A heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to the success of this year’s “Have a Heart – Give a Blanket” drive. Through your generosity we collected money for 161 blankets. A special thank you also to our friends and neighbors, the Unitarians, who donated 35 blankets towards the total.
In Christian Love,
Nancy Desautils
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Marie is originally from Philadelphia. When her son and daughter were young, she was a single mother who had recently moved to Falmouth, Ma. This prompted her to start a Newcomers Club. It grew to over 1000 members and continues to this day with over 33 chapters. The Newcomers Club recognized Marie for her efforts. Her name, along with other “Women who have made a difference in other peoples lives” (including Oprah Winfrey) are engraved on a plaque at Falmouth Hospital.
Marie has lived on Leicester for over four years with her fiancé, Paul Gravina. Upon arriving in town, she joined the Red Hat Society where she met Betty Allen, who invited her to come to our church. It was not long before Marie joined the church as a Congregational member and eventually become a deacon. Marie has a bubbly personality and is very easy to talk with. She loves to shop on QVC, is a weekend sports watcher (especially the Red Sox!) and enjoys flower gardening. Ask her about her pets.
By Carol Mulrain
As our choir saw itself gradually reduced to a trio, Bob Shauris, our talented organist/director, tackled the time-consuming chore of rewriting some of our sheet music, reducing the four-part harmonies to soprano and alto only. For this reason, we decided that our choir will remain an all-female choir, at least for the immediate future.
We are desperately seeking both soprano and alto voices. Although knowing how to read music would be helpful, it is not required and certainly not essential to the joy of singing. There is no audition process, but you must, however, be able to stay on key and carry a tune. Rehearsal is Wednesday evenings from 5-7 pm (a lot of fun and not the least bit scary!) If 5pm is too early, we can always negotiate a time suitable for the majority. We rehearse again on Sunday at 9am for a quick brush-up of that morning’s pieces.
The church and the choir are asking for your help. Won’t you please think seriously about joining us? And as you do, consider also the words of Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher: “Music is well said to be the speech of angels”.
A Search Committee has been formed to find out next settled minister. The people that will be serving on it were chosen by the Council after considering several factors – age, gender, interest in areas of the church that need attention, and most importantly, they are active members. We are pleased to announce the names of the Search Committee members: Marie Feeney, Jackie Henderson, Anne Mulrain, Ray Orsi, Jim Cathcart, Len Ivel, Ron LaPointe
The Council has every confidence that they will work together for the good of our church. It is a commitment that requires a fair amount of their time and energy. Their initial meeting with Rev. Peter Wells, our area UCC minister, was on April 6th. Watch for monthly updates on their progress in your newsletter. And don’t forget to thank them for serving on this very important committee.