The Goffstown Edge

Dunbarton Congregational Blessing of the Animals

Dunbarton Extravaganza

Dunbarton Coffeehouse

Dunbarton Congregational Church will host its "Spireside Coffeehouse" Saturday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m., at the church vestry.

Featured performer Jon Godgrey of Candia will perform folk music on his acoustic guitar.

Coffee, tea and snacks will be available.  There is a $5 suggested donation at the door and pass-the-hat for the featured performer.

Dunbarton Congregational Church Farm Stand

Church farm stand is open Thursdays

Stop by our Farm Stand on Thursday afternoons 4-7 pm from mid-July to mid-September.  We have a table with fresh foods and one with breads, pies and other baked goodies.  People from the community or passersby come through on their way home to pick up food. The real ministry of this farm stand is not the food, but how many people stay to chat. We brew some tea or drink lemonade and see how everyone's week is going.  Donations of vegetables and baked goods are welcome.  All proceeds benefit the church.

Dunbarton Town Wide Yard Sale

Saturday, June 4th

(Rain Date June 18)

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Town Site Maps available at

Dunbarton Concregational Church

Te be listed on map: $10.00  Contact 774-4232

Open Mic Spireside Coffeehouse

Saturday, May 21,  7:30 p.m.

The Dunbarton Congregational Church will host an Open Mic Coffeehouse featuring music and the spoken word on the third Saturday of each month. Musicians, poets and writers are welcome. Opening night is May 21, 7:30 PM at the church vestry building on Rt. 13 in Dunbarton. Admission is $5.00. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, please contact Joyce,  774-5105
jar@gsinet.net

Historical Dunbarton Piano Concert

Christmas Services

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Goffstown

5 North Mast Street, Goffstown NH  497-2003

Christmas Eve Services:
4pm for Tiny Tots and Early Birds
7pm with Carols and Canterbury Choir
10:30pm  Musical Prelude
11pm  Choral Eucharist
 
Christmas morning 10am Holy Communion
 
December 26 8 & 10am Holy Commuion with blessing of your favorite gift

St. Lawrence Catholic Church

One East Union Street  Goffstown, NH
603-497-2651

Friday, December 24th
4 p.m., 6:30 p.m. & 11 p.m. & Saturday, December 25th 10:30 a.m.
There is no 5 p.m. Mass
 
Sunday December 26th
8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Solemnity of Mary Mass Times
 Friday, December 31st  5 p.m.
 Saturday, January 1st, 2011  5 p.m.
 Sunday, January 2nd, 2011  8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Dunbarton Congregational Church

6 Stark Highway, Dunbarton NH 865-5185

Friday, December 24th Christmas Eve Worship 7:00 p.m. Traditional Candlelight Service of Lessons

Sunday, December 26th, A casual and informal Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, January 2nd. Epiphany and Worship with Communion 10:30 a.m.

Annual Epiphany Tea

Christ Community Church

727 S. Stark Highway, Weare, NH  529-2009

Sunday, December 26 10:00

Weare Christian Church

10 Concord Stage Road, Weare NH 529-7729

Christmas Eve Service 7:00 pm December 24

Goffstown Congregational Church

8 Main Street, Goffstown  497-2365

Our Christmas Service of “Candlelight and Carols”
will be held on Christmas Eve
Friday, December  24th at 7:00pm

Dunbarton Congregational Sells Wreaths and Poinsettias

Time is ticking down to get your orders for wreaths and poinsettias in for the 2010 season from the First Congregational Church of Dunbarton, NH.  The Church's Holiday Fundraiser features the fresh scent of balsam fir, evergreen wreaths and radiant Poinsettias. Please go to www.dunbartonchurchucc.org and view our offerings.  The vendors we call on supply us with fresh and fragrant wreaths and vibrant poinsettias you are sure to enjoy during the holidays.  Don’t forget these make great gifts for friends, neighbors, family and work associates.  In addition to personal orders, we are also accepting donations of poinsettias for the church sanctuary in memory or honor of someone special.  Thank you for your support.

Wreaths come in three different styles:

• Decorated 22-inch handcrafterd wreath adorned with three pinecone clusters, holly berries and a six-loop red bow ($20)
• Undecorated 22-inch hancrafted wreath ($12)
• Undecorated handcrafted 36-inch barn wreath ($36)

Poinsettias come in pink, red and marble and are available in four sizes:

• Single poinsettia in a 6.5-inch pot ($10)
• Double poinsetttia in a 7.5-inch pot ($13)
• Triple poinsettia in an 8.5-inch pot ($19.50)
• Quadruple poinsettia in a 10-inch pot ($30)

Pick up location - Dunbarton Congregational Church Vestry, 8 Stark Hwy North in Dunbarton

Orders can be placed for wreaths and poinsettias by visiting www.dunbartonchurchucc.org/form.html

DEADLINE:  Friday November 17

Community Food Pantries Head Into Holiday

  Community food pantries are now actively asking for donations to provide holiday meals  for the hundreds of needy families in Hopkinton, Weare, Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston.

Weare Food Pantry is located at the Weare Middle School on Route 114.  The pantry is open on Wednesday nights from 5-7 pm, and is staffed by a group of volunteers including Cindy Hoekstra, Sandra Breault, Lynne Carrara and Phyllis Townsend.  Director Peggy Bailey explains that, “Everything is donated from the community and the entire program is run by volunteers.  All the money raised at the Weare Community Thrift Shop goes to support the Food Pantry.”  The Weare pantry serves 45 families including nearly 50 children.  Supported completely by the community, Bailey says, “The community is awesome.  They go above and beyond!”  Weare residents can call 529-2572 for more information or to donate to their Hat-Coat-Mitten Drive.

The Hopkinton Food Pantry is also open on Wednesday nights, from 6:30-7:30 pm in the lower level of the Slusser Senior Center at 41 Houson Drive in Contoocook.  Resident’s are asked to call Marilyn at 746-5729.  “We are always looking for cereal, and any kind of substantial food such as peanut butter, hearty soups, and tuna fish,” she says.  “We’re getting ready for the holidays right now.”  The Hopkinton pantry typically feeds 60 families, with more expected for Thanksgiving.

New Boston Community Church has established a Food Pantry for New Boston residents.  Residents can call 487-2160 and speak with Reverend Woodland for an appointment, or to drop off donations.  Currently the NB pantry is requesting macaroni and cheese, spaghetti sauce, canned fruits, meats and pasta, peanut butter, jelly, soups, and personal care items.  If you would like to send a cash donation, checks can be sent to Kathy Conk-Ryder, Tacy Corbett, or Reverend Woodland in care of the church, Central Square, New Boston NH 03070.

The Goffstown Network Food Pantry is located at 7 North Mast Street next to St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church.  The pantry is open on Wednesday evenings from 6-8 pm, and Saturday mornings from 10 am until noon.  Network President David Grenier said, “ As we go into this holiday season, the Goffstown Network has faced unprecedented, unrelenting requests for help the the last two and a half years.  The past several months the situation seems to have worsened, though we are not sure why.  The Goffstown Network serves the communities of Goffstown, Dunbarton and New Boston.  The people, churches, businesses and civic organizations of these communities have always supported us well.  If the current trend keeps up, which I imagine it will with the heating season approaching, we are going to continue to need lots of help.”  Proof of residence is required to shop at the pantry, in the form of a utility or phone bill.  If you would like to make a donation, you may leave food in the donation box at Hannaford or Shaws in Pinardville and at St. Matthew’s, or call 497-3433.  Checks made out to the Goffstown Network can be mailed to the 7 N. Main St. location.  Donations can easily be made via Paypal on the Network web site, www.goffstownnetwork.org.

Goffstown Harvest Christian Church opens their Food Pantry on Saturdays from 9-11 am.  Located at 711 Mast Road in the old Jutras Sign building, the pantry is available to church members attending for a minimum of 6 months.  Serving over 200 families, the pantry receives donations from local markets and from the community.  Dramatically discounted produce and necessities are available, as well as free items.  15 families volunteer throughout the month, including Naomi, Sarah, and Abby Cox.  “It’s how we volunteer for our church,” they explained, as they kept busy stocking boxes of grapes and pears.  Donations can be made by calling Jerry St. Jean at 391-5741.