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    TAB & Press, MA
    May 20 2005

    Armenian church fair
    Friday, May 20, 2005

    The Armenian Memorial Church Annual Fair will be held Saturday, May
    21, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Armenian delicacies will be sold, along with new
    gift and household merchandise. A silent auction of gift certificates
    will also be held. The church is at 32 Bigelow Ave., Watertown.

    What is an intentional faith community?

    On Monday, May 23, 7:30 p.m., the Winchester Area Voice of the Faithful
    will present at special program, "Intentional Faith Communities:
    What Are They? Who Are They?" This program is part of the regular
    weekly meetings at St. Eulalia's Church, 50 Ridge St., Winchester.

    The program will feature an introduction to intentional faith
    communities by Kathleen Kautzer, professor of sociology at
    Regis College in Weston. She will then lead a discussion among
    representatives of several communities - the Jesuit Urban Center in
    Boston, Glastonbury Abbey in Hingham, LaSalette Faith Community in
    Topsfield, Natick Faith Community, the Paulist Center in Boston,
    People of the Promise in Belmont, St. Basil Parish in Bridgewater
    and the St. John Community in Weston.

    For more information, contact Bob Morris at 781-721-1399, or e-mail
    [email protected]. The group's Web site is www.votfwinchester.org.

    Synagogue open house

    Congregation Dorshei Tzedek, 60 Highland St., West Newton, is hosting
    an open house for prospective members on Thursday, June 2, 7 p.m. This
    is an opportunity for individuals and families to learn more about this
    dynamic congregation, Reconstructionist Judaism and the congregation's
    progressive and innovative religious school. For more information,
    call 617-965-0330 or log on to www.dorsheitzedek.org.

    Celebrating American music

    Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont St., Belmont, in association with
    Rhythms of Peace, will present "Celebration of American Song" on
    Friday, June 3, 7:30 p.m. Continuing this year's Rhythms of Peace
    series, which urges audience members to "think globally and listen
    locally," the concert highlights the diversity and beauty of the
    American songbook.

    Admission is free, but there is a suggested minimum donation of $10
    for adults and $5 for children, with proceeds benefiting the United
    Church of Christ's ongoing Sudan/Darfur Crisis Relief Fund, as well
    as the Payson Park music ministry. Refreshments will be available
    for a small donation

    Soprano Julia Madeson will perform American songs from the 19th and
    20th centuries, accompanied by pianist Alla Vishnevetsky, guitarist
    Sam Hooper and percussionist Dennis Sullivan. Dorothy Johnson, alto
    soloist at Payson Park, will sing some of her favorite spirituals. The
    Payson Park Church Choir, under the direction of Terry Halco, make
    their second Rhythms of Peace appearance this year.

    Finalists from the Berklee Women's Network are scheduled to perform
    new songs from their Mercy Corps - Sudan CD Song Project.

    For more information, call 617-484-1542, or log on to www.RPeace.org.

    Sunday School open house

    Congregation Kahal B'raira, a Congregation for Humanistic Judaism,
    will hold a Sunday School open house on Sunday, June 5, 10 a.m. to
    noon, at Solomon Schecter Day School, 125 Wells Ave., Newton.

    The event will feature a concert by Shirim Klezmer Band and
    children's activities. For more information, contact Elaine Kamienny
    at 781-341-1810 or e-mail [email protected].

    Reading 'The Plot Against America'

    Join JCC Without Walls in "The Plot Against America: Fantasy or
    Reality?" a discussion of Philip Roth's novel and its implications,
    on Tuesday, June 7, 2 p.m., at Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard St.,
    Brookline.

    The discussion will be moderated by Barry Schrage, president of
    Combined Jewish Philantrhopies, and will feature Rabbi Gershon Gewirtz
    of Young Israel, Rabbi William Hamilton of Congregation Kehillath
    Israel and Rabbi Emily Lipof of Ohabei Shalom. Dessert will be served.

    The cost is $5. For reservations and information, call Emily at
    617-558-6443.

    JCC Without Walls is a collaboration of Congregation Kehillath Israel,
    Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, Ohabei Shalom and Young
    Israel to serve the needs of senior adults in the area, with funding
    by Combined Jewish Philanthropies.

    Vacation Bible school

    Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont St., Belmont, is offering a vacation
    Bible school, "Serengeti Trek: Where Kids Are Wild About God's Love,"
    Monday, June 27, to Friday, July 1, from 9 a.m. to noon.

    The "Serengeti Trek" program will feature fun, memorable Bible-learning
    activities for kids of all ages. Kids sing, play teamwork-building
    games, eat snacks, go on Bible adventures and create Bible-related
    crafts.

    For more information, or to register, call 617-484-1542.

    Beth El Temple schedule

    The following is a schedule of services and events at Beth El
    Temple Center, 2 Concord Ave., Belmont. For more information, call
    617-484-6668.

    Ongoing:

    Friday Shabbat services, 8 p.m., (first Friday of the month: family
    potluck and Shabbat, 6:15 p.m.; Shabbat, 8:15 p.m.)

    Saturday Torah study, 9 a.m.

    Saturday Shabbat services, 10 a.m.

    Ongoing registration for Hebrew School, Sunday School and Nursery
    School

    Prayers for Peace

    All are welcome to attend Prayers for Peace: a Baha'i Worship
    Service Sundays, 4 to 5 p.m., in Watertown. For more information,
    call 617-926-8559.
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