Looks like another busy Saturday but – talk about “One Stop Shopping”….! – Lil

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Walpole will host a Holiday Fair on Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 9 AM to 2 PM in the parish hall on Elm Street.

This year’s fair will include St John’s famous Cookie Walk, featuring dozens and dozens of home baked cookies. The Holly and the Ivy table will have wreaths, swags, and centerpiece decorations. The Harvest Home table will have with pies (perfect for Thanksgiving!), muffins, tea breads, chocolate-covered pretzels, fudge, novelty Christmas treats, and delicious jams and pickles made from produce harvested from local gardens. Beautiful ornaments and Christmas decorations, including hand painted sled ornaments which can be personalized with names while you shop, will be for sale at the Deck the Halls table.

The lunch menu will include several choices, including hot dogs and chips, bowls of chili with tortilla chips, or slices of quiche with side salads. St John’s is located at the corner of Westminster and Elm Streets, opposite Town Hall. Come out and join in the festivities on November 22!

And while you’re out and about, be sure to visit all the other organizations that are hosting events in town on that day, including:

* The Walpole Congregational Church, next to the Walpole Common

* The Walpole Farmer’s Market, on the Walpole Common

* The Orchard School, at the Walpole Town Hall

* The Walpole Village School at the bottom of Westminster Street

* The Walpole Historical Society Museum and Gift Shop in the Academy Building on Main Street

Each event will hold a door prize raffle. Pick up a door prize flyer at any event, and be sure to enter each raffle!

For more information about the Holiday Fair, our Art After School programs, or about St. John’s Church, please call the church office at 603-756-4533 or send email to rector@stjohnswalpole.org.