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RELIGIOUS SERVICES
The Anglican Church of
the Good Shepherd
Worship services are held Sunday at 9:30
a.m. Sunday school begins at 9:15 a.m. A
healing service is conducted on the second
Wednesday of the month, and a Bible study
is held on the third Wednesday. The church
is at the Oakcrest Cove Retreat Center at 34
Quaker Meetinghouse Road in Forestdale.
Call 508-362-0362.
Cape Cod Synagogue
Shabbat services are the first Friday of the
month at 7 p.m all other Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Shabbat dinner
is served before services on the first Friday of
the month at 5:45 p.m. Reservations required;
call 508-775-2988.
Christ Chapel
Worship services are at 8:30 and 11 a.m.
with Sunday evening worship at 6. Nursery
care is provided during all services. Sunday
school is at 9:45 a.m. Paul Beck is pastor of
the church on Old Stage Road in Centerville.
Call 508-420-1200.
Coast Chapel
Sunday morning worship is held at 10 in
the Forestdale Elementary School on Route
130 in Sandwich, where Pastor Joe Goldberg
delivers the message. Sunday school classes
for pre-K through 5th graders begin at 10:30
a .m. All are invited to evening Bible study on
Wednesdays at 7at the churchoffice.Call508-
962-3622 or go to www.coastchapel.com
Corpus Christi
Mass is celebrated at Corpus Christi, 324
Quaker MeetinghouseRoadinEast Sandwich,
Saturday at 4 p.m.and Sunday at 8and 10:30
a.m. Call 508-888-0209.
Cotuit Federated Church
The congregation meets for worship ser-
vices and Sunday School at 10 a.m.The Rev.
Diane Cusumauo, a Presbyterian minister, is
interim pastor of the combined United Church
of Christ/United Methodist church at School
and High streets.
Faith Assemblies of God Church
The Rev. Richard Robedee will deliver
the morning message at 11 with music by
worship leader Beverly Robedee. Christian
education classes for all ages begin at 9:45
a.m and everyone is invited to an evening
of Bible study Wednesdays at 7 at the church
on Bearse's Way in Hyannis. The Partners
with Pastor Prayer Time is held Tuesday and
Thursday mornings from 7 to 8:25. '
Federated Church of Hyannis
The Rev. Ellen C. Chahey preaches at the
church on Main Street at 10 a.m. when the
Senior Choir will sing. Child care is offered.
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
The Bible Lesson-Sermon will be delivered
at the 10:30 a.m. service. Sunday school is
at the same time. Nursery care is available
for infants and young children. Testimony
meetings are held every Wednesday evening
at 7:30 at the church on Bearse's Way in
Hyannis.
First Lutheran Church
Pastor Jonathan Ahnquist invites all to join
the Wednesday Lenten services through April
5 at noon and 7:30 p.m. Bring a brown bag
lunch for after the noon service. Soup and
bread served at 6:30 p.m.for fellowship before
the 7:30 service. Sunday worship services at
8:15 and 11 a.m. Education classes at 9:30
a.m. A coffee fellowship follows each service.
Child care is available, and the church at
1663 Main St. (Route 6A) in West Barnstable
is handicap accessible.
Kollel of Cape Cod
Erev Shabbat Family Worship services
are held at 7 p.m. each month by Kollel of
Cape Cod at 150 Flint St. in Marstons Mills.
A community Shabbat dinner is at 6 p.m.
Reservations for the dinner are required by
calling 508-428-5576. For more information ,
go to www.kollelcapecod.org.
Marstons Mills Community
Church
Morning worship is at 10, when Pastor
Swanson will speak on the Teachings on
the Road to the Cross. Sunday School for all
ages begins at 9 a.m. A nursery and junior
church are provided.
One Light
A Center for Spiritual Transformation: An
Interdenominational, New Thought Church,
created specifically for those who do not
want to alignwith any single spiritual tradition.
Gatherings are held the second and fourth
Sunday of each month at the Cape Cod &
Islands Realtors Association Conference
Center in West Yarmouth. Call 508-428-6248
or visit www.peaceoncapecod.org.
Osterville Baptist Church
Pastor Larry Renoe continues his series
in Nehemiah, chapter nine at both the 8:30
and 11 a.m. worship services. Nursery and
children's church available at both services.
Bible school for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Coffee
is provided at 10:40 a.m. in the gym. Signing
for the hearing impaired is offered at the 11
a.m. service. Nursery and children's church
are availableat allservices.Wednesday prayer
meeting is at 7 p.m. Thursday youth group
is at 7 p.m. AWANA club for kids is Friday
at 6 p.m. Call 508-428-2787 or go to www.
ostervillebaptist.org
Our Savior Lutheran
Church
Worship services and Sunday School
are held at 10 a.m. with Bible studies at
9 a.m both led by Rev. Randell Bessette.
A nursery is also provided. The church is
located at 14 Cape Drive in Mashpee. Call
508-477-4966.
Presbyterian Church of
Cape Cod
Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. with a Sunday
evening Bible study at 6 followed by Sunday
evening worship at 7:30.(Portuguese) Sunday
school is at 10 a.m. and there is aWednesday
Bible study at 7 p.m. The church is across
from the community college on Route 132.
The Rev. Dr. Charles M. Wingard is the
pastor and the Rev. Alonso F. DaCunha is
associate pastor.
St. George Greek Orthodox
Orthos is at 8:30, Divine Liturgy at 9:30
and Sunday School at 10 a.m. The church
is at 1130 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in
Centerville.
St. Mary's Episcopal
Church
Weekend services on Saturdays,at 5 p.m
the Holy Eucharist with organ; on Sundays,
at 8 a.m the Holy Eucharist,Rite I, and
at 10 a.m the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with
adult and junior choirs and organ. (Morning
Prayer at 10 a.m. on the Fourth Sunday of the
month.) Adult forums at 8:45 a.m. and child
care and church school, with Godly Play at
9:45 a.m.on Sundays.Mid-week services held
onTuesdays at 7 a.m Wednesdays (Healing
Service) at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 7:30
a.m. The Rev. Stephen V. Smith, Rector, the
Rev. Dr. Kris Lewis, Assistant Rector. Phone:
508-362-3977.Website: www.stmarys-church.
org. The churc h is located on Route 6A in
Barnstable.
St. Michael the Archangel
Orthodox Christian Church
Divine Liturgy and Sunday school are held
Sundays at 10a.m.All services are in English.
The church is at 62 Main St. in Cotuit. Call
508-420-1113.
St. Peter's Church
The Eucharist is celebrated in the church ,
421 Wianno Ave. in Osterville, Sundays at 8,
9:15 and 11 a.m. Children are welcome at
the 9:15 service. Sunday School is held from
9 to 10 a.m. There is a coffee in the church
hall after the 9:15 service. Baby sitting for
younger children is available. The Rev. Tim
Cherry, rector, is assisted by the Rev. Gene
Goetchius, retired Scripture professor, and
the Rev. Paul Thompson.
Seventh Day Adventist
Church
The SDA Church runs the Bayberry Chris-
tian School for elementary grades. Separate
Sabbath School Bible studies are held for
children andadultsat 9:30a.m.every Saturday
followed byWorship Service at 10:50 a.m. On
the first and third Sabbaths of each month, a
potluck dinner is offered following the service.
Wednesday night Prayer Meetings are held
at 7.The SDA church is pastored by Pastor
Mark Gagnon, 2736 Falmouth Road, Route
28 in Osterville. Call 508-428-8921.
South Congregational Church
Worship is held at 10 a.m. in Centerville.
Church schoolfor children inpreschoolthrough
8th grade is available and the Cokesbury Ex-
ploring Faith Curriculum is followed. Nursery
care during the worship hour is available. A
coffee hour follows the service. The Sunday
morning Adult Education and Conversations
group meets at 9 with Women's Fellowship.
The church offers adult and family choirs.
Unitarian Church of
Barnstable
The Rev.Dr. Kristen L. Harper conducts the
morning worship at the 9 and 11 a.m. services
at the church on Route 6A in Barnstable Vil-
lage. Her sermon topic will be "The Power of
YouandYou"asUUcongregatoins nationwide
speak out on workers' rights. The religious
education program is held at 11 a.m. Child
care is provided. All are welcome to join the
social hour after the services.
United Methodist Church
Worship services are held at 57 Pond St.
in Osterville at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Cof-
fee hour follows. Nursery care and Sunday
school are offered during both services.
Bible study is at 7:45 a.m Sunday school
at 9 and 10:30 p.m.
Unity Church of the Light
All are welcome at the service at 10 a.m.
in the Yarmouth Senior Center, 578 Forest
Road in South Yarmouth, when the Rev.
Steve Carty Cordry speaks. Sunday School
at most services; children always welcome.
Coffee and refreshments in the bookstore.
Call 508-790-6685.
West Parish of Barnstable
The Rev. Reed Baer preaches at West Par-
ish of Barnstable (United Church of Christ),
located in the 1717 Meetinghouse on Route
149. All are invited to join the congregation
for fellowship and refreshments after the
service. Call 508-362-4445.
HEALTHREPORT
Helping children grieve
Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod offers
two Spring Support Groups for those ages 8
to 13 who have lost a parent, relative or friend
in the last two years. An art expression group
will meet Fridays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March
24 to April 14 at 270 Communications Way in
Independence Park in Hyannis. The "Hiking
with Murphy Grief Group" will join Kids Grive
Too! therapy dog Murphy Saturdays from April
8 to 29 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in a variety of
central Cape locations.Callgroups leader Jane
Beatty at 508-540-8383, ext. 226. There's no
charge,but contributions are welcome.
Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod an-
nounced it has received the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's
Gold Seal of Approval and is accredited through
December 2008.
College opens massage
therapy clinic
Cape Cod Community College's massage
therapy program has opened a public clinic
staffed by students. All are welcome for a
massage,ranging from neck only to full-body
Walk-in service is discouraged, so call 508-
362-2131, ext. 4346 for an appointment.
Free cholesterol seminar
There will be a free seminar about cho-
lesterol and triglyceride levels March 30 at 7
p.m. at the Holistic Learning Center of Cape
Cod, 923 Route 6A in Yarmouthport. when
Dr. Kristine L. Soly speaks.
Magazine to hold body,
mind, spirit exchange
Cape Healing Arts Magazine will hold
"Body, Mind. Spirit: an Educational LAohahgc"
Sunday, March 26. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Wequassett Inn on Pleasant Bay in Har-
wich. Continental breakfast and lunch buffet
are included. Registration fees are S99/full
day and $35/aflernoon. Discounts available.
Call Stacey Flanagan, event coordinator, at
508-896-7117.
Activities at Yarmouth
Senior Center
On the first and third Mondays of the
month at the Yarmouth Senior Center. 528
Forest Road in South Yarmouth, a changes
and loss support group will meet at 11 a.m.
Also, learn more about sleep apnea March
1 at 6 p.m. All are welcome.
HIV/AIDS testing, counseling
The Cape Cod Free Clinic & Community
Health Center offers free, confidential test-
ing for HIV/AIDS. The tests are available at
the health center's Falmouth and Mashpee
offices. Appointments are required; call 508-
540-2949.
Veterans, take note
The Department of Veterans Affa irs is
offering prescription refills over the Internet
via the VA's MyHealtheVet, a personal on-
line record system for veterans that tracks
not only prescriptions but health records,
insurance and more. For information, goto
www.myhealth.va.gov
Support at Independence
House
Independence House in Hyannis sponsors
a domestic violence support group at the
office in Falmouth Hospital on Mondays at
6:30 p.m.; a children's empowerment group
on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the office in
Hyannis: and a self-esteem focus group on
Thursdays at the Hyannis office at 5:30 p.m.
Call 508-771-6507.
Health and well-being pro-
grams for winter
Cape Cod Healthcare's Center For Health
Education offers classes such as "Kick Butts,"
a stop-smoking class: "Heart Healthy Eating;"
a walking program; techniques for relaxation
of the mind and body; supermarket shopping;
and more. To register, call 877-729-7200 or
go to www.capecodhealth.org.
Hospice education
Tolearn more about just what a hospice is and
to be informed about end-of-life services, you can
schedule an informative program for your organi-
zation presented by Hospice & Palliative Care of
Cape Cod. Call 508-957-0200. ext. 306.
VNA has home health
technology
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape
Cod offers in-home telemomtonng technol-
ogy. The Honeywell HomMed monitors
collect vital signs including heart rate,
blood pressure, oxygen saturation and
body weight, all in three minutes. Call 800-
631-3900.
A little time for yourself
Stop by the Visiting Nurse Association in
Dennis on Route 134 to take part in the Young
at Heart exercise program. A minimal fee is
charged and a doctor's note is necessary.
The program is also offered at the Brewster
facility Call 877-267-7700.
Driver Rehabilitation Program
Those whose driving ability has been com-
promised by illness, injury or normal aging
are invited to take part in the roadSMART
Driver Rehabilitation Program being offered
through the Rehabilitation Hospital of the
Cape and Islands in East Sandwich. Call
508-833-4000.
Women's free health
screening
TheWomen's Health Network of theVisiting
Nurse Association of Cape Cod incooperation
with localhealth care providers isoffering free
breast and cervical cancer screening services
to uninsured and underinsured, low-income
women age 40 to 64. Call 888-557-9994.
New access center telephone
line
Cape Cod Healthcare's mental health arm,
Behavioral Health Services of Cape Cod
Healthcare, has a one-stop telephone line
(888-986-4BHS) allowing easier access to
comprehensive mental health services. The
service offers help for those dealing with
anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and
other concerns.
Adult exercise class in
Hyannis
Get in shape byjoining Live for Life classes
offered by theYMCATuesdays andThursdays
from noon to 1 p.m. at the Barnstable Senior
Center, 825 Falmouth Road in Hyannis.
Admission is $25 per month.
VNA offers van, interpreters
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape
Cod has a 28-foot van that travels throughout
the Cape to link underserved individuals and
families with health educationandpreventative
screening services. Call the VNA for details.
Blood pressure,cholesterol,blood sugar
and more may be tested at the van. Another
unique service the VNA offers is interpreta-
tion and tele-interpretation in five languages:
Portuguese, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Persian
and Italian. Sign up to have a class to get
your staff trained inChoke Saver Certification.
Call 888-557-9994. ext. 7620.
Alzheimer's support in
Dennis
Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Living
Center of South Dennis hosts an Alzheimer's
Support Group on the second Wednesday
of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call
508-385-6034.
Reduce stress now
Cape Stress Reduction is offering an
eight-week program in "Mindfulness Based
Stress Reduction"Wednesday evenings at the
Ramada Inn in Hyannis orThursday mornings
at the West Barnstable Community Center on
Route 149. Call 508-420-3300 or send an e-
mail to info@capestressreduction.com.
VNA has exercise class
and more
Join a Young at Heart exercise class for a
10-week run andimprove your ticker injust one
hour, twice a week. A small fee and doctor's
approval are needed. Senior Care Manage-
ment Services are offe red by the VNA. For
an assessment of an individual's health care
needs, call 877-267-7700. A Young at Heart
Senior Weight Training program is held twice
a week for 12 weeks. Call 877-267-7700.
Bereavement groups
The Visiting Nurse Association of Cape
Cod Hospice Bereavement Program offers a
support group designed for men who have lost
a loved one. The group meets at the South
Dennis office of the VNA,434 Route 134.
Call 800-978-0838 for details. A Bereaved
Parents Support Group for those who have
lost children meets Mondays at 1 p.m. at the
VNA,67 Ter Heun Drive in Falmouth where
volunteers will be available for child care of
other children in the family.Call 800-978-0838.
Other bereavement support groups include
loss of a pet, parent, grandchild, friend and
many others. Call 800-978-0838 for details.
Parents helping parents
Parents HelpingParents,a self-help support
group, offers free weekly meetings for parents
to share understanding, information, ideas
and support. The Hyannis meetings are held
Wednesday evenings. The group is looking
for volunteers with good interpersonal skills.
Training is available. Call 800-882-1250.
Rehabilitation Hospital
offerings
RHCI, 311 Service Road in East Sandwich,
hosts a fibromyalgia support group the fourth
Thursday of the month. A stroke support group
meets the second Wednesday of the month
at 1:30 p.m. The aphasia community group
meets the first Saturday of the month from
2 to 4 p.m. The Well-Spouse Support Group
meets every third Thursday of the month
at 7 p.m. Healthy Hearts outpatient cardiac
rehabilitation programs are offered at 6 a.m.
Post polio support group meets the third
Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. Hearing
screenings, held second Wednesday of each
month by appointment. RHCI offers a Stroke
Peer Visitation Program. Call for details or if
you want to volunteer as a peer visitor. A mild
V ' V
brain injury support group meets the third
Saturday of each month. Call 508-833-4000
for other programs and details.
Cancer support in Mashpee
Cape Cod Healthcare has a Living With
Cancer education support group that meets
Tuesdays at the Mashpee Health Center, 5
Industrial Road. Call 508-539-6215.
Respite program for
caregivers
The Caregiver Support and Companion
Program at the Barnstable Senior Center
offers caregivers age 60 and up caring for
a loved one, and also younger caregivers
who are caring for seniors 60 and up, a
free respite program two mornings a week
providing supervised care for their loved
one. Other opportunities are available; call
508-862-4750.
Breastfeeding Center
courses
The Center for Breastfeeding, 327 Quaker
Meetinghouse Road in East Sandwich,offers
a variety of services and courses for mothers .
These includefree lactation counseling, yoga
for babies andtots, a Mom's Club,pumps and
supplies, a program to learn to sign with your
baby, sing-alongs and more. "Mothers and
Multiples," for those with, or expecting twins
or more, meets the last Friday of the month
from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 888-890-2229.
Support group for smokers
Join the Dennis Free at Last Group, a
support group for smokers who want to quit.
It meets Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at
the West Dennis Graded Schoolhouse on
School Street.
Experience Reiki, free
A free Reiki clinic is held every third
Thursday of the month at the Center for
HealingTherapies/Reiki By the Sea, 15West
Bay Road in Osterville. No appointments are
necessary for this light handtreatment geared
to relieve pain, stress and mental distress.
Call 508-888-7788.
County has Alzheimer's
services
The Barnstable County Alzheimer's Col-
laborative offers a program called Safe Return
for those with Alzheimer's disease and their
families. Safe Return is a 24-hour database
registry operated by the Alzheimer's Associa-
tion. Call 508-375-6043 for information or to
register a loved one.
NOTES
Christian and Gospel
music
Sound and spirit combine March 26 at
the Salvation Army Center for Worship
and service on North Street in Hyannis.
Christian and Gospel music will be of-
fered March 26 at 2 p.m. by Jon Evans
of Evans Music Ministries and Mark
and Sonya Ellis of the Lighthouse Song
& Sign Ministry. Part of the concert will
be offered in American Sign Language,
and interpretation will be available for the
show. Admission is free, but a free-will
offering will be taken.
Hear the Voices of
Praise
The Voices of Praise Choir from New
Hope Full Gospel Baptist Church in
Hyannis, with pianist Gleison Da Silva,
present a concert in fellowship with the
Unity Church of the Light April 2 at 2 p.m.
at the Yarmouth Senior Center on Forest
Road. Admission is $10 at the door.
Meditation offered for
beginners
The Cape Sangha, a Zen Buddhist
meditation group, meets Sundays from
4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Old Schoolhouse
on Route 6A in Barnstable Village. All
are welcome, and basic instruction in
meditation is offered to beginners.
Zen Center presents
weekly meditation
The Cape Cod Zen Center has weekly
meditationpractice at the Unitarian Church
of Barnstable,BarnstableVillageon Route
6A.TheTuesdaymorning group meets at
8 for meditation inthe RE area downstairs.
There is meditation instruction on Fridays
at 6:40 p.m. in the library and a Friday
EveningGroup meets in the library,behind
the sanctuary, at 7 p.m. for meditation.
There are also retreats,field trips to the
Providence Zen Center and monthly talks.
Call 508-362-2410.
Bible studies for wom-
en in WB
The West Barnstable Community
Center on Route 149 is the location for a
women's Bible study, open to all women,
Wednesday mornings at 10:30. Children
are welcome also. Call 508-790-1201.