Ansonia church seeks pianist

ANSONIA — A pianist or organist is wanted for one Sunday and/or holiday church service per month as an independent per diem contractor, for Christ Episcopal Church, 56 South Cliff Street, Ansonia. Winter services are held at 10 a.m.; summer service 9 a.m. Interested persons can contact Nancy at nvbv@hotmail.com or 203-734-6945 for an interview.

First Church of Christ service

WOODBRIDGE — First Church of Christ, 5 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge, will hold an Emmaus-style Lenten event 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. March 12. To learn more, go to www.uccw.org, or call 203-3892119.

Passover Seder set in Woodbridge

WOODBRIDGE — Simchat Yisrael will celebrate Passover with a Messianic Jewish Community Passover Seder at 5:30 p.m. April 6, Birchwoods Banquet Facility, 1027 Racebrook Road Woodbridge. The seder is open to the public. Adult tickets are $40, children's tickets are $20. Dinner will be served. A nursery with childcare will be provided.

RSVP by Thursday, March 23; space is limited. For more information about Simchat Yisrael please visit: https://www.simchatyisrael.org/. For tickets go to https://Ticketstripe.com/simchatseder2023

Bibilical performance celebrates Christ

NEW HAVEN — P.A.M. Productions presents a biblical performance, "Born to Die," celebrating the Birth and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 p.m. April 1, Palm Sunday, at Thomas Chapel Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, 30 White St., and the Prayer Garden, 69 White St., New Haven. This free event is open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Pam at 203-401-1255, pamela.monk.kelley@gmail.com.

Document shredding at Temple Beth Sholom

HAMDEN — A document shredding event will be held from 9 a.m.-noon May 21 at Temple Beth Sholom, 1809 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, in the parking lot. Cost: Small Copy Boxes (18 x 12 x 12 inches or smaller) - $10 per box; Large Banker Boxes (18 x 18 x 24 inches or larger) - $20 per box Also available: Hard Drive Destruction & Computer Recycling $20 each; CRT Computer Monitors - $20 each; Hard Drive Only - $10 each. All items should be in a box that can easily be picked up. Paper items only. No trash bags, paper bags, no trash or non-paper items. No CDs, X-Rays, etc. Paper clips and staples CAN be shredded. On-site shredding truck provided by Affordable Solutions, LLC. Questions? Email fundraising@tbshamden.com

Congregation B’Nai Jacob schedules services, events

WOODBRIDGE — Congregation B'nai Jacob, 75 Rimmon Road, Woodbridge, announces the following services and programs. We are streaming and live for Shabbat evening and morning services. We are no longer Zooming these services. We ask that anyone entering the building vaccinated, including boosters.

Saturday: No Bread and Torah. 9:45 a.m., Shabbat Service

Sunday: Israeli Film/Book series with Rachel Korazim “The Last Chapter”, noon.

March 23: 7 p.m. Kosher wine tasting in the library

Shabbat evening services start at 6 p.m. until further notice.

Weekday morning Minyans at 7:45 a.m. in the Chapel and on Zoom. Come in person to read Torah on Mondays and Thursdays.

Congregation BEKI announces programs

NEW HAVEN — Congregation Beth El – Keser Israel [BEKI], 85 Harrison Street in Westville, offers in-person services twice daily, led by Rabbi Eric Woodward or congregants. Weekday services are also available on Zoom. Details on all events and classes at beki.org

Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation, all led by parent volunteers, meet every Saturday morning.

March 25: Class with Rabbi Woodward include a discussion of the weekly Torah portion on Thursday mornings; Philosophy and History of Conservative Judaism via Zoom on select Thursday evenings; and Talmud study (Chapter 2 of Tractate Shabbat) on select Sunday mornings. March 25, he will lead a class about the Theology of Passover.

Attorney Liora Cohen-Fraade will lead a Zoom conversation March 22, “Immigration at Our Southern Border: a Lawyer's View on Recent Barriers to Asylum.” To request the Zoom link, email office@beki.org.

Congregation Or Shalom schedules services

ORANGE — Congregation Or Shalom, 205 Old Grassy Hill Road, Orange, is holding the following services and programs. To register for a Zoom event, call the office at 203-7992341 or email coshalom@sbcglobal.net

Morning Minyan: Sundays, 9 a.m., Monday, 8:30 a.m.; , 8:30 a.m., in person, on Zoom.

Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m., in person and on Zoom.

Coffee & Learn with Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend, in person or via zoom either the entire series or specific the topics. Call 203-799-2341 for more information.

Mah Jong, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Thursdays. All levels of players, including beginners. Call the office 203-799-2341 and let her know you are playing. If you have a 2022 Mah Jong card, bring it with you.

Temple Beth Sholom services

HAMDEN — Temple Beth Sholom, 189 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, offers daily morning and evening minyans, and Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat services. All services are in-person and on Zoom.

For children: Once monthly from 9:45-11 a.m., craft, stories, and Yoga Yeladim with Sherri Sosensky, Kidding Around

Yoga - Certified & Licensed KAY Instructor. Dates and themes: Sunday, March 19, 2023 (Passover), Sunday, April 23, 2023 (Israel), Sunday May 7, 2023 (Tikkun Olam/Repairing the World). This program is free and open to non-members. Please pre-register at: https://tinyurl.com/TBSYoungFamilies. More information can be found on https://tbshamden.com/worship.

Northford church holds services

NORTH BRANFORD — All are welcome to attend weekly church services at Northford Congregational Church, 4 Old Post Road, Routes 22/17, Northford Village, North Branford, at 10 a.m.. Coffee, tea and snacks provided after the service. Visit www.northfordcongregational.church or find the church on Facebook.