Religion Notes /News of area faith groups
Holocaust Memorial ceremony
Temple Beth Tzedek, 621 Getzville Road, Amherst, will rededicate its Holocaust Memorial at 11:15 a. m. Sunday, in conjunction with the commemoration of the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht, the “Night of the Broken Glass.”
The dedication ceremony will be followed by the recitation of memorial prayers in the Jerry Frank Memorial Garden, where the memorial— which had been located at the former Temple Beth El in the Town of Tonawanda—was installed on the exterior brick wall of the Temple Beth Tzedek. Temple Beth El and Temple Shaarey Zedek merged in 2008 to form Temple Beth Tzedek.
Guest speakers will include Dr. Sol Messinger and Holocaust survivors. Rabbi Perry Netter will officiate at the ceremony, while temple president Harvey Sanders will relate the history of Kristallnacht and of the memorial itself.
Service for veterans
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 146 W. Utica St., will offer a memorial service for all deceased U. S. armed forces veterans at 11:30 a. m. Sunday.
A U. S. Marine Corps Color Guard will march into the church. Following the service a bronze plaque will be unveiled and blessed that honors 10 church members who died in World War II, as well as 400 members who are veterans.
Parish retreat scheduled
A parish retreat with the Rev. Philip Chircop, a Jesuit priest, will be offered at 7 p. m. daily Nov. 22 to 24 in St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 5930
S. Abbott Road, Orchard Park. The theme is “Be This in Memory of Me—Embracing a Eucharistic Lifestyle.” Call 649-3090 for details.
Grief coping session
“Grief, It’s Not Just for the Holidays” will be held at 7:30 p. m. Nov. 19 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish community room, 2052 Lakeview Road, Hamburg.
Speaker will be Robert J. Fink, a graduate of Christ the King Seminary and chaplain at the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care. Refreshments will be served.
Life after prison
“Finding a Place in Society After Imprisonment,” an informational session, will be held at 7 p. m. Nov. 17 in Blessed Sacrament Church, 1029 Delaware Ave.
The session will feature Brother Michael Oberst from the Order of Franciscans Minor and PeacePrints Prison Ministries, and Antwan Diggs, of Buffalo’s Weed and Seed program.
Support for schools, children
Moms In Touch International will offer a prayer and fasting event for children and schools from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. next Saturday in Northgate Free Methodist Church, 350 Bank St., Batavia.
Visit www.northgatefmc.com for more information. Health care discussion
“Is Health Care a Human Right?” will be the subject of a panel discussion sponsored by the Religion and Human Rights Project scheduled for 7 p. m. Sunday in the Regis Room South of the Canisius College Student Center.
The date provided previously was incorrect.
Panelists are: John Kelly, philosophy professor at Canisius College; Dr. Mark Lema, anesthesiologist at Roswell Park Cancer Institute; and Dr. Sayad Husain, professor of nuclear medicine at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Buffalo.
Judaic education award
Rebecca Laufgraben of Williamsville, who teaches elementary-level Judaic studies at the Kadimah School of Buffalo, was selected as a winner of the 10th annual National Grinspoon-Steinhardt Awards for Excellence in Jewish Education and will go to Washington, D. C., on Sunday for a national awards seminar, which includes a keynote speech by President Obama.
Laufgraben is among educators from 43 communities across the country chosen for their dedication to Jewish education. Laufgraben was recognized for her passion and ability to convey a love of Jewish history, Torah, Talmud, Israel and the Hebrew language to her students.
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