The Pierce Brigade has canceled its second Brigade Lecture Series program, “Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum as an Educational Resource,” which was scheduled for April 23 at 7 p.m. The cancellation decision was made in order to comply with the governor’s recent stay-at-home order related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Brigade Lecture Series is produced by the Pierce Brigade and normally held March through October at Pierce Manse, the historic Concord home of President Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States. The series focuses on New Hampshire history and culture and are free and open to the public.
Programs typically occur on the fourth Thursday of each month and are open to the public. Decisions about future programs dates will be made on a case by case basis as time progresses. The planned 2020 schedule of lectures can be found at piercemanse.org.
The Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund is directing all grants this quarter to organizations in New Hampshire that are directly involved in the response to COVID-19 via the new Bishop’s Crisis Relief Emergency Fund. The Bishop’s Crisis Relief Emergency Fund will distribute at least $100,000 in emergency grants over the next two months. The BCAF is also waiving the requirement that organizations not apply if they have received funding within the same calendar year or have received funding for the last three consecutive years. All eligible organizations involved in COVID-19 relief efforts are welcome to apply no matter when they last received a grant from the BCAF. The fund is now accepting applications for grants to be awarded in May. Applicants should submit a completed form and all required information no later than close of business on April 22. Information and an online application are available on the Diocesan website catholicnh.org/BCAF or form.jotform.com/RCBM/crisis-relief. The BCAF accepts applications from qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in New Hampshire, without regard to religious affiliation, for projects that help people in meet their basic needs. If you would like to contribute to the fund, please visit catholicnh.org/bcaf. If you would like to mail a donation, please make the check out to the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund, 153 Ash St., Manchester, NH 03104.