This week's news briefs provide information on upcoming rummage sales, annual meetings, new art exhibits, recent "Faculty Champions" awards, fundraising events and more.…
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JUNETEENTH—Noon. “Cooperstown Juneteenth Celebration.” Music, poetry, personal testimony, history, children’s activities and more. Light refreshments served. Front Lawn, First Presbyterian Church, Corner of Pioneer and Church Street, Cooperstown. (607) 431-3296.…
CONTRADANCE—7:30-10:30 p.m. Fun, social dance with the Otsego Dance Society. Features music by the band Eivey, featuring Eileen Kalfass and Harvey Nusbaum, with Hilton Baxter calling. Suggested donation, $10/adult. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church Street, Cooperstown. Visit https://otsegodancesociety.weebly.com/…
The installation will take place on March 3 at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary of New York City, preaching.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 Last Contradance of 2023 with Otsego Dance Society CONTRADANCE—7:30-10:30 p.m. Final dance of 2023 with the Otsego Dance Society, featuring music by Tom White and Henry Lamont, with Garry Aney calling. Suggested donation, $10/adult. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church Street, Cooperstown. Visit https://otsegodancesociety.weebly.com/…
The First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown recently hung a new banner to display its participation in One Home One Future. This is a multi-faith seven-year campaign to strengthen connections and build vibrant communities across generations in local congregations around the country.…
When will enough be enough?” is the question that has been underneath an all-too-regular lament of the congregation and leaders of The First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, joining other such cries from communities around the state and country. In the wake of tragic news story after tragic news story, at the sight of every flag lowered to half-mast, in the midst of every gathering for prayer and solace while we grapple with the awareness of communities broken apart by gun…
First Presbyterian Church Certified Again as Earth Care Congregation COOPERSTOWN For the 10th year, Cooperstown’s First Presbyterian Church has been certified as an Earth Care Congregation by the Presbyterian Church (USA). This certification recognizes churches that make the commitment to take seriously God’s charge to “till and keep” the garden, e.g., to care for God’s earth. To become an Earth Care Congregation, First Presbyterian pledged to integrate environmental practices and thinking into its worship, education, facilities and outreach.…
In Memoriam Joshua S. Quinlan, 34 February 29, 1988 – January 21, 2023 ARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA—Joshua Stephen Quinlan, “Josh”, 34, of Arden, North Carolina died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Josh was born in Southampton on February 29, 1988, to the Reverends Lin Grace Rohr of Massachusetts and Stephen J. Quinlan of Indiana. He married Christen Markwell in 2012. Their children, Theodore “Teddy,” age 9, Annastasia “Anna,” age 5, Timothy “Huckleberry”, age 3 and Joseph, age 1, were the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 1 Fireworks & Concert at Lake Front Park FIREWORKS – Dusk. Celebrate the birth of the United State of America with fireworks launched from Fairy Spring Park. Enjoy from Lake Front Park or the Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown. CONCERT – 8 p.m. Enjoy performance by the Cooperstown Community Band while you watch this year’s Independence Day fireworks. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown.…