Annual Christmas Fair and Bake Sale December 1 at the Grange Hall
This is an abbreviated update on what’s going on at the Church. See feature article elsewhere in this paper on the results of a special meeting held on October 14th· Saturday, November 3rd, we will be having a “Neighbor helping Neighbor” give-away. This event will be held at the E. Andover Grange Hall (next to […]
Begins Monday, April 22, 6:30–8:30 PM
An eight-week bereavement support group sponsored by the Andover Community Church will begin on Monday, April 22, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, at The Andover Community Hub, 157 Main Street. It’s open to anyone dealing with a loss in their lives, and offers help and encouragement for participants in rebuilding their lives after the death of […]
Featuring Cinnamon Blomquist, Friday, April 19
Cinnamon Blomquist is a professional flutist whose musical passion is jazz. She’ll share this love with the audience when she brings “Jazzpirations” to the Andover Community Coffeehouse on Friday, April 19. The event will be held in its usual space at the Highland Lake Grange Hall in East Andover, where music will begin at 7 […]
Now streaming services on FB live
Everyone at Andover Community Church hopes you had a wonderful and blessed Easter. Now it is time to get ready for the spring! Holy Week and Easter: we had deeply rich celebrations of the last week of Jesus’ life. Palm Sunday was loud and boisterous, Good Friday’s service portrayed a dramatic replay of the crucifixion […]
The Academy and town are linked together
Since its inception in 1848, Proctor Academy and the Town of Andover have been inextricably linked together. Over the past few decades, a liaison committee between the school leaders and town officials has helped share information, collaborate, and troubleshoot issues that arise between the two entities in town. After a hiatus during COVID-19, the Committee […]
Christmas concert and sing-along Friday, December 22, 6-7:30 PM
Thank you to everyone for your support and participation in South Danbury Church events and activities! We hope that everyone who attended our Happy Hour & Homemade Pie Sale in November enjoyed it as much as we did. We are also especially grateful for your donations to the “South Danbury Church Essential Home Goods Shelf” […]
Saturdays 9-12, July 15 and 24, and August 12
On June 3, six hearty souls braving the drizzle and the cool temperatures gathered behind the church to begin cleaning up the gravestones. Work in this cemetery is going to take several Saturday mornings, 9 to 12, on July 15, July 24, and August 12, under the direction of Lance Ford and Susan Huntoon, Cilleyville […]
Members present: Jenny Bodwell, Tina Cotton, Sooze Hodgson, Nancy Robart, Jesse Schust, Nancy Teach, Lee Wells Also attending: Donna Duclos Tina was voted in as a full member. Minutes: approval by unanimous vote. Dyer’s Crossing/McDonough lot We will refer to it as McDonough Parcel. We will contact Colin Brown in Bristol for surveying. ASLPT Roundtable […]
Sunday June 11 at 4 PM
Rebecca Rule, renowned New Hampshire storyteller, will spin tales at 4 PM on Sunday, June 11, at the North Wilmot Church, 3 Breezy Hill Road in North Wilmot. The program, That Reminds Me of a Story, is hosted by the North Wilmot Union Meeting House Society (NWUMHS), and underwritten with a grant from New Hampshire […]
Donna Blinn is a family history researcher
In response to the Andover Beacon’s solicitation for immigration stories, Donna Hague Blinn of Flaghole Road reached out to offer her family’s history. She is a second-generation immigrant. We sat in her cozy sunny kitchen one afternoon as she retold the following story. Three of her grandparents immigrated to the United States. Her paternal grandparents, […]