Our Teen Library Club will be meeting on December 6, 2012 from 6 pm - 8 pm in the OFML meeting room. The Teen Library Club (TLC) will continue to meet on the first Thursday of each month during the school year. Join us for fun, friendship and lots of laughter! Please call us at 269-3900 or see us at the circulation desk if you have any questions. Hope to see you there and don’t forget your friends!

Suncook Valley Area Lions Club Collecting Warm Items For Kids

The Suncook Valley Area Lions Club (of Pittsfield and Barnstead) are collecting hats, mittens, scarves and socks for Kids through the month of December.

A donation box is at Jitters Cafe, Main St., Pittsfield or donations may be brought to the annual Pittsfield Christmas Tree Lighting event on Sat., Dec. 1 from 4-6pm at Dustin Park.

Barnstead Christmas Assistance

Applications for Christmas assistance are now available and can be picked up at the Barnstead Elementary School and Barnstead Thrift Shop. We are anticipating the needs to be many. If you need assistance please return your application to the Barnstead Elementary School Main office as soon as possible.

If you would like to adopt a child for Christmas, please contact Dawn McCartney at 776-4063 or [email protected]. 

Donations are being accepted now through December 20, 2012. New unwrapped toys, clothing, and items of necessity such as shampoo, diapers, toothpaste and body washes can be dropped of at the Barnstead Elementary School Main Office. 

It is through the generosity of local community members, the Barnstead Elementary School PTO and Student Council and the Barnstead Thrift Shop that this program is made possible.

Angel Tree It Starts With A Gift… It Leads To Lives Transformed By Christ

Right now, an estimated 1.5 million children have a mom or dad in prison. The number is huge – but so is the opportunity. 

Angel Tree is a ministry of Prison Fellowship that reaches out to the children of inmates and their families with the love of Christ. It seeks to transform the lives of these families and to reconcile them to their Heavenly Father as well as to each other. In Matthew 18:5 Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.”  

Angel Tree provides an opportunity to connect the inmate with their family during the Christmas season. Through Angel Tree, these children are able to feel a parent’s love, despite their absence. 

Throughout the month of November Center Barnstead Christian Church and its members will purchase gifts to deliver to the children of inmates in their parent’s name. If you would be interested in helping provide gifts for these children or have any questions please call the church at 269-8831. Donations of money and gift purchasers should have gifts back to the church by the beginning of December. 

The Center Barnstead Christian Church is located on Route 126, next to the Town Hall.

Nighthawk Hollow Seniors Of Barnstead

The Nighthawk Hollow Seniors met on November 7, 2012 at 12 pm for a delicious monthly pot luck luncheon followed by a silent auction. 

All men and women are welcome to join our group. The dues are only $4.00. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 12 pm at the Barnstead Town Hall.

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012, the paid-up members will gather at the Barnstead Town Hall at 11 am to carpool to the Red Apple Buffet on Loudon Road, Concord for their Christmas party, as guests of the club. Those who wish, can bring a $5.00 gift to exchange. In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be held the next Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the same time at the Red Apple Buffet.

If you have any questions, Christine Sanborn, president, can be reached at 875-2676. Beverly A. Goodrich, secretary, can be reached at 569-3391.

The Advent Christian Church Is Moving To Center Barnstead

The Advent Christian Church, formerly located in Alton Bay, recently purchased the former St. Paul’s Catholic Church located at 96 Maple Street and Route 28 in Center Barnstead. Rev. Charles Willson, Pastor of the church and his wife, Carol, along with the members of the church welcome residents of all ages in the community and surrounding areas to attend its services.