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•Mar. 30, Sunday, 10 a.m. Breakfast and lecture "The History of Muslims and Jews, Parts I and II," 41-60 Kissena Blvd.; 718-961-0030 or www.freesynagogue.org.

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Temple Beth Sholom:

•Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28, Friday, 8:15 p.m. Shabbat service with open house on Mar. 7.

•Mar. 9, Sunday, 9 a.m. Sisterhood breakfast followed by "Biblical Comic Strip" workshop.

•Mar. 17, Monday, 7 p.m. Purim service.

•Mar. 8, 22, 29, Saturday, 10 a.m. Torah study.

•Mar. 23, Sunday, 9 a.m. Jewish Start for pre-school children, topic "Passover,"

•Mar. 20, 17, 24, Mondays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thrift shop bag sale, 171-39 Northern Blvd., Flushing; 718-463-4143.

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Reform Temple of Forest Hills:

•Mar. 7, Friday, 8:30 p.m. "Shabbat Across America" preceded at 6:15 p.m. by "Temple Tots" monthly dinner and service, reservations required.

•Mar. 8, 15, Saturday, 10:30 a.m. "Food for Thought" study and discussion program.

•Mar. 9, Sunday, 10 a.m. Book discussion group The Brigade–An Epic Story of Vengeance, Salvation and World War II, documentary film and buffet breakfast.

•Mar. 12, 19, 26, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Class on Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah.

•Mar. 16, Sunday, 10 a.m. Children’s Purim Service followed by a Purim carnival.

•Mar. 17, Monday, 7 p.m. Purim services, 71-11 112th St., Forest Hills; 718-261-2900.

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St. Gregory the Great:

•Mar. 8, Saturday, 8 p.m. to midnight. Holy Name Society St. Patrick’s Day dinner dance, 244-44 87th Ave., Bellerose; for tickets, call 718-343-9142 or 718-347-0039.

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Blessed Sacrament:

•Mar. 9, Sunday, 2 to 6 p.m. Annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration, school auditorium, 34-45 93rd St., Jackson Heights; 718-639-3888

•Mar. 13, Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Bus to Caesar’s Casino in Atlantic City; Knights of Columbus, 79th Street and 31st Avenue; 718-639-2464.

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Our Lady of the Angelus:

•Mar. 9, Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m. Lenten reflections, confession, Eucharist and healing services, 63-63 98th St., Rego Park; 718-359-4676.

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Astoria Center of Israel:

•Mar. 9, Sunday, 3 p.m. Klezmer music and international dance,

•Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Shabbat service, Torah at 10:15 a.m., Kiddushim follows.

•Sunday mornings Hebrew school classes, scholarships available, 27-35 Crescent St.; 718-278-2680 during weekday business hours.

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Grace Lutheran:

•Mar. 9, Sunday, 2 p.m., 31-20 21st Ave., Astoria; 718-728-0093.

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Temple Israel of Jamaica:

•Mar. 12, 19, Wednesday, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Workshop "Am I A Family All By Myself."

•Mar. 15, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Purim masked ball, reservations required, adults only, full dinner, DJ, cash bar, 188th Street and Grand Central Parkway, Holliswood; 718-776-4400.

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Lavender Lakes of Queens:

•Mar. 15, Saturday, 8 p.m. Purim party; Jackson Heights Jewish Center, 37-06 77th St., Astoria; 718-204-5305.

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St. Patrick’s:

•Mar. 15, Saturday, 7 p.m. Dinner dance; Riccardo’s, 21-01 24th Ave., Astoria; 718-706-0565 or 718-729-7396.

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Our Lady of Fatima:

•Mar. 16, Sunday, 3:30 p.m. St. Joseph’s feast day with bilingual mass and blessed bread.

•6:30 and 8 a.m. morning Mass, weekdays; 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. Saturdays.

•Prayer meetings every Monday at 8 p.m. in lower rectory; 565-0063.

•Registration for religious education programs for children not yet baptized or who have received First Communion or Confirmation, 25-02 80th St., Jackson Heights; 718-899-2801.

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Briarwood Jewish Center:

•Mar. 16, Sunday, 10 a.m. Children’s Purim party, costume contest and carnival, free Hamentashen, 139-06 86th Ave.; 718-657-5151.

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Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills:

•Mar. 16, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Annual children’s Purim party and costume contest, 67-67 108th St.; 718-268-2100.

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Clearview Jewish Center:

•Mar. 17, Monday, 6:30 p.m. Purim services followed by a celebration in the ballroom, 16-50 Utopia Pkwy., Whitestone; 718-352-6670.

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Queen of Angels’ Rosary Society:

•Mar. 22, Saturday, 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Day or Prayer with Mary and lecture "Blessed Mary and Kitchen Table Christianity" and "Practical Aspects of the Rosary... ," 44th Street and Skillman Avenue, Sunnyside.

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Our Lady of the Snows R.C.:

•Apr. 6, Sunday, 4 p.m. Fundraiser musical performance by Ronan Tynan, 258-15 80th Ave., Floral Park; 718-347-6070.

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St. Luke’s Lutheran:

•To Apr. 11, Friday. Lenten services with soup served at 6 p.m.

•Apr. 17, Thursday, 10 a.m. Holy Thursday communion service.

•Apr. 18, Friday, 6 p.m. Good Friday service, 87-34 85th St., Woodhaven; 718-843-3871.

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St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church for the Deaf:

•Signed Masses for the deaf and hearing impaired, 41-01 75th St., Elmhurst; 800-421-1220 (TTY) ask to be connected to 718-478-2108.

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Jewish Heritage Center of Queens and Long Island:

•Mondays, 8 p.m. Judaism 101, Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Bible study, beginners’ prayer services, call for directions; 718-575-3100.

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Jackson Heights Al Anon:

•Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Parish House, 2nd floor, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue; 718-476-2938.

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Congregation Havurat Yisrael:

•Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Hebrew crash reading course, beginner’s level, 108-19 70th Rd., Forest Hills; 718-261-5500.

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Church of the Redeemer:

•Wednesday, 5:30 to 6 p.m. Dinner, 30-14 Crescent St., Astoria; 718-278-8093.

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Temple Israel of Jamaica:

•Saturday morning Shabbat Service, Grand Central Parkway at 188th Street, Holliswood; 718-776-4400.

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