Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 24, 2010 Wyckoff Wanderings Blood Drive set On Nov. 23, the Saint Elizabeth Church Knights of Columbus and Community Blood Services will hold a Wyckoff Community Blood Drive to help ensure that the transfusion needs of area patients are met. The drive will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Saint Elizabeth Church, 700 Wyckoff Avenue. To schedule an appointment, call (201) 251-3703. All types of blood are needed especially types O- and O+. Any healthy individual age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive a complimentary cholesterol screening with every blood donation. Students invited to discuss ‘Loser’ The Wyckoff Public Library invites fourth and fifth grade students to join a book discussion group on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 3:30 p.m. “Loser” by Jerry Spinelli will be the title for discussion. Copies of the book are available at the children’s desk. Light refreshments will be served. The library is located at 200 Woodland Avenue. For more information, call (201) 891-4866. Church presents motivational speaker Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church will offer a financial course with author and motivational speaker Dave Ramsey. The course will begin Jan. 11 and conclude on April 5. Learn how to beat debt, build wealth, find bargains, and invest for the future. Sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church, located at 422 Cedar Hill Avenue. A free preview lesson will be offered on Dec. 7 and Jan. 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. To view a syllabus, visit www.daveramsey.com/fpu/ home. For more information or to request a brochure, contact the church office at (201) 6524277 or e-mail to cedarhillcrc@optonline. net. Visit the church on the web at www. cedarhillchurch.org. Children’s Retreat fundraiser underway The Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat is holding a shopping fundraiser at the Wyckoff Peddler, 861 Franklin Avenue in Franklin Lakes. Supporters of this home for children with multiple disabilities may shop at the Wyckoff Peddler and have 20 percent of their pre-tax purchases donated to the retreat. Shoppers must mention they support the retreat. This fundraiser will continue through Nov. 30. For more information, contact the retreat at (201) 8488005. Cathedral Choir to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’ For 67 years, The Cathedral Choir has kicked off the Advent season for thousands with the presentation of the great oratorio “Messiah” by George Frederick Handel. This year’s performance will benefit and celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Christian Health Care Center of Wyckoff. On Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., the choir will make its 67th annual presentation with The American Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Robert F. Davis, at the Hawthorne Gospel Church. The Cathedral Choir will be joined by a quartet of distinguished soloists: Jody Weatherstone, soprano; Linda Thompson Williams, mezzo; Clinton Ingram, tenor; and Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, bass baritone. The choir consists of talented amateurs. The soloists and orchestra possess extensive professional credits. Conductor Davis is an exponent of the Aspen Music Festival. He specialized in the major Baroque and 20th century choral works and the “Viennese classics.” His studies with Richard Westenburg, Thomas Dunn, and Carl Bamberger have provided him with a technique and understanding of musical form that greatly enhance his musical performance and musicological exposition. Admission is free, but seating is limited given the number of people who annually attend the performance. Hawthorne Gospel Church is located at 2000 Route 208 South in Hawthorne. Nelson to perform Hanukkah concert Josh Nelson, a dynamic multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, whose highoctane rock music is built upon songs of Jewish identity and continuity, will headline Temple Beth Rishon’s Hanukkah Shabbat service and concert on Friday, Dec. 3. The service, which will begin at 7 p.m., will also feature Kol Rishon, the Temple’s adult choir and Zemer Rishon, the congregational teen choir. The concert will immediately follow the Shabbat service at 7:45 p.m. Admission is free. A congregational dinner will precede the service and concert at 6 p.m. Reservations are required. An Oneg Shabbat with desserts will follow the program. Support has been provided by the Channa Mamber Memorial Music Fund. Temple Beth Rishon is located at 585 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff. For more information, contact the temple office at (201) 891-4466, or visit the Beth Rishon website: www.bethrishon.org. Temple holds Toy Drive The Youth Group of Temple Beth Rishon is once again collecting new board games, small arts and crafts projects, coloring books, markers, crayons, Mad Libs books, playing cards, art supplies, dress up clothes, and teen magazines and toys for the Tomorrows Children’s Institute at Hackensack Hospital. Donations may be dropped off at the temple office, 585 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, throughout the month of December. For more information, call the temple office at (201) 891-4466 or visit bethrishon. org. Annual Christmas Tree Sale to begin The Wyckoff Lions Club will hold its annual Christmas Tree Sale at the Getty Gasoline Station/Car Wash across from Boulder Run on Franklin Avenue beginning Friday, Nov. 26. New this year will be custom made wreaths. Tree choices will include Frazier fir, balsam, and Douglas fir. Hours will be Monday through Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays form 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Wyckoff Lions Club raises funds for local charities. Recent recipients have been the Love Fund of Wyckoff, Eastern Christian Children’s Retreat, Guide Dog Foundation, Camp Marcella, the Christian Health Care Center, and West Bergen Mental Health. The group also provides scholarships for local students. Steinberg novel to be discussed The Readers Circle Book Club at Temple Beth Rishon will discuss “As a Driven Leaf” by Milton Steinberg on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The temple is located at 585 Russell Avenue, Wyckoff. For more information, call (201) 891-4466 or visit bethrishon.org. Torah discussion group to meet Temple Beth Rishon invites the public to join Rabbi Sandy Olshansky for a Torah discussion group Saturdays at 9 a.m. Attendees will build familiarity with this sacred text and get acquainted with some of its most provocative commentators, ancient and modern. 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