🌱 Patch AM: How will Fisk’s new pastor reshape faith life in Natick?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Fisk's new pastor reshape faith life in Natick?
• Heading out today? Don't miss Natick's 375th Harvest Moon celebration.

Also on today's calendar: Natick Art Association Open Studios and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Some rain in the afternoon, with a high of 61 and low of 52 degrees.
• Monday: Some rain in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 61 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Building bridges and community in Natick: Fisk Memorial UMC welcomes pastor James Koo (natickreport.com) — Fisk Memorial United Methodist Church on Walnut Street has welcomed Pastor James Koo, who arrived in July to lead the 175-member Natick congregation through a time of transition. The longtime minister, originally from South Korea and formerly serving in Waltham, is focused on building deeper personal connections and bridging church and everyday life, with many former congregants joining him in Natick.
   

• Harvest Moon Gathering and Creator Praise Service (natickreport.com) — Today you can join Natick's 375th anniversary celebration with a Creator Praise Service at Eliot Church and a free Harvest Moon Gathering at Shaw Park. The Natick Praying Indians will lead drumming, dancing, storytelling, and family-friendly activities that honor their enduring culture on local ancestral land.
   

📸 Around Natick

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Natick

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• Natick Art Association Open Studios →
  Various Locations Across Natick, Natick
  11:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Boston Haunted Walk - The Most Amazing Halloween Walk Anywhere! →
  Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St, Wellesley
  11:30 am
Saturday October 24
• Needham High School Artisan Craft Fair and Bake Sale →
  Needham High School, 609 Webster St, Needham
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• School's Out Studio: Spooky Art →
  Bloom and Grow Creative, 17 South Ave, Natick
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation →
  Natick Community-Senior Center, 117 E Central St, Natick
  11:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Meaningful Connections Memory Cafe →
  Natick Community-Senior Center, 117 E Central St, Natick
  11:30 am
Friday October 16
• ⛳ Hit the Links & Help Natick! ⛳ →
  Sandy Burr Country Club, 103 Cochituate Rd, Wayland
  8:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Natick's Indigenous Mural: Listen, Learn, and Join the Conversation →
  Natick Historical Society, 58 Eliot St, Natick
  2:00 pm
• Interfaith Book Club Anniversary Celebration →
  The Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Fall Fest At Russell's Garden Center →
  Russell's Garden Center, 397 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  1:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Fall Toddler Playgroup →
  Riverbend School, 33 Eliot St, Natick
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Walnut Hill Walking Tour →
  Eastern Bank, 2 South Ave, Natick
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• this ORANGE cat was found in Dover, MA and is at Medfield Animal shelter if it is yours, contact them.
  They think it might belong to someone. https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.99422-6/841688596_1209205661554474_4023567747657037880_n.png?stp… (Nextdoor Speen St)
• Neighbors what's
  The name of this bird that visits lots of time the bird feeder? (Nextdoor West Natick - Cole Center)

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Pro Customer Service/Sales in Natick. Apply here.
• Macy's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Merchandising Associate - Dresses Multi-Vendor, Natick Collection - Full Time in Natick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Natick here.

🗞 Nearby News

Framingham

• A cornerstone of the community: honoring Nick Paganella (metrowestdailynews.com)
• Assabet football defeats Maynard/AMSA Tigers, 26-13 (metrowestdailynews.com)
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Wayland

• Centuries-old stone walls recall Wayland's agricultural past (waylandpost.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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