March 7, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 19 Glen Rock Roundup Ladies Night Out set The Academy of Our Lady will host a Ladies Night Out on Friday, March 30 at 7 p.m. The fundraiser will be held in the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Center, 1 Passaic Street in Ridgewood. The event will include a buffet dinner, dessert, a prize basket fundraiser, and an auction. Proceeds will benefit the Monsignor Holmes Tuition Assistance Program, the school’s needs-based scholarship fund. Academy of Our Lady is supported by the parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood and Saint Catharine Church in Glen Rock. Tickets are $40. The Ladies Night Out Committee is seeking donations of merchandise and services, and ad sponsors for the event. To donate prizes or purchase tickets, e-mail okeefetraining@hotmail. com or peterh4565@aol.com. Senior Citizen Advisory Committee to meet The Senior Citizen Advisory Committee of Glen Rock will meet on Tuesday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m. The meeting, which will be chaired by Doris Ciaramella, will be held at the municipal building at Harding Plaza. All are invited to attend. For information concerning transportation for senior residents, call Paula Fleming at borough hall, (201) 670-3956. Jazz Vespers series to begin Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is celebrating its twelfth season of “Vespers in the Key of Jazz.” The Jazz Vespers worship service takes place on the second Sunday of the month. Upcoming dates are March 11 and Palm Sunday, April 1. Jazz Vespers is a worship service featuring music by noted jazz artists tied to a message by Pastor Roger Spencer. On March 11, the Michael Christianson Trio will be the featured musicians at the 5 p.m. Jazz Vespers worship service. Afterward, there will be refreshments and an opportunity to meet the musicians. On April 1, the James Wiedman Trio and Ruth Naomi Floyd will perform. For more information about the Jazz Vespers series, or any other event at Good Shepherd, contact Pastor Roger Spencer at (201) 444-6598 or visit www.gs.lthrn.org or Facebook. Good Shepherd is located at the corner of Rock Road and Ackerman Avenue in Glen Rock. Dorothy Smullen to discuss wildflowers and weeds Dorothy Smullen will discuss wildflowers and weeds at the March 20 meeting of the Glen Rock Garden Club. Smullen’s slide show will be presented at the Glen Rock Municipal Annex, located at 678 Maple Avenue in Glen Rock, at 7:45 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and refreshments will be served. Lenten services announced Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Rock Road and Ackerman Avenue in Glen Rock, will hold its mid-week Lenten Services each Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. in the sanctuary. Dates will include March 7, 14, 21, and 28. Members of the community are welcome. Lent is a time of reflection and penitence in preparation for the celebration of Easter. This year’s theme is “Hymns of Lent.” Holy Communion is offered at each service. Group plans Saint Patrick’s Day Party The Saint Catharine Association of Mature Parishioners will host a Saint Pat- rick’s Day Party on Tuesday, March 13 at the Royal Manor in Garfield. Festivities will begin at 11:30 a.m. For reservations, contact Mary at (201) 791-3812. The group will meet on March 15 in the Saint Catharine Church’s community hall located at 905 South Maple Avenue in Glen Rock. Center hosts events On March 8, the Glen Rock Jewish Center’s book group will discuss Henry Roth’s “Call It Sleep” at 7:30 p.m. This novel is the story of David Schearl, the “dangerously imaginative” child coming of age in the slums of New York. The book covers Jewish life and is full of the pain and honesty of family relationships. The novel holds the distinction of being the first paperback ever to receive a front-page review in “The New York Times Book Review.” RSVP to Michelle at librarian@grjc.org. The Glen Rock Jewish Center is located at 682 Harristown Road. Club seeks bridge players, plans party The Activities Club bridge group is seeking new players. The bridge group meets on Tuesdays, except during the third week when the general membership meets. All skill levels from beginner to expert are represented. Games are held at the Community Church of Glen Rock, 354 Rock Road, at 1:30 p.m. Retired and semi-retired men interested in joining the bridge group and the Activities Club should contact Howard Hanes at (201) 445-4603 or Charlie Flynn at (201) 652-2585. For additional information about the Activities Club, visit theactivitiesclub.org.