The Pulpit
Compiled by Susan Cleary

Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm.

Feb. 2 Imbolc, Feb. 2-5 Brazil Carnival; Feb. 4 Rosa Parks Birth Anniversary, Feb. 5 United States Mardi Gras; Feb. 5 Mexico Constitution Day; Feb. 6, Protestant, Roman Catholic Ash Wednesday; Feb. 7, chinese Lunar New year, Vietnam Tet Nguyen Dan; Feb. 11 Taiwan Lantern Festival, NAACP Founded; Feb. 14 Race Relations Day; Feb. 17 American League of United Latin Citizens Founded; Feb. 24 Mexico Flag Day

Astoria Center of Israel:

•Mar. 7, Friday, 6:30 p.m. Potluck dinner followed by Shabbat services, bring Kosher/vegetarian.

•Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Shabbat services, followed by Kiddush, 27-35 Crescent St.; 718.278.2680.

**** Atonement Lutheran:

•Sunday worship, 10:15 a.m., English; 11 a.m., Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday worship, noon, Spanish; call for information free universal pre-K program, 30-61 87th St., Jackson Heights; 718.639.6074.

**** Augustana Evangelical Lutheran:

•Mon.-Fri. pre-school, Wednesdays Boy Scout Troop 70, Thursdays Intercessory Prayers, Fridays Baton Twirling, Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Sunday service, 10:30 a.m., 69-05 Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst; 718.728.1199.

**** Chabad Hebrew School:

•Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Wednesday, 10:15- 11:15 a.m. Mommy & Me With A Jewish Twist $10 per child, infants to 3 years, RSVP, 108-29 65th Ave.; 718.897.6578.

**** Church in the Gardens:

•Feb. 10, Sunday, 1 p.m. Hebrew and Christian Bible Stories, National Organization of Biblical Storytellers, African Folk Heritage Circle in a tribute to Black History month, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills; 718.268.6704.

**** Colonial Church of Bayside:

•Fridays, 7 p.m. Recovery support group, 54-02 217th St., church office entrance, Bayside; 917.880.5693.

**** Congregation Machane Chodosh:

•Feb. 15, 16, Friday/Saturday. Evening Scholar-in-Residence Program "…Manners and Courtesy, Where Have They Gone?", "Jewish Names…", "Enhancing Your Dash…", 67-29 108th St., Forest Hills; 718.793.5656.

**** Flushing JCC/ Queens Counseling Services:

•Feb. 10, Sunday, 11:15 a.m. Free workshop, Self Love- A Spiritual Journey; St. George's Episcopal Church, 135-32 38th Ave., Flushing; 718.463.0434, 718.461.6393 or 718.359.1171.

**** Forest Hills Jewish Center:

•Feb. 3, Sunday, 6 p.m. Seventh Annual Men's Club Super Bowl Party, $15 includes dinner.

•Feb. 5, Tuesday, 8 p.m. Men's Club volleyball, $5 pizza/soda.

•Feb. 9, Saturday, 9:45 a.m. Parents/children Minyan service, toy Torah parade for children; 3 p.m., The Hebrew Literature reads from the works of Chaim Nachman Bialik.

•Feb. 22, Friday, 6 p.m. Havurah service and Oneg Shabbat.

•Mondays, 7:45 p.m., adult education classes, Zohar-The Book of Splendor, $80 n.m.; Tuesdays, 8 p.m., adult education classes, Torah commentary, $100 n.m.: Wednesdays, 8-10 p.m., Israeli folk dancing, $10 n.m.; Thursday Drop-in-Play- Group, Talmud study session, $10 n.m.

•Operation Isaiah food collection & City Harvest food pantry collection, non-perishable food stuffs, Kosher preferred.

•Operation Support Our Troops, individual sized packages of toiletries, new or gently used Beanie babies, CDs, DVDs, electronic & video games, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills; 718.263.7000.

**** Free Synagogue of Flushing:

•Feb. 17, Mar. 16, Apr. 13, May 4, Sunday, 10 a.m. Sisterhood Sunday breakfasts, donation $3 p.p.

•To Mar. 19, alt. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mini-course "The Holocaust".

•Saturdays, once a month, tot Shabbat program, ages 1 to 5, 41-60 Kissena Blvd.; 718.961.0030.

**** Good Shepherd United Methodist:

•First Sunday of every month, 6 p.m. Word Alive evening service.

•Wednesdays, noon, prayer gatherings; Sunday, 10 a.m., worship, 11:30 a.m., fellowship, 30-44 Crescent St., Astoria; 718.728.5182.

**** Hillcrest Jewish Center:

•Feb. 7, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Ahava- Love meditations, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing; 718.360-4145.

**** Hollis Hills Jewish Center:

•Feb. 1, Friday, 6:30 p.m. Tot Shabbat & Oneg Shabbat, Menchel Social Hall, 210- 10 Union Tpke., Flushing; 718.776.3500.

**** Holy Trinity:

•To Mar. 5 , Mar. 12-Apr.16. Greek folk dancing for adults.

•To Apr. 15, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Modern Greek, Conversational Modern Greek, call for location, tuition and fees, 337 E. 74th St., Manhattan; 212.288.3215.

**** Queens Jewish Center/Chabad of Rego Park:

•Feb. 8, Friday. The Jewish Learning Circle Shabbat dinner, $36 p.p., reserve by Jan. 29, 66-05 108th St., Forest Hills; www.chabadrego.org/donate.

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