Town office notes

The Planning Board will meet Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall.

All Planning Board meetings, onsite inspections and workshops are open to the public.

The Conservation Committee is meeting Monday, March 25, at 7 p.m., at Mallett Hall

Third-quarter real estate taxes were due Friday, March 15.

12-step meetings

Durham 12-step meetings are now Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., at a new location – the First Parish Congregational Church 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. For more information, call Linda G. at 650-4536.

Pre-K information

night April 4

Pownal Elementary School’s Pre-Kindergarten Parent Information Night is Thursday, April 4, from 6:30-7 p.m. Pownal Elementary School has a two-year pre-kindergarten and kindergarten experience. The informational night is for parents with incoming 4-year-olds. For more information, call 688-4832.

Methodist Church

Holy Week

The North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Holy Week services schedule is:

March 24, at 9 a.m., Palm Sunday service.

March 28, at 7 p.m., Maundy Thursday Service: Joint service hosted by the First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road in Pownal. The Rev. Ray St. Pierre will

be the speaker. All are invited and bring a friend.

March 29, Good Friday, church will be open from noon-6 p.m., for a time of private prayer and meditation.

March 31, at 9 a.m., Easter Sunday service. There will be no Sunday School on Easter Sunday. For more information, on contact the Rev. Raymond St. Pierre, 837-0682, or email chaplainraymond@gmail.com.

Congregational church Easter events

“The Days of Elijah” Easter Pageant will be held Sunday, March 31, at 9:30 a.m., at the First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road. This will be a celebration of praise and worship set to music and dramatic demonstration. There will be a dessert fellowship to follow.

The church will hold an Easter Sunrise Service on March 31, at 6:15 a.m., at the peak of Bradbury Mountain, with the Rev. John Wentworth officiating. There will also be a service under the shelter at the foot of the mountain with Pastor Sandy Williams for those unable to climb (or in the First Parish Congregational Church in Pownal in case of severely inclement weather). Coffee and doughnuts will be served at the Pownal church following the service. The service is sponsored by the First Parish Congregational Church in Pownal and the First Baptist Church of Freeport. Anyone is welcome to attend.

Lenten Bible Study

at Methodist church

Every Tuesday through March 26, at 6:30 p.m., the people of the North Pownal Methodist Church will study Adam Hamilton’s “24 Hours That Changed the World.” The special program will include worship, sermons, and small-group studies that feature videos, Bible study and discussion. The study, published by Abingdon Press, was developed by Adam Hamilton, pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., and is intended for anyone who is interested in the Christian faith.

North Pownal United Methodist Church is located at 851 Lawrence Road.

For more information, call 837-0682 or email chaplainraymond@gmail.com.

Food pantry

open Tuesdays

The North Pownal United Methodist Church food Pantry on Lawrence Road is open every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. All are welcome.

Heaven’s Blend

in concert April 13

The North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Hallowell Road, Pownal, is hosting a concert by Heaven’s Blend on Saturday, April 13, from 6:30-8 p.m., at the church. The concert will be presented in a Coffee House format with light refreshments. Admission is free and there will be a free will offering. Proceeds benefit the church. For more information, contact the Rev. Raymond St. Pierre at 837-0682 or Deb Larrabee at 240-1637.

Beans and spaghetti

The North Pownal United Methodist Church will be holding a public baked bean and spaghetti supper on Saturday, April 6, from 4:30-6 p.m. Tickets are adults $6, children 4-12 years $3, and free for 3 and under.

Royal River Conservation Trust

The organization has launched its 2013 photo contest, with a May 15 deadline.

Work on the next newsletter is under way, with articles emphasizing landscape history in a land conservation context, new federal tax incentives for donations of conservation easements, spring paddling maps and guides of the Royal River, and profiles of local conservation leaders. For information on both, see www.rrct.org.

Church services

The First Parish Congregational worship service is Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11-noon. Bible Study meets at the church on Tuesday at 7 a.m. For more information, contact the Rev. John Wentworth, 688-4846. jwent16@hotmail.com.

North Pownal Methodist Church worship service is Sunday, at 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:30-11:30. For more information, contact the pastor at 798-4810; cell, 837-0682; email chaplainraymond@gmail.com.