Friday, April 5, 2013
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
STOUGHTON PRAYS FOR REV. JEAN LENK: Rev. Jean Lenk was leading a very busy life, like most of us. The spiritual leader of the First Congregational Church of Stoughton on Pierce Street. for the last eight years, she is also a mother of four, wife to her husband Peter, and caretaker of her 92-year-old father, who lives with them. She was preparing for Holy Week, the most solemn week of the church year. Ironically, she got life-altering news on Good Friday. The 59-year-old Lenk told About Town that she wished to share the news that turned her life upside down, and the faith that she has that it will be righted once again. She said, “I learned that day [Good Friday] that I have Stage IV cancer. It started in my pelvic region, and it …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
The following is a list of Christmas services in Stoughton. If your church isn't listed and you are having services, please add in the comment section.
The following is a Christmas service schedule for Stoughton churches: GRACE CHURCH (421 Page St.) FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH (18 Stoughton St.) FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF STOUGHTON UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (76 Pierce St.) IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH (122 Canton St.) ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH (542 Page St.) TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH (414 Sumner St.) FIRST PARISH UNIVERSALIST CHURCH (790 Washington St.)
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Eat for free at IKEA, Church fairs, Pop Warner playoffs, and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know This Weekend" is the weekend version of the Patch column "Five Things You Need to Know Today." The weekend edition provides readers with essential information for both Saturday and Sunday. 1. Eat for Free at IKEA this Weekend Dine in the Stoughton IKEA restaurant and deduct your restaurant receipt total from any home furnishings purchase over $100! The offer is valid this weekend, November 12 and 13. For more details, click here. 2. Veterans' Open House at the YMCA Join the Stoughton YMCA on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for a free day of family fun! November is military month, and The YMCA is focusing their efforts on helping active, reservist, and veteran members of our armed forces. Come for …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
HOLIDAY FAIRS * First Parish Universalist Church (790 Washington St., Stoughton Center): The First Parish Annual Holiday Fair will be held Friday, Nov. 4, from 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a food table, cookies by the tin, a gift shop, plants, raffles, arts and crafts, a white elephant sale, and more. There will also be a silent auction on Saturday. * First Congregational Church of Stoughton (76 Pierce St., across from CAPP Playground): The church will present a Holiday Fair on Friday, Nov. 11 (4-8 p.m.) and Saturday, Nov. 12 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Come out to their annual Holiday Fair, where there is always something for everyone to enjoy! Browse their attic treasures, hand knits, Christmas items, books…
Michelle Bailey
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