The Pulpit
Compiled by Susan Cleary

Apr. 25 Good/Holy Friday (Orthodox); Apr. 27 Eighth day of Passover, Easter (Orthodox); May 1 Ascension (Christan); May 2 Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish); May 11 Pentecost (Christian); May 20 Wesak (Buddhist)

Astoria Center of Israel:

•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.

**** Bayside Jewish Center:

•Apr. 28, Monday, 7:30 p.m. "Palestine For Victory" video, refreshments.

•Tuesday evenings, 7-10 p.m., practice Hebrew letters; study the prayer book, Kabbalah & Zohar, 203-05 32nd Ave.; 718.352.7900.

**** Briarwood Jewish Center:

•May 4, Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day program, film "The Aryan Couple", refreshments, Main Sanctuary, 139-06 86th Ave.; 718.657.5151.

**** Church of the Resurrection:

•Last Saturday each month, noon. Senior lunch program, 86-09 118th St., Kew Gardens; 718.847.2649.

**** Colonial Church of Bayside:

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

**** Community United Methodist:

•Tuesday, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. Winter/spring registration for 2008 preschool parents' cooperative program, 18 months to 4 years, 75-27 Metropolitan Ave, Middle Village; 718.894.2293 or 718.894.8654.

**** Forest Hills Jewish Center:

•Apr. 30, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Annual Yom Hashoah commemoration.

•May 4, Sunday, noon. David Project Leadership Program for H.S. Juniors and Seniors.

•May 6, 13, 20, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Introduction to the World of Torah Commentary, $100 n.m.

•May 7, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Yom Ha'Atzma'Ut, Israel's 60th birthday.

•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, individualsized 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:

•May 4, Sunday, 10 a.m. Interfaith dialogue breakfast, free.

•Alt. Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Minicourse "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.

**** Our Lady of the Snows:

•Old church is closing, new building opens in a series of special and holy celebrations; May 11 Confirmation, May 18 Baptism, May 25 First Holy Communion; Jun. 1 matrimony, 258- 15 80th Ave., Floral Park; 718.347.6070.

**** Reform Temple of Forest Hills:

•Apr. 29, Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. Lecture: "The Jewish Community and Israel…", free.

•May 4, Sunday, 10 a.m. Author to discuss, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating Relationships Between Adult Children and Parents, admission $5 includes bagels and coffee.

•Wednesday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Duplicate bridge games, lesson and light lunch, 71-11 112th St., Forest Hills; 718.261.2900.

**** St. Clare's:

•May 3, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Parish flea market, rain or shine, breakfast/lunch available, School Auditorium and grounds, 137-35 Brookville Blvd., Rosedale; 718.341.1018.

**** St. Francis of Assisi:

•May 31, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Spring flea market, tables $35, vendors wanted; 718.728.7801.

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