News from Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom

This Week at FVJC-Emek Shalom:

First Saturday Shabbat Morning Service next Saturday

Join us for our first monthly lay-led Shabbat Morning Worship Service on Saturday, May 2, at 9:00am until 10:00 in our sanctuary. Enjoy a short prayer service, including Kaddish, and a lively discussion on the first Saturday morning of each month. Our first topic will be "How Do We Celebrate?" Come to this informal gathering for prayer, discussion, Challah, and Kiddush. And, of course, there will be coffee and noshes.

Clean Up Day - We Need You & Your Tools

Join us on Sunday, May 3rd for an "old fashion cleanup and sprucing-up of the temple property!" The Board and the Men's Club will be joining together to clean-up the temple property from 8:30 AM till 1:00 PM on Sunday, May 3rd. If you have a rake, bring it or a gas leaf blower, we can use it.

If you have any questions, please call Daryl Worobow. Dan Millstein, Andrew Rose, or Mark Lescher, for further details and needs. Come join us for coffee and donuts while your children are in Religious School!

Join the Mitzvah Marchers!

Join our RELAY for LIFE team, the Mitzvah Marchers to benefit the American Cancer Society. The Simsbury Relay for LIFE takes place on June 13, 2009 at Simsbury High School, from 4pm until 10am the next day (Camping Out is optional). Susan Gentile is heading the team this year, so if you'd like more information,to join the team, or to make a donation, please get in touch or go to the Team website:
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/MitzvahMarchers or contact Susan at 651-6608 or sgentile@ymail.com.

Yeah! It's Time for the Annual FVJC Progressive Dinner.

Please join us on June 6, 2009, for FVJC’s annual Progressive Dinner! The fun-filled event is open to both current and prospective members. Appetizers begin at 6:30 at a location to be announced, guests are then divided among several members’ homes for dinner, then we all reconvene for dessert. We are looking for members to volunteer their homes for dinner (food and wine is provided). The cost is $20 per person to cover the dinner, and guests are asked to contribute an appetizer or dessert. Please use this form to RSVP. Questions? Please call Lori (658-0769), Marianne (658-1100) or Johanne (658-7470). Thank you and hope to see everyone on June 6th!

Lori Kase, Marianne Berman and Johanne Bach, The Progressive Dinner Planning Committee

FVJC on LinkedIn and Facebook

Did you know that FVJC is on both networking sites? Our LinkedIn group has been designed to help members network professionally. Our Facebook group chats about upcoming events and the like. Join us!

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