3rd Tues.
of the Month
The Bordentown City Green Team meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Carslake Community Center, 209 Crosswicks Road.
Meetings are open to the public. Reach the Green Team at [email protected].
Tuesdays
& Thursdays
ZUMBA classes take place Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. and Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Jacksonville Community Center in Bordentown Township.
The cost is $5 per class. Call 609-304-9865 for more information.
Sundays
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 280 Crosswicks Road, Bordentown, holds worship services at 9:03 and 11:03 a.m. with live music, video and messages from Pastor Garrett Knudson.
There is a nursery for children ages 3 and under and fellowship between the services with refreshments. Visit www.hclconline.org.
Sat., Feb. 7
Children in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth can join a free vacation Bible school from 1-3 p.m. in Holy Cross Lutheran Church at 280 Crosswicks Road, Bordentown.
Each child attending is encouraged to bring a bottle of squeezable jelly as an offering for deliveries to the homeless. RSVP by contacting Heather Raitano at [email protected] or Mary Cardone at [email protected] for more information.
Fri., Feb. 13
Sat., Feb. 14
Sun., Feb. 15
”I Do! I Do!” will be staged at the Open Arts Stage, 146 Route 130, Bordentown Township.
It is a dessert theater presentation Friday, Feb. 13, and Saturday, Feb. 14, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb.15 at 2 p.m. by Open Arts Stage and Pinn Worth Productions.
Tickets are $27.50 in advance and $30 at the door. Seniors and students pay $25 in advance and $27.50 at the door. Purchase tickets online at bit.ly/i-do-i-do-valentines-tickets.
Sat., Feb. 21
Light rail trip: D&R Canal. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join Barbara Ross for a tour by light rail into the 19th century.
Meet at the Bordentown RiverLINE light rail station at 9:15 a.m. Purchase tickets and receive a brief introduction before boarding the train for Trenton.
The train follows the path of the D&R Canal from Crosswicks Creek to Trenton. See the abandoned canal, Watson’s Creek and the Abbott Marshlands.
In Trenton where Route 129 is on the former route of the canal, remains of the industrial and commercial buildings can compared with earlier photos.
Tickets are $1.50 (70 cents for seniors). The current one-way-only provision may apply so be prepared to pay double the amounts. Bring exact change.
Registration is advised; call 609-924-2683.
This D&R Canal Watch trip is co-sponsored by the Friends for the Abbott Marshlands and D&R Greenway Land Trust.
Sun., March 1
The Duke Street Brass will perform at 3 p.m. at Bordentown Regional Middle School, 50 Dunn’s Mill Road, Bordentown, presented by the Community Concert Association of Bordentown.
Tickets: Adults $15: Students $5. For information, call 609-298-5465.
Sun., March 22
A Rodgers and Hammerstein Concert presented by the Community Concert Association of Bordentown will be held at 3 p.m. at Bordentown Regional Middle School, 50 Dunn’s Mill Road, Bordentown.
The newly staged revue, under the direction of Robert Violette, features musical theater favorites, both classic and contemporary, such as “South Pacific,” “Carousel,” “The Sound of Music,” “Oklahoma” and “The King and I.”
Tickets are adults, $15; students, $5. For information, call 609-298-5465.
And more . . .
The Florence United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 209 Broad St., Florence, is open Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Florence United Methodist Church, 209 Broad St., Florence, is taking registration for its preschool for 2-, 3- and 4-year-old children. Call 499-1129 or 499-3807.
Bordentown Elks Lodge 2085 has bingo every Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.
Doors open at 5 p.m. There is a progressive jackpot, and food is available for purchase.
The lodge has sandwich night every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The price is $6 per person.
Lodge 2085 hosts a breakfast the third Sunday of every month from 8 to 11 a.m.
All proceeds benefit the Special Children’s Committee.
The Consolidated Fire Association will sponsor bingo every Wednesday night at St. Mary’s School starting Sept. 18. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the games will start at 7 p.m.
Any parent who suspect his or child may be slow in developing language, social, motor or cognitive skills may be eligible for the Bordentown Regional School District’s preschool disabilities program. Contact the Child Study Team at 609-298-0025, ext. 1135.
Bordentown Regional School District is offering a full-day, tuition-based early education program for children 4 or older.
The Burlington County Community Action Program is being accepted. Contact Louise Sullivan at 609-298-0025, ext. 1129, for information.
The Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist congregation of Bordentown City offers classes for children every Sunday at 10 a.m., 39 Park St. Contact the group via www.ddixuu.com.
Bordentown Township Seniors plan a trip to Bally’s Casino every third Tuesday of the month.
For information call Chuck Klosinski at 609-298-2688 or Carol Panella at 609-298-4235.
The club meets the first and third Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and older are welcome.
For the 10th year, Holy Cross Lutheran Church will have youth groups for children and teens in grades K-12.
The CREW is broken into two groups. JV CREW is for children in kindergarten through second grade, and Varsity CREW is for children in third grade through fifth grade. They gather twice a month to explore Christian faith through crafts, games, stories and more.
The season typically starts after a mid-September kickoff and ends in June.
For more information about CREW, visit www.hclconline.org/community/youth-group/the-c.r.e.w.-youth-group-(k-5th) or send an email to [email protected].
The GANG also has two groups. GANG Jr. is for young adults in sixth grade through eighth grade. GANG Sr. is for young adults in ninth grade through 12th grade.
The GANG usually holds two meetings, an activity, a fundraiser and community service event a month.
The season typically starts after a mid-September kickoff and ends in June, though some summer activities are planned to keep the groups connected all year long.
For more information about GANG, visit www.hclconline.org/community/youth-group/the-g.a.n.g.-youth-group-(6th-12th) or send an email to [email protected].
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