Easter Bunny. Advance registrations are requested at www.danverschurch.org or by calling 978-777-2060.

The first in a series of morning reflections on the spiritual writings of Henri J.M. Nouwen will be offered Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Gordon College, Wenham. Nouwen's friends and colleagues, Sue Mosteller, CSJ, and Joe Egan will present a workshop on "Home Tonight: Further Reflections on the Parable of the Prodigal Son," a new book based on recorded talks given by Nouwen. Reservations are required, and tickets are $65 in advance, $75 at the door. For more information, contact Pam McGrath at pmcgrath@larcheirenicon.org or call 978-374-6928.

A sermon series on activist and controversial figures and issues in Unitarian Universalist history is being presented by the Rev. Frieda Gillespie and Fred Mills on Sundays at the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church, 323 Locust St. (Route 35), Danvers. The upcoming sermon will address the Prophetic Sisterhood, April 18. For more information, contact the church at 978-774-7582 or visit www.nsuu.org.

"Shalom Families," a new program geared toward parents of infants ages birth to 12 months and hosted by The North Suburban Jewish Community Center in Peabody, aims to connect Jewish families to one another and to the greater Jewish community. Among other offerings, Shalom Families will host a weekly drop-in parents group called "J Babies" that will meet Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. at the NSJCC at 83 Pine St. in West Peabody, where parents and caregivers can ask questions, share concerns, celebrate milestones and enjoy camaraderie. For more information or to register, visit www.nsjcc.org or contact Miriam Blue at 978-535-2968 or e-mail miriamb@nsjcc.org.

Alternative Church Service, open to all intellectual abilities, will be held on the third Sunday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at North Shore Community Baptist Church, 9 Hart St., Beverly. For more information, call 978-927-2014.

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.

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 Sisterhood of Temple Ner Tamid will hold its annual spring social and fundraiser on Thursday, May 6, at Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody. Broadway- and New York City-style entertainment will be featured, along with decorations and food. Tickets will be waiting at the box office for all those wishing to attend. For more information, call the temple office at 978-532-1293 or e-mail gmksimons@yahoo.com or mortarl@verizon.net.

First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, serves a meal to the needy at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday 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. The church is at 225 Cabot St. For more information, call Diane Bianchetta at 978-921-0895 or e-mail auraleeddb@aol.com.

The Our Space group at Ascension Memorial Church meets at 6 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month for grades six and seven and the fourth Sunday of each month for grades eight and nine. The church is at 31 County St., Ipswich. For more information, call 978-356-2560 or visit www.amcipswich.org.

Ongoing events for adults at South Congregational Church, 60 Prospect St. in Peabody (across from Macy's at the Northshore Mall), include adult small group Bible studies, which meet at home throughout the week on various days (contact Pastor Grant at 978-531-1964, ext. 2), and monthly men's and ladies' breakfasts that provide biblical teaching with the food. For more information, call the church at 978-531-1964 or visit www.southchurch.net.

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.

The North Shore Teen Initiative has launched a Web site, www.nsteeninitiative.org, as a resource for Jewish teens to learn about social action and community service opportunities, trips, and other sponsored programs. NSTI has also created a calendar on its Web site to post events of interest to Jewish teens. Community organizations that have events targeted to Jewish teens are encouraged to send them to adam@nsteen initiative.org. For more information, call 781-244-5544.