June 2008 |
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Spring Concert Rydal Elementary School 6:00 p.m.
Chorus Concert, Abington Junior High, Little Theater, 8:00 p.m. |
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Spring Concert Willow Hill Elementary School 7:30 p.m. |
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Commencement for Abington Senior High School Held at Swarzman Stadium, 7:00 p.m. |
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Ascension Day for Eastern Christians Celebrated 40 days after Pascha to commemorate the ascension of Jesus into heaven
McKinley Elementary School PTO meeting, 10:00 a.m. |
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June Fete Village Fair & Horse and Pony Show Details at “Special Events” |
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Spring Concert Copper Beech Elementary School 7:00 p.m. |
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Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) This Jewish festival begins at sundown on June 9 and is known as Yom Habikkurim, or "the Day of the First Fruits" because it marks the time when the farmers of Israel would bring their first harvest to Jerusalem as a token of thanksgiving. It also commemorates the giving of the law (Ten Commandments) to Moses and the Israelites at Mt. Sinai. Shavuot means weeks, and this festival is held exactly seven weeks after Passover |
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Abington Board of School Directors meeting, 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration Building, 970 Highland Avenue |
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TADA Finale Abington Junior High School gym 3:00-11:00 p.m.
Spring Concert McKinley Elementary School 7:30 p.m. |
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Abington Township Board of Commissioners meeting 8:00 p.m., 2nd Floor Board Room, Abington Township Administration Building, 1176 Old York Road, Abington |
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Flag Day This day for patriotic observance commemorates June 14, 1777 when the Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress. Inspired by three decades of state and local celebrations in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Flag Day was officially established by a proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. After this proclamation, it was celebrated in communities for years until it became a national day of observance; on August 3rd, 1949, President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day. |
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Abington Board of School Directors
meeting, 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration
Building, 970 Highland Avenue |
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Flag Day This
day for patriotic observance commemorates June 14, 1777 when
the Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress.
Inspired by three decades of state and local celebrations
in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Flag Day was officially
established by a proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson
on May 30th, 1916. After this proclamation, it was celebrated
in communities for years until it became a national day of
observance ; on August 3rd, 1949, President Truman signed
an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National
Flag Day. |
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Pentecost for Eastern Christians The seventh Sunday after Pascha commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and women followers of Jesus. Marks the birth of the Christian Church
Father’s Day A day to honor one’s father and all men who act as father figures, it is observed on the third Sunday in June according to a presidential proclamation signed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. Father’s Day was first proposed in 1901 by a Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington who wanted to honor her father who had been left a widower and had raised six children. The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. Around that time in cities and towns across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day." In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. |
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Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of African Americans
in Texas when in 1865 General Gordon Grander landed on Galveston
Island and proclaimed the sovereignty of the United States over
Texas and the freedom of all who had been slaves—two and
a half years afer slavery had endedin other parts of the South.
Made a Texas state holiday in 1979k it is now celebrated in
many parts of the country. |
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Summer Solstice First Day of Summer |
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All Saints Day for Eastern Christians Observed the first Sunday after Pentecost to commemorate all known and unknown Christian saints |
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Registration for Abington School District Fall 2008 begins and runs through August 18. For elementary students, contact Central Administration For Junior and Senior High students, contact school Guidance Offices. 215-884-4700 |
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Abington Board of School Directors
meeting, 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration
Building, 970 Highland Avenue |
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Free Community Concert Details at "Tings To Do" |
