November 27, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Religious Notes Learn about Saint Luke additional information, contact the church office at (201) 444-5933. The community is invited to celebrate the 150 th anniversary of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus on Dec. 4. From 7:30 to 9 p.m., parishioners and visitors will and learn about Advent through the eyes of Saint Luke in preparation for the Christmas season. Brother Mickey McGrath will share paintings and stories from his award-win- ning books as he leads attendees through Saint Luke’s narrative of the birth of Christ. Discover why Saint Luke is the patron saint of artists and rediscover the beauty of this sacred time. All are welcome. Saint Luke’s is located at 340 Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. For more information, call (201) 444-0272. Tree of Memories ceremony set The community is invited to Feeney Funeral Home’s Tree of Memories Cer- emony on Monday, Dec. 2. The service will be held on the front lawn of the funeral home located at 232 Franklin Avenue in Ridgewood. Attendees are invited to bring an ornament that symbolizes the life a loved one to be placed on the tree. Anyone who knows someone who might benefit from being at the ceremony is encouraged to invite him or her. After the commemorative service, cookies and coffee will be served. For details, call (201) 444-7650. Church welcomes community Old Paramus Church invites the families of the greater Ridgewood community to visit during the Advent season, which will begin Sunday, Dec. 1 and end on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Each Sunday in Advent, there is a brief candle-lighting ceremony during the 10 a.m. worship service, after which the children go to Sunday school. The children are practicing for the Christmas Pageant and children from the community are wel- come to participate. Old Paramus Church is located at 660 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood. For Remembrance Tree dedicated The Vander Plaat Funeral Home of Wyckoff and Olthuis Funeral Home in Midland Park will hold the annual Tree of Remembrance ceremony on Monday, Dec. 2. The service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church located at 422 Cedar Hill Avenue in Wyckoff. The eight-foot tree will be decorated with ornaments personalized with the names of the deceased. Family members are invited to take the special ornaments home follow- ing the service. Preceding the dedication there will be a community outreach workshop, “Grief and the Holidays,” from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. The workshop will be held in Fellowship Hall at the church. All are welcome. OLMC MOMS host events OLMC MOMs will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 9:15 a.m. in the Mount Carmel Parish Center on Passaic Street. Teacher, artist, and inspirational speaker Ray Boswell will present a Mini Advent Retreat. Attendees will see firsthand how Boswell merges creativity with spiritual- ity with an Advent celebration. Partici- pants are invited to step back to make the space for reflection. All are welcome. For more information, visit www.olmcmoms. org. To arrange for child care, e-mail childcare@olmcmoms.org. On Dec. 1, the OLMC MOMs will host an Advent Wreath Pot Luck Dinner in the Mount Carmel Parish Center. The dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. In addition to sharing a pot luck meal, each family will make an Advent wreath, and children will have the opportunity to participate in arts and crafts and musical performances. Each family is asked to bring a dish in an aluminum tray to feed eight to 10 people. Please be sure to include a card listing the ingredients. The cost is $25 per family. Checks may be made payable to OLMC MOMs and mailed to Paula Bishop at 30 Mortlock Place, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. For more information, e- mail Paulabishop76@gmail.com.