SATURDAY

Free eWaste Day, 8 a.m. to noon, accepted items include televisions, computers and parts from other electronics. Proceeds will aid Threads of Hope thrift stores. Held at Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave., Sanford.

An Evening With Jonas Woods, 7 p.m., concert with guest Gene Richardson. First E Free Church, 355 Bridgton Road, Westbrook. Tickets are $12 or $20. Go to www.firstfruitsministries.info/events.

Pihcintu Multicultural Children’s Chorus, 7 p.m., concert to benefit the Malala School for Girls in South Sudan, held at Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church. The concert is open to the public, with a suggested donation of $10 at the door. The chorus is based in Portland and consists of immigrant children from around the world. For more information, go to www.pihcintu.org.

SUNDAY

Mother’s Day Bouquet, 9:30 a.m., a commemorative bouquet will be assembled during the service in recognition of Mother’s Day. North Congregational Church of Groveville, Buxton.

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THURSDAY

Labyrinth Walk, 4 to 7:30 p.m., indoor Chartres-style labyrinth at Trinity Episcopal Church, 580 Forest Ave., rear entrance, Portland. All are welcome. Allow about 30 minutes to complete the walk. Call 772-7421 for more information.

Gerda Weissmann Klein, 6:30 p.m., presentation by the Holocaust survivor and author with a viewing of the Academy Award- and Emmy-winning short documentary “One Survivor Remembers.” Klein was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama and is the co-founder of Citizenship Counts. The event is free. All are welcome and a reception will follow the program. Congregation Bet Ha’am, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland. For details call 879-0028

WEEKEND

Buddhist Bodhisattva Weekend at Vajra Vidya Portland. Two of the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s khenpos will teach the practices of the Bodhisattva path. The cost is $85 for dues-paying members and $100 for nonmembers. Registration is required. Details and registration at portlandmainebuddhism.org.

SATURDAY

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Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco and Biddeford. Call the church office at 282-0062 for more information.

Law Enforcement Marriage Seminar, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Light and Shield Ministries and Wives Behind the Badge will host a marriage seminar for law enforcement couples and families. Held at Calvary Chapel, 154 River Road, Orrington. Tickets are $40 per couple and $20 per individual. Snacks and lunch will be provided. Tickets are available through PayPal.

Climb Aboard the Food Train, third annual citywide food drive to benefit the Westbrook Food Pantry. Members of Trinity Lutheran Church placed money jars and food boxes in business establishments and churches that will be picked up during the weekend. On Saturday the train will be parked at the bicentennial skateboard park by Hannaford and in the parking lot by Shaw’s to accept donations.

OTHER

Three Maine natives will be ordained to the Catholic priesthood this spring:

Kyle Doustou, 27, was born in Lewiston and graduated from St. Dominic Academy in 2005. He received a full scholarship to the Basselin Scholars Program, a three-year honors philosophy program at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and earned bachelor’s and licentiate degrees in philosophy and then a bachelor’s degree in theology. Doustou will complete his master’s degree in theology this spring from Theological College in Washington, D.C. Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate his Mass of Priestly Ordination at 5:30 p.m. May 30 at the Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, Lewiston.

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Brad Morin, 30, was born in Upper Frenchville and graduated from Madawaska High School in 2002 and from St. Joseph’s College in Standish in 2006 with a philosophy degree. Morin will complete his master’s degree in theology this spring from St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore. Deeley will celebrate his Mass of Priestly Ordination at 4 p.m. June 6, at St. David Church, Madawaska.

Edward Clifford, 51, was born in Shawmut. He attended Yarmouth High School but graduated from high school in Milford, Ohio, in 1981. He received a B.A. in political science from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and also earned a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Maine in Orono. Clifford will receive his master’s degree in theology this spring from Blessed John XXIII Seminary in Weston, Mass. Deeley will celebrate his Mass of Priestly Ordination at 10 a.m. June 14 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

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