THURSDAY 8 

FREE LEGAL CLINICS FOR WOMEN at WE CAN, 537 Main St., Harwich Port. From 9-11 a.m. family law, and from 1-3 p.m. bankruptcy. 508-430-8111.

ELDREDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY, 549 Main St., Chatham. Tyke Itsy Bitsy Yoga at 9 a.m.; Tot Itsy Bitsy Yoga at 10:15 a.m.; Baby Itsy Bitsy Yoga at 11:30 a.m. Registration required.

McCLENNEN FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC is sponsoring free health and wellness classes open to the public the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month.  Offices located at 212B Orleans Rd., N. Chatham. 508-945-7755. Reserve spot.  Refreshments served.

THRIFT SHOP at First Methodist Church, Chatham, open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 508-945-0474.

THE BENEFIT SHOP OF THE SOUTH CHATHAM COMMUNITY CHURCH hours are Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Donations accepted of excellent quality during shop hours.

FREE REIKI CLINIC FOR WOMEN WITH CANCER  meets every Thursday at the Church of the Holy Spirit, corner Route 28 and Monument Road, Orleans from 12:30-2:30 p.m.  508-945-0747.

KIWANIS CLUB OF CENTRAL CAPE COD meets weekly at 6:30 p.m. at the 400 East restaurant Route 137, E. Harwich. No reservation required. 508-945-2900.

WEIGHT TRAINING CLASS each Thursday at the Chatham Senior Center, 193 Stony Hill Rd.,  9 a.m. Chair exercise class at 10:15 a.m. 508-945-5190. 

FRIDAY 9 

CHATHAM RETIRED MEN’S CLUB will meet at 1:45 p.m. at the Chatham Community Center, Main St. The speaker will be Lou Maloof, whose subject is “The Palestine Question.”

BROOKS FREE LIBRARY, 739 Main St., Harwich.  Story time at 10:30 a.m.

KIWANIS CLUB OF LOWER CAPE COD meets every Friday morning at 7 a.m. for buffet breakfast and program at the Hearth ‘n Kettle, Skaket Corner, Orleans. 509-432-1623.

WHALE’S TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT Yoga and massage with Jennifer Nelson. From 4:30-5:45 p.m., flow class, 17 Balfour Ln., Chatham. 508-945-2159.

SHINE APPOINTMENTS at the Chatham Senior Center, 193 Stony Hill Rd., from 8:30-11 a.m. 508-945-5190. 

SATURDAY 10 

CHATHAM LIGHTHOUSE TOUR from noon to 4 p.m. Proper footwear is required, free admission, reservations not required and children under five not allowed above base.

“SHAKESPEARE, LUNATIC, LOVER AND POET” will be presented at 2 p.m. at Brooks Free Library, 739 Main St., Harwich. Professional actor Richard Clark assumes the 12 different characters from the Bard’s work.  Free program is supported in part by a grant from the Harwich Cultural Council. 508-432-7562.

ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS improv.and character development classes each Saturday through May 31, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. (placement by teacher) and 10:45-11:45 a.m. (all new students). Call 508-255-5510 for information and to register.

WHALES TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT yoga and massage with Jennifer Nelson from 9:15-10:30 a.m., flow class, 17 Balfour Ln., Chatham. 508-945-2159.

SUNDAY 11 

CHAKRA YOGA at Whales Tales of Enlightenment, at 17 Balfour Ln., Chatham, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call Karen Corcoran 508-280-6265 to register.

MONDAY 12 

WHALES TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT yoga and massage with Jennifer Nelson from 6:10-11:15 a.m., beginners, 17 Balfour Ln., Chatham. 508-945-2159.

LOW-IMPACT AEROBICS CLASSES every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8-9 a.m. at the  Chatham  Community  Center, 702 Main St., Chatham. Bring mat and weights. Drop in $6 per class or $45 month. 508-292-8407.

TUESDAY 13 

HARWICH TOWN BAND conducted by Peter H. Cobb, is in rehearsal for its summer concerts. Rehearsals take place Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Harwich Community Center, 100 Oak St., Harwich.  Auditions not required. Area residents are invited to join the band. The band is sponsored by the Town of Harwich Recreation and Youth Dept. 508-432-3622.

BROOKS FREE LIBRARY, 739 Main St., Harwich.  Story time, 10:30 a.m., DDR grades six and up 2:30-4:30 p.m.

NOAH’S ARK THRIFT SHOP at Christ Church Episcopal, 671 Main St., Harwich Port open Tuesday through Saturday. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 508-432-1787.

FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS (FA) meets each Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Harwich Community Center, 100 Oak St.

WEDNESDAY 14

BROOKS FREE LIBRARY 739 Main St., Harwich.  Morning Writer’s Group 10:30 a.m., Story and Craft 11:15 a.m., Knit-Lit Group 12:30-2:30 p.m., Wii/Legomania Elementary Grades, 3-5p.m.

CHATHAM LIGHTHOUSE TOURS 1-3:30 p.m. Children under five not allowed above base.  Proper footwear required.  Free admission.  Reservations not required. 

MORNING WRITERS GROUP at Brooks Free Library, 739 Main St., Harwich at 10:30 a.m.

WHALE’S TALES OF ENLIGHTENMENT Yoga and Massage with Jennifer Nelson, 4:30-5:45 p.m. All are welcome. 17 Balfour Ln., Chatham. 508-945-2159.

CHATHAM/HARWICH CHAPTER OF THE BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, a business  networking and referral organization, meets every Wednesday, 7-8:30 a.m. at the Harwich Community Center, 100 Oak St., Room #2. Business people and professionals are invited to attend. For information call Vivian Siddell, vice president, membership chairman 508-274-5788.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS at Chatham Council on Aging, 193 Stony Hill Rd., every Wednesday  from  9-11 a.m. Sponsored in conjunction with the Chatham Board of Health.

THE ROTARY CLUB OF CHATHAM meets weekly 6:15 p.m. at 400 East, (Routes 39 and 137), E. Harwich. Rotarians and those interested in Rotary welcome. 508-896-8234.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL every Wednesday at the Eddy Elementary School, Brewster. All skill levels welcome.

CHURCHES 

HARWICH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Church St., East Harwich.  8 a.m. choir, 9 a.m. worship, 10 a.m. fellowship, 10:15 a.m. church school. Holy Communion the first Sunday of every month. 508-432-3734.

BREWSTER BAPTIST CHURCH, 1848 Main St., Brewster. Contemporary service at 8:30 a.m. and traditional service at 11 a.m. Children’s church will be held during the early service and Sunday school for all ages offered at 9:45 a.m. Pastor Doug Scalise will preach on “I Am The Way, The Truth And The Life.”  Childcare provided at both services.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 650 Main St., Chatham, (at Route 28 rotary). A service of worship and church school will take place at 10 a.m. There is nursery care for children age 3 and under during the service. 508-945-0800.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MEETING HOUSE, 819 Main St., Chatham, 508-945-2075. Today’s service is “Mothers And Mothering,” with Rev. Dave Johnson.

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 310 Route 137, Harwich. Worship services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Christian Spiritual Formation at 9:45 a.m. Childcare provided. Handicap accessible. 508-432-5172.

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF HARWICH, UCC, 697 Main St., Harwich Center. Rev. Thomas C. Leinbach. Communion service at 8:30 a.m., church school for children and adults, 9:30 a.m., worship service, 10:30 a.m., followed by a coffee hour in the parish hall. All are welcome. 508-432-1668.

FIRST PARISH BREWSTER UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, 1969 Main St.; Offices: Route 6A, Brewster, 508-896-5577. Services at 9 and 11 a.m. Child care provided at all services.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Main and Cross Street, Chatham. Sunday morning; adult Bible class 9 a.m., worship service 10 a.m. and children’s Sunday school at 10 a.m. Coffee hour will follow service. Communion held the first Sunday of the month. Call 508-945-0474 for information on study groups.

SOUTH  CHATHAM  COMMUNITY  CHURCH, Route 28 and Mill Creek Road. Sunday morning service at 9 a.m.  Sunday school for children and childcare provided during the service.  Bible study Wednesday, at 7 p.m.  Pastors Robert and Sue Baker. 508-432-4248.

CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL, 671 Route 28, Harwich Port. Sunday schedule: Services at 8 and 10 a.m. Church school 9:45-10:30 a.m. (pre-school to high school). Wednesday service at 7:30 a.m.  Healing Liturgy, second Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. 508-432-1787.  www.christ-church-episcopal.com.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WEST HARWICH AND DENNISPORT, corner of Route 28 and West Depot St., W. Harwich. Sunday services of worship led by Pastor Jonathan Cobb, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nursery, elevator and hearing aids available. Sunday school for all ages Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Prayer and praise service Wednesday at 7 p.m. Friday night adult bible study at 7 p.m.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST,  Harwich-Chatham, 648 Main St. (Route 28), Harwich Port, holds Christian Science Sunday services and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. The Wednesday Testimony meeting is 7:30 p.m., 508-430-1950. The church has two reading rooms open to the public: 506A Main St., Harwich Port (open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.) 508-432-1997; and Chatham, 613 Main St., (open Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.) 508-945-9534.

FIRST LIGHT CHURCH OF CAPE COD, 195 Meetinghouse Rd., S. Chatham. Nondenominational Sunday worship, 10 a.m. Nursery care and Junior church for ages 1-12, middle school class ages 12-15.  Wheelchair accessible. 508-432-8022.

CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, ECUMENICAL, THE COMMUNITY OF JESUS, Rock Harbor, Orleans. Saturday., Vespers at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m., Vespers 5:15 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday. Vespers 5:30 p.m. 508-255-1094.

CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, 204 Monument Rd., Orleans. Sunday services at 7:30, 9 and 11:15 a.m. Church school and nursery care at 9 a.m. Healing service Tuesday 9:30 a.m.  508-255-0433.

HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH, 57 Highland Ave., Chatham. Saturday., Vigil  4 p.m.;  Sunday, Masses 8, 10 and 11:30 a.m. 508-945-9576.

OUR LADY OF GRACE, Route 137, South Chatham.  Latin Mass, Sunday, at 1 p.m.

EVENSONG RETREAT & SPIRITUALITY CENTER, St. Mary of Magdala Chapel, 326 Lower County Rd., Harwich Port, Ecumenical Catholic service Sunday, 11:30 a.m. 508-432-0337.

ST. CHRISTOPHER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 625 Main St., Chatham. Healing service and Holy Eucharist on first, third and fourth Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m., second Wednesday, healing service with programs and luncheon beginning at noon. Morning prayer at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Holy Eucharist, 5 p.m. Saturday. Sunday Holy Eucharist services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Uncommon worship service at 9 a.m. the second and fourth Sunday of the month. 508-945-2832.

CAPE COD BIBLE CHURCH, 621 Depot St., N. Harwich. Services at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Sunday. Wednesday evening Bible study from 7-8:30 p.m. Pastor Lou Faustino. 508-430-2737.

CONGREGATION OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints, 53 Freeman’s Way, Brewster.  Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. and family history center Tuesday at 7 p.m.

PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC, 533 Route 28, Harwich Port.  508-432-1668. Rev. Evelyn Lavelli,  will deliver the sermon at the 5:30 p.m. service Saturday and Sunday service 10 a.m. Music provided by the Chancel and Handbell Choirs. Coffee hour follows the 10 a.m. service. Childcare provided in the nursery. Confirmation class for grades 7 & 8 begin at 9 a.m. Sunday school classes at 10 a.m. On Tues., May 13 from 6:30-8 p.m. Dan McConnell will lead a discussion of “Studies In Islam” in the Dorcas Room at the church. 

LUNCHES 

CHATHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Monday: Grilled cheese, choice of soups, veg. sticks, fruit, milk.

Tuesday: Italian sub, carrot sticks, chips, dessert, milk.

Wednesday: Pasta and sauce, salad, dessert, milk.

Thursday: Chicken, veg. stir fry, rice, dessert, milk.

Friday: (Early release for HS only, no lunch). French toast sticks, sausage, fruit, orange juice, milk. 

HARWICH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Monday: Baked macaroni and cheese, dinner roll. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, green beans, salad with dressing. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Tuesday: Italian sub. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, corn, salad with dressing. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Wednesday: Chicken with rice soup, choc. chip muffin, yogurt cup. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, snack pack carrots, salad with dressing. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Thursday: Beef taco. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, seasoned rice, salad with dressing.  Chilled fruit.  Milk.

Friday: Oven toasted cheese sandwich on whole wheat. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, oven baked potato puffs, salad with dressing.  Chilled fruit.  Milk.

HARWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Monday: Baked macaroni and cheese, dinner roll. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, green beans, salad with dressing. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Tuesday: Egg, bacon & cheese muffin, hash browns.. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, corn, salad with dressing. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Wednesday: French bread pizza. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, snack pack carrots, salad with dressing. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Thursday: Beef taco. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, seasoned rice, salad with dressing.  Chilled fruit.  Milk.

Friday: Oven toasted cheese sandwich on whole wheat. Choose two: 4 oz. fruit juice, oven baked potato puffs, salad with dressing.  Chilled fruit.  Milk.

HARWICH HIGH SCHOOL

Monday: Choice of juice. Ham and cheese croissant sandwich, potato salad, salad with dressing. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Tuesday: Choice of juice. Curly pasta, meat sauce, french bread, green beans. Chilled fruit. Milk.

Wednesday: Choice of juice. Domino’s pizza, (cheese or pepperoni), salad, dressing. Chilled fruit, juice, milk.

Thursday:  Choice of juice. Baked macaroni and cheese, dinner roll, broccoli florets.  Blueberry muffin.  Chilled fruit.  Milk.

Friday: Choice of juice.  French bread pizza, salad with dressing.  Chilled fruit.  Milk.

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