REMINDER
Catholic Religious
Education Classes
Follow the Son!
The Faith Formation program at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in
Pittsfield, helps to promote the knowledge of faith, the meaning of
the liturgy, and prepares students to receive the Sacraments of
Baptism, Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
Join us for Orientation Day, Sunday Morning, Sept. 7, from 9-10AM at
Our Lady of Lourdes Rectory located at 20 River Road, in Pittsfield.
For more information, please contact Jeannie Garcia at 269-4143,
942-8716 or the rectory at 435-6242.
If you are interested in the Catholic faith or are Catholic, but
have not received a sacrament, adult classes are offered at Our Lady
of Lourdes Parish. Please contact the rectory at 435-6242.
First Congregational Holds Services At
Community Center One Additional Week
The Trustees of the First Congregational Church, 24 Main Street,
Pittsfield, announced this week that the sanctuary renovation and
carpet installation project at the church is not yet complete making
it necessary for the 10 a.m. services to be held an additional week
at the Community Center, Sunday, August 31. The entrance is at the
lower level on Broadway, around the corner from the main entrance at
74 Main Street. Parking is permitted on Broadway, Main Street and at
the Town Hall.
Work should be completed in time for the September 7, 10 a.m.
service, when you are encouraged to attend and observe the results
of the renovations and new carpet installation throughout the
sanctuary.
Watch for forthcoming information in The Sun about the church’s
225th anniversary celebration events occurring in the next few
months. Children’s Sunday School begins September 14 at 9:50 a.m.
For more information, call the church office at: 603 435-7471.
Letter To The Editor
With the Primary Election coming right up, I wanted to share a few
more thoughts on the governor’s race.
NH needs fresh leadership. It has been lacking for a while now and
it’s starting to show. Andrew Hemingway is what NH needs. When it
come to education, a Governor Hemingway would reject federal
mandates which limit our ability to innovate as a state and as
individuals. Having strings attached is never a good thing. He would
encourage alternative school choices such as charter or
home-schooling.
Our current governor doesn’t seem to be a big fan of alternative
school choices since she nominated Bill Duncan or the State Board of
Education. Duncan is an anti-charter school activist who is engaged
in an ongoing lawsuit against the state challenging the school
choice law. Hemingway would lead NH out of its involvement with the
Common Core testing standards brought on by the federal government,
designed to produce cookie cutter students. We need to be fostering
vibrance, individualism, and competition in our students, not
suppressive mediocrity.
And furthermore, this year NH’s credit rating was downgraded by the
S+P from stable to negative. This is a symptom flaring up from an
underlying problem of lacking leadership and innovating, inspiring
solutions from our chief executive in the State House. We are
stagnating. NH can do better.
I was raised in the best state a kid could ask for, so, when I heard
recently that as a state we dropped from 1st to 4th of best states
to raise a family, it really saddened me. I want many others, like
me, to be able to continue to experience the benefits and blessings
of responsible, smaller government, and a sky that’s the limit. Look
up Andrew Hemingway on the internet. Election Day is September 9th.
Sincerely,
Willie Matras
TOPS News
Submitted By Terrie Azotea
At Tops this past week our Kops best loser of the week was Barbara
and our Tops was April. Great job ladies! Kudos to the rest that had
a weight loss.
We had an open mic night and talked about different ways to help
each other and how tops helps us stay on track, the support that we
all have, and the friendships that we have made. We also talked
about the benefits of our summer veggies and the different recipes
that you can make with them. It’s an enjoyable time of the year to
go outside and have the fresh herbs and just picking in the
gardens.The taste is amazing and so are the pocketbooks when you
don’t have to buy them.
We are a support weight loss group that gets together every Tuesday
night at 5:30 for weigh-in and at 6:30 for our meeting at the
Berakah in Pittsfield on Fairview Rd. We welcome new faces, so any
questions, please call Janis White at 603-491-5532 or Claire Coll at
603-435-7271. Hope everyone has a good week and see you all lighter
next week!
Cabaret For A Cure
More Fun Than A Mammogram
Join the cast of Cabaret For a
Cure, a benefit for the American Cancer Society, on September 20 at
the Scenic Theatre for music, inspiration, comedy and comfort.
Tickets are $12, doors open at 6PM for raffles and refreshments.
Tickets for this event normally sell out, so get yours by calling
736-8073, because someone YOU know, needs a cure.
The third annual Cabaret for a Cure, More Fun Than a Mammogram will
take place at the Scenic Theatre Saturday, September 20, 2014 at
7PM. Following the format of last year’s show, there will be music,
laughter, drama, raffles, refreshments and more.
We’re reaching out to Pittsfield and the Suncook Valley residents to
send me your donations of raffle prizes. Tickets will be available
the night of the show and prizes will be called during intermission.
Think you don’t have anything to donate? Think again; make a quilt,
create a photograph/artwork, make a basket, write a poem, make some
jewelry, buy a gift card, stuff a pillow, whip up some salsa, put
together a themed basket of goodies, make soap and/or candles, bake
some goodies, send a check, decoupage something, knit something
pink, give a gift certificate, make it big or make it small, send it
to Cabaret For A Cure, c/o Meggin Dail, 243 Black Hall Road, Epsom,
NH 03234 or call me (603) 736-8073 and I’ll come get it from you.
We’re also looking for sponsors to help get this endeavor off the
ground. We are putting together a sponsorship package and if you or
your company is interested in receiving one and sponsoring “Cabaret
For A Cure” a tax-deductible benefit for the American Cancer
Society’s Making Strides program please contact me at the phone
number or email above. Sponsors can attach their names to supporting
this event in many ways; buying music, providing refreshments,
printing costs (tickets, programs, posters), advertising,
decorating, flowers, raffle prizes, costumes, and housekeeping
items, to name a few.
You’ll be hearing and seeing a lot more of us, so keep your eye on
The Sun and please consider making yourself part of the cure.
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