I love this little town in Northern Massachusetts and the community it is practicing Our church had the opportunity to participate in The Taste of Winchendon festival. We played a part in the tie-dye table, the face painting table, the welcome table and a few other spots as volunteers. Above Lisa Johnson and Pastor Amanda are setting up the face painting tables.

Below Debby Parker is setting up chairs in the auditorium. She and her husband Ray, who is one of our new deacons helped set up and break down the tie-dye room. Debby stayed all day to help people tie-dye.

Heavy rain drove us inside to the Winchendon Senior Center for this event. What a wonderful venue. It was not lost on any of us that this building is one of the buildings that will be shuttered by June 30th if the town budget is not ratified to include the override.

Below is tie-dying team number one: Sandy Freeman, Debby Parker, Sean Taylor and Shaun Brierly.

The face painting crew. Herb Scott, Wendy Brouillet and Lisa Johnson.

More of our face painter Dani Taylor and Dawn Sandoval.

Pastor Amanda frying empanadas for the town luncheon.

Paul Hackett started the day manning the welcome center.

Our church DLT and outreach coordinator, Carrie Hackett posing with Morton Converse AKA David Alexander.

Below is my daughter-in-law Kristine with her friend Athena who is visiting from Australia.

My son Joe is buying some raffle tickets.

Deacon Michelle Ramos and friend Jessica Walker came into help with tie-dying too.

Later in the day Paul put on another of his hats and helped man the transportation table along with Walter Lahood and Walter’s wife Natalia.

My daughters share a moment over the uncommonly good cupcakes.

Sam and Mandi pictured below came in to have their faces painted and then stayed to help us clean up.

Here is the yearly community picture of the taste of Winchendon crew.

What kind of events does your community have coming up?