5th Annual Barony of Rose Sale

The Rotary Club is holding its rose sale this weekend, in advance of Repayment Day on June 24. The original tract of land was granted to Letitia Penn from her brothers under a feudal system that required her to demonstrate her allegiance to them by providing one red rose per year on June 24th.

According to the article in the Express-Times (read it here):

Rotary Club President Patrick Russamano said roses will be sold for $3.50 apiece and be available at Center Square, Nazareth YMCA, the KNBT branch on Broad Street, Moravian Hall Square, the Nazareth 7-Eleven, Nazareth Diner and the Wal-Mart on Route 248 in Northampton Crossings.

Proceeds benefit community projects within the Nazareth area. Sale times are 3 to 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Rotary Rose Day Event

Thanks to the Rotary Club for sending this announcement along:

Nazareth Rotary Club celebrates community history with its annual Barony of the Rose sale on June 19th and 20th in the greater Nazareth area. Rotarians and members of the Nazareth High School Interact Club will be at various locations throughout the Nazareth area selling commemorative roses in honor of annual “payment day”.

Originally, Nazareth was a tract of 5,000 acres owned by William Penn’s family. The tax to the Penn heirs on this land was one red rose payable on June 24th to the Feudal estate trustees. This tradition led to Nazareth’s moniker “The Barony of the Rose”.

George Whitefield, a well known English evangelist, purchased the Barony in 1740. He planned to establish a school and hired a group of Moravians, a Protestant religious group from Germany, to oversee the project. In May of 1740, the Moravians began construction on the stone building known today as the Whitefield House and nearby Grey Cottage. Financial circumstances forced Whitefield to sell his Nazareth property, and the Moravians purchased the
entire 5,000 acre tract in 1741. Nazareth and the accompanying farm communities became the “breadbasket” for nearby Bethlehem, founded in 1741 as an education and vocational center for the Moravian communities.

Club President, Patrick Russamano reports the long stemmed red roses sell for $3.50 and will be available at Center Square in Nazareth, KNBT on Broad Street, Moravian Hall Square, North St., Nazareth 7-Eleven, Wal-Mart on Rt. 248 and Nazareth Diner. Sale times are Friday, June 19th from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, June 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds from the rose sale will benefit the Nazareth Community projects. Assistance from Nazareth Floral Design - Nancy Donohoe.

Visit the Nazareth Rotary website at www.rotarydistrict7430.org/
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Nazareth Kiwanis Club Update

Many thanks to Sally for forwarding this news and information related to the Nazareth Kiwanis:

November & December Happenings:

-Held a Holiday Basket Bingo fundraiser that raised $2500 for the club. Fundraisers like this helps fund some of the activities listed below.

-Donated a Thanksgiving gift basket to St. John's U. C. C. in Nazareth.

- Donated $350 to the RIF (Reading is Fundamental) program which is sponsored by PA READS and the Shafer PTA. State funding was cut so the PTA is seeking other ways to fund the distribution of three free books per child at Shafer Elementary. (FYI) Funding was cut due to Shafer having such a low percentage of students on the free lunch program.

-Kiwanis of Nazareth club adopted two Salvation Army families from the Slate Belt area and provided gifts for them. The gifts included toys, clothes and a gift card to Giant grocery store.

- The club also donated holiday gifts to the Safer Harbor Shelter in Easton as well gifts to some residents of Gracedale Manor.

-The Nazareth Area Middle School Builders Club (Kiwanis community Leadership program for middle school students) sponsored Salvation Army tree tags and supplied the children with toys on their wish list.

The Nazareth Area High School Key Club (Kiwanis community leadership program for high school students) decorated the Gracedale Nursing Home with holiday lights and sang carols to residents.

The Shafer Elementary K-Kids ( ....leadership program for elementary children) decorated holiday cards and place mats for the Alexandria Manor in Nazareth.

AS ALWAYS: We are always looking for Nazareth area volunteers to join the Kiwanis club to help out with projects like those listed above.

If you are interested in learning more or volunteering email: editor@newsovercoffee.com and I'll forward you note to the group.

If you belong to a Nazareth area group or organization and would like to share your news and information forward it to me at editor@newsovercoffee.com

Time Out for Mom

Thanks to Carole and Time Out for Mom for forwarding this announcement to me:

“Time Out For Mom” is a woman’s group that meets to provide friendship, guidance and support to mothers with children of all ages. Current members of the group include woman with children ranging in age from newborn to high school, stay-at-home moms as well as working women. All women within the local communities are invited to join the group.

Our weekly morning meetings are held every Wednesday morning during the school year from 9:30 am to 11:00 am in the Wortmann Center at Holy Family Parish, Nazareth. Meetings are very informal and casual and are scheduled to include refreshments, open discussions among the group; various speakers from local businesses and groups; activities such as cardio-vascular walks and ceramic classes. We also venture out for breakfast and lunch at local restaurants.

For those mothers with young children, childcare is provided during our morning meetings in the new church basement. A supervised playgroup is provided for the children along with planned activities such as coloring, crafts, storytime, snacks and holiday parties.

Our evening social gatherings are scheduled to allow everyone a "night out", especially for those members who cannot join our morning meetings. Events include dinner at various restaurants, game night (Bonco), theme parties, movies, couple get-togethers, demonstration parties, bowling, and much more.

For additional information, please contact the Holy Family Parish office at (610) 759-0870.