■My deadline is Tuesdays at 5 p.m. for news to appear in the following Sunday’s paper. I look forward to receiving your Penacook news!
CHERYL STINSON
news03303@aol.com
■I would like to wish everyone who is celebrating this special season a very Merry Christmas! Stay safe and healthy, and make sure you wear a mask. I also want to wish a Happy Kawanzaa to our citizens who celebrate this special time.
■I also want to wish all members of the Concord Police, Concord Fire, Concord General Services, Concord Recreation Department and Concord Cemetery Division a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for all you have done every day for the citizens of Concord. Remember all our beloved senior citizens who are residing in the various nursing homes or still live at home. Please call them or send a card to let them know they are not forgotten.
■Immaculate Heart of Mary Church will have Masses Sunday at 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. There will be Christmas Eve Masses outside in the Rosary Garden at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday. The church will be open inside for those who wish to be inside and watch it on screen. There will be a Christmas Eve Midnight Mass inside the church. Christmas Day Mass will be at 9 a.m. Please contact Fr. Ray at 224-4393 for more information.
■East Congregational Church, Grace Episcopal Church, Immanuel Community Church, Granite State Baptist Church and Concordia Lutheran Church are offering a variety of worship services this week. Check church websites and Facebook pages for details.
■Concord Grange 322 has sent Christmas cards to all members. The Grange also shopped for gifts for children at the Thompson Street Friends Shelter and other children in the community. The Grange will resume meetings in January via Zoom.
■Happy birthday to Mark Stover!
RICHARD PATTEN
496-2917
dickpatten7@gmail.com
■Concord City Auditorium is closed. It will reopen again in February.
■There will be no trash and recycling collected on Friday due to the holiday. Monday through Thursday will be collected as usual and Friday will be moved to Saturday.
■The Concord Public Library is offering a children’s virtual Storytime. Join the librarians on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and enjoy music and stories through Zoom. Register online to attend and receive further instructions by going to concordnh.gov/588/Library or calling 225-8670 for more information.
■Concord quarterly taxes are due on or before Jan. 2. For more information, call City Hall at 225-8540.
■Hope you have a happy and safe holiday week!
LYNDA PLANTE
717-1632
soxpatscats@gmail.com
■Lou Sillari is achieving yet another milestone in his life and this is the fifth time I get to wish him well! He will be celebrating his 105th birthday on Tuesday! Family and friends will be calling or stopping by to share this momentous occasion with him and to wish him good tidings on his special day! So Lou, relax, put on your Notre Dame cap and relive some of the many memories of the past 105 years. Cheers!
■New Hampshire Art Association pastel artist Chris Reid will have her work on display in a free exhibit titled “The View Through My Eyes” at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center, 29 S. Main St., beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. through March 18. All work is available for sale by contacting the Art Association at 431-4230. For more information, go to nhartassociation.org or contact Suzanne Laurent at 431-4230 or nhaa.pr@gmail.com.
■All City of Concord offices are closed on Friday in observance of Christmas Day. Friday is a trash holiday. Trash and recycling collection will be postponed to Saturday.
■You can livestream the Christmas Masses at St. John the Evangelist Church of Christ the King Parish on Thursday at 4 p.m. and Friday at 9 a.m. on YouTube. on YouTube. Search “Christ the King 03301.” The Mass can also be viewed on ConcordTV, Channel 22, on Friday at 6 p.m.
■Now, go back to wondering what your “new toys” will be whether you’re 8 or 80. Love your family. Drink some cocoa. Breathe. If you’re going to church, feel it in a new way. It’s really a birthday party! Have some gingerbread men for breakfast and savor and cherish Christmas morning! Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad, Nollaig shona, Prettige Kerstdagen, Krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuvakamana, kala christougenna / kala xristougenna, Feliz Natal!, shèng dàn kuài lè, Anu keghi Christmas nu amapi kethighi wa salam pi nthu chupenle, Raska nawa Serma, Piak Pasko Pu Piag Bago Tawn, Madyaw Pagsalog sa Pagka-otaw ni Jesus, Maligayang pasko, Nathaar thina vaalthukal, Masinadyahon nga Paskua Kay Malipayon nga Bag-ong tuig!, Mepiya Pagasaulog sa pagka-otaw ni Jesus aw maontong kaling Omay! Fiya Pagpasko, Mayad pag Pasko kag, Madyaw na Pasko aw malipayong Bag-ong Tuig kamayo, mga lumon, Selamat Hari Natal, Christmas elani nzyu ethan myingona nte topvu Tunghi ematha longshi salam ka, Hyveä rostuon proasnikkoa ta, Christmas Id Mubarak, Khasy India Krismas basuk, naragsak a paskua, Naragsak nga paskua kon barung nga tawon, Nollaig Chridheil, Maa-yong Paskwa, Natal ni shub kaamnao, Krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuvakamana, Kuwa na Krismasi njema, Srechan Bozhich and a Happy and Blessed Christmas to all! Fa-la-la-la-la!
JEAN VER HOEVEN
856-304-5830
jeanann@voicenet.com