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Rebuilding the Organ, Piece by Piece

Wallace Organbuilders began to reassemble the organ on August 17.  Every part, gigantic or tiny, was cleaned with a borax and vinegar solution.  Then, one by one, in reverse order of removal, each part was put back into the organ case.  All these thin wooden strips are the first link connecting the keys to the pipes, which sounds much more simple than it is! 

It took about two weeks of tedious work like this before the pipes were replaced, and the grand 162-year-old George Stevens organ’s “blower” filled the wind chests with air and the sanctuary was filled with music once more!

The organ pipes were tuned to a harmonic system as close to original as possible.  That, and the rebuilding of the wind chests and repair of pipes, along with the dramatic improvement in the responsiveness of the keys, require our organist to approach the choice of stops(combined instrument sounds) and the actual playing quite differently, and John Terison is on it!

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New Gloucester’s Community Food Pantry

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Distribution days for the remainder of the summer are:  July 24, August 14, and August 28.  Please note that there are 3 weeks between the second July and the first August distribution days.

There are things we “amost never” can purchase at our usual supplier, Good Shepherd Food Bank, so if you are in the giving (and shopping) mood, our clients would love to have:

Beans (baked beans, other canned beans, dry beans), Jam/Jelly, Scallop/Gratin Potato side dishes, Fruit Juice in plastic containers, Spaghetti-O’s or other canned pasta, Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate, shampoo, dish detergent, liquid laundry detergent, garbage bags. 

PLEASE check expiration dates!    

It is our mission to be a reliable source of supplemental food throughout the year. Twice a month, we offer non-perishable foods purchased at Good Shepherd Food Bank and/or given by generous individual donors, and surplus produce, bread and other bakery items collected from the Gray Hannaford store.  

Donations are welcome during the week, when the church office is open.    Cash gifts are also welcome(click on the MAKE A DONATION tab above)

Distribution of food happens at the back of 19 Gloucester Hill Road, off Church Road, from 8-9:30 AM on the Second and Fourth Saturdays of Every Month.

Open to New Gloucester residents.  Quick once/year registration; quick check-in.  (New Gloucester residents may also use the Gray food pantry , which is open on the first and third Friday afternoons each month.)

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Village Coffee House

The Early Risers is a folk duo made up of Ashley Storrow and Putnam Smith. Both rootsy and lyrical, their original songs feature close vocal harmonies and arrangements on a wide array of instruments: banjo, guitar, mandolin, piano, and shruti box.  After pursuing separate solo singer/songwriter careers, they joined forces in 2015 and have since toured across the country, from Maine to Texas to California to Vancouver, BC. They currently live in Vermont, and will be releasing their first duo album in October.  Video: https://youtu.be/US2es4LCBFs

Opening for the Early Risers will be Zak Trojano: http://www.zaktrojano.com

Saturday, October 5, 7:30 pm $10

Coffee and tea are hot and free; munchies for a little donation.

New Gloucester, Maine