
Clam Festival
Planning and preparations are underway for Clam Fest 2026!
Always the third Friday in July, the festival will be happening this year from July 17th - 19th.

Click Below for Sign-Ups
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Pie Booth at First Parish: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64298435-piebooth
Book Tent: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64298413-book
Pink Pachyderm: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64298455-pink
Hot Dogs: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64302746-hotdog
Shortcake on the Green: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64298461-shortcake
Pie Cutter: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64298454-piecutter
Runner/Dishwasher: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64298434-clam
Set-Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64298460-setup
Sunday Take Down: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AAAA2CA3FB6-64300364-sunday
Pink Pachyderm Donations Needed
The Clam Festival Pachyderm booth is seeking additional items besides jewelry. Donations of small collectibles, fine linens, picture frames, artwork, puzzles, and pottery are now being received. A donation bin is located immediately to the left as you enter the fellowship hall. If you need help dropping off items, or are unsure if an item is desirable, please contact Mary Thorp at: metyar27@hotmail.com.
Summer Book Sale Donations Needed
Once again we will be accepting gently used books for the Clam Festival book sale. Drop off books at the back of the church on Thursdays from 4:00-6:30 PM PM, starting May 15. Questions? Call Carole at the church office, 846-3773.
Books we accept: fiction & nonfiction, youth and children’s crafts, hobbies, gardening, home decorating and cookbooks.
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Books we reject: textbooks, diet books, business books, outdated travel guides, moldy books (with little orange or brown flecks on the edges), damaged books
Calling All Pie Bakers!
It’s time to bake pies for the Clam Festival! Calling all HOME BAKERS!
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Our intrepid group of in house bakers will be baking pies at the church soon to supply pies to the booth at the green and in front of the church, but we need more than even we can make. We need your help baking too. We do have a small change this year as the decision has been made to limit the flavors of pies that we offer. This decision was made to decrease the amount of flavored pies that we offer for faster turnover of pies, more consistency in shift changes, and no worry concerning cross contamination." Don’t worry, Clam Festival Favorites are on this List! You can start making them now if you want to freeze them or bring them in during the festival freshly baked. There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board, with a reminder of the flavors we are offering this year. If you are freezing your pies, please read the following directions:
How to freeze a freshly made pie: Cool your pies completely before wrapping in plastic wrap, and then in foil. Use a permanent marker on the foil with the type of pie. No masking tape please as it falls off the foil once it has thawed. IMPORTANT: If pies are wrapped and frozen while still warm, once thawed they will be runny and gooey, and unfortunately we will be unable to serve them.
Fresh Pies: If delivering fresh, just plastic wrap will do!
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We are asking for these flavors - Please bake from the following list:
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Blueberry
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Blueberry Rhubarb
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Strawberry Rhubarb
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Cherry
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Rhubarb
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Raspberry
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Lemon Meringue
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Peach Blueberry
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Key Lime
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Triple Berry (Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries)
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Chocolate satin
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Toll House (without nuts)
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If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Lyn Glassock, Liz Reinsborough, or Rebecca Bushby
