LIVERMORE FALLS — Fall into Books is back at Treat Memorial Library! Every time you check out books at Treat Memorial Library, enter for a chance to win a book in December! The more books you read, the more chances you get. We have books for children, teens, and adults, so everyone gets to play […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — Because of illness, our organist, Maggie Houlihan, was missing from our service, and sorely missed by the church family! We are praying for her speedy recovery and return to church services. Margaret Emery served as organist. Song leader Kay King Watson welcomed all and read announcements. She then led the congregation in […]

“August slipped away into a moment in time ’cause it was never mine…” This line in Taylor Swift’s song, August always gets my attention. Hearing it takes me from the present back to many previously loved summers. The summers that I spent swimming at home and at the beach. Summers that when it rained, we […]

NORTH LIVERMORE — At the August 21 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 “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder”, “What if it […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — At the First Baptist Church of Livermore Falls August 21 service,  it was hot and steamy, but inside the First Baptist Church, it was cool and comfortable. Friends and families settled into the pews with relief from the heat and expectations for the Worship Service. Maggie Houlihan played several happy tunes on […]

JAY — August 21, service. New Life Baptist Church continued its “Summer Celebration” with a sunny spirited “Aloha Sunday”. Over the next three weeks, there are several other events lined up. Next Sunday, August 28, is “Back to School” Sunday. All the young people who attend Sunday morning services, with their parents, will receive brand […]

It’s a stunningly gorgeous day here in New England. A light breeze softly caresses my face. The sun shines brilliantly in a sky painted with fluffy, irregular white clouds. Diminutive birds chirp encouragingly. In the background, a hawk curmudgeonly squawks disapproval of a day that insists vehemently on being beautiful. It would be easy to […]

Many of us who survive trauma find our lives suddenly on a different path than where we began. I think that’s the reason these things happen. Eight years ago, I thought I was on the right path, and maybe I was up to that point in time, but I was also searching for something more […]

NORTH LIVERMORE — At the August 14 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 “The Comforter Has Come”, “Sweet, Sweet Spirit” and “Spirit Song”. The service ended with […]

LIVERMORE FALLS — Sunday, August 7 turned out to be blistering hot, even in the early morning. However, at the nine o’clock hour as people began to arrive to prepare the church for the 10:30 service, a collective sigh of relief could be heard upon entering the building. We realized the cooler temperature would keep […]