Ministries (Page 4)
Annual Report of the Building and Grounds Ministry 2018
Members were as follows: David Kingman (Chairman), Edmund Clavette (Secretary), Edward Collins, Peter Gaw, Peter Granville, Zeph Halsey and James Koepfler. Members meet each month on the Sunday prior to the Church Committee meeting. At these meetings smaller projects are chosen and responsibilities…
Report of the Deacons for 2018
It is my pleasure to report, on behalf of the Oldtown Deacons, that the spiritual life of our church is thriving. It is a challenging time for houses of worship competing with all of the time commitments in everyone’s lives and with all of the messages we are bombarded with every day from social media, television, and the nature of discourse in today’s…
Annual Report of the Historian 2018
The year 2018 has been basically very quiet. We did have a couple of calls from people trying to find information about their relatives. One came from a descendant of the Slaiger family who used to live on Old Post Rd. Another call revealed a story about a young man from N. Attleboro who studied under Harry Houdini and perished in a steamship accident. He was Millard…
Annual Report of the Flower Ministry 2018
The Flower Mission thanks you all for your part in our beautiful holiday flower displays here at Oldtown. The spring plants and poinsettias add to beauty of our sanctuary and the enjoyment of our service. We are blessed to have the lovely Hummel crèche donated by The Greene family in memory of their daughter, Marilyn Cleaves, and the larger crèche that was given by Conrad…
Church Fair Mission Report 2018
Our 2018 fall fair was held on Saturday, November 17, 2018 and it certainly provided us with lots of reasons to celebrate. This year saw the addition of a book room, expanded treasure rooms and new lunch menu in addition to our traditional offerings. These additions were well received with our guests and we plan to continue them in 2019. Many members of our congregation…
Christian Education Ministry Annual Report 2018
There have been lots of changes to our Christian Education Ministry this year. Some out of necessity, but most in order to best meet the needs of our congregation and the family dynamic in our world that continues to change. Of course, we held onto the exciting events, like making soup for Souper…
Missions Ministry Annual Report 2018
2018 saw a growth in, not only the size, but of the dedication of the Missions Ministry. Four new members: Becky Halsey, Leah Moynihan, Jim Santsaver, and Janice Tondravi were welcomed to the Ministry, as was Deanne Bellinger in September. Each of them, along with Kris Collins and Jeannette Galvin, brought new ideas, energy, and compassion to the group. The first order of…
Food Forward Project 2018
Our Food Forward was established in 2016 with the goal of helping those in our community who are food insecure. We added one dollar to the price of our Church suppers and it’s that extra dollar the funds the program. A great meal is enjoyed and that little extra means someone else will eat as well, thus paying it forward. In 2016 the Food Forward program raised $929, in…
Oldtown Music Ministry Annual Report 2018
If you’ve attended worship at Oldtown, you know the importance music has in our worship services. From the prelude and introit that welcome everyone to our sanctuary to the benediction response at the end of worship that sends everyone back out into the world, music flows throughout our services. It helps us gather our thoughts and be present, reflect on the…
Annual Report of the Stewardship Ministry 2018
For the past several years, the stewardship ministry has been focused on finding better ways of communicating our church’s financial workings to the congregation. Through the Stewardship Corner in our worship bulletins, we bring updates on congregational giving along with our other income and…
A Thank You from IOWD
Rwanda 2018
Accent On History
2017 Building & Grounds Ministry Report
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE 2017 Members of the committee were as follows: David Kingman (Chairman), Edmund Clavette (Secretary), Edward Collins, Peter Gaw, Peter Granville and James Koepfler. This committee meets each month on Sunday prior to the Church Committee meeting. At these meetings, smaller projects are chosen and responsibilities assigned…
2017 Deacons’ Report
REPORT OF THE DEACONS FOR 2017 Your deacons are happy to report that the spiritual life of our church is healthy and growing! In addition to the easily-quantifiable growth we can see in the increased number of names on our member list, and the increased attendance at worship every Sunday, we are broadening our biblical knowledge and deepening our spiritual wisdom. We are…
2017 Historian’s Report
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HISTORIAN 2017 This year has continued to be on the quiet side. We used to get several requests every year from people looking up their relatives, but the genealogy sites now available online make it much easier for folks. Several of the gravestones that we had worked on with Ken Postle at Newell Burying Ground have since toppled again. Hopefully,…
2017 Music Ministry Report
OLDTOWN MUSIC COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Music has always been an essential part of worship. From the days of the Old Testament, when “David and the people of Israel were celebrating with all their might before the Lord, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums, and cymbals” – 2 Samuel 6:5 (NIV) – through the explosion of hymns written…
2017 Food Forward Ministry Report
FOOD FORWARD MINISTRY 2017 Our Food Forward Project was established in 2016 with the goal of helping those in our community who are food-insecure. We raised the price of our Church suppers by $1, and it’s that extra dollar that funds the program. A great meal is enjoyed, and that little extra means someone else will eat as well, thus “paying it forward.” In 2016,…