The basement of the West Parish Congregational church has been open for teenagers who need or simply want a place to go, hang out, and enjoy each others’ company, along with members of the community.
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Blanco poetry to be set to music
BETHEL — On Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the West Parish Congregational Church, an array of vocalists and instrumental musicians will present a concert of the poetry of Richard Blanco set to original music. Tom Davis, a Bethel native who is a retired minister of music, wrote the musical score and will direct […]
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Homemade vibraphone to debut at Bethel concert
BETHEL — When the Mahoosuc Community Band performs its annual spring concert on Monday, May 9, percussionist Scott Hynek, who has played both the marimba and concert bells in the band, will introduce the audience to his newest instrument: a vibraphone. A lifelong engineer and hands-on designer, builder and inventor, Hynek often puts his engineering […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Annual Smile Fund yard sale set for April 9
BETHEL — Members of the West Parish Congregational Church will hold their annual Smile Fund yard sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 9. Bryant Pond resident Jane Chandler said the fund was established in 2003 by the church to help people without health insurance or dental coverage receive restorative dental work. The […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Bethel church to host CROP Walk
BETHEL – The West Parish Congregational Church will host its annual CROP Walk at noon Sunday, Sept. 27, to raise money to relieve hunger locally and globally. CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. The 3-mile walk will be around the village and participants will gathering pledges. Church member Jane Chandler said the church […]
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Bethel church to hold 10th annual Smile Fund yard sale
BETHEL — The West Parish Congregational Church will hold its 10th annual Smile Fund Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, resident Jane Chandler said Tuesday. The Smile Fund was established 10 years ago by the church to help people without health insurance or dental coverage receive restorative dental work. “Insurances […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Woodstock resident to lead polarity therapy program
BETHEL — The Down Home Maine series will host a program on polarity therapy from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the West Parish Congregational Church. The series is a free program created and sponsored by the Western Mountains Senior College. It invites creative Mainers to give presentations to community members in an […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel
Ninth annual CROP walk in Bethel scheduled for Sept. 21
BETHEL — The West Parish Congregational Church will host its ninth annual CROP Walk on Saturday, Sept. 21, to raise money to provide hunger relief globally and locally. The walk for CROP, which stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, is a 3-mile event for which participants gather pledges and walk around the village. Jane […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel
West Parish Congregational Church hosting community potluck supper Aug. 22
BETHEL — The West Parish Congregational Church is kicking off the upcoming CROP Walk in September by holding a community potluck at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, said church member Jane Chandler. CROP stands for “Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty.” Chandler said that the CROP Walk is a 5K event, where participants raise money for […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Bethel church hosts sale for Smile Fund
BETHEL — The West Parish Congregational Church will host an indoor yard sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 3, to raise money for people who need dentures, organizer Jane Chandler said. The Smile Fund was established 11 years ago by the church to help people in Bethel, Andover, Gilead, Greenwood, Newry and […]