Branford church welcomes new pastor

NORTH BRANFORD — Members of Northford Congregational Church recently welcomed their new pastor, John Vigneri, who led the Palm Sunday service. He and his wife Michelle live in Higganum. This is his first church. All are welcome to attend the 10 a.m. Sunday services to listen to and greet the pastor and join all for coffee hour after the service.

The historic church is located at 4 Old Post Road at the corner of Route 22 and Route 17 in the Northford village in North Branford. Call 203-484-0795, visit www.northfordcongregational. church, or email northfordcc@gmail.com.

Mother’s Day flower sale

NORTH BRANFORD — Northford Congregational Church is holding a Mother's Day weekend flower sale to benefit the church, May 6-7, 10 am..-5 p.m.; and May 8, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rain location is inside the church. The historic church is located at 4 Old Post Road at the corner of Route 22 and Route 17 in the Northford village in North Branford. Call 203-484-0795, visit www. northfordcongregational.church, or email northfordcc@gmail.com, or find them on Facebook.

St. Mary School holding golf tournament

MILFORD — 28th Annual St. Mary School Milford Golf Classic will be held June 6 at the Tradition Golf Club at Oak Lane in Woodbridge for a great day of golf. Includes breakfast, raffles, contests, lunch and support for St. Mary School's Home School Association. Sponsor opportunities of all levels available; for details, register to play, purchase a sponsorship or contact a committee member via https:// www.saintmaryschoolmilford. org/golf.

Laurel Oaks registering students

HAMDEN – Laurel Oaks Adventist School, 14 West Shepard Ave., is registering students for a Christian education for the fall for age prekindergarten 4 and full-day kindergarten, and grades 1-8. Bus transportation is free to Hamden residents.

Parents can get more information and schedule a tour by calling Sandy Viniczay at the school 203248-3251 or by email: mrs.viniczay@loas.info. Website: www.loas.info.

Congregation Beth El – Keser Israel services, programs

NEW HAVEN — Congregation Beth El – Keser Israel, 85 Harrison Street in Westville, offers in-person services twice daily. Weekday services are also available on Zoom. To request the Zoom link, email office@beki.org or call 203389-2108, ext. 114.

Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation meet on Saturday mornings. On First Fridays of each month, the evening service is at an earlier child-friendly time. For more information, email BEKI's Youth and Family Programming Director at anormanschiff@beki.org.

For the schedule of Passover holiday services, consult beki.org. Yizkor memorial prayers will be recited on Saturday, April 23.

April 27: 7:30 p.m. on Zoom:

Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day program featuring Janet R. Kirchheimer, a Teaching Fellow at Clal-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. The author of “How to Spot One of Us”, a collection of poems about her family, being the daughter of survivors, and the nature of memory. She'll read, then show an excerpt of “AFTER: Bringing the Dead Back to Life,” in which contemporary poets perform and discuss the responsibility of art to respond to the Shoah. To request the Zoom link, email office@beki.org or call 203-3892108 x114.

BEKI's Social Action Tikkun Olam Committee is collecting medical and non-medical supplies for Ukraine. Over-the-counter cold and flu remedies, acetaminophen, aspirin, allergy medications, and digestion medicines, but only tablets, capsules, or gel tablets, not bottled liquids — are requested. Bandages, diapers, menstrual pads or tampons are also welcome. To arrange a time to leave off donations, call the BEKI office at 203389-2108 x114.

Congregation B’Nai Jacob schedules services, events

WOODBRIDGE — Congregation B'nai Jacob, 75 Rimmon Road, Woodbridge, announces the following services and programs. If you don't know how to Zoom, visit https://www.bnaijacob.org or call 203-389-2111. We are Zooming and live for Shabbat evening and morning services. Members are Zooming, streaming and live for Shabbat evening and morning services. We ask that anyone entering the building be masked and vaccinated, including booster.

Saturday, 9 a.m. Matzah and Torah. 10 a.m. Shabbat and holiday services; 11 a.m., Yizkor service

Saturday: Shabbat Lunch and Learn. Jewish Pluralism in Action. A conversation with Sara Blumenthal, Rabbinic Intern

April 27, 7:30 p.m. Author Book Talk by Rachel Kaufman, Poet.

Weekday morning Minyans,

7:45 a.m. in the Chapel and on Zoom.

Evening Minyans, 6 p.m. Sat.Thursday. 6:30 p.m. on Friday Shabbat evening.Congregation Mishkan Israel schedules events

Shabbat services

HAMDEN — Congregation Mishkan Israel, 785 Ridge Road, Hamden, invites people in-person or online for Friday night Shabbat services at 6 p.m., led by Rabbi Brian Immerman and Cantor Arthur Giglio.

9 a.m. Rabbi Immerman leads Shabbat morning Torah study on Zoom.

May 22: 7 p.m., Shabbat services led by Rabbi Brian Immerman and Cantor Arthur Giglio.

May 29: 6 p.m., Shabbat services We encourage mask wearing at services. If you not feeling well, stay at home and join us online; go to cmihamden.org for login and password, or call the office at 203288-3877. For pastoral emergencies, call Rabbi Immerman directly at 203-584-7396. For pastoral emergencies, call Rabbi Immerman directly at 203-584-7396.