St. Francis Church offers Sunday Mass at 10 a.m., Fellowship, coffee and rolls at 11 a.m. Hall rental available, reasonable for parties or meetings. Call Fr. Joe Victor at 794-5189. Located at 1752 Harton Ave., East Meadow.
Christ the King Episcopal Church is on Fifth Street and DeWolfe Place, between Newbridge Road and Prospect Avenue. Sunday services are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. followed by coffee hour. Sunday School, and Playtime School for 3 and 4 year-olds are also available. Call church office at 731-3902.
Sisterhood of the East Meadow Jewish Center is having a meeting at 1400 Prospect Ave. A professional caterer will teach new recipes for the Jewish holidays. For information, call 483-4205, Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to noon.
Monday, Sept. 10, 8 p.m.
Community Events
Open House The Edward J. Speno Lodge 2568 is having a new membership enrollment for all of those of Italian descent or whose spouse is of Italian descent. Meetings are at Workmen's Circle, 574 East Meadow Ave. on the second Monday of the month. Contact Pat at (516) 794-9646.
East Meadow Chapter of Hadassah will open its new season with an interactive program exploring "Jewish I.Q," following the general meeting at East Meadow Jewish Center, 1400 Prospect Avenue. Call (516) 735-5597.
Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow will be holding a prospective member open house breakfast. Call 794-8911 for information and further details.
Sunday, Sept. 9, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Rock 'n roll spectacular Temple Emanu-El of East Meadow is sponsoring a concert at W.T. Clarke High School, 740 Edgewood Drive, Westbury. Performing will be The Coasters, Barbara Harris & The Toys, Eugene Pitt & The Jive 5 and Things To Come. There will also be a raffle prize. For information, call 794-8911. Tickets are $20.
Saturday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Stress & women's health is a lecture being presented by Alan Strohmayer, Ph.D., at Samuel Field YM-YWHA, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, Queens. For directions or more information, call The National Infertility Network Exchange (NINE) at (516) 794-5772.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Long Island Fieri's next monthly meeting is Violetta's Restaurant, 275 Sunrise Highway, Merrick. Long Island Fieri is a chapter of Fieri National, which is a non-profit, social, cultural, educational community and professional networking organization of young Italian-Americans. For further information, call Fieri's voice mail at (631) 548-8139.
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Edward J. Speno Lodge #2568 O.S.I.A. Annual Dinner/dance will be held at Verdi's of Westbury. Contact Connie at (516) 794-1089 for further details.
Sunday, September 16, noon to 5 p.m.
Giant indoor yard sale is being held at Temple Emanu-El on 123 Merrick Ave. There is no admission charge. Call (516) 794-8911 or (516) 781-4001 for more details.
Sunday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
CHADD of Nassau County Educational Forum is holding their next meeting at East Meadow Jewish Center, 1400 Prospect Ave. Call (516) 733-4377.
Monday, Sept.24, 8:30 p.m.-
10 p.m.
Military bridge at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 2408 Fifth Street. Call to reserve your table at the office, (516) 731-3902. Cost is $6. There will be refreshments and prizes.
Friday, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Support Groups
Substance help. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held every Thursday evening and Alanon meetings are held every Sunday evening in the school cafeteria of St. Barnabas Church in Bellmore. All meetings start at 7:30 p.m.
Mothers helping mothers. The Sunrise Mother's Center, a non-profit, nonsectarian, member-run organization of mothers helping mother. The center is a place for mothers to meet, share experiences and develop new or existing skills. Discussion groups, committee work and special events, as well as a Time for Two program for children ages 12 months to three years old and their caregivers are also available. Quality, affordable childcare is also available for mothers attending discussion groups.
For more information, call Jodi at 781-4740.
Special Events
New Checker Club of Nassau County is playing at North Woodmere Park, Branch Boulevard and Hungry Harbor Road, North Woodmere. For information, call 791-7777.
First Wednesday of every month, beginning Sept. 6, 2-4:30 p.m.
Cedarmere staff will lead a tour of their late summer gardens on Bryant Avenue in Roslyn Harbor.
Sunday, September 9, 2 p.m.
Linda Pratt is performing parlor music in period costume at Cedarmere, Bryant Avenue in Roslyn Harbor.
Sunday, September 16, 2 to 4 p.m.
Poet/naturalist Maxwell Corydon Wheat will lead visitors on a poetry walk at Cedarmere, Bryant Avenue in Roslyn Harbor.
Sunday, September 23, 3 p.m.
Man of the Year Golf Outing will be sponsored by the American Cancer Society of Long Island. To donate a prize for the raffle, contact Susan Sariego at 229-4102, extension 3013. The donation for cocktail reception/dinner is $150.
Monday, Oct. 1
Muttontown Country Club Shotgun Start:11:30 a.m.
Pine Hollow Country Club Shotgun Start: noon
Cocktail reception/dinner at Pine Hollow Country Club: 5 p.m.
E. Meadow Library
The Friends of the Library are sponsoring an art contest for children at the library. The subject of the artwork is "The Things We Did Last Summer" and entries should be no larger than 11x14 and will be accepted at the Community Services Desk. The fee is $5 per entry. Judging will take place on Monday, Oct. 15, and prizes will be awarded to the winners.
September hours The library will be closed Labor Day Weekend, Saturday to Monday, Sept. 1 to 3. Regular Saturday hours will resume on Sept. 8 (9 a.m.-5 p.m.). The rest of the month the library will be operating on the following schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Councilman Gary Hudes will visit the library. He will present a short slide presentation entitled "The Town of Hempstead and You" and explain the many services that the town provides and then answer your questions. This gives members of the community an opportunity to speak directly to your local government representative. Coffee and tea will be available at noon.
Thursday, Sept. 6, 12:30 p.m.
Cabaret Night of the new season features talented vocalist Jimmy Moore at the library. Jimmy, who has sung extensively in nightclubs and musicals, will perform a program of timeless songs from such Broadway musicals as "Oklahoma!," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Carousel," "Fiddler on the Roof," and many others. He'll also include some jazz standards.
Friday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
Exhibit entitled "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" will be on display at the library from Tuesday, September 4 to 28. It can be viewed during regular hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
