Tag: holiday-event

St. John’s ICARE Foundation spreads holiday joy in the Rockaways with annual toy giveaway

ICare Holiday Toy Drive

Dec. 31, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Hundreds of families on the Rockaway Peninsula enjoyed a brighter holiday season this year, thanks to the St. John’s ICARE Foundation’s annual Community Toy Giveaway. The event, held on Dec. 20 at the Bayswater Jewish Community Center, turned the venue into a winter wonderland. Families received age-appropriate bags…

Far Rockaway church hosts festive holiday sing-along with Handel’s ‘Messiah’ this weekend

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Dec. 9, 2024 By Athena Dawson A local church in Far Rockaway is hosting a festive holiday sing-along this weekend, just in time for Christmas.  The Far Rockaway Community Church of the Nazarene is presenting Handel’s Messiah and Christmas carol sing-along at their church, located at 14-14 Central Avene. The Central Presbyterian Church of…