LIVERMORE FALLS — At the Sunday, Oct. 16 First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls service, parishioners gathered, smiling and happy to worship God with Pastor Russ Thayer and his wife, Carol. They greeted people as Maggie Houlihan played wonderful music on the pipe organ in preparation for the Worship Service. Randall Pond readied the projector […]

NORTH LIVERMORE — At the North Livermore Baptist Church Oct. 9, 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 “When We All Get to Heaven”, “What If It Were […]

A few nights ago, I was preparing for a presentation. When I looked up from my computer, I saw the sweetest sky “ribboned” with stripes of bubble gum pink and baby blue. The kind of sky that makes you sigh and wish all of life could always be that sweet. Then the next night I […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — On this chilly Sunday morn, at the Oct. 9 service of the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls, people were anxious to move inside the First Baptist Church, out of the cool air into the warmth of the sanctuary. Pastor Russ moved among the congregation, greeting and welcoming all to the service. […]

NORTH LIVERMORE – At the Oct. 2 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 “Trust and Obey,” “Whiter than Snow,” and “O Master, Let […]

I’m encouraged by the opportunity to write about human trafficking in previous articles and that many people have reached out with questions and suggestions. “What we do as individuals is important. What we do as individuals collectively is even more important.” Together we are a Special Task Force. The first question was, “How do I […]

FARMINGTON — The Gold LEAF Institute Senior College at University of Maine Farmington welcomes you to a new term! Fall/Winter courses will be introduced on Wednesday, October 12, from 3-5 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall, 130 Quebec St., Farmington. The Kick-Off program is free and open to the public. Fall/Winter membership and course registration is now open at www.goldleafinstitute.org. […]

NORTH LIVERMORE — September 25 Service: Pastor Bonnie will be on vacation September 25 – October 1.  Guest Speaker was Ken Bryant on September 25.nnouncements listed in the bulletin were that the congregation will be collecting Pie Crusts for the Food Pantry in the month of October. Bible Study is cancelled this week. Coming events […]

My most recent columns focused on creating awareness about human trafficking, particularly labor trafficking. This week, the focus is on the issue of sex trafficking. Why now? As I pointed out two weeks ago, one reason is the significantly rising number of people trafficked worldwide. Two other significant reasons are that now is an excellent […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — 9/18/22 Service at 10:30 a.m. Baptism Sunday!! What a glorious day it was for such a special occasion! The excitement electrified the atmosphere at FIRST BAPTIST, and all who entered the sanctuary were caught up in the energy of the anticipation. Pastor Russ Thayer welcomed all and spoke about the Announcements. He […]