Faith Family Church, which formerly met at the Hamilton-Wenham Community House, recently moved to 100 Cummings Center, Suite 406E, Beverly. Sunday praise and worship services with Pastor D. Scott Ross are at 10 a.m., with nursery and children's church provided. Midweek services are held Wednesdays at 7 p.m., with children's ministry provided. For more information, e-mail faithfamilychurch@mac.com, visit www.faithfamilychurch.biz or call 978-468-6371.
A Creation Seminar is being held at the Asbury Grove Chapel, 1 Pleasant Ave., at the intersection of Asbury and Highland streets, Hamilton. The event, sponsored by Essex River Bible Church, will be held May 9 from 7 to 9:15 p.m. and May 10 from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Presentation is by Dr. Montel Wilder and features a fossil display. Register for meals or an overnight stay with the church office at 978-768-7133.
The annual Spring Rummage Sale at First Baptist Church in Beverly, 221 Cabot St., will be held Friday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday (Bag Day!), May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Donations will be accepted on Wednesday, April 30, and Thursday, May 1. For questions or more information, call the church Office at 978-922-3295.
Chabad of Peabody has begun its annual raffle fundraiser. The prizes are a round-trip ticket for two to Israel, a diamond pendant necklace set in white gold, a diamond tennis bracelet set in white gold, a half-day of service free from Mr. Handyman of Essex County and a pair of Red Sox tickets. Tickets are $100, and they decrease in price the more that are purchased. For more information, visit www.jewishpeabody.com/raffle or call 978-977-9111. The drawing will be held May 27.
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.
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.
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.
The Clifton Lutheran Church, in partnership with Got Books, has a donation and reuse 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 various community charities, including youth scholarships for summer camps. The drop-off site is open to everyone, at any time.
The First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, is sponsoring a course on "Spiritual Parenting," an informal group 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.
Calvary Episcopal Church in Danvers will celebrate its 150th anniversary this September and is seeking photographs and other memorabilia relating to its history. Anyone with photographs, prayer books, movies or other old church-related materials, contact Lauren Pierre, parish administrator, at 978-774-1150 or lauryn@calvaryepiscopal-danvers.org.
Baptism classes are hosted by the First Baptist Church in Beverly, 221 Cabot St., for young people in grade eight and up on Mondays at 5:15 p.m. Topics covered include meaning of baptism, being a disciple of Christ, introduction to the American Baptist Churches and membership in First Baptist Church. The classes help young people decide about baptism and church involvement. Call 978-922-3295.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
Healing Rooms, free and open to all in search of physical, spiritual and/or emotional healing, are available every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Life Center (formerly the "Black Painted Church"), 127 North St., Salem. For more information, call 978-741-2728 or visit www.kingdomlifemin.com.
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.
MOMS (Ministry of Mothers Sharing), a playgroup at St. John the Evangelist Church, meets every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the church foyer. Mothers and their children, birth to 5 years old, are invited. Children play and take part in a simple activity while moms meet for conversation and support. For more information on this new program, contact Melissa Keys at 978-921-5495 or mkeys76@hotmail.com.
The free 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 younger 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.
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.
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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.
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.
