Minister's Message

“Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.” – Emily Dickinson

We don’t know what this new year might bring or when the dawn will come, so… we may as well open our doors and let air, new ideas, and hope come in. And that is what we have been doing!

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President's Letter

Dear Friends and Members,

The rush and anticipation of the holidays is passed and we enter the sanctuary of deep winter. Given shelter, warmth, and each other’s company, New England winters are a gift for deep renewal. Through our congregational conversations this fall and the development of board goals, we have already planted seeds for growth. This winter we will begin to see those seeds sprout. We now organize the monthly board agenda using the four areas of stewardship developed from our goals and objectives. This letter and our subsequent updates will fall into the same arrangement.

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Soup Supper & Community Sing for Justice

Building Community and Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Area congregations will host a Soup Supper and Community Peace & Justice Sing to celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday, January 17, at 5 p.m. The clergy of the Walpole Unitarian Church, St. John’s Episcopal, First Congregational Church in Walpole and All Saints Parish invite their congregations and the community to attend this event that celebrates Dr. King during Faith Unity Month.

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Winter in Walpole

SOUP & SAVOR

Some Food for Thought

Thursdays at noon from January 14 through February 25 Hastings House SOUP lunch 12 noon and PROGRAM 12:45 pm

Hastings House on Union St. around the corner from The Walpole Unitarian Church For more information, please call 603-756-3711

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Worship Services

Our worship services are held every Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the corner of Main and Union Streets in Walpole, New Hampshire.

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Holidays, Holy Days, and Almanac for 2010

Jan. 1 – New Year
Jan. 5 – Twelfth Night
Jan. 18 – Martin Luther King Day
Jan. 30 – Full Wolf Moon
Feb. 2 – Imbolc, Candlemas
Feb. 14 – Chinese New Year, St. Valentines’ Day
Feb. 15 – Presidents’ Day
Feb. 16 – Christian Shrove Tuesday
Feb. 17 – Christian Ash Wednesday Lent begins
Feb. 28 – Full Snow Moon
March 16 – Hindu New Year
March 20 – Ostara, Vernal Equinox, 1:32 p.m. Spring begins
March 28 – Christian Palm Sunday
March 30 – Full Worm Moon
April 4 – Christian Easter
April 22 – Earth Day
April 28 – Full Pink Moon
May 1 – Beltane, May Day
May 6 – National Day of Prayer all religions
May 9 – Mothers’ Day
May 27 – Full Flower Moon, Buddha Day
May 31 – Memorial Day
June 7 – Full Strawberry Moon
June 20 – Fathers’ Day
June 21 – Summer Solstice, 7:28 a.m., Summer begins
July 26 – Full Buck Moon
Aug. 1 – Lughnasadh, First Harvest, Feast of Bread
Aug. 11 – Muslin Ramadan begins
Aug. 24 – Full Sturgeon Moon
Sept. 6 – Labor Day
Sept. 9 – Jewish Rosh Hashanah
Sept. 18 – Jewish Yom Kippur
Sept. 22 – Mabon, Autumnal Equinox, 11:09 p.m., Autumn begins
Sept. 23 – Full Corn Moon
Oct. 11 – Columbus Day
Oct. 23 – Full Harvest Moon
Oct. 31 – Samhain, Christian All Hallows Eve
Nov. 1 – Christian All Saints’ Day
Nov. 11 – Veterans’ Day
Nov. 21 – Full Cold Moon
Nov. 25 – Thanksgiving
Dec. 2-9 – Jewish Hanukkah
Dec. 21 – Winter Solstice, 6:38 p.m., winter begins, Full Long Night