BETHEL — Christmas Eve service at West Parish Congregational Church will be at 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24. Masks are required for the in-person service. Social distancing is also required. Service can be viewed online at Facebook and YouTube.
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North Waterford Church
WATERFORD — All are welcome to the Christmas Eve service at the North Waterford Church, to be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24, on the front steps of the church. Come sing your favorite carols, listen to the beloved Scripture, and welcome in Christmas!
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Above and Beyond: Helping students find their future selves
“I really, really pride ourselves on our relationships,” explains teacher Chyanna Millett-Cordwell. “We treat the kids like kids and treat them like humans. I think that’s huge. And it’s a little lacking right now … I’m not trying to reach a state standard. I can stop everything in the middle of class and be like, do we need to have [an] academic remediation or just chat? I have flexibility. And the kids will come to me for anything.”
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The birth of Jesus and the pandemic: Finding and embracing hope
According to Pastor Chuck Mason of the Bethel Church of the Nazarene, “What you see, it’s the experience. It’s the testimonies that people share that can never be debated or taken away because we’ve experienced. That’s what the relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ is — it’s experience. It’s where we’re witnesses to what he’s done. And not only in our own lives, but in the lives of people around us, and that can’t be debated. It can’t be taken away. Because it’s our experience.”
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Christmas Services
Congregational WATERFORD — The Waterford Congregational Church will offer two services on Christmas Eve this year – a Candlelight Family service of carols and readings will begin at 5:30 p.m., and at 11:15 p.m., a service to usher in Christmas Day with poetry, readings, music, and carols. The late service will end with the ringing […]
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Waterford celebration rescheduled
WATERFORD — Due to inclement weather Saturday, we have moved our Holiday Celebration and Tree Lighting to next Saturday, December 18, starting at 4 p.m. All other details remain the same. Please feel free to reach out with any questions: [email protected].
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Above and Beyond: Kindergarten teacher discusses safety
BETHEL — “I think the world should be run by five-year-old[s],” says Crescent Elementary School Kindergarten teacher, Robin Kennett. “They are the kindest human beings that ever existed … I just think they have a positive attitude.” Kennett has been teaching kindergarten at Crescent Elementary School for more than 35 years. Every year is always […]
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Abatement rejected by Newry selectman
NEWRY — An abatement was requested by a Newry taxpayer, and was rejected at the Newry Selectboard meeting on Tuesday, December 8. The abatement was for three years ago. “If you’re agreeing the house is still there, agreeing about the acreage, but disagreeing about the value of the land, which is what I think this […]
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Christmas in Bethel: What our churches are doing
BETHEL — Five of the churches in Bethel will be uniting to celebrate Christmas together in The Common on December 19 at 5 p.m. and the community is encouraged to join. They will be reenacting the birth of Jesus Christ, with the community filling all the roles, such as angels or shepherds, and Pastor Rocco […]