Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • March 27, 2013 Ramsey Review Have breakfast with the Easter Bunny The Ramsey Fire Department invites the community to have breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, March 30 at the firehouse on Island Avenue. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Breakfast will include bagels, doughnuts, juice, and coffee. Parents are encouraged to bring cameras to take photos of their children with the bunny. Ramsey Cleanup Day set The Ramsey Environmental Commission, with the support of the Ramsey Council, Ramsey Rescue, and the Bergen County Department of Health Services, Clean Communities Program, will host its annual cleanup on Saturday, April 20. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p. m. (Rain date: April 21.) Individuals, families, and groups are welcome to join in this civic service. Participants will meet at the Ramsey Rescue garage on Prospect Street to sign up. Work gloves, T-shirts, and supplies will be provided. For more informa- tion, contact Angela Strollo at astrollo2@verizon.net. Group seeks jewelry and book donations The Friends of Ramsey Library will be accepting donations of jewelry and books for the group’s Book & Jewelry Sale. Jewelry donations will be accepted April 8 through 18. Donations of books will be accepted April 22 through 25, during regular library hours. The friends can not accept VHS tapes, encyclopedias or textbooks. The Book & Jewelry Sale will be held April 26 through 28. A preview sale for “Friends” members will be held April 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. New members are always welcome; membership forms are available at the circulation desk. The sale will be open to the public on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 28 from noon to 3 p.m. Anyone who would like to volunteer to help with the sale may inquire at the library at 30 Wyckoff Avenue. Library hosts programs On April 19, Ramsey teens are invited to Friday Frenzy. From 3:15 to 4:45 p.m., students in grades six and up are welcome at the library for snacks, crafts, Nintendo Wii, Playstation, games, door prizes, and fun with Ms. Ellen and Ms. Maggie. Attendees may drop in; no sign up is necessary. Discover “The Joys of Hiking All Year Round” on Wednesday, April 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Adirondack Mountain Club leaders Peter Reiner and Suzan Gordon will share their hiking tips. Reiner and Gordon will present a slide show of local mountain peaks, offer suggestions on what to bring hiking in any season, and discuss how to use trail maps. Registration is not required. For more information about Friends of the Library programs, call (201) 327-1445. The Ramsey Public Library is located at 30 Wyckoff Avenue. Woman’s Club sets events The Woman’s Club of Ramsey will meet on March 26 at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple at the corner of Lake Street and North Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. The meeting will feature a representative from Family Promise who will speak about the organization’s efforts to help the homeless families with shelter and food. Family Promise is the club’s project for the year. Guests are welcome. The club will host its Tenth Annual Heirloom Tomato & Herb Transplant Sale on Saturday, May 18. This popular event will be held in the parking lot at the Masonic Temple from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be more than 90 varieties of the heirloom tomatoes and a huge selection of other plants. Early orders may be placed with Sue or Rich at (973) 970-3276 or online at www.jerseygrowers.com. Proceeds help support the club’s charitable work. Join club members on Sunday, June 2 for the annual Strawberry Festival, which will launch the return of the outdoor Farmers Market to the Ramsey Main Street train station. Members will serve strawberry shortcakes to all. Church hosts services, lecture The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey has set its Holy Week schedule. On Maundy Thursday, March 28, the church will hold services of Holy Communion at noon and 7:30 p.m. On Good Friday, March 29, services of prayer and meditation will be held at noon and 7:30 p.m. An Easter sunrise service will be held March 31 at Redeemer Cemetery, 90 Chapel Road in Mahwah, at 6:30 a.m. Additional Easter services with Holy Communion will be held at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary. On April 1, Deborah Brown, professor emerita of Asian studies at Seton Hall University, will present a lecture on Christianity in China. This spring education event will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Brown will discuss how religions that were earlier suppressed began to be resurrected in the Peoples’ Republic of China in the early 1980s. Now, internal government data suggest that 10 percent of China’s population of over 1.3 billion self-identifies as Christian -- a percentage that continues to build and could have significant political implications. The lecture will stress two themes: historical developments that have shaped Christianity in China, and socio-political events that colored the perceptions and attitudes of Chinese authorities toward Christianity, and that continue to influence official policies and practices affecting China’s present-day Protestants and Catholics. Call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey. org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Leisure Club plans activities Ramsey’s Leisure Club will meet on Tuesday, March 26 at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer at 55 Wyckoff Avenue. Bob Adler of the Mahwah Train Museum will present a slide show at 11:45 a.m. All Ramsey residents are invited. A spring bus trip to the Bethwood Restaurant is scheduled for Tuesday, April 9 to see “Swinging with the Rat Pack.” The cost is $51 and includes lunch, a complimentary glass of wine, and the show. The club will take a three-day bus trip to the Tulip Festival in Albany May 9 through 11. The trip will include a visit to the Saratoga Casino and Raceway, two nights lodging, two breakfasts, and two dinners. Participants will attend the Tulip Festival ceremonies, which include musical performers and the crowning of the Tulip Queen at Washington Park. An estimated 100,000 tulips will welcome visitors to the events of the day. A tour of the Brotherhood Winery will complete the itinerary. For information and reservations, call Connie at (201) 327-4170.