Those Celebrating Birthdays are: December 22, Al MacLellan; December
24, Jacob Robbins; December 25, Jeff Riel, Brittany Reed; December
26, Brigette Tibbetts, Christopher Ward.
A Very Happy Birthday To One and All!
Celebrating Anniversaries are: December 25, Jim and Martha Bryant.
Congratulations!
Candlelight Christmas Eve
Join us for a wonderful traditional candlelight service Saturday,
Christmas Eve, 6:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 24 Main
St., Pittsfield. The program includes beautiful music by the Chancel
Choir and the JuBellation Handbell Choir, scripture lessons, the
story of the first Christmas, the sanctuary bathed in candlelight
and the singing of "Silent Night." Bring the whole family for a
lovely evening service.
TOPS News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea
Well we had a awesome time at our Christmas Party last week. We had
a great dinner and a Yankee Swap. It was fun seeing the different
presents go from one person to another; always my favorite game. I
went home with a nice scented candle. We have been having pretty
good weight losses considering there are lots of Christmas parties
and family gatherings going on. We all know there’s lots of good
food and lots of different kinds of food we don’t normally eat that
adds up really fast to the hips. My goal is to make it through the
holidays without a weight gain. If we can stay the same throughout
the holidays then get right back on track with our journals, still
calling our buddies, and sending a card, that will help us all
throughout the next couple of weeks. So TOPS members keep the calls
and cards coming.
Remember the old saying "If it passes through the lips, it goes
straight to the hips." Keep up the good choices and I hope everyone
has a Merry Christmas....and don’t eat Santa’s cookies!
Special Event Pizza Bowl 2012
Come support a fund raiser by the Knights of Columbus for Our Lady
of Lourdes/St. Joseph’s Parish on Sunday, January 29, 2012 from noon
to 2 pm, at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, 844 1st NH Turnpike in
Northwood.
Help vote for your local pizza shops and your favorite types of
pizza. Random Door Prizes will be drawn during the event. Tickets
are $10.00 per person and children under 5 are free.
Help support those in need throughout our parish and support your
local pizza shop to win assorted awards. Tickets available through
Knights of Columbus members, after all masses at the Northwood and
Pittsfield churches and by calling 942-7689.
Letter Of Thanks
To my folks, Bob and Faye McAnney, for garden space at their home in
Chichester this past season:
From the first zippity radishes and sweet peas, through the
midsummer squash, cuke sandwiches, corn roasts, various degrees of
success with all manner of products from Johnnys and Clark’s to the
carving of pumpkins (and roasting their seeds) and final mulching
and tilling under, it was a busy and pretty darn wonderful season.
Plenty of canning, vacuum bagging, freezing, pickling and
dehydrating. Much tilling and weeding (ok, probably not enough).
Lots of picking (of bugs and rocks too). Scarecrows, trellises and
staking for tomatoes and morning glories. Not to mention a healthy
supply of good natured kibitzing and criticism; heck the summer was
great.
My Barnstead buddy, Scott, shared his gardening skills, seed,
transplants, and equipment and seemed to enjoy the horticultural
"therapy" as much as I did.
A bumper crop of wild grapes down at the brook and some beautiful
crab-apples from the back yard capped off the season with many jars
of excellent jelly plus some pretty zippy vinegar (sorry about the
wine, Mike!)
God bless our old homestead Pumpkin Hill Farm and the roots I
continue to sink here in New Hampshire. Thanks folks.
And hey, don’t forget; there’s still a batch of parsnips left to
dig.
Robin McAnney
Pittsfield
Obituaries
Amanda L. Michaud
Amanda L. Michaud, 31, of River Road, died Saturday, December 10,
2011, after injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Born in Manchester on January 24, 1980, Amanda was the daughter of
Richard and Barbara (Fisher) Guild of Epsom.
In addition to her parents, Amanda is survived by 2 children, Jace
Colton Michaud of Pittsfield and Kayla Sierra Guild of Concord; her
husband, Martin Michaud of Center Barnstead; a brother, Michael
Guild of Seabrook; and several aunts and uncles, cousins, and nieces
and nephews. Amanda was the mother of Avery Connor Michaud, who also
lost his life in the accident.
Donations may be made to Richard and Barbara Guild, PO Box 331,
Epsom, NH 03234 to help defray funeral expenses.
Family and friends may sign an on-line guestbook by visiting
stilloaks.com.
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