Events

The Friends of Mercy Centre are hosting our Second Annual Craft Fair and Fall Festival on Sunday, November 18, 2007 10AM to 3PM at Mercy Centre, 25 West Chester St, Worcester, MA. The fair is open to all and starts with the Turkey Driblet Contest at 10 AM. The fun includes: Free Admission, Local Crafters, Homemade Pies, Baked Goods, Scholastic Book Fair, Thanksgiving Raffles and Kids Activity Center. Come and enjoy a slice of homemade pie a-la-mode and hot cider. It’s a great time to start holiday shopping! All proceeds go to help keep the Mercy Centre School open

You are invited to hear the Worcester State College Chorale perform holiday music on Sunday, November 18 at 1:00 PM in the Sanctuary of Burncoat Baptist Church, 475 Burncoat St in Worcester. As part of the musical program, the chorale will sing Here I am Lord and Let There Be Peace on Earth. Parking is available behind the church. Admission is free and refreshments will be available after the performance. A free will offering will be collected to help fund future musical events. Plan on joining us before the concert at our 10:00 a.m. worship service followed by a free lunch at 11:30 a.m.

Choir Director Dr. Christie Nigro will conduct the a cappella chorale sing As a highly polished, semi-professional a cappella choir, the Worcester State College Chorale has gained an international reputation. The group has traveled worldwide to destinations such as the Czech Republic, Austria, England, Scotland, Spain, Italy (where the choir was the featured guest of Pope Paul II in Rome), Ireland, Argentina, Poland and Greece in May. Dr Christie Nigro founded the choir in 1989 with the intent of creating a high-caliber a cappella ensemble for non-music majors. Today the Chorale is considered by many to be one of the best choral ensembles in Worcester County. She is Professor of Music at Worcester State College where she conducts the college Chorus and Chorale, teaches music literature and history classes, and teaches the cello. Dr. Christie Nigro has conducted numerous choral works such as the Mozart Requiem, the Vivaldi Gloria, Bach's Magnificat in D Major and the Rutter Requiem, and Orff's Carmina Burana with the combined choirs of the Consortium and professional orchestra at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.

Worcester State College Chorale singers include Sopranos Jacqueline Sargent, Sarah Wilson, Caroline Drahos, Lindsay Meyler, Ashley Piette, Nicole Raczynski, Kristen O’Brien, Erin Bagley, Kathryn Magdis and Erika Kelly; Altos Tasha Matthews. Betsy LaBelle, Lindsey Laflamme, Stephanie Miller, Katie Snelgrove, Alyssa Pasierb, Colette Goudreau, Natasha Vieu-Fleury, Valerie Goguen, Kristi Heffernan and Katherine Prior; Tenors: John Dougherty, Lenny Wells, Derek Sylvester, Julien Belliveau, Jorge Ramirez, Joe Klimavich; and Basses Brandon Suprenant, Matthew Monopoli, Stephen Pye, Ferris Fleming, Dan Murphy, Robert Budzyna and John Broome.

For more information, view the church website at burncoatbaptist.com or call the church office at 508-853-6240.