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Five Things to Know on April 18: Group Examines Being Gay at a Christian College

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Thursday, April 18. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Sun: It will be a sunny day on Thursday with a high temperature in the 50s and southwest wind blowing up to 15 miles per hour. 2. OneGordon: A group called OneGordon will bring about 50 Gordon College alumni, students, faculty, and staff and friends to the First Chirch in Wenham on Thursday night. The event at 7 p.m. will include panelists will answer questions about their struggles with faith and identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transexual students at a Christian institution. 3. Unemployment: The latest state unemployment data for March will be announced on Thursday. 4. Pig: There will be a live pig at Hamilton-Wenham Library on Thursday to…

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Five Things to Know on Feb. 6: Midwinter Night’s Choral Jubilee at First Church

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Wednesday, Feb. 6. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Clouds: The clouds that start the day on Wednesday will gradually clear and temperatures will get into the mid-30s. A west wind could also gust up to 20 miles per hour. 2. Midwinter Jubilee: Young performers will take the stage at First Church in Wenham on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the 22nd annual Midwinter Night's Choral Jubilee. The program typically includes Miles River Middle School Chorus, Delle Belles and Solstice Singers performing. The event is sponsored by People’s United Bank and there will be a collection to benefit Acord Food pantry. 3. Blizzard: It was exactly 35 years ago on Wednesday that the snow was really coming down as the heart of…

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First Church's Duda to Receive Humanitarian Award

Rev. Mike Duda of the First Church in Wenham is slated to review the Red Cross Humanitarian Award at its Annual Community Heroes Breakfast in March.

Rev. Mike Duda of First Church in Wenham has been named one of American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts' two major award winners at its upcoming 2013 Heroes Breakfast. Duda, who lives in Rockport, has been awarded the 2013 Humanitarian of the Year award. Donald E. Kelley was also awarded the Enduring Hero Award for his work with Beverly Rotary Club, Beverly Bootstraps, Walk for Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Boston and North Shore Music Theatre. Both men will be honored in March at the Red Cross's Heroes Breakfast. Duda, the pastor at the First Church in Wenham, has always accepted everyone regardless of religion or politics, Red Cross said in its announcement on Wednesday. "As the longtime executive director of the Anchorage …

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Five Things to Know on Dec. 6: Christmas in the Village

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Thursday, Dec. 6. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Early Winter: Thursday’s weather is looking like it will end up as a pretty typical early winter day – temperatures in the high 30s and close to 40 with sunny skies. Winds could really gust in the morning but should subside later on. 2. Christmas in the Village: Thursday night marks the third annual “Christmas in the Village” in downtown Hamilton. The events runs 5-9 p.m. and will include music and food, plus specials at many of the local shops. The event, put on by the Hamilton-Wenham Village Merchants Association, will also include caroling and raffles. And, of course, St. Nick will be there. 3. History Fair: Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School …

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Five Things to Know on Nov. 15: Free Flu Shots

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 15. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Repeat: Thursday’s weather will largely be a repeat of Wednesday – a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the 40s. 2. Flu Shots: The second of two flu shot clinics happens on Thursday at The Meetinghouse in Hamilton for residents of both towns. It runs from 3-6 p.m. and is open to all ages. The Boards of Health from both towns, which are sponsoring the clinic, recommend that people wear short sleeves or loose-fitting sleeves and bring your insurance card. 3. Patton Park Bricks: The effort to raise money to build a new playground at Patton Park has added brick sponsorships to its efforts. And Wednesday has been set as the final day to contribute…

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Three Local Scouts Join the 5 Percent to Become Eagle Scouts

Nationwide just 5 percent of all Boy Scouts achieve top rank of Eagle Scout. In Thomas Grimshaw, Keaton Holappa and Andrew Gauthier, Hamilton can boast of three in one year.

Last Sunday, Thomas Grimshaw, Keaton Holappa and Andrew Gauthier joined the ranks of Gerald Ford, Neil Armstrong, Steven Spielberg and Michael Moore. The three Hamilton residents and members of Wenham-based Boy Scout Troop 28 became Eagle Scouts. Fellow troop members, family and friends were at the ceremony known as the Eagle Court of Honor held at First Church in Wenham. To become an Eagle Scout is not a small undertaking. Many, if not most boys can claim to have at one time or another been a Cub Scout, but it is a select few that make it to scouting’s top rank. Becoming an Eagle Scout takes many years of steady commitment. Most who rise to the challenge are in their last year or two of high school when they earn their final merit badges…

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Michelle Bailey

10:35 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Kudos to these young men, their leaders, their parents and their community for encouraging and supporting them. Scouts is the only year round program for boys that teachers leadership, fraternity, and fun. Troop 28 is off in the woods this week-end, so Scoutmaster Gauthier and other leaders are helping more boys to earn their ranks.   more ›

Wenham's First Church Gets Fresh Coat of Paint

Two sides of the First Church in Wenham are getting a new coat of paint this spring.

The historic church that’s overlooked the center of town in Wenham for nearly 170 years is in the midst of getting of new coat of paint worth between $160,000 and $180,000, according to the Salem News. In addition to church services, the First Church in Wenham is often used for multi-denominational services, such as the one honoring the 10th anniversary of the Seot. 11 attacks last year, and musical performances. This year, the first phase of the project will repaint two sides of the church – facing Route 1A and Arbor Street – while the other two sides will be repainted next year, a church trustee told the paper. In fall 2010, the spire on the church was replaced, complete with a new cellular phone tower inside. The bell tower, below the …

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What Time Are Christmas Services?

One of the top questions two days before Christmas - when are Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services?

Christmas is, first and foremost, a religious holiday. All of the churches in Hamilton and Wenham have services planned for either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day or both. First Church in Wenham Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24 5:30 p.m.: Family Christmas Eve Service 10 p.m.: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25 10 a.m. Informal Service First Congregational Church of Hamilton Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24 6 p.m.: Reader's Theatre program for children 8 p.m.: Traditional Christmas Eve candlelight service Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25 10 a.m. Christmas Day service, no Sunday School, God’s House or Little People’s Church. The Church of Saint Paul Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24 4 p.m. Mass (pageant) 6 p.m…

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Weekend Fun: From A Capella to Daddy Rock

This weekend's events calendar includes an artisan fair, a female a capella concert and vetrans forum on Friday night, plus a rockin' dad's concert on Saturday.

The holiday shopping season gets going this weekend with a holiday fair on the calendar and there's preparations for the popular day-after-Thanksgiving race in Hamilton. Each Friday morning, Hamilton-Wenham Patch’s “Get Out” weekend planner brings you a quick local events and activities. In addition there's an a capella group in Wenham on Friday night and a forum for veterans in nearby Danvers. The weekend calendar also includes many other things to do and we encourage you to look past this weekend guide into our full calendar of events, where we have other events listed. Remember, if you have great ideas of your own that you want to share, please feel free to add them in the comments section at the bottom. 1. SLEIGH BELL ARTISAN FAIR …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 15

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 15. Here are five things you need to know: 1. Warm: Wow, was that 70 was saw on the thermometer on Monday? It might have been. And forecasters are saying Tuesday is expected to be just as nice, with temperatures into the 60s with clouds and a slight chance of rain. 2. Winter Parking Ban: The overnight winter parking ban in Wenham begins on Tuesday. Vehicles are banned from parking on the street from midnight to 8 a.m. for longer than an hour between Nov. 15 and March 31, according to Wenham police. Violations come with a $15 fine. 3. First Church grants: Tuesday is the deadline to apply for the First Church in Wenham’s Special Grants Program. The church’s grant committee will meet in late fall and present the …

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