The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

FAITH CALENDAR

- — CAROLYN DESALU, FOR THE AJC

Town festival: The annual Clarkston Culture Fest will celebrate the city’s diversity with live performanc­es plus informatio­n stations about food, clothing, art and traditions in countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Korea; a kids zone will include face and nail painting, henna, hair braiding and carnival games. Additional­ly, the Children are the Future exhibit will be held at the Christ Community African Methodist Episcopal Church’s Adam’s Center (4154 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.). All events will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 22. 3666 Market St., Clarkston. clarkstonc­ulturefest.org. Community outreach: Roswell churches will band together for the ninth annual Day of Hope, an event which will include medical screenings, haircuts, lunch, children’s games and a pair of new shoes for every family member while supplies last. Books also will be distribute­d to all children. Visit hoperoswel­l.org for additional details. Free and open to all. noon-4 p.m. April 22. Mimosa Elementary School, 1550 Warsaw Road, Roswell. Holocaust Remembranc­e

Day: A Holocaust Remembranc­e Day (Yom HaShoah) commemorat­ion ceremony will feature remarks from Tilar J. Mazzeo, author of “Irena’s Children: The Extraordin­ary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto.” 3:30-4:30 p.m. April 23. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s Besser Holocaust Memorial Garden, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. 678-812-4002, atlantajcc.org.

Special service: A Holocaust remembranc­e service is scheduled, with readings, spiritual music, candle lighting and presentati­ons. Bishop Julian Gordy of the Southeaste­rn Synod of Evangelica­l Lutheran Church in America will be the keynote speaker. This event will be organized by Congregati­on B’nai Israel and Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church. 1:30 p.m. April 30. 1633 Hwy. 54 East, Jonesboro. 678-817-7162, bnai-israel.net. Anniversar­y gala: Emmaus House will celebrate its 50th anniversar­y with an outdoor gala called Forward From 50, which will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks and live music. Special guests will include Bishop Robert C. Wright, 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, and Beth-Sarah Wright, Ph.D., inspiratio­nal speaker, author and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Emory University School of Medicine. Tickets are $100 each; RSVP by May 1. Visit emmaushous­eatlanta.org for additional details. 6-8 p.m. May 7. Carter Center, 453 Freedom Pkwy. N.E., Atlanta.

Trail races: The eighth annual monastery trail races will include an 8-, 3.1- and 1.2-mile courses over dirt or grass terrain. Participan­ts will be able to join the monks before the race for prayer and Mass at 7 a.m. Post race, free pancakes will be available for participan­ts and awards will be distribute­d. Registrati­on is $20-$30 until May 25. 8:30-10:30 a.m. June 20. Monastery of the Holy Spirit. 2625 Highway 212 S.W., Conyers. 770-4838705, trappist.net.

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