First Parish seeks teachers The Youth Programs Committee at the First Parish Church in Lincoln is looking to hire two teachers, one for the nursery class and one for the K/1 program. The commitment is four hours per Sunday on 15 Sundays per year from September 27 until the end of May 2016. The ideal candidates are those who enjoy…
News acorns
Corrected time for OWL parent orientation The First Parish Church has sent updated information on the mandatory parent orientation for the OWL program (Our Whole Lives) described in the September 18 News Acorns. The parent orientation is on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 7:30-9.p.m. in the Garrison Room of First Parish. For more information, email kathycronin@firstparishinlincoln.org. New…
Feeling “fawnda” wildlife? (Lincoln Through the Lens)
There were several imaginative answers left in the comment section below yesterday’s “Lincoln Through the Lens” picture of a mystery animal photographed by Stephanie Smart, though no one suggested it was a chupacabra. We also received a picture of a similar creature sent by Rosamond Delori (left photo). In the opinion of the Lincoln Squirrel, who…
News acorns
Architecture talk on “American Glamour: Making a New World” Wellesley College Professor Alice T. Friedman presents a talk titled “American Glamour: Making a New World” on the influence of American consumerism and popular culture in the making of a handful of key Mid-Century Modern architectural projects on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 7-9 p.m. at the…
Meetings on affordable housing, Hanscom coming up
The Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) will host several officials who will speak about plans and activities to maintain and enhance the Hanscom Air Force Base on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Chris Willenborg, the recently appointed executive director of the Massachusetts governor’s Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force, will discuss the…
Mystery animal (Lincoln Through the Lens)
Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed…
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Starting September 16, 2015, the Lincoln Squirrel is switching the service we use to manage email subscriptions (going from Feedburner to MailChimp, to be exact). You may get an email asking you to confirm your subscription even if you were already subscribed. Go ahead and confirm, and you’re all set to keep getting Squirrel emails. Why…
Correction
Some Lincoln Squirrel subscribers may have gotten an email notification on Monday morning with an incorrect headline about the upcoming memorial events for Wesley Frost and Gwen Morgan, saying that one of the events is in memory of Toby Frost. The corrected article can be found here. The calendar section has also been updated with the correct time for…
Memorial events for Gwen Morgan, Wesley Frost
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. at the First Parish Church in Lincoln for Gwen Morgan, who died on September 4 at the age of 90. She was a long-time advocate for and authority on quality child care and early childhood education. You can read her obituary here and a tribute…
First Parish Church gets a new minister with diverse worldview
By Alice Waugh Multiculturalism and diplomacy are at the core of Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti, the new senior minister for the First Parish, who was, in his words, “raised Hindu, in a Jewish neighborhood, in a predominately Christian country.” Before becoming a minister, Mishra-Marzetti had a different vocation—the Pittsburgh native served in the U.S. Diplomatic Corps after…