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B4 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, November 19, 2010<br />
CHURCH DIRECTORY<br />
EASTFORD<br />
Congregational Church of Eastford<br />
8 Church Road<br />
(860) 974-01294<br />
Pastor Mike Moran<br />
office@cceastford.com<br />
Sunday Morning Services: 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. (child<br />
care for 5 <strong>and</strong> under)<br />
Adult <strong>and</strong> Children's Sunday Schools: 9:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday Jr. High <strong>and</strong> High School Youth Groups: 1 – 4<br />
p.m. (Oct – May)<br />
Sunday Evening Service: 6:00 p.m. (Sept 19 – June)<br />
Tuesday Prayer Meeting: 7-7:30 p.m.<br />
Thursday Women's Bible Studies: 9-10:30 a.m., 7-8:30<br />
p.m.<br />
Friday Children's Pioneer Clubs: 6:30 p.m. (Oct –<br />
May)<br />
Friday Men's Fraternity: 6:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday Men's Fraternity: 7-8:30 a.m.<br />
Eastford Baptist Church<br />
133 Union Road<br />
974-1414<br />
Pastor Tim Vamosi<br />
Sunday School: 9 a.m. All ages.<br />
Service: 10:30 a.m.<br />
Wednesday: Mid-week prayer services, 7 p.m., prayer<br />
meeting for adults, Kindred Spirits — ladies only,<br />
Olympians, Grades one to six, Word of Life Teen<br />
Club, junior <strong>and</strong> senior high school, child care provided.<br />
POMFRET<br />
Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church<br />
568 Pomfret St.<br />
928-5830<br />
Mass: 4 p.m. Saturday; 7:30, 9:30 <strong>and</strong> 11:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday<br />
Rev. Ryszard Sliwinski, Administrator<br />
Christ Church of Pomfret<br />
527 Pomfret St.<br />
928-7026<br />
Services: 8 <strong>and</strong> 10:15 a.m. Sunday; 9:15 a.m. (Rectory<br />
School Chapel)<br />
Mid-week service: 7 a.m. Wednesday<br />
Rector David M. Carter<br />
Abington Congregational Church<br />
Route 97<br />
974-1476<br />
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday<br />
Rev. Dr. Bruce Hedman<br />
First Congregational Church of Pomfret<br />
13 Church Road<br />
Pomfret Center<br />
(860) 928-7381<br />
fccpomfret@sbcglobal.net<br />
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.<br />
Children's Sunday School 10:30 a.m.<br />
Potluck, Praise & Worship 1st Sunday of<br />
month at 6 p.m.<br />
PUTNAM<br />
every<br />
The Congregational Church of Putnam<br />
175 Main Street, Putnam<br />
(860) 928-4405<br />
Web site: www.putnamcong.com<br />
Rev. Thomas H. Meyer, Pastor<br />
Sunday worship: 10:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (starts Sept. 14, registration<br />
at 10 a.m.)<br />
The public is welcome to join the church every<br />
Sunday as they celebrate God's presence through:<br />
worship together, voice <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>bell choirs, mission<br />
outreach, Bible study <strong>and</strong> book discussion group.<br />
East Putnam Community Church<br />
250 East Putnam Road<br />
928-2193<br />
Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday<br />
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.<br />
Tri-State Christian Academy — K-8<br />
First Congregational Church<br />
71 Liberty Highway<br />
928-7381<br />
Pastor John Eckman<br />
Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday<br />
Putnam United Methodist Church<br />
53 Grove St.<br />
928-9705<br />
Pastor: Barbara Kszystyniak.<br />
Services: 10:45 a.m. Sunday (9:30 a.m. during the<br />
summer)<br />
St. Mary, Church of the Visitation<br />
218 Providence St.<br />
928-6535<br />
Rev. Rol<strong>and</strong> Cloutier<br />
Masses: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 8:30 <strong>and</strong> 10:30 a.m.<br />
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church<br />
63 Grove St., Putnam; Holy Eucharist or Morning<br />
Prayer at 9:30 a.m., with a supply Priest. Coffee<br />
hour follows the service.<br />
Putnam Baptist Church<br />
170 Church St.<br />
928-3678<br />
Rev. Gil Bourquin<br />
Services: 11 a.m. Sunday; Russian language service,<br />
5 p.m. Sunday; Youth group, 6 p.m. Friday; Bible<br />
study, 7 p.m. Thursday; Guitar lessons, 2 p.m.<br />
Saturday; ESL, by appointment.<br />
Putnam Assembly of God<br />
25 Kennedy Drive<br />
928-2794<br />
Pastor: Gregg McKechnie<br />
Service: Sunday, 10 a.m.<br />
Other: Wednesday Family Night, 7 p.m.; Friday<br />
Youth Night: prayer 6 p.m., Youth Service 7 p.m.<br />
Congregation B’nai Shalom (Conservative<br />
Synagogue)<br />
125 Church Street, Putnam<br />
President: Dr. Gail Dickinson, 860-928-7775 (leave a<br />
message)<br />
Hebrew School Director: Sharon Colemman, 401-647-<br />
5323<br />
Services: Fridays at 7 p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m.<br />
Jehovah Witnesses<br />
81 Thurber Road<br />
928-4442<br />
THOMPSON<br />
Creation Church<br />
47 West Thompson Road, Thompson<br />
860-923-0455<br />
Training Depot, Children’s Ministry, nursery-6th<br />
grade 10 a.m., Sundays<br />
St. Stephen Church<br />
Junction of Routes 131 <strong>and</strong> 197<br />
130 Old Turnpike Road, P.O. Box 222<br />
Quinebaug, CT 06262, 860-935-5205<br />
Masses: Saturday, 4 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.; Thursday<br />
<strong>and</strong> Friday, 8 a.m. Holy Day as announced.<br />
Pastor: Very Rev. Charles R. Leblanc; Religious<br />
Education Coordinator: Mrs. Louise LeFort.<br />
Religious Education, grades 1 through 7, Sunday, 10<br />
to 11:30 a.m.; grade 9 (confirmation), 10 to 11:30 a.m.<br />
Tri-State Baptist Church<br />
P.O. Box 404<br />
Thompson, CT 06277 (Meeting at the VFW Hall on<br />
Route 131, south of intersection with Route 197)<br />
933-8947<br />
rberard@tristatebaptist.org<br />
www.tristatebaptist.org<br />
Pastor R. Berard<br />
Sunday School for all ages: 10 a.m.<br />
Sunday Morning Service: 11 a.m.<br />
Sunday Evening Service: 6 p.m.<br />
Wednesday Evening Service: 7 p.m.<br />
Bible Fellowship Church<br />
400 Quinebaug Rd<br />
P.O. Box 619<br />
Quinebaug, CT 06262<br />
923-9512 or (800) 621-6807<br />
thompsonbfc@aol.com<br />
www.bfc.org<br />
Pastor Dennis Spinney<br />
Sunday services: 9 a.m., Bible School for all ages; 10<br />
a.m., Worship Service<br />
Tuesdays: 4:30 p.m., Teen Bible Study; 6:30 p.m.,<br />
Children’s Bible Club/Adult Bible Study <strong>and</strong> Prayer<br />
Fridays: 6:30 p.m., Teen Youth Group<br />
Acts II Ministries<br />
P.O. Box 224<br />
1366 Riverside Drive<br />
Thompson, CT 06277<br />
935-5107 (toll free, 888-433-9901)<br />
www.actsII.org<br />
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday<br />
HighPointe Church<br />
1028 Thompson Road<br />
Thompson, CT 06277<br />
935-0357 www.gotohpc.org<br />
www.goto24seven.com<br />
Services: Sun. 9, 11 a.m. <strong>and</strong> 6 p.m, Sat. 5pm.<br />
Classes for infants though fifth grade; 24-7 youth<br />
ministry<br />
Tuesdays 6 to 8:30 p.m.: 6th through 8th grades<br />
Thursdays 6 to 8:45 p.m.: 9th through 12th grades<br />
Emmanuel Lutheran Church<br />
83 Main St.<br />
North Grosvenordale<br />
PO Box 221<br />
(860) 928-7038<br />
Pastor Charles F. Seivard<br />
Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m.<br />
Quinebaug 7th Day Adventist Church<br />
768 Quinebaug Road<br />
Route 131<br />
953-5412<br />
Services: Saturday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Saturday<br />
Sabbath School, 11 a.m.; weekly prayer meetings,<br />
Wednesdays, 7 p.m.<br />
North Grosvenordale United Methodist Church<br />
954 Riverside Drive<br />
860-923-2738 or 860-923-9133<br />
Pastor: Barbara Kszystyniak.<br />
Services: Sunday services at Putnam United<br />
Methodist Church;<br />
Thompson Congregational Church<br />
347 Thompson Road<br />
860-923-2431<br />
Rev. Dr. Jennifer Cook<br />
Services: 10 a.m., Sunday; Children’s Sunday School,<br />
10 a.m., Sunday<br />
WOODSTOCK<br />
Church of the Good Shepherd<br />
12 Bradford Corner Road<br />
974-2047<br />
Service: 10:30 a.m. Sunday<br />
Pastor: Brian C. Baeder<br />
East Woodstock Congregational<br />
220 Woodstock Road<br />
928-7449<br />
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday (Children’s Sunday school,<br />
same time)<br />
Pastor: Rev. Susan Foster<br />
Evangelical Covenant Church<br />
24 Child Hill Road, Woodstock<br />
928-0486<br />
www.WoodstockCovenant.intuitwebsites.com<br />
Leon Engman, senior pastor<br />
Sunday School for all ages: 9 a.m.<br />
Worship: 10:30 a.m.<br />
Awana clubs: Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.<br />
Faith Bible Evangelical Free<br />
587 Route 171<br />
974-2528<br />
Service: 9:30 <strong>and</strong> 10:30 a.m. Sunday<br />
Pastor Mitch Santell<br />
First Congregational<br />
543 Route 169<br />
928-7405<br />
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday<br />
(Children attend for 10-15 minutes before going to<br />
church school class)<br />
Pastor James S. Harrison<br />
North Woodstock Congregational<br />
1227 Route 169<br />
963-2170<br />
Pastor Jesse Phagan<br />
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday; Bible Study: 7:30-8:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday<br />
South Woodstock Baptist Church<br />
23 Rosel<strong>and</strong> Park Road<br />
www.southwoodstockbaptist.org<br />
(860) 928-9341<br />
Sunday worship service: 9 a.m.<br />
Pastor: Bob Beckwith<br />
Northeast House Church<br />
Location: From house to house<br />
Time: 1 p.m.<br />
Contact: Matthew Durning, 928-7658<br />
The church has the Lord’s Supper as a full meal<br />
every Sunday, followed by an open interactive participatory<br />
meeting (closely following Acts 20:7 <strong>and</strong><br />
1Cor.14 26-39)<br />
For more information, check out www.housechurch.info<br />
<strong>and</strong> www.ntrf.org<br />
RELIGION<br />
Doubting Thomas <strong>and</strong> the impossible<br />
Everyone knows the<br />
count the story of Thomas’<br />
story of Thomas,<br />
miracle simply because it<br />
the disciple who<br />
is far-fetched. After all,<br />
refused to accept the story<br />
BEYOND<br />
causing water to float in air<br />
of Jesus’ resurrection<br />
is not so different from<br />
THE PEWS<br />
until he had seen Christ<br />
walking on water like Peter<br />
with his eyes <strong>and</strong> touched<br />
did in Matthew 14 or cursing<br />
a politician with blind-<br />
the wounds with his<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s.<br />
PHILIP ness as Paul did in Acts 13.<br />
Even atheists <strong>and</strong><br />
HANSON Thomas was an apostle of<br />
agnostics will call someone<br />
Jesus Christ commissioned<br />
a “doubting Thomas.”<br />
We know from the book of<br />
Acts that Thomas eventually received the<br />
proofs he required: Thomas saw the risen<br />
Christ <strong>and</strong> touched the wounds in his side<br />
<strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>s. But what happened after that?<br />
Tradition holds that Thomas traveled to<br />
India as a missionary <strong>and</strong> evangelized great<br />
portions of the subcontinent. Like many traditions,<br />
the story of Thomas includes some<br />
in the same manner as they<br />
were.<br />
What makes the story of Thomas so hard to<br />
accept, while most Christians freely grant<br />
that Peter walked on water <strong>and</strong> Paul blinded<br />
a man? There’s the lack of authorial control,<br />
of course — legends are notorious for being<br />
altered in transit — but there’s also something<br />
else. Perhaps we just don’t want the<br />
impossible to be so close. We know that God<br />
accounts of questionable veracity. For can perform miracles, that He will demonstrate<br />
instance, consider the following tale from “A<br />
History of Christianity in Asia, Volume 1,”<br />
by Samuel Moffett.<br />
A group of Namburdiri Brahmans were<br />
performing their ritual ablutions in the<br />
water of a temple basin. The apostle was<br />
watching them throw water into the air while<br />
they chanted their prayers. “Why do you do<br />
that?” he asked. “It is our sacrifice to the<br />
gods,” they said.<br />
“Why don’t your gods accept it, then? It<br />
keeps falling back on you,” said Thomas.<br />
The Brahmans were indignant. “Who can<br />
make water stay up in the air?”<br />
“I can,” said Thomas, <strong>and</strong> when they asked<br />
him to prove it, he said he would but only if<br />
they would promise to be baptized if he succeeded.<br />
They agreed, <strong>and</strong> the saint threw the<br />
water up <strong>and</strong> it caught <strong>and</strong> hung in the sunlight<br />
glittering like diamonds.<br />
Like most legends, there’s not enough evidence<br />
His power to convince sincere<br />
doubters, <strong>and</strong> that He will confirm His word<br />
with “signs <strong>and</strong> wonders” (Hebrews 2:4). But<br />
even with all that in mind, we’re more comfortable<br />
relegating miracles to “the greats” or<br />
to the mists of time.<br />
Closer to home, what if you heard that a<br />
preacher in a neighboring town make water<br />
hang in mid-air to convince a wavering convert?<br />
Would you believe it? Both in our own<br />
lives <strong>and</strong> in the actions of those around us,<br />
we need to regain the ability to believe in the<br />
impossible when God is involved. Reason is<br />
not obsolete <strong>and</strong> logic is not dead, but God<br />
can change the rules — <strong>and</strong> that means we<br />
must be ready to work with a rule-changing<br />
God!<br />
Maybe now is a good time to ask yourself<br />
this question: “What would I say to a<br />
‘Thomas’ story — one that seems impossible?”<br />
to either prove or disprove the tale. It’s<br />
just a story h<strong>and</strong>ed down from generation to<br />
generation, undoubtedly embellished along<br />
Philip Hanson is a youth minister at Acts II<br />
Ministries in Thompson.<br />
the way. But we should not be too quick to dis-<br />
OBITUARIES<br />
DANIELSON — Onni Johnson, 90, died<br />
peacefully Sunday, Nov. 7, as a result of complications<br />
from a fall.<br />
Onni was born in Daiseytown, Pa., on<br />
March 16, 1920 to Albin <strong>and</strong> Katri Johnson.<br />
Mr. Johnson attended school in New York<br />
City.<br />
He lived several years in Finl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />
Soviet Union <strong>and</strong> returned to the U.S. in 1939.<br />
He was a machinist at Pratt & Whitney<br />
Aircraft until he served in the U.S. Army<br />
Infantry during World War II. He was wounded<br />
when his unit moved forward to relieve<br />
the U.S. Forces during the Battle of the Bulge.<br />
He recovered in hospitals in Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the<br />
U.S. When discharged, he again was<br />
employed at Pratt & Whitney <strong>and</strong> then<br />
became the manager of the mold repair shop<br />
at Anchor Glass Container in Dayville, until<br />
his retirement.<br />
Priscilla A. Stedman, 76<br />
DANIELSON — Priscilla A. Stedman, 76,<br />
entered into eternal rest Thursday, Nov. 11, at<br />
Regency Heights, Danielson.<br />
She was born Jan. 12, 1934, the daughter of<br />
the late Albert <strong>and</strong> Alice Phillips <strong>and</strong> lived all<br />
of her life on Terwilleger Road, South<br />
Killingly.<br />
Priscilla enjoyed reading, old movies, gardening<br />
<strong>and</strong> cooking.<br />
She was a member of the Highl<strong>and</strong><br />
Grange.<br />
Priscilla is survived by three sons, Wayne<br />
Stedman <strong>and</strong> wife Patricia of Englewood,<br />
Fla., Gary Stedman <strong>and</strong> wife Carol of South<br />
Killingly, Glen Stedman <strong>and</strong> Wife Pam of<br />
South Killingly <strong>and</strong> brother, Kenneth<br />
Phillips <strong>and</strong> wife Rosa of South Killingly. In<br />
addition to her sons <strong>and</strong> spouses are her<br />
gr<strong>and</strong>children, Shayne Stedman, Jeremy<br />
WOODSTOCK — Roger<br />
L. Menard, 48, of<br />
Woodstock, died Friday,<br />
Nov. 12, at his home, following<br />
a brief illness.<br />
He was the son of Mary<br />
Ann (LeBlanc) Menard of<br />
Woodstock, <strong>and</strong> of the late<br />
Roger P. Menard, who died<br />
in January.<br />
In addition to his mother he is survived by<br />
his wife, Patricia (Stroud) Menard of<br />
Canada; two sisters, Dorothy A. Cote <strong>and</strong> her<br />
husb<strong>and</strong> R<strong>and</strong>y, <strong>and</strong> Kimberly Menard, all of<br />
Woodstock; two nieces, Emily Menard, <strong>and</strong><br />
Marissa Cote; <strong>and</strong> a nephew, Matthew Cote.<br />
He was born in Southbridge, Mass., <strong>and</strong><br />
graduated from Woodstock Academy in 1980,<br />
<strong>and</strong> Ellis Tech in Killingly.<br />
He worked at A&M Tool <strong>and</strong> Die for many<br />
Onni Johnson, 90<br />
Roger L. Menard, 48<br />
Edith Ross, 92<br />
He was a member of the<br />
Finnish American Heritage<br />
Society in Canterbury.<br />
He is survived by his wife of<br />
55 years, Helvi (Haapala)<br />
Johnson; a nephew, Andy<br />
Haapala, his wife June <strong>and</strong> their<br />
children Stephenie Liebler <strong>and</strong><br />
Adam Haapala.<br />
He is predeceased by his parents <strong>and</strong> a<br />
brother, Edwin.<br />
Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 12,<br />
in Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main St.,<br />
Burial was in South Cemetery, Brooklyn,<br />
with full Military Honors.<br />
Donations in his memory may be made to<br />
The Finnish American Heritage Society, P.O.<br />
Box 252, Canterbury, CT 06331.<br />
Stedman, Andy Stedman, Melissa Stedman,<br />
Megan Stedman, Shawn Allen, Michael<br />
Allen, <strong>and</strong> Matthew Cullins; great-gr<strong>and</strong>children,<br />
Jordan Stedman, Sarah Stedman, Lilly<br />
Allen Olivia Allen, Evelyn Allen, Alyshia<br />
Allen, Michael Allen <strong>and</strong> many nieces <strong>and</strong><br />
nephews.<br />
She was predeceased by her brother,<br />
Donald Phillips of South Killingly.<br />
Her funeral service was held Tuesday, Nov.<br />
16, at The Danielson Church of the Nazarene,<br />
440 Westcott Road. Burial was at Westfield<br />
Cemetery.<br />
Donations in her name may be made to<br />
Hospice <strong>and</strong> Palliative Care of NE CT, P.O.<br />
Box 6006, Putnam, CT 06260.<br />
Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main St.,<br />
directed the arrangements.<br />
years as a machinist, <strong>and</strong> was also a certified<br />
pharmacy technician.<br />
He enjoyed restoring cars <strong>and</strong> anything<br />
“mechanical” having to do with cars, but he<br />
especially enjoyed his time with his two cats<br />
Daisy <strong>and</strong> Maisy.<br />
His funeral was held Thursday, Nov. 18,<br />
from the Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, 130<br />
Hamilton St., Southbridge, followed by a<br />
funeral Mass in Notre Dame Church, 446<br />
Main St., Southbridge. Burial will be held at<br />
a later date at New Notre Dame Cemetery in<br />
Southbridge.<br />
Memorial donations may be made to St.<br />
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 1 St. Jude<br />
Place, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 300, Memphis, TN<br />
38148-0552.<br />
For more information, visit www.morrillfuneralhome.com.<br />
St. Joseph Church<br />
18 Main St., North Grosvenordale<br />
(860) 923-2361<br />
www.stjoseph-sacredheart.net<br />
Pastor: Very Rev. Charles R. LeBlanc<br />
Weekday Masses: Monday, 5 p.m.<br />
Tuesday, 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, 7:15 a.m.<br />
Weekend schedule, Saturday, 4 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.,<br />
11 a.m.<br />
PUTNAM — Edith Ross of Putnam, devoted<br />
sister, caregiver <strong>and</strong> educator, passed<br />
away on Nov. 14, in her home at the age of 92.<br />
She was the daughter of the late George<br />
<strong>and</strong> Bessie Ross.<br />
She is survived by her twin sister Eleanor<br />
of Putnam, <strong>and</strong> extended family in<br />
Richmond, Va.<br />
She was predeceased by a brother, Asa.<br />
Graveside services were held Wednesday,<br />
Nov. 17, at the Grove Street Cemetery,<br />
Putnam. May she rest in peace.<br />
Arrangements by Smith & Walker Funeral<br />
Home, 148 Grove St., Putnam.