LIVERMORE — At the Nov. 27 North Livermore Baptist Church service the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung were “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”, “That Beautiful Name” and “The Longer I […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — On Sunday, Nov. 20, the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving! Parishioners listened to morning worship followed by a shared Thanksgiving meal prepared by Paula Wade and others. Pastor Russ Thayer had other obligations and he and his wife, Carol, were not with the congregation. Instead, we […]

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Ramadan, and New Year’s can be very difficult holidays to navigate after the passing of a loved one. Often, the anticipation is worse than the actual event, but both can be exhausting and drain us of our energies. The first year can be the worse, or it may not. However long […]

JAY — Thanksgiving weekend at new Life Baptist Church was a great Holiday Kickoff. The pastor, Dr. Chris Grimbilas, spent time talking about the importance of the new addiction recovery program. The Hope 4 Addictions program kicks off Friday, December 2 at 6 p.m. The church is behind this effort to help those in the […]

LIVERMORE — At the Nov. 20 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. During the Call to Worship, Linda and Lew Lyman used their musical talent for the congregation. The Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. A responsive reading of “Give Him Thanks” was […]

LIVERMORE — At the Nov. 13 North Livermore Baptist Church service, the congregation was welcomed by Pastor Bonnie Higgins at 9:30 a.m. to begin the service. The Call to Worship was read and the Invocation/Lord’s Prayer was recited. The hymns that were sung were “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” and […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the Sunday service of the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls it was a dreary, rainy Sunday, but God provided plenty of sunshine in the hearts of all who came to worship at the First Baptist Church! All present were happy to meet and greet Pastor Russ Thayer and his wife, […]

JAY — It was a special Sunday at New Life Baptist Church at the folks honored those who served in our nation’s military. Pastor Christ Grimbilas opened the service by noting the importance of those who have served. “Without the good men and women who have served in the military of our great nation, we […]

  Thich Nhat Hanh, a philosopher, known often as the “father of mindfulness,” wrote, “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” I would add that a smile can be all the connections our soul needs whether with ourselves or others. I once […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the Nov. 6 service of the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls we welcomed Daylight Saving Time in preparation for a long winter, even though the temperature felt more like September! Maggie Houlihan played several familiar and beloved hymns on the pipe organ in preparation for the morning Worship service. Kay […]