■East Congregational Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Immanuel Community Church and Concordia Lutheran Church will be celebrating Pentecost today. Check church websites to see times of online services. Immaculate Heart of Mary is giving communion at the church at 11:30 a.m., but you must watch the online Mass first. Line up at the church at 11:30 a.m., enter one at a time and go out another exit (different from the entry point). Gatherings are not allowed inside the church.
■Concord Grange 322 will not meet on June 22. Meetings will resume on Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at IBEW Hall, 48 Airport Road. Call Dick Patten at 496-2917.
■The 50th Reunion for the Concord High School Class of 1970 originally scheduled for Aug. 8 has been postponed. The reunion is now scheduled for June 19, 2021.
■Happy birthday greetings to my sister Debra Patten, James Cusano and Larry Ashford. I would like to thank the staff at the Concord Hospital ER for their care in tending to my broken arm in an accident on Saturday afternoon, and Dr. Sean Burns and Dr. Brendan Higgins from Concord Ortho for treating me.
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■The Concord Parks and Recreation Department Summer Camp registration is now open! Reserve your spot for just $20 per week. Due to the uncertainty of the current situation they will only be requiring a $20 deposit for all summer camps at time of registration. Balances will be due two weeks prior to the start of each camp. For more information, call 225-8610.
■The Food Pantry at West Congregational Church (499 North State Street) is open on Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wholesome food as well as pet food is available. Park on the street behind the church, call 224-4142, stay in your car and just pop open your trunk. Easy as that.
■The Pope Memorial SPCA of Concord-Merrimack County is open during COVID-19 to anyone that needs assistance with pet food. It is available to the public on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 3-5 p.m. Pope Memorial asks all who participate to practice social distancing protocols while at the shelter. For more information, visit popememorialspca.org.
■The Zonta Club of Concord is looking for gently used book donations to raise funds to help local women’s projects. This year the proceeds from the sale of these books will go toward scholarships for local women to continue their education. Fiction and non-fiction novels, children’s books and historical books are needed, but not textbooks. You can drop off your donations at Hilltop Consignment by calling the store owner Sue at 856-0110. The books will be sold at the annual Market Days event. For more information, visit zontaclubofconcordnh.org or call club member Rebecca Barnwell at 615-445-0385.
■The 46th Annual Market Days Festival will be moving to Aug. 20 to 22. Instead of kicking the summer off, they are ending it in a blaze! Dine, shop, and experience Market Days like never before! For more information, contact Intown Concord at 226-2150 or email info@intownconcord.org.
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■Red River Theatres has three new films available to stream right to your computer or television. This week’s additions are “Life Itself,” “Lucky Grandma” and “Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy.” A portion of every film supports Red River Theatres. For more information, including a full list of films, visit redrivertheatres.org/virtual-cinema-faq.
■What is mindfulness? What does it have to do with meditation? How can mindfulness help you personally and professionally? A two-hour workshop on Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m is designed to introduce participants to the communicating mindfully approach to mindfulness as it applies to communication at home and at work. This online class is $65. For more information, visit nhti.coursestorm.com/course/introduction-to-mindful-communications1. Contact the NHTI Business Training Center at nhtibtc@ccsnh.edu.
■The Retirement Planning in 8 Easy Steps course will be held on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. You will go over the most important steps to consider when planning for retirement. You will receive a free copy of the book “Retirement Planning in 8 Easy Steps,” by Joel Kranc. This class is a resource and does not sell investment or advisory services. The class will be held at the N.H. Federal Credit Union Center for Finance & Education, 47 North Main Street, so you understand what you need to know to own your future. There is a nominal fee to reserve your seat which will be refunded when you attend the class. Non-attendance will result in the forfeiture of your seat reservation fee. Go to eventbrite.com/e/99732137508. For more information, contact Alexandria Demetriou at 224-7731 ext. 330 or alexandria.demetriou@centerfe.org.
■The North New England Book Fair will be held on June 7 at Everett Arena at 10 a.m. See 40-plus dealers from all over New England. There will be 50,000 used, rare, collectible, and antiquarian items such as books, maps, photos and ephemera. Sale lasts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a special appearance by Benjamin Kilburn and his wife. The Kilburn Brothers produced stereo views from 1865-1905 in Littleton. Visit NorNEBookFair.com for your chance at a Golden Bookmark!
■A Community End of the School Year Google Classroom Cleanup workshop will be held on June 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at NHTI. This workshop is designed for anyone who uses Google Classroom and needs to learn or review the proper way to close down their virtual classroom for the year, manage all of those added calendars and keep samples of student work. Cost is $65. For more information, visit nhti.coursestorm.com/course/end-of-the-school-year-google-classroom-clean-up. Contact the NHTI Business Training Center at nhtibtc@ccsnh.edu with questions.
■JobsInNH will hold a Virtual Career Fair, which will allow job seekers to hear from and virtually meet with employers in a webinar format. Each hour, exhibiting employers present an overview of their company, discuss available positions, and respond to participants’ questions. Register your company as a career fair exhibitor or step up to a sponsorship level to gain additional post-event data and tools. It will be held June 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Go to JobsInNH.com for more information or contact Robyn Tucker at 1 877-374-1088, sales@jobsintheus.com.
■Join this June 13 class (9 a.m. at 47 North Main Street) class to help you understand your money and how you can make it work for you. In this class, you will review the steps to building a savings and spending plan, provide information to help you manage your credit, and introduce you to basic investing terms and concepts. You will receive a free copy of the book, “Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s For Dummies” by Eric Tyson when you attend the class. There is a nominal fee to reserve your seat which will be 100% refunded when you attend the class. Non-attendance will result in the forfeiture of your seat reservation fee. Register at eventbrite.com/e/99732438408.
■See you on a patio at lunchtime!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com