MOMS Club meeting
Thursday, Dec. 8 The MOMS Club will hold the general meeting at 9 a.m. Come and meet other stay-at-home mothers in your community.
The group is open to residents of Roebling, Florence, Mansfield, Bordentown and Fieldsboro. Refreshments will be served. Call 499-0601 for details.
Country Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 10 Fernbrook Farms Environmental Education Center, 150 Georgetown Road, Bordentown, will sponsor an "Old Fashioned Country Christmas" from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A wreath-making workshop, hayrides, a guided tour of the historic Inn at Fernbrook and pictures with Santa will be featured. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 (not including cost of workshop materials).
Call 298-8282 for more details. Advance registration is required.
Breakfast with Santa
Saturday, Dec. 10 Holy Assumption School, 1290 Hornberger Ave., Roebling, will host "Breakfast with Santa" from 9 to 11 a.m. in McGrath Hall.
Games and crafts will be featured and each child will be able to visit with Santa, have their picture taken and receive a small gift. Cost is $5 per person
Holiday House Tour
Saturday, Dec. 10 Tickets for the annual Holiday House Tour are on sale at Apps Hardware, Silk and Tweed and Shoppe 202 on Farnsworth Avenue.
The self-guided tour is scheduled (rain or shine) from 5 to 9 p.m. There are 13 locations on the tour. Presale tickets cost $15 or $20 at the door. Contact Suzanne at 298-3481 or Patti at 298-9181 for details.
‘Christmas Spectacular’
Beginning Saturday, Dec. 10 Fountain of Life Center, 2035 Columbus Road in Florence Township, will present the annual Christmas production "A Christmas Spectacular" at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Additional show times are Thursday and Friday, Dec. 15-16 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday Dec. 18 at 6 p.m.
Tickets are available at Ward’s Christian Bookshop, 2301 Rancocas Road, Burlington. Call 386-2093 or visit www.flcnj.org for details.
Atlantic City trip
Sunday, Dec. 11 The Knights of Columbus No. 570 will sponsor a bus trip to the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City. Bus will leave St. Mary’s Church at 4:30 p.m. for a 4-hour stay. Cost is $20 per person and $20 and $5 food credit. Call Bob at 298-5530 for reservations.
Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, Dec. 14 The Northern Burlington County Chamber of Commerce will meet at Jester’s Cafe, Bordentown City, at 6 p.m. for a full-course dinner ($38 per person). Call 298-7774 for reservations.
Blood drive
Friday, Dec. 16 St. Mary’s School in Bordentown City is sponsoring an American Red Cross blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. The blood drive will be held at St. Mary’s Church Rectory on the second floor in the Parish Center.
For further information or to schedule an appointment, call Sue at 324-9082.
Trash or Treasure
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17 Trinity United Methodist Church, 339 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, will hold the monthly sale from 9 a.m. – noon. All Christmas items will be half-price. Lots of new items for that last minute gift.
Meet the artist
Saturday, Dec. 17 The Artful Deposit Gallery, 201 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City, will host renowned Russian illustrator Gennady Spirin from 1 to 4 p.m. for book signings.
Original works from more than a dozen of Spirin’s illustrated books will be available, with unframed originals and signed prints through Jan. 3. Call 298-6970 for details.
Carriage rides
Saturday, Dec. 17 The Downtown Bordentown Association will sponsor Christmas carriage rides from 5 to 9 p.m. Historic tours originate at the Friends Meeting Home on Farnsworth Avenue. Last carriage leaves at 8:45 p.m. Call Deb Rausher at 324-8167 for tickets or details.
Sunday, Dec. 18 The Roebling Garden Club will host its third annual Home for the Holidays event and horse and carriage rides from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Roebling Fire Hall.
Festivities will include a social gathering with free refreshments, choirs, and a visit from Santa Claus. Carriage rides will be 15 minutes in length limited to six seats per carriage.
Cost is $12 per person for adults and children age 3 and over. Children 3 and under ride free (seated on parent’s lap). Horse and carriage tickets must be booked in advance. Call Sharon at 499-2456.
Candlelight services
Sunday, Dec. 18 Fieldsboro United Methodist Church, 7 Second St., Fieldsboro, will hold a candlelit service at 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 18 Crosswicks Friends Meeting will hold its annual candlelight service at 7 p.m. in the Crosswicks Meetinghouse on the village square at Front and Church streets, Crosswicks.
Planned with families in mind, the service consists of readings, a children’s musical program, group singing of familiar carols and lighting of candles. Following the service, there will be refreshments and fellowship. Wrapped gifts for needy children and contributions are welcomed.
Poinsettias will be available for purchase with proceeds benefiting the Heifer Project. Bring a flashlight if you attend.
Christmas Cantata
Sunday, Dec. 18 Wesley United Methodist Church, 24573 East Main St., Columbus, will present "The Gift Goes On," a Christmas cantata, at 3 p.m.
The combined choirs of Hedding and Wesley United Methodist Churches will perform a community concert and light refreshments will be served after the performance. Call 298-2132 or 298-2893 for details.
Blood drive
Wednesday, Dec. 28 Temple B’nai Abraham and Sarah Seidel Sisterhood will sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive at the Carslake Community Center, Senior Services Room, 209 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m.
To make an appointment to give blood, call 298-6485 or go to www.pleasegiveblood.org/donate and enter sponsor code 6Y44.
Kindergarten Round-up
Tuesday, Jan. 6 In an effort to plan for the implementation of new full-day kindergarten, the Bordentown Regional School District is announcing an early kindergarten round-up date.
Community members who have children who will be 5 years old as of Oct. 1, 2006, are asked to complete an enrollment form no later than Jan. 6, 2006.
Registration for both elementary schools will be held the week of Jan. 23, 2006. Additional information can be found at www.bordentown.k12.nj.us, select kindergarten registration.
Thomas Paine event
Sunday, Jan. 29 The Thomas Paine Society of Bordentown will sponsor the annual Thomas Paine Birthday Celebration. The all-day celebration will feature a 1:30 p.m. luncheon and lecture by Professor Robert Lorenzi on Thomas Paine’s Revolutionary pen.
Tickets cost $30 per person. Contact The Old Book Shop of Bordentown at 324-9909 for location and details.
Art classes
Wednesdays The Firehouse Gallery, 8 Walnut St., Bordentown, is accepting students for its Wednesday evening classes. Kids 7 to 12 can sign up for the 4:30 to 6 p.m. after school classes. Adults and Teens can sign up for the 7 to 9 p.m. evening class.
All students will need to bring their own supplies. Class fee is only $40 for the month. Visit www.firehousegallery.com for more information or call the gallery evenings at 298-3742.
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