Five Things You Need to Know Today: May 23

1. Community Prayer Breakfast. Mayor Setti Warren will host the this morning at . The event, which starts at 7:30 a.m., will feature a number of local religious leaders and elected officials, including Boston Mayor Tom Menino. The breakfast .

2. Gala to honor Fr. Walter Cuenin. The and Nonantum community will honor Reverend Walter Cuenin, S.T.D. with a special gala cocktail reception and Cornerstone Award for Community Building. The gala will be held on Sun., June 3 and tickets are still available. Read more about the gala and Fr. Cuenin in the latest blog post from the Adams Street Shul. 

3. Room dedication. Mayor Setti Warren will dedicate one of the meeting rooms in honor of former Mayor Teddy Mann in a special ceremony today at 5:30 p.m. Room 209, or the executive conference room, will be dedicated in Mann's name.

4. Health maintenance clinic. The will host a health maintenance clinic today from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 617-796-1420 for more information and to check if the clinic is still on for the day.

5. Subcommittee meetings. The Newton Board of Aldermen's Programs & Services, Public Facilities and Public Safety & Transportation committees will meet tonight in rooms 222, 209 and 202, respectively. Programs & Services begins at 7:30 p.m., Public Facilities begins at 7 p.m. and Public Safety begins at 7:45 p.m. The Programs & Services Committee will be taking up an item regarding . For full agendas, click the .pdfs above.