"Thanksgiving in May" on Saturday, May 31 from 4 to 6 p.m. at All Saints Parish in the church hall. A complete turkey dinner will be served. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 children under 12.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Choir and guest singers will lead the service of Evensong on Sunday, May 25, in the late afternoon. It will be a time to pray together through music. The Bible readings and prayer will be selected to be appropriate to Memorial Day and the Evensong.
Hospice volunteer training: West River Care, provider of hospice services to patients in the Wingate facilities in Haverhill, Lowell, Andover, Reading and throughout greater Boston, will train volunteers at its Needham office on Saturday, May 31, and June 7. This 16-hour course will prepare volunteers to provide companionship and comfort to someone at the end of life. For more, contact Alice Hutter at 781-707-9586 or wrc.vol.coord@gmail.com.
Organ recital: Jacob Street, an undergraduate student at the College of the Holy Cross, will play on Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m. He is the college Organ Scholar. His program will include music by Bach, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Vierne and Reger. All are invited to attend. Admission is free. St. Margaret's Guild will hold a reception following the concert.
Annual Merrimack Valley Deanery Workshop Day is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25. The location has not yet been determined.
Altar flowers: There are open dates on the flower calendar for those who would like to give the altar flowers on a Sunday in memory of loved ones or as a thanksgiving. To sign up, call Joan Brawley, 978-374-7773.
Volunteers are needed to visit people receiving hospice care. Training is provided and noncontact positions are available. For more information, call 781-707-9580.
St. James Parish
St. James School repair project: Parishioner Steve Nguyen volunteered to plan a day of repair and painting at the school on Saturday, July 12. Volunteers will meet at the school and try to accomplish as much as possible. People with skills and strong backs are needed. Call the rectory for more information.
Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesdays throughout the school year from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. The parish is looking for commitments for 3 to 4 p.m. and 4 to 5:15 p.m. To make a regular commitment to these hours or any others, call Fran Salter at 978-372-4723.
Gerontology registrations: UMass is accepting applications for its Manning Certificate program in gerontology, which prepares students to work with the elderly. Designed to give students the skills and resources they need to plan for an aging society, work in the aging network and advocate for elders. Daytime classes are on Wednesdays for two semesters. A Monday evening program is available. Financial-aid approved. For more information or an application, call Mary St. Jean at 617-287-7330.
Adult altar servers needed to assist at funerals during the week. The Knights of Columbus will organize and provide training groups. For more information, call Thomas Anthony at 978-973-0437.
Religious education teachers needed for grade nine for the 2007-08 religious education year. The church also needs an aide for grade three. For more information, call Larry Webster at 978-372-8537.
St. James Parish is at 6 Cottage St. For more information, call 978-372-8537.
Riverside Memorial United Church of Christ
Sunday morning worship and Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Women's Guild will meet at 11:30 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month. The next meeting will be held on May 28.
Coffee hour hosts: David Pomroy and family on May 25; Judy Malbon and Brenda Noyes on June 1; Fran and Tyler Lavallee on June 8; Women's Guild on June 15; Wendy Forgetta and family on June 22; Sandra and Kevin Castle on June 29.
Bible study opportunity: Harold and Georgie Nelson will host a Bible study this summer, beginning Wednesday, June 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in their home at 110 Middle Road. For more information or to sign up, call 978-373-0742.
Children's Sunday on June 8.
Masonic Sunday will be on either June 22 or 29.
Riverside Memorial is at 278 Groveland St. For more information, call 978-372-9871.
Universalist Unitarian Church
Coffee hour hosts: May 25 open.
Choir rehearsal is every Sunday at 9 a.m. and they are looking for a few men, women and teens to join.
Performance workshops for ages 9 to 15 on Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. Each student will receive a speaking role, culminating in a performance for family and friends on Friday.
Meditation group: The Buddhist meditation group at the Unitarian Universalist Church meets the first and third Sunday of each month, 5 to 6 p.m. Peg Travers, a certified instructor with Buddha Heart International, Taiwan, and a church member, facilitates. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a pillow or cushion to sit on. For information, call 978-363-2910.
The Universalist Unitarian Church is located at 15 Kenoza Ave. For information, call 978-372-5173.
New Heights Community Church
Sunday services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. Child care and children's Sunday school runs simultaneously during the service. Teen youth group for children in grades six through 12 meets every Sunday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
New Heights Community Church is at 14 Brandy Brow Road. For more information, visit www.newheightshaverhill.com.
Temple Emanu-El
Religious school educational director Debbie Levasseur, office hours are Mondays from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m.; Wednesdays from noon to 7 p.m.; Friday from 9 a.m. to noon; Sunday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. or by appointment.
Weekday Minyan will meet as needed. If you wish to say Kaddish for a loved one's yahrzeit, call the temple office at 978-373-3861 one week in advance of the Monday or Thursday closest to the yahrzeit and the temple will call people to help make a minyan.
Musicians wanted to participate in a Temple Emanu-El band/orchestra to play at selected Shabbat evening services. For more information, call Nancy at 978-373-3861.
Temple memberships: a reform congregation with a thriving religious school for children age 3 through high school, and a highly reputable youth program, is now offering free memberships for one year, for any single, couple or family not previously affiliated with Temple Emanu-El. For information or to register, contact Nancy@TempleEmanu-El.org or call 978-373-3861, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon.
Haverhill Alliance Church
Sunday services are at 9 a.m.
The church is at 284 Kenoza Ave. For more information, call 978-374-0646 or visit www.haverhillalliancechurch.org or www.awana.org.
New Creation Healing Center
New Creation Healing Center, a nondenominational Christian healing ministry at 148 Plaistow Road (Route 125) in Plaistow, N.H., has 30-minute appointments for prayer ministry on the third Thursday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. For appointments or information, call 603-382-7391.
Life Line Baptist Church
Life Line Baptist Church, 590 Primrose St., offers transportation to and from its Sunday school program for city children in need of a ride. Sunday school is at 10 a.m., with morning church service at 11. For information, call 978-372-8046.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Summer Bible study offered every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the home of Dr. Mary Pearson and her husband the Rev. Canon Mark Pearson, 23 Faith Drive, Hampstead, N.H. For more information, call 603-329-7341.
First Presbyterian Church
CD Drive: Old or unwanted CDs or DVDs can be left in the donation box in the church.
First Presbyterian is at 346 Broadway. For information, call the church at 978-374-8029.
