News & Upcoming Events In Foxborough, Massachusetts 02035

Jan. 27 Around Foxborough | @Jay_Barrows Office Hour, Basketball, Conversational Italian, Pool League, Seniors, Yoga, Scrabble, A.A., Sports, Seniors, Health & Wellness Program Coffee & Conversation, Tai Chi, Classes, Municipal Meetings, And More!

• Jan. 27 - Rep. Jay Barrows' (@Jay_Barrows) Office Hour at Foxborough Senior Center 9:00 a.m.#Downtown_Foxborough^*
• Jan. 27 - Conversational Italian Class at Foxborough Senior Center 9:00 a.m.#Downtown_Foxborough^*
• Jan. 27 - Chair Yoga at Foxborough Senior Center 9:15 a.m.#Downtown_Foxborough^*
• Jan. 27 - Tai Chi at Foxborough Senior Center 10:30 a.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Posture, Balance, Chairs & Stairs at Foxborough Senior Center 11:45 a.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Scrabble at Foxborough Senior Center 12:30 p.m.#Uptown_Foxborough^*
• Jan. 27 - S,H.I.N.E. at Foxborough Senior Center 12:30 p.m.#Uptown_Foxborough^*
• Jan. 27 - Knitting at Foxborough Senior Center 1:00 p.m.#Route140_Foxborough^*
• Jan. 27 - Guys And Dolls Rehearsals for Foxborough Senior Center 1:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - @StopAndShop for Foxborough Senior Center 1:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - #FoxboroughRCS Wrestling Practice 3:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Burrell BEAP Program 3:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - OCD/Anxiety Parent Support Group Meeting at Boyden Library 6:30 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Bachelor Viewing Party at Bar Louie 6:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Neponset Choral Society Rehearsal at St. Mark's Episcopal Church 7:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Basketball at Grace Chapel 7:30 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Foxborough Conservation Commission Meeting at Town Hall 7:00 p.m.^**
• Jan. 27 - Foxborough School Committee Meeting at FHS 7:00 p.m.^**
• Jan. 27 - FRD's Creative Writing for Older Teens and ADults 7:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - 8 Ball APA Pool League at VFW 7:00 p.m.^*
• Jan. 27 - Keep It Simple at KofC6063 7:30 p.m.^*

Fun Stuff & Interesting Information

• Jan. 27 - Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.^*
• Jan. 27 - Today is National Chocolate Cake Day.^*
• Jan. 27 - Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.^**
• Jan. 27 - Today is Auschwitz Liberation Day.^*
• Jan. 27 - Today is National Bible Sunday.^*
• Jan. 27 - Today is National Geographic Day.^*
• Jan. 27 - Today is World Leprosy Day.^*
• Jan. 27 - On January 27, 1880, Thomas Edison received the patent for an electric incandescent lamp.^*
• Jan. 27 - Harlem Globetrotters played their first road game on January 27, 1927.^**
• Jan. 27 - "Laverne and Shirley" premiered on ABC-TV on January 27, 1976.^*
• Jan. 27 - On January 27, 2000, Bill Belichick was named the @Patriots 14^th head coach.^*
• Jan. 15 - May 1 - Open Burn season in Massachusetts ends 5/1/2020.^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Winter Skate at Patriot Place.^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Winter Parking Restrictions in Foxborough. @FoxboroughPD^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Information About Hunting Season in Massachusetts.^*
• Sept. 23 - Spring 2020 - The Mirimichi Bridge Replacement Project beginning September 23, 2019, detour route includes Mirimichi Street, Spruce Street, West Street, South Street, Cedar Street, and Route 106 in Foxborough. Work Hours are Mon.-Fri. 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 pm. (weather permitting).^**
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Milling & Paving on Route 140 between I-495 Interchange in Mansfield and Walnut Street in Foxborough (M-F 8:00 p.m.-5:00 a.m.)^**
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Medication disposal kiosk in the lobby of the Foxborough Public Safety Building. For more information, call the FPD at 508-543-4343.
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - January is National Mentoring Month.^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - January is National Stalking Awareness Month.^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Find Dining Deals at #DaviosFox, #Twenty8Food, #Subway, #DAngelo, #Skipjacks, #99Restaurants, #Moes_HQ, #ChickieFlynns, #Menchies_PPlace, #CupcakeCharlies, #OliveAndMint, #AsianGingerMA, #JakeNJOES, #Moes_HQ, #Skipjacks, #AsianGingerMA, #BarLouie, #CBSSportingClub, #DaviosFox, & more in Foxborough today.^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Register for classes at Orpheum, Hunakai Studio, Elite Sports, Skating Academy, Personal Best Karate, CrossfitTorque, Answer Is Fitness, Cheer Factor, Classical Ballet Academy, Elite Dance Studio, The Pilates Place, Vortex Yoga, FireflyYogaMA, Pure Barre, Mindful Arts, RBI Academy, Extreme Challenge, Sports Center, Foxborough Recreation Department, WOW!, Gold's Gym, Ace Archers, and more!^*
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - Find more weather and storm information for Foxborough via http://www.02035.org/residents.htm
• Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 - If you're looking for a place to play, try one of these places: Fields, water bodies, and more.

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Helping Hands

• All Year - Foxborough Discretionary Fund (35 Neponset Avenue/P.O. Box 636) is collecting non-perishables for folks in Foxborough.
• Now - Fifth Annual Fill The Foxborough Pet Pantry is accepting donations of pet food, kitty litter, and pet supplies. Pet food accepted is dry pet food in unopened bags weighing 10 pounds or less and canned food.

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Lemonade Stand?

Have a lemonade stand in town? Add the date, time, and street address and tag your post with #LemonadeStandInFoxborough and #LemonadeStandIn02035 to help people in Foxborough find it!

Hiring In Foxborough

#HiringInFoxborough: #UnionStraw, @Foxborough_MA, @AlexAndAni, #DangeloJobs, @BarLouie, #SixStringFox, #KraftGroupJobs, #Starbucks, The_MENTOR_Ntwk, #CitizensBank, BrighamWomens, #VictoriasSecret, #ColwenHotels, #GoGPac, #ABCSupplydsm, #MarriottCareers, #Subway, #DunkinDonuts, #DairyQueen, #99Restaurants, #CBSSportingClub, Christmas Tree Shops, #BassProShops, #5Wits, #Twenty8Food, #Showcase_Live, #AliceInTheVillage, & more. Visit http://jobs.02035.org! #HiringIn02035
   

November 7, 2019 - First Thursdays Peace Vigil at Foxborough Universalist Church, UUA (@UUFoxborough) in #downtown_Foxborough (6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

What: First Thursdays Peace Vigil at #UUFoxborough (6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
Where: Foxborough Universalist Church, UUA, 6 Bird Street (on the common/Route 140), Foxborough, MA 02035-2301
When: November 7, 2019 (6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
 

You are invited to join the Peace Vigil from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at Foxborough Universalist Church, UUA. Everyone is invited to participate in the ongoing peace vigils - please show up during the hour and stay as long or as short as your schedule allows. There will be spoken and silent meditation in addition to a sign explaining what the peace-vigilers are doing.

UUFoxborough is located at 6 Bird Street (on the common/Route 140) in downtown Foxborough; directions to the church and more information about the First Thursdays Peace Vigils can be found through http://www.uufoxborough.org. Area residents are welcome and encouraged to participate!

Visit UUFoxborough on-line at:

• http://www.uufoxborough.org
• Twitter

 

December 2019 marked the 13^th Anniversary of Foxborough Universalist Church, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Social Action Committee's First Thursdays Peace Vigils.

 
A Brief History Of UUFoxborough's First Thrsdays Peace Vigils
 

 

In April, 2003, the Foxborough Universalist Church, UUA lit the Peace Candle that sits in the front window of the church and serves as a symbol of the congregation's continued prayers for peace, especially in Iraq. In the Fall of 2006, the church's Social Action Committee began the First Thursdays Peace Vigils and the community of vigilers have stood in front of the church with peace candles and signs once a month since then. The plan was to continue until the war in Iraq was over, but it has continued to this day because troops are still deployed in the region and peace has not yet been achieved.

December 2018 marked the twelfth anniversary of the First Thursdays Peace Vigils and the community of vigilers is still going strong. The group has fluctuated in numbers over the years, but it's members are always appreciative of newcomers, pedestrians interested in the vigil, and the numerous honks and waves of support they receive from people traveling by the common every first Thursday of the month from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

If you're interested in finding out more about this endeavor or the community of vigilers, please contact LeeAnn via office@uufoxborough.org or firstthursdayspeacevigils@uufoxborough.org or stop by sometime between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on a First Thursday. Area residents are welcome and encouraged to participate!
 

Spotlight on UUism

Universalist, Unitarian, & Unitarian Universalist Milestones

• Hosea Ballou 2^nd (October 2/18, 1796, Guilford, VT - May 27, 1861, Medford, MA)
  Author, clergyman, educator. In 1829 he published Ancient History of Universalism. He received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Harvard and became an Overseer of Harvard University in 1845. Ballou later served as president of Tufts College where he established the first curriculum that led to the Bachelor of Arts degree.
• Eliza M. Tupper Wilkes (October 8, 1844 - 1917 Sioux Falls, SD)
  Wilkes was ordained by both the Universalists and Unitarians in the late eighteen hundreds and served as first female minister at the First Universalist Church in Rochester, Minnesota from 1869 to 1873. In 1873 she moved to Colorado, set up a Unitarian congregation in Colorado Springs, and advocated voting rights for women.
• Frances Dana Barker Gage (October 12, 1808, Marietta, OH, - November 10, 1884, Greenwich, CT)
  'Aunt Fanny', women's rights activist, journalist, temperance novelist, and associate editor of the "Ohio Cultivator" and "Field Notes". During the Civil War she served as superintendent of a camp of freed slaves on Parris Island, SC, and later volunteered with the Western Sanitary Commission to care for wounded soldiers. Her first novel, Elsie Magoon, was published in 1867.
• e e cummings/Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894, Cambridge, MA, - September 3, 1962, North Conway, NH)
  Poet, painter essayist, and playwright.
• Joseph Sill Clark (October 21, 1901, Philadelphia, PA, - January 12, 1990, Philadelphia, PA)
  Lawyer, Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II, as mayor of Philadelphia, PA, 1952-56, and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1957-69. Was also a member of board of overseers of Harvard University from 1953-1958.
• Weston Edward Vivian (October 25, 1924, Newfoundland, CAN, -)
  U.S. Representative from Michigan, research engineer and lecturer, and consultant.
• Ida Mabel Folsom (October 27,1889, - November 1, 1979)
  Teacher, author. She served as a science teacher at Aroostook State Normal School from 1912 until 1935 and authored "Lessons from the out-of-doors" in 1927.
• John Adams (October 30, 1735, Braintree, MA, - July 4, 1826, Quincy, MA)
  Lawyer, Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, signer of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Minister to the Netherlands and to Great Britain, Vice President of the United States, 1789-97, and President of the United States, 1797-1801.
• Lucy Hunt Ballou (October 31, 1810, Milford, MA, - 1891, Hopedale, MA)
  Helped form utopian Hopedale Community with husband Aidin in 1841. In 1842 she was appointed director of housekeeping. She ran the house as a free hotel for the community?s visitors and prospective residents and also helped to compose and edit Aidin's works including "The History of the Ballou Family in America".

In U/U/UU History

• The Foxborough Universalist Church building was dedicated on October 4, 1843.^*

The Seven Principles
Peace Candles & First Thursdays Peace Vigils
In April, 2003, Foxborough Universalist Church lit the Peace Candle that sits in the front window of the church and serves as a symbol of the congregation's continued prayers for peace, especially in Iraq. In the Fall of 2006, UUFoxborough's Social Action Committee began the First Thursdays Peace Vigils and the community of vigilers have stood in front of the church with peace candles and signs once a month since then. Please support this ongoing effort by joining the vigilers and a First Thursdays Peace Vigil sometime from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. any first Thursday.