PRESENTS YOUR COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Ongoing

Woonsocket

• St. Agatha’s Senior Citizens Club is not anticipating a return to its regular weekly meetings until Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, due to concerns regarding COVID-19. There will be no meals or trips scheduled until October. For more information please contact Gerry Robidoux at 401-243-7703. • Due to the COVID-19 virus, the St. Joseph Senior Citizens Club is not anticipating a return to its regular meetings until Sept. 22, 2020. The monthly club drawings for April, May and June will be drawn in June by Bob and Pat Desjardins. Winners will be notified. Hopefully we can resume our casino trips in October. At this time there are no other trips. Please stay safe. For more information contact Fran Roy at 401-356-1493.

Pawtucket

• St. Teresa’s Seniors will recess until Sept. 3, 2020. The existing officers have volunteered to serve extended terms until such time as club is able to reconvene. All activities are suspended until Thursday, Sept. 3, including the planned trips to Martha’s Vineyard and Newport. Members will be reimbursed for payments in the near future. Meetings will take place at 358 Newport Ave. church hall, new members are welcome. The Board, led by Deb Seaton, President, extends its condolences to those members who have experienced a loss. In the meantime, please stay safe.

East Providence

• Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island has announced that support groups through the end of April are canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Questions? Contact facilitator Richard Muto at 401-228-3319.

• The Weaver Library Farmers’ Market will resume on Thursday, July 9 at 4pm. The 2020 lineup of vendors offering fresh local food, produce, and plants include Harvest Kitchen, Cedar Ledge Apiaries, Delfina’s Plants, Diggers’ Seafood, Blush Bakeshop, Mariska’s Confections, Pop’s Hotdogs and returning farmers Margarita and Teo Pons, Geek Gardens, Lazy Acres Ranch, and Martinellis. New to the Weaver Market are Daily Farm, Soul Fresh Proteins, Anouk’s Crepes, and WebeJammin. For the most current market information, see the Weaver Library Farmers’ Market Facebook page or call the library at 401-4342453.

Millville

• The Millville Free Public Library sends wishes of good health to all of our loyal patrons. We look forward to serving you as soon as Governor Baker permits the opening of non-essential organizations for in-person service. The library’s re-opening will be in phases with phase 1 consisting of curbside pick-up of books, DVDs and other materials by appointment only. Look for an announcement of our re-opening on the library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/millvillelibrary. For more information, patrons can email librarian@millvillema.org or call the library at 508-883-1887. Until then, remember that with your library card you can access e-books, audio books, movies and magazines using cwmars overdrive (cwmars.overdrive.org) or using the libby app (libbyapp.com).

Central Falls

• Out of an abundance of caution and consideration for alumni, it has been decided it was necessary to reschedule the Notre Dame High School final all-school 2020 Reunion from June 7 to Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln. This event is for all former students, both graduates and non-graduates of Notre Dame High School from 1937-1980. Reservations are required. Detailed reunion information and reservation forms will be mailed in later this summer. Visit ndhscentralfalls. weebly.com for updates about the reunion and to see other information about your former high school. Email questions or contact information to: ndhs2020reunion@gmail.com or contact Sandra Vincent Richard ’69 at 401-821-3023. Include both single and, if applicable, married name, class year, address, phone number, and email address.

Pascoag

• Pascoag Public Library, 57 Church St., 401-568-6226; Library Takeout Service starting on May 26; Orders can be placed by phone or by emailing info@pascoaglibrary.org. Patron must have card number to order. Mondays: call/request 1 to 5 p.m.; pick-up 1 to 6 p.m.; Thursdays: call/request 10 a.m.- to 2 p.m.; pick-up 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment only. Please visit pascoaglibrary.org for more information.

Blackstone

• Curbside Pickup Now Offered at Blackstone Library; Beginning June 1, the Blackstone Public Library will be offering contact-free curbside pickup for library materials. Each patron can reserve up to 20 items. Hours for curbside pickup are: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday pickup hours are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Only Blackstone library items will be available. Drive-up and walk-up patrons are welcome. Once the holds are placed, library staff will retrieve the items, bag them, and then call when they’re ready to be picked up. Patrons must call from the parking lot upon arrival and have their trunk or car door already open. Returned materials must be placed in the book drop, which is available 24 hours a day. Registration for curbside pickup is required and must be done in advance. Those interested can call the library or click on “Calendar of Events” on the library’s website at www. blackstonepubliclibrary.org and register through Eventkeeper. Patrons can elect to place their own holds at home using their library card account, or can call the library for assistance. Returned materials can be left in the library’s book drop, which is available 24 hours a day. For help placing holds or to register for curbside pickup, please call the Blackstone Library at 508-883-1931.

Blackstone Valley/State

• Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI), a statewide nonprofit human service organization, has launched “Be Safe Plus,” a program delivering fresh foods, masks, cleaning and personal care supplies to Rhode Island seniors, people with disabilities and their caregivers who are at high-risk for COVID-19. FSRI recruited Chubby Chickpea and “Hope & Main,” located in Warren, and Roch’s Fresh Food, of West Greenwich, to put Rhode Islanders back to work by employing them to pack and deliver “Be Safe Plus” boxes. Seniors can access Be Safe Plus by calling 401-462-4444/ The Point for assistance in English and Spanish.

• The Federated Rhode Island Sportsman’s Clubs is offering free firearms training at a number of ranges around the state. The organization is providing these classes as a public service in response to the large number of new gun owners and people considering purchasing their first firearm. Bring your firearm(s) unloaded. Free ammunition will be provided. Firearms will be available for those without them. Use the following link to register, which is required: https://federatedriinfo.wufoo.com/forms/ zijuhtm17l9tpg/. Or call or email Carlos Sousa, 401 753.8440, FriscVicePresident@gmail.com. You will be notified when Covid-19 regulations allow classes to begin near you.

• Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 2021 Calendar Photo Contest. Grab your camera and explore the Blackstone Valley and capture some great images for this year’s theme: Historical Landmarks & Artifacts. Photos must focus on historical landmarks and artifacts in the 25 communities of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and must be original digital photography. Photos must be submitted in high resolution (300 dpi minimum), horizontal JPG format. No black and white or altered images, please. The deadline to enter Friday, August 14, 2020. Submit photos to Blackstone Heritage Corridor’s website at BlackstoneHeritageCorridor.org, and use the online calendar contest submission form. To request a paper form, contact Bonnie Combs at bcombs@BlackstoneHeritageCorridor.org. There is no limit on the number of entries. Each photo must be submitted separately with the description, etc. Winners will be notified in early September.

§§§ Sundays

East Providence

• Newman UCC Takes Worship Online: As our communities continue to deal with the challenges restricting our in-person gatherings, Newman Congregational Church, United Church of Christ holds weekly worship services online. All are welcome to participate. Sunday mornings at 10 a.m., worship launches on three different platforms; Facebook, YouTube and the Newman UCC website. (facebook.com/newmanucc, YouTube. com/newmanucc, newmanucc.org) Newman UCC is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ and extends this invitation to one and all, living out the example of Jesus’ extravagant welcome. Newman Congregational Church, United Church of Christ is located at 100 Newman Ave., Rumford, RI 02916; for more information, contact Rev. Timoth Sylvia at 401-434-4742.