Musician to give testimony at Mooers Methodist

MOOERS -- Dan Schall of Dan Schall Ministries will perform a concert of music and testimony at Mooers United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Saturday. "Dan stutters when he speaks, but the Lord has blessed him with a singing voice of praise to share the Lord's words through music," says a press release from the church. "In his early years of his life, he was filled with anger, feeling that even if there was a God, he had forsaken him. ... Through his concerts, he is able to reach out in a simple way to help others realize what God has given them." Learn more at Http://DanSchall.org. A free covered-dish supper will precede the concert at 5:30 p.m.

Yom HaShoah service set for Sunday

LAKE PLACID -- The Lake Placid Synagogue will be observing Yom HaShoah, a memorial service for the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust, at 1 p.m. Sunday at the synagogue, 2307 Saranac Ave., Lake Placid.

Cultural historian Dr. Kendall Taylor will discuss the research she has done for her upcoming book: "Nekomah: Survival in the Holocaust," about nine young Jewish girls who survived the Holocaust with partisan groups in the forests of Poland and White Russia. Taylor's recent publication for Random House was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in the area of biography.

The memorial service will be conducted by Rabbi Alec Friedmann. The program will end with a presentation of wood carvings by local physician Dr. Herbert Savel, who studied with a local German woodcarver for six years before he embarked on "Kaddish in Wood." To date, Savel has carved more than 800 faces and figures of Holocaust victims with the goal to "represent the Holocaust in terms the human mind can comprehend." For information, call Esther at 891-3458 or Jon at 891-5802.

Church Women luncheon May 9

TICONDEROGA -- Church Women United of the Ticonderoga Area will hold its May Friendship Luncheon at Ti Pi Restaurant on Friday, May 9. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by a program on the theme, "God's Wisdom Inspires Hospitality." A luncheon of soup, chicken Caesar salad, dessert and beverage will be served at noon. The cost is $12 per person, and reservations must be made in advance by calling 585-7015 or 585-7531 because space is limited.

Assembly of God to welcome evangelist as speaker

PLATTSBURGH -- Visiting pastor and evangelist the Rev. Phillip (Pastor Tony) Kemp from Quincy, Mo. will preach at First Assembly of God Church, 164 Prospect Ave., Plattsburgh, on Sunday, May 18, for both the 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. service, and on Monday, May 19, Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21, all at 7 p.m. According to a press-release from the church, Kemp was a licensed clinical social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor for 20 years. His 30 years of ministry also include: youth pastor for five years, 15 years as associate pastor, overseer of several churches and ministries in the United States and 200 pastors in Central America. He is also the senior pastor of Embassy Christian Center in Hannibal, Mo.

Grants available from Catholic Charities

OGDENSBURG -- Catholic Charities is now accepting applications for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development local grant process. Qualifying projects must: be aimed at alleviating the causes of poverty; be a new initiative or an enhancement of an established project; be a non-profit, 501 c3 organization; have the potential to be funded after the CCHD funds have been expended; be consistent with the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. (Applicants do not have to be Catholic.)

This year, two grants for $4,750 each are available. Applications can be requested from Catholic Charities by mail, phone or e-mail. For questions an application, write to Catholic Charities at 6866 State Highway, 37 Ogdensburg, N.Y., 13669, call (315) 393-2255 or e-mail your request and mailing address to: ccwinny@wadhams.edu. Applications are due back to Catholic Charities by June 13, and grants will be awarded by the end of June.

Birmingham mayor holds Christian rally to fight crime

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Struggling to confront a worsening homicide rate, the mayor here invited pastors and citizens to don burlap sacks and ashes in a sign of biblical repentance.