By Janis Fontaine
How often do you stop to listen?
And even if you do, how often do you encounter silence?
If you don’t, how will you ever hear the “still small voice” of God?
Silent worship is one of the hallmarks of the Quakers’ beliefs, and the
Chloe Pugh takes the lead in a choral performance last season at Advent Lutheran Church in Boca. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
You’ve heard the saying: You can’t please all the people …
But at Advent Lutheran Church in Boca Raton, the ministr
Rabbi Shmuel Biston leans heavily on his wife, Sarah, in his new role as the chabad’s co-director. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
For Shmuel Biston, being a rabbi is the family business. His father, Yosef Biston, is a rabbi in Parkland. His bro
Deacon Ben Thomas
By Janis Fontaine
Deacon and soon-to-be priest Ben Thomas is the new assistant rector at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton. He sees himself as a reconciler in his new role, and he’ll be involved in building bridges
Chaim Romano (l-r), Daniel Kay and Ben Scheiner started a Moishe House in Delray Beach to give young Jewish professionals a place to network with people of similar minds. The house is the third of its kind in Florida. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By
The Delray Summer Sing Experience camp runs each week through July 21 at Church of the Palms.
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By Janis Fontaine
The Delray Summer Sing Experience is a summer music camp for kids that introduces a variety of styles from the music o
By Janis Fontaine
You can find religion in the strangest places.
Like at lunch.
You’re quietly chowing down on a burger and fries and the guys at the next table are talking about religion. You don’t really mean to, but soon you’re joini
Paul Cienniwa, who starts June 1 as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s music ministry director,
says ‘music can touch people who aren’t religious. It’s a spiritual experience.’
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By Janis Fontaine
Never underestimate the power of music. Pa
By Janis Fontaine
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of South Palm Beach County will host its 2017 Granting Wishes award announcements and reception at 5:30 p.m. March 15, at Boca Rio Golf Club, 22041 Boca Rio Road in Boca Raton.
The guest speaker
The old Mercy Center is demolished next to the new one (right).
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
It’s a new era at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and School in Boca Raton, where the old Mercy Center, built in 1989, has been replace
By Ron Hayes
The Religious Society of Friends was born in 1650 on a hill in Lancashire, England, when a young man named George Fox had a revelation.
Christ could be known directly, by anyone, anywhere, any time, without the intercession of orda
By Janis Fontaine
The students in Banyan Creek Elementary School’s chapter of the Samaritans365 club are proof that young people can take the initiative in helping others.
More than three dozen fourth- and fifth-graders at the Delray Beach sch
The stamp depicts a menorah in a window with snow outside.
By Janis Fontaine
The U.S. Postal Service bestowed an honor on Temple Beth El of Boca Raton by naming it the official site for the first-day-of-issue dedication of the U.S. 2016 Hanukkah
Arun Gandhi will give a free lecture, ‘Lessons From My Grandfather,’ Oct. 2 at Florida Atlantic University. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of international symbol for peace and human rights Mahatma Gandhi, will spea
Residents of The Tradition of the Palm Beaches, the senior residence on MorseLife’s Katz Seniors Campus, participate twice a year in the Homebound Mitzvah Program, as part of their commitment to giving to people less fortunate. From left: Rosalie Sh
The Florida Singing Sons will perform as part of St. Gregory’s 2016-17 Concert Series.
The Fort Lauderdale-based choir performs Gregorian chant and Broadway favorites.
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By Janice Fontaine
It’s the trip of a lifetime. Vatican City.
Runners hit the pavement along A1A on June 25 for Cason United Methodist Church’s
Cason Color 5K Fun Run in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
Cason United Methodist Church held its first Cason Color 5K Fun Run, a fundr
Eddie James and Tommy Woodard, known as The Skit Guys, will perform June 10 in Delray Beach.
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By Janis Fontaine
The Skit Guys — Tommy Woodard of Edmond, Okla., and Eddie James of Sachse, Texas — have been using comedy and drama to
Pastor Andrew Hagen of Advent Lutheran also writes online under the moniker ‘The Faster Pastor,’
in part because he loves to ride his Harley-Davidson Sportster.
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By Janis Fontaine
That very creative Pastor Andrew Hagen of Advent Lu
Liz Ryan
By Janis Fontaine
Liz Ryan has accepted a position with St. Paul’s Day School in Delray Beach as day school director.
Ryan, who has a degree in music/theater, started her child- care career as a volunteer at her church and then honed
