By Janis Fontaine
Refusenik Marina Furman speaks at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 16 at a private home in St. Andrews Country Club. Hear the story of a woman who survived the Soviet emigré movement and made a dangerous journey to freedom, including a harrowing
finding faith (72)
By Janis Fontaine
We asked people at local churches and synagogues to tell us their hopes and dreams, plans and wishes, for 2016. Here they are:
“My hopes, plans, dreams or desires for 2016 are that we learn to love each other more; 2015 was
Students perform the Christmas Concert at St. Vincent Ferrer last year.
Photo by Alicia Donelan
By Janis Fontaine
The holiday season is full of shopping and shows, concerts and parties. Parishioners are polishing the stained glass and putting on
Frank McKinney leads a group of students across the George Bush Boulevard Bridge
toward St. Vincent Ferrer School, following the same route he took every day with his daughter Laura.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Bishop Gerald Barbarito lead
Francesca Watt and her brother Charlie in Tzfat. Also called Safed, this city
in the northern district of Israel is considered one of Judaism’s four holy cities,
along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberias.
Photo provided by Koby Wexler
By Janis Font
The new Bon Samaritan Episcopal Church
in Bondeau, Haiti, is finally large enough for the town.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
The South Florida Haiti Project, a nonprofit outreach ministry based in South Florida, joined in the dedication of a
ABOVE: Volunteers glean the fields of ‘imperfect’ produce left behind by pickers. Thirty percent to 40 percent of produce used to be left in the fields to rot.
LEFT: Tom Pemberton picks up donated food for CROS Ministries. Photos provided
By Jani
Stephanie Anderson is the new communications
and media coordinator at St. Gregory’s.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton has a new communications and media coordinator. Stephanie Anderson joined the team
St. Vincent Ferrer would double the size of its school (top right) and add a new portico to the church sanctuary (bottom right). Rendering provided
By Tim Pallesen
St. Vincent Ferrer Church is asking the 2,800 families in its parish for $6.5 mill
At the March 3 topping-off ceremony of Sinai Residences, U.S. and Israeli flags
were hoisted (along with a palm tree) to the roof by crane.
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
Sinai Residences, touted as “the most luxurious continuing care community i
A new faith-based charity in Boca Raton is providing showers and laundry assistance
for the city’s chronically homeless population.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Every large city, even Boca Raton, has its homeless people. People of faith, commi
The Ferris wheel provides a nice view of the crowd, church, school grounds and the
neighborhood surrounding St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church and School.
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
The big festival at St. Vincent Ferrer this month isn’t ju
Ruby van Rooyen led the Altar Guild at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in making needlepoint altar chairs
and kneeling cushions, including this one, her favorite.
Tim Stepien/Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Ruby van Rooyen was a dancing angel at S
Tricia and Jordan Hess and their son Brandon play Mary,
Joseph and Jesus in ‘Come to Bethlehem.’
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach offers the best opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit early this month.
• Begin your adventu
Isabella Malaga (center) pictured with her parents, Marc and Melissa.
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
Isabella Malaga was surprised when her parents and rabbi introduced her to the homeless children at Family Promise.
“I realized that they don
Casey Cleveland, lead pastor of the Avenue Church, cuts the ribbon during the grand
opening for City House in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
INSET BELOW: David Franklin
By Tim Pallesen
The challenge to save local children with no fath
First Baptist Associate Pastor James Brown
and Senior Pastor Steve Thomas stand in front
of the church’s new sign, which does not use the word ‘Baptist.’
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
No matter what you might have heard, Southern
Father Marty Zlatic prepares garlic bread in the kitchen at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Boynton Beach.
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
The reason why gourmet Italian food is the rage at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church dates back 35 years to whe
More than 600 Jews and Christians walk in solidarity on Holocaust Memorial Day, April 27 in Boca Raton.
The march began at Boca Raton Christian School and ended at Temple Beth El.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
INSET BELOW: Greg Weisman and Jessica Br
Members of Christ Fellowship Church, above, are led in prayer by the worship team, below, on April 13.
It was the first service at their new permanent location, in the former Dillard’s department store in the Boynton Beach Mall.
Photos by Tim Stepi
