NO. LIVERMORE — At the Feb. 26 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins to begin the service.  The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung was “He Keeps Me Singing”, “Why Do I Sing About Jesus”, “Jesus Never Fails”. The service ended with “Go Now in […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — The Feb. 19 First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls service began after Maggie Houlihan played several beautiful pieces of music which set the mood for worship. Kay Watson welcomed members and visitors and read the Announcements. She led us as we sang two praise songs: “Majesty” and “Great and Mighty, “. Rev. […]

Last year I thought I would generally write about my health crisis more than I did. I’ve since decided only to share pieces when I think they are most helpful. This week I share a piece of my story related to mental health. Following emergency abdominal surgery and four days into being an ICU patient, […]

NO. LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church Feb. 19 service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung was “Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty”, “Stand Up and Bless the Lord”, “This Is My Father’s World”. […]

Certain events mark the passage of time, for which there is no need for a timepiece. Marriages, births, and deaths are a few of those events. On these occasions and traumatic events, we mark the time by noting precisely what we were doing, where, why, and with whom. Numerous songs are written about the passage […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — We’ll be having an Explorers Club meeting on Saturday, March 18 at 10:30 a.m. What’s Explorers Club, you ask? A space for kids to engage in creative STEAM activities, experiments, and challenges! This month, we will be exploring kinetic sculpture by building sculptures that move. The only limits are physics and imagination! […]

Few things in life give one more peace inside and out than basking in vibrant sunshine. And when those days happen amid winter, they seem even more satisfying. There’s an old-fashioned English word for this experience, and that word is “apricity.” It’s time to make it in vogue again. Apricity means “the warmth of the […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — The First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls Feb. 12, service began at 10:30 a.m., led by Rev. Russ Thayer. The organist is Maggie Houihan, pianist: Margaret Emery, song Leader: Kay Watson Kay opened the Service with the Welcome and Announcements. She then led us as we sang two Praise Songs: “He Is […]

NO LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church Feb. 12 service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer were recited. The hymns that were sung was “To God be the Glory”, “The Wonder of it All”, “They’ll Know We Are Christians”. The service […]

My goal this year is to be happy and know peace inside and out. For each of us, peace may mean something different. And for sure, we each get there on our terms. Maintaining a peaceful balance amid change, which we are all experiencing, is essential to our well-being. To maintain peace, I remember moments […]