NORTH ANDOVER — The Rev. Dianne Cooksey Kessler has been named to the board of the Center for the Study of Jewish Christian Muslim Relations at Merrimack College.

The center is an interfaith program to study and encourage the interreligious connection between Jews, Christians and Muslims.

Kessler was executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches from 1988 to 2007. An author, she has participated in ecumenical and denominational endeavors, including the World Council of Churches.

Kessler, who lives in Newton Centre, has a bachelor's from Oberlin College, Ohio, and a master's from the Andover Newton Theological School. She also has an honorary doctor of divinity degree from the Episcopal Divinity School and an honorary doctor of humane letters from Hebrew College.

Services

Christ Church, 25 Central St., Andover: Dr. Marilyn Paul offers a workshop on living a simplified and spiritual life, tomorrow, 11:30 a.m.

Corpus Christi, 35 Essex St., Lawrence: Members of the Franciscans of Primitive Observance lead Bible study on St. Paul's letters to the Thessalonians, tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.

Havurat Shalom, meets at Christ Church, 25 Central St., Andover: Josh and Ben Canner lead the sabbath service May 1, 7 p.m.

Marsh Corner Community, 317 Pelham St., Methuen: Pregnancy Care Center's two-mile Walk for Life starts at 9 a.m. Visit www.pccnortheast.org to register.

Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., North Andover: Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day is commemorated April 28-30. Exhibit, "The Courage to Remember" will be on display Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the Sakowich Campus Center. On April 30 at 3:30 p.m., Rabbi Robert Goldstein leads prayers in remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.

New England Bible Church, 60 Chandler Road, Andover: Interactive Bible study with Cindy Saab titled, "True Women, True Friendship," on May 2, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

St. John the Baptist, 110 Lincoln Ave., Haverhill: Pregnancy Care Center's two-mile Walk for Life starts at 9 a.m. Visit www.pccnortheast.org to register.

St. Mary Immaculate Conception Cemetery and Mausoleum, 29 Barker St., Lawrence: Mass for all who are buried and entombed at the cemetery, May 2, 8:30 a.m.

St. Monica School, 212 Lawrence St., Methuen: Jane Richard leads an introduction to "Theology of the Body" on April 27, 7 p.m.

St. Thomas Aquinas, 26 Crystal Ave., Derry, N.H.: Dr. Peter Cataldo speaks on the Catholic approach to advanced medical directives, May 2, 10 a.m. to noon. He is the moral ethicist for the Diocese of Manchester.

South Church, 40 Central St., Andover: Allison Williams Chapman performs comedy show through the music of Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein on May 2, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each or $30 for a family.

Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Road, Andover: Arthur Rosen leads a four-part series covering the 300 years from the Roman occupation of Judea to the death of Constantine, tomorrow and May 3, both at 10 a.m.

Temple Emanu-El, 514 Main St., Haverhill: The comedy drama "Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi" will be shown tomorrow, 3:30 p.m.