WILMINGTON, MA — Below are 5 things to do in Wilmington on Sunday, December 16, 2018:
#1) Go See THAT House
THUMBS UP to the Christmas Lights Display on Concord Street. It lives up to the hype. Read the coverage it’s received thus far from WBZ and NECN.
#2) Blue Christmas Service
The Wilmington United Methodist Church (87 Church Street, Wilmington) is holding a Blue Christmas service at 4pm. Are you mourning the loss of a loved one, a job or a relationship? If there is anything keeping you from experiencing the joy of Christmas, you are invited to join in for a quiet service of peaceful remembrance during this season of hope.
#3) Alternative Gift Fair
The Wilmington United Methodist Church (87 Church Street) is holding an Alternative Gift Fair from 9am to 12:30pm in the church’s Coffee Room.
Create a new gift-giving tradition, while prioritizing meaning over materials and filling a need for a person or community.
Volunteers from the following organizations will be present to discuss their giving programs:
- Alternative House
- Father’s Uplift
- First City Homeless Services
- Groundwork Lawrence
- Heifer International
- High Street Food Pantry
- National Justice For Our Neighbors
- Silver Lining LGBTQ Mentoring
- United Methodist Committee on Relief
- WUMC Pastor’s Discretionary Fund
- WUMC Youth Mission Trips
- and more!
#4 WHS Hockey & Track In Action
The WHS Girls Varsity Hockey team travels to Bishop Fenwick High School at 9am. The WHS Boys & Girls Varsity Track teams will participate in the Winter Festival at Regis Lewis Field House at 10am. The WHS Boys JV Hockey team battles Burlington High at the Burlington Ice Palace at 4:30pm.
#5 Middlesex Canal Museum
The Middlesex Canal Museum and Visitors’ Center (71 Faulkner Street, North Billerica) is open from noon to 4pm. Learn about the canal, which travels through Wilmington.
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