{"title": "Operation Christmas Child: Collection Week", "start": "2026-11-16T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-23T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church", "address": "Westcott Boulevard 233, 10314", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "worship", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "religion/christian"], "description": "Operation Christmas Child: Collection Week is a shoebox drop-off at Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church, where people can bring packed shoeboxes for children around the world. Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church serves as an official drop-off location for the collection, and every shoebox is presented as a chance to share the love of Jesus and bring joy and hope to a child. The drop-off on this day runs from 2:00 to 4:30 PM.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/operation-christmas-child-collection-week-51333/", "official_url": "https://bethanychurchsiny.org/events/2026/11/16/operation-christmas-child-collection-week", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6765647e7c893ece4d10ad87b8d5c279151bdcf7c7b1680f8a85e9c207de77f3-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-16T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-23T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church", "address": "Westcott Boulevard 233, 10314", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Operation Christmas Child", "start": "2026-11-15T00:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Church of Christ", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "religion/christian"], "description": "Operation Christmas Child is a shoebox ministry event at the Church of Christ. The church invites people to share the love of Christ with children around the world by filling shoeboxes with gifts and supplies. You can pick up a box at church, pack one at home, or join a Shoebox Packing Party during the church's Thanksgiving Luncheon. Filled boxes are returned to the church or dropped off at a designated collection location for delivery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/operation-christmas-child-107902/", "official_url": "https://christchurchnyc.com/events/operation-christmas-child-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b528d898e8e2f0c36ca350beded71aa4da70b8c1ca716a6b2691f5b2fe945e28-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Bethany Kids & Youth: OCC Packing Party", "start": "2026-11-16T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-16T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church", "address": "Westcott Boulevard 233, 10314", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["occasion/christmas", "religion/christian"], "description": "Bethany Kids & Youth: OCC Packing Party is an evening where children and youth pack Christmas shoeboxes together. It is hosted by Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church, whose vacation Bible school kids collected items over the summer for Operation Christmas Child. Participants will fill the shoeboxes to share God's love with children around the world, bringing joy and the hope of Jesus to a child who is loved.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bethany-kids-youth-occ-packing-party-51334/", "official_url": "https://bethanychurchsiny.org/events/2026/1/9/bethany-kids-amp-youth-3egz6-r97k9-x5d47-88mgk-md2b9", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f4b35601f4cf9626c48ec3b408b351539ed29190f0aac558162e43a13e7c7015-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Operation Christmas Child Packing Party", "start": "2026-11-14T08:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T15:00:00-05:00", "place": "Metropolitan Baptist Church", "address": "84th Street 1624, 11214 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "occasion/christmas", "religion/christian"], "description": "Operation Christmas Child Packing Party is a gathering where participants pack boxes for OCC. Metropolitan Baptist Church invites people to join, calling it a great way to jump in and serve and participate in missions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/operation-christmas-child-packing-party-85041/", "official_url": "https://www.mbcbrooklyn.org/events/operation-christmas-child-packing-party", "image": ""}, {"title": "Packing Party", "start": "2026-11-15T00:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Trinity Baptist Church", "address": "East 61st Street 250, 10065 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering"], "description": "A Packing Party where volunteers assemble care kits for Safe Horizon's Homeless Youth Drop-In Center. It is hosted by Trinity Baptist Church, which bought the care items in advance with funds from its members' giving, and takes place in the Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour after each Sunday service. Those who cannot attend in person are told there will be more chances ahead to serve the community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/packing-party-88430/", "official_url": "https://subspla.sh/t8y7myx", "image": "https://noky.io/images/852b519827a2454a59c43c2a9abfe24ce25d96b7daa1f5758a29c58f9ebc9ad8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Donate Clothing To Support Asylum Seekers", "start": "2026-11-15T13:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T14:00:00-05:00", "place": "Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew", "address": "West 86th Street 263, 10024 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "markets", "tags": ["occasion/charity"], "description": "Donate Clothing To Support Asylum Seekers is a clothing donation drive held by the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, where items are received and sorted by volunteers. It takes place the day before the church's Monday Clothing Resource fair, which supports asylum seekers. Accepted items include in-season clothing and shoes, new socks and undergarments, toys, Spanish books, backpacks, strollers and baby carriers, bicycles and scooters, and Fresh Direct bags, with a limit of five Fresh Direct size bags without prior approval. Items not accepted include English books, housewares, medical equipment, car seats, and formal or business attire.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/donate-clothing-to-support-asylum-seekers-51895/", "official_url": "https://stpaulandstandrew.org/event/donate-clothing-to-support-asylum-seekers-5-3/2026-11-15/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Thanksgiving Food Drive", "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-11-15T23:59:00-05:00", "place": "Parish House", "address": "980 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["society/solidarity/food-sharing", "occasion/thanksgiving"], "description": "The Thanksgiving Food Drive collects canned goods and non-perishable items for neighbors in need, benefiting the Church of the Ascension Food Pantry on West 107th Street in Manhattan Valley. It is co-sponsored by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Interparish Religious Education Program at Saint Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church. Suggested donations include canned vegetables, fruits, fish and meat, boxed or bagged staples like rice, pasta and cereal, and oils in plastic bottles or cans; no glass jars or bottles are accepted. Items may be dropped off daily at the Parish House.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/thanksgiving-food-drive-79556/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Winter Clothing Drive for Children", "start": "2026-11-12T08:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan", "address": "Amsterdam Avenue 334, 10023 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["occasion/charity"], "description": "Winter Clothing Drive for Children is a donation drive at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. It collects new and very gently used children's coats, gloves, hats, scarves, sweatpants, sweatshirts, and winter boots in infant through teen sizes. The items go to unhoused students in public schools and shelters so they have the gear they need for winter. Donations are dropped off at the JCC, and volunteers can also help sort the clothing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/winter-clothing-drive-for-children-53818/", "official_url": "https://www.mmjccm.org/events/winter-clothing-drive-for-children", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7d5cec1e97f27c07c8393e3039b71f9f841912c66fd3a84190e1df2349ef865c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost", "start": "2026-11-15T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-15T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "St. John - St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church", "address": "283 Prospect Ave, 11215 Brooklyn, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian/protestant/lutheranism"], "description": "A worship service at a Brooklyn Lutheran church. St. John - St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church holds this Sunday service, with children welcome and nursery care available; the service is livestreamed on the church's Facebook page.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/twenty-fifth-sunday-after-pentecost-56105/", "official_url": "https://www.stjme.org/events/25ap-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/782a2f6ee31a5fbc9030c53856936c19a7a775fda54b007182e3dca8d0a06e8b-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Communion Sunday Service of Worship, November 1st, Festival of All Saints Day...", "start": "2026-11-01T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "Union Church of Bay Ridge", "address": "Ridge Boulevard 7915, 11209", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian"], "description": "A Communion Sunday Service of Worship on the Festival of All Saints Day. Union Church of Bay Ridge hosts the service, with the Rev. Bob Anderle preaching on a selection from the Book of Joshua 3-4 under the topic \"What the Stones Mean.\" Sunday School will not be meeting, but a supervised playroom will be available for younger children, and children are always welcome in worship. Attendees are asked to continue to respect each other's choices on social distancing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/communion-sunday-service-of-worship-november-1st-festival-of-92852/", "official_url": "https://www.unionchurchbayridge.org/events/2026/11/1/communion-sunday-service-of-worship-november-1st-festival-of-all-saints-day", "image": "https://noky.io/images/124b383656af68cd54cd3ef716bd2e4bf7202d9bb83ce0369ea1f2072747ac98-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Build-a-Thanksgiving Bag", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:30:00-05:00", "place": "Marble Collegiate Church", "address": "1 West 29th Street, 10001 New York, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["community/volunteering", "occasion/thanksgiving"], "description": "Take time to give back by building 293 Thanksgiving Bags. Also, please help us p...", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/build-a-thanksgiving-bag-53780/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4f4b5bd1c6542a00b3d0f3f6d304b6714366753a7215f280636ee61095659f06-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Pledge Dedication Sunday", "start": "2026-11-15T11:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brick Presbyterian Church", "address": "Park Avenue 1140, 10128 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian"], "description": "Pledge Dedication Sunday is a church gathering where members pledge their support and commitment to Brick Church for the 2027 program year. The congregation of Brick Presbyterian Church hosts it, asking for participation in fundraising that enables the church's worship, music, youth, and outreach programs. The event takes place in The Sanctuary and carries the theme \"Enduring Treasures\", paired with the verse Matthew 6:20, \"Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...\"", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/pledge-dedication-sunday-51479/", "official_url": "https://www.brickchurch.org/events-1/pledge-dedication-sunday-4", "image": "https://noky.io/images/674170bd4aa4dfcad44fb07be55fa10efa36d2159f2bc8b05320b457bf229d3c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost", "start": "2026-11-08T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-08T12:00:00-05:00", "place": "St. John - St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church", "address": "283 Prospect Ave, 11215 Brooklyn, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "worship", "tags": ["religion/christian"], "description": "A Sunday worship service held at St. John - St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church. The congregation hosts it as part of its weekly worship life, with children welcome to join and nursery care available. The service is also livestreamed on the church's Facebook page, and a service bulletin is forthcoming.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost-56104/", "official_url": "https://www.stjme.org/events/24ap-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/becfddae2d328dac7360532da3bf17fe19ff338c2164c311a6cc32f97838f545-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Trash to Treasure Sale", "start": "2026-11-14T09:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-14T13:30:00-05:00", "place": "New Dorp Moravian Church", "address": "2205 Richmond Rd, Staten Island, NY, 10306, United States", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "markets", "tags": ["occasion/charity"], "description": "Trash to Treasure Sale is a rummage sale held in the basement of New Dorp Moravian Church. The church hosts it on the second Saturday of the month, and all proceeds benefit its Outreach and Missions. Donations of clothing, bed linens, or large furniture items are not accepted. Doors open at the start of the sale.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/trash-to-treasure-sale-76982/", "official_url": "https://www.newdorpmoravian.org/event/trash-to-treasure-sale/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ee3b582ad927fb489fde986507e7e794c88828500bc47fcafca221877d469371-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Children’s Sabbath School", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "City Tabernacle of Seventh-day Adventists", "address": "W 150th St 562, 10031 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["religion/christian"], "description": "Children’s Sabbath School is a gathering for children at the City Tabernacle of Seventh-day Adventists. It is offered by the church, whose page lists it in its church calendar. The sources do not describe what takes place during the gathering.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/childrens-sabbath-school-81119/", "official_url": "https://citytabsda.org/events/childrens-sabbath-school-2/2026-11-07/", "image": ""}]}