610-565-4211).  This production will benefit local community members who are serving in the military by helping their families defray financial obligations incurred over the holidays.     

   Gilbert & Sullivan’s “A Christmas Carol” will be performed at Calvary Episcopal Church, Mount & Pennell Roads, on Saturday, December 3, at 2pm.  A free will offering will be accepted in lieu of admission charge.  Refreshments will follow the performance.  

   Congratulations to Donna Chimienti and Steve Prendergast on their recent marriage!  Mrs. Prendergast is employed at Wawa on Pennell & Weir Roads.  

   Aston Senior Citizens will hold their annual Christmas luncheon at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at the Concordville Inn.  Please arrive on time as the luncheon room will not be ready prior to 12:00 Noon.  Thank you!  

    General Federation of Women’s Club are accepting donations, from December 5 through December 19, of hats, scarves, and mittens to be given to those in our community who are in need of these items.  Please place donations underneath the Christmas tree in the smaller lobby of the community center.  Please contact Virginia Burbage at 610-494-7946 for more information.  

   The board of directors of Aston Senior Citizens will hold their monthly meeting at 9:30am on Tuesday, December 13, at the Aston Community Center.  Anyone wishing to attend, please call Mr. Fran Davis, president, at 610-497-1397 so you can placed on the agenda.  

   Beginning December 3 through December 23, members of Generation Federation of Women’s Club will be available to gift wrap holiday packages at Border’s Book Store located at the Shoppes at Brinton Lake.  Donations collected for this service benefit Operation Warm.  

   All Aston Senior Citizens are invited to join our card-playing group at the Aston Community Center every Tuesday from 1pm to 4pm.  All are welcome to participate and join us for a fun time!

   We are looking for voices to join our Aston Township Mass Choir.  Bill Mayo, Temple University professor and professionally trained operatic tenor, will serve as director.  Joining our choir is a wonderful opportunity to blend voices of residents, business owners, and students within our township.  The mass choir will give special performances throughout the year with the first one scheduled in mid-spring.  Auditions will be announced  

in January’s issue of Township Times.  Anyone interested in finding out more about the Aston Township Mass Choir may contact Mr. Mayo directly by calling 610-449-7271 or by email at WilliamMayo2@aol.com.  

   Aston Lioness are sponsoring a Christmas gift wrapping program,  held on December 16, 17, & 18, from 10am to 9pm on the upper level, outside of Boscov’s, at the Granite Run Mall.  Donations will be accepted for this service.  Also, Aston Lioness continue to accept scarves, hats, and gloves that will be donated to school children in need.  For more information on these programs, please contact Ilene Haschak, president of Aston Lioness, at 610-497-1298.  

   Monthly Meetings and Special Events  

December 1, 2005 (7pm)
Aston Lioness Board Meeting
Aston Community Center

December 3, 2005 (11:30am)
Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story: the musical,
by Bill and Carol Luttrell
IceWorks Skating Complex

December 3, 2005 (2pm)  
Gilbert & Sullivan’s “A Christmas Carol” 
Calvary Episcopal Church  

December 7, 2005 (6:30pm)  
Aston Lioness Christmas Party 
Hennessey’s Restaurant  

December 7, 2005 (7pm)  
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Aston Community Center

December 8, 2005 (12:00 Noon)  
Aston Senior Citizens Christmas Luncheon 
Concordville Inn  

December 12, 2005 (6pm)  
General Federation of Women’s Club 
Christmas Dinner - The Little Inn  

December 12, 2005 (6:30pm)  
Public Works Committee 
Aston Township Municipal Building

December 12, 2005 (7pm)  
New Construction Committee
Aston Township Municipal Building