Schenectady County
Bulletin Board 7th Annual Palm Sunday Weekend Bake Sale SCHENECTADY – St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, located at 600 State Street, (corner of State and Lafayette Streets), Schenectady, is sponsoring its Seventh Annual Palm Sunday Weekend Bake Sale on Saturday, March 23 from 4-5:30pm and Sunday, March 24 from 7:30-11:30am in the vestibule of the Church. All kinds of baked goods suitable for the Palm Sunday and Easter holidays will be available, including Easter breads, cookies, pies, nut breads, cakes, etc., for a nominal fee. The public is cordially invited! The Church is handicapped accessible and parking is available behind the Church. More information may be obtained by calling 374-4466 x13. (P)
please contact the church at www.ourredeemer.cc or call 518-393-5031. (P)
Clearwater TU Flea Market ALBANY – The Clearwater Trout Unlimited Flea Market will be held on March 23 from 9am-1pm at its New Location at the Albany Ramada Plaza Hotel, 3 Watervliet Ave. Ext., Albany. Set up time for vendors will be 8am. The flea market is a great place to both sell excess gear and tying material, books, and any other items you want to clear out, or to buy these items at a bargain price. Please contact Bob Mead at 3999000 email: rmead1@nycap.rr.com if you’d like to get a vendor table or have items to sell at the Chapter table. Admission is still $3, and kids 16 and under, and military members in uniform are free. (P)
STEM Education Teacher Workshop SCHENECTADY – Thursday, March 21, 5-8pm at miSci (formerly Schenectady Museum), 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady. Free! Join miSci and San Francisco’s Exploratorium for Engaging Students’ Science and Engineering Practices, a workshop of inquiry and exploration. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) offer a vision for K-12 science literacy in which successfully understanding science content and performing science practices are equally important. In this workshop, staff from the Exploratorium Teacher Institute will facilitate innovative classroom activities designed to bring the authentic practices of science and engineering to your students. All activities will involve the use of easy to find, inexpensive, recyclable materials. Content is appropriate for middle and high school level learners but open to all. Please register by emailing Elizabeth.Hoffman@miSci.org or calling 518-382-7890 x256. (P)
One Amazing Acre: 300 Years of History
Holy Week Services at Our Redeemer
Friday Fish Dinner
SCOTIA – Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on Glen Avenue and Reynolds Street in Scotia will observe the following Holy Week Schedule: March 24 - Palm Sunday Services at 9am & 11am; March 28 - Maundy Thursday - Footwashing Service 11am w/ Luncheon at noon, Evening Service at 7pm; March 29 - Good Friday - Crosswalk starts at Scotia Reformed Church 9:30am, Tenebrae Service at Our Redeemer 7pm; March 31 Easter Services at 9am & 11am. For further information
GLENVILLE – The Knights of Columbus will host a Lenten Fish Dinner on Friday, March 15, at Immaculate Conception Church, Route 50, Glenville. Dinner will include Battered, Deep Fried Haddock, French Fried Potatoes, Coleslaw, Dessert, Coffee, Tea or Punch. We will be serving dinner from 4:30-7pm. Adult dinners: $9, Seniors: $8.50, Child portion: $5. Family price of $30 for a family of 2 adults and 3 or 4 children. Mac and Cheese will be available for Children not wanting fish. Take-outs will be available. (P)
ROTTERDAM JCT. – Tricia Shaw, Education Coordinator at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, will present her recent research on the interconnections between Schenectady and Schoharie families with Fort Hunter and Queen Anne’s Chapel on Saturday, March 30 at 2pm at the Mabee Farm Historic Site’s George Franchere Education Center, 1100 Main St., Rotterdam Junction. Shaw will trace the 300 year history of one acre in particular that passed through five different families, most importantly, the Mabee Family and also saw the construction of Fort Hunter, the building of the Erie Canal, a 19th century tenant farm and a multitude of flooding disasters including Hurricane Irene. $5. Adults, free to Schenectady County Historical Society members. For more information call (518) 887-5073. Mabee Farm Historic Site, 1100 Main St., Route 5S, Rotterdam Junction. (P)