May 17, 2013 - Stonebridge Press and Villager Newspapers

B4 ☎ VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ Friday, May 17, 2013
CHURCH DIRECTORY
EASTFORD
Congregational Church of Eastford
8 Church Road, P.O. Box 177
(860) 974-01294
Pastor Mike Moran
office@cceastford.com
Congregational Church of Eastford
Sunday Worship Services
8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School
9:45 a.m.
Prayer Meetings
7:00 p.m. Tuesday; 6:00 a.m. Wednesday
Wednesday Night Worship
6:45 p.m.
Celebrate Recovery
7:00 p.m. Thursday
Pioneer Club (Oct - May)
6:30 p.m. Friday
Eastford Baptist Church
133 Union Road
974-1414
Pastor Tim Vamosi
Sunday School: 9 a.m. All ages.
Service: 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday: Mid-week prayer services, 7 p.m., prayer
meeting for adults, Kindred Spirits — ladies only,
Olympians, Grades one to six, Word of Life Teen
Club, junior and senior high school, child care provided.
POMFRET
Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
568 Pomfret St. • 928-5830
Mass schedule Sunday, 7:30 a.m., and 11 a.m.
Rev. David Choquette.
Christ Church of Pomfret
527 Pomfret St. • 928-7026
Services: 8 and 10:15 a.m. Sunday; 9:15 a.m. (Rectory
School Chapel)
Mid-week service: 7 a.m. Wednesday
Rector David M. Carter
Abington Congregational Church
Route 97 • 974-1476
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday
Rev. Dr. Bruce Hedman
First Congregational Church of Pomfret
13 Church Road, Pomfret Center
(860) 928-7381
fccpomfret@sbcglobal.net
Rev. Thomas Crumb.
Adult Sunday School class begins at 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Children's Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Potluck, Praise & Worship 1st Sunday of
month at 6 p.m.
PUTNAM
every
The Congregational Church of Putnam
175 Main Street, Putnam (860) 928-4405
Web site: www.putnamcong.com
Rev. Thomas H. Meyer, Pastor
Sunday worship: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. (starts Sept. 14, registration
at 10 a.m.)
The public is welcome to join the church every
Sunday as they celebrate God's presence through:
worship together, voice and handbell choirs, mission
outreach, Bible study and book discussion group.
East Putnam Community Church
250 East Putnam Road • 928-2193
Services: 10:00 a.m. Sunday
Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.
Tri-State Christian Academy — K-8
First Congregational Church
71 Liberty Highway
928-7381
Pastor John Eckman
Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday
Living Faith United Methodist Church
53 Grove St.
928-9705
Pastor: Barbara Kszystyniak.
Sunday school ages 3-adult 9:30 am
Church begins at 10:45 (10:00 in summer)
St. Mary, Church of the Visitation
218 Providence St.
928-6535
Rev. David P. Choquette
Masses: Saturday 4 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m.
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
63 Grove St., Putnam; Holy Eucharist or Morning
Prayer at 9:30 a.m., with a supply Priest. Coffee
hour follows the service.
Putnam Baptist Church
170 Church St.
928-3678
Rev. Gil Bourquin
Services: 11 a.m. Sunday; Russian language service,
5 p.m. Sunday; Youth group, 6 p.m. Friday; Bible
study, 7 p.m. Thursday; Guitar lessons, 2 p.m.
Saturday; ESL, by appointment.
Hope Community Church
25 Kennedy Drive
928-2794
Pastor: Gregg McKechnie
Service: Sunday, 10 a.m.
Other: Wednesday Family Night, 7 p.m.; Friday
Youth Night: prayer 6 p.m., Youth Service 7 p.m.
Congregation B’nai Shalom
125 Church Street, Putnam
Services: Fridays at 7 p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m.
Hebrew school meets Sunday mornings
Hebrew School Director:
Sharon Coleman, 401-647-5323
President: Jordan Stern: (860) 315-5181
Jehovah Witnesses
81 Thurber Road
928-4442
THOMPSON
Creation Church
47 West Thompson Road,
Thompson, CT • 860-923-0455
Services 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Training Depot, Children’s Ministry, nursery-6th
grade 11 a.m., Sundays
St. Joseph Church
18 Main St., North Grosvenordale
(860) 923-2361
www.stjoseph-sacredheart.net
Pastor: Very Rev. Charles R. LeBlanc
Masses: Saturday 4 pm., Sunday 11 a.m.,
Monday 5 p.m., Wednesday 7:15 a.m.
St. Stephen Church
Junction of Routes 131 and 197
130 Old Turnpike Road, P.O. Box 222
Quinebaug, CT 06262, 860-935-5205
Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday 8 a.m., Friday 8 a.m.
Pastor: Very Rev. Charles R. Leblanc; Religious
Education Coordinator: Mrs. Louise LeFort.
Religious Education, grades 1 through 7, Sunday, 10
to 11:30 a.m.; grade 9 (confirmation), 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Tri-State Baptist Church
P.O. Box 404
Thompson, CT 06277 (Meeting at the VFW Hall on
Route 131, south of intersection with Route 197)
933-8947
rberard@tristatebaptist.org
www.tristatebaptist.org
Pastor R. Berard
Sunday School for all ages: 10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Service: 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service: 6 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Service: 7 p.m.
Bible Fellowship Church
400 Quinebaug Rd
P.O. Box 619
Quinebaug, CT 06262
923-9512 or (800) 621-6807
thompsonbfc@aol.com
www.bfc.org
Pastor Dennis Spinney
Sunday services: 9 a.m., Bible School for all ages; 10
a.m., Worship Service
Tuesdays: 4:30 p.m., Teen Bible Study; 6:30 p.m.,
Children’s Bible Club/Adult Bible Study and Prayer
Fridays: 6:30 p.m., Teen Youth Group
Acts II Ministries
P.O. Box 224
1366 Riverside Drive
Thompson, CT 06277
935-5107 (toll free, 888-433-9901)
www.actsII.org
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday
HighPointe Church
1028 Thompson Road
Thompson, CT 06277
935-0357 www.gotohpc.org
www.goto24seven.com
Sunday Services, 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
83 Main St.
North Grosvenordale
PO Box 221
(860) 928-7038
Pastor Charles F. Seivard
Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m.
Quinebaug 7th Day Adventist Church
768 Quinebaug Road Route 131 (860) 935-5412.
Pastor John K. Amoah home # (508) 854-1432 or
jksofo@charter.net
Sabbath School starts at 9:30 am and worship service
is at 11:00 am.
North Grosvenordale United Methodist Church
954 Riverside Drive
860-923-2738 or 860-923-9133
Pastor: Barbara Kszystyniak.
Services: Sunday services at Putnam United
Methodist Church;
Thompson Congregational Church
347 Thompson Road
860-923-2431
Rev. Dr. Jennifer Cook
Services: 10 a.m., Sunday; Children’s Sunday School,
10 a.m., Sunday
WOODSTOCK
Church of the Good Shepherd
12 Bradford Corner Road
974-2047
Service: 10:30 a.m. Sunday
Pastor: Brian C. Baeder
East Woodstock Congregational
220 Woodstock Road
928-7449
Service: 10 a.m. Sunday (Children’s Sunday school,
same time)
Pastor: Rev. Susan Foster
Evangelical Covenant Church
24 Child Hill Rd. Woodstock
860-928-0486
www.woodstockcovenant.org
Our Team:
Leon Engman, Teaching
Dave Magee, Youth
Rick Lamarre, Music
Phil Cannistraci, Care Ministry
Classic Service at 8:30am
Sunday School at 9:30am
Contemporary Service at 11:00am
Faith Bible Evangelical Free
587 Route 171
974-2528
Will resume its regular scheduling beginning
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Sunday school for both adults and children will
begin at 9:15 a.m. Worship service will follow at 10:30
a.m. Visitors are always welcome.
Pastor Mitch Santell
First Congregational Church, United Church of
Christ, an Open & Affirming Church, 543 Route
169, 860-928-7405, www.hillchurch.org. Sunday
Service: 10 a.m. Children attend first 15 minutes then
go to Rotational Workshop classes. Interim pastor,
The Rev. Dr. Bruce Johnson
North Woodstock Congregational
1227 Route 169
www.nw-cc.us
860.963.2170
Sunday worship: 10AM
Wednesday Bible study: 7PM
Rev. Michael Nault
South Woodstock Baptist Church
23 Roseland Park Road
www.southwoodstockbaptist.org
(860) 928-9341
Sunday School, for all ages, 9 a.m.,
Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.
Pastor: Bob Beckwith
Northeast House Church
Location: From house to house
Time: 1 p.m.
Contact: Matthew Durning, 928-7658
The church has the Lord’s Supper as a full meal
every Sunday, followed by an open interactive participatory
meeting (closely following Acts 20:7 and
1Cor.14 26-39)
For more information, check out www.housechurch.info
and www.ntrf.org
REGION
St Columba Anglican Church
Nichols College Chapel
Center Rd.
Dudley, MA
860 243-3606
Canon John Wesley Westcott III
10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship
OBITUARIES
Rita M. Bissonnette, 86
DANIELSON – Rita M.
Bissonnette, 86, of
Danielson, passed away
Friday, May 10, 2013 at
Matulaitis Nursing Home in
Putnam.
She was born in Putnam
on November 1, 1926, daughter
of the late Honore W. and
Alexina (Bousquet) Marrotte.
She was the wife of the late Gerald R.
Bissonnette who died February 26, 1993.
She worked for many years at Pervel
Industries in Plainfield as Chief Financial
UXBRIDGE — Bertha C.
(Roy) Malo, 92, of Calumet
Court, formerly of Henry
Street, died Friday, May 10,
2013 at St. Camillus Nursing
Home after a brief illness.
She is survived by 3 sons,
Rene M. Malo and his wife
Virginia “Ginny”? of
Douglas, Richard A. Malo and his wife Kyle-
Ann of Putnam, Conn., and Donald L. Malo
and his wife Karen of Webster; 9 grandchildren;
8 great-grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband of 64
years, Rene J. Malo who died on Jan. 30, 2006
and her brother Armand Roy.
Born in the Linwood section Uxbridge on
Aug. 27, 1920 she was the daughter of Joseph
and Marie Rose (Arsenault) Roy and lived in
Uxbridge all of her life.
She was a graduate of the Good Shepherd
School in Linwood.
She worked as a cloth inspector and a
weaver for many of the area woolen mills
Bertha C. Malo, 92
OXFORD – Joseph C. Perry,
Sr., 66, died Saturday, May 11,
2013, at Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center in
Boston, from complications
of diabetes.
He is survived by his wife
of 43 years, Wendylou
(Temple) Perry of Oxford;
two sons, Joseph Perry Jr. and his wife Lisa of
Woodstock, CT, and Eric Perry and his wife
Jennifer of Webster; seven sisters and brothers,
Mary Fey of Danville, KY, George Perry
and his wife Donna of Westboro, Robert
Perry and his companion Sandra Devaney of
Mashpee, Ronald Perry and his wife Cindy of
Charlton, Tina Benoit and her husband
Chuck of Brasher Falls, NY, Pamela Smeagle
and her companion John Doiron of Douglas,
and Debra King and her husband Ray of
Oxford; four grandchildren, Brittany Perry of
Harmony, ME, Rebecca Andre-Perry of
Woodstock, CT, Selena Perry and Mikayla
Perry, both of Webster; and many nephews
and nieces.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Heidi
M. Perry; his brother, Paul Perry and his
brother-in-law, Barry Fey.
He was born in Worcester, the son of the
late George A. and Priscilla (Balnis) Perry Sr.,
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Officer.
Mrs. Bissonnette was a communicant of
St. James Church and enjoyed gardening,
especially her roses.
She is survived by several nieces and
nephews and her friend Henry Misiaszek
and family of Danielson.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held
Tuesday, May 14 at St. James Church,
Danielson. Burial was in Holy Cross
Cemetery, Danielson.
Tillinghast Funeral Home, 433 Main Street,
Danielson, directed the arrangements.
until her retirement in 1985.
Bertha enjoyed camping and spending time
with her grandchildren. She loved taking
trips and cruises with her husband including
Canada, Florida, and everywhere in between.
She was the past Treasurer, Vice Regent
and Regent of the Daughters of Isabella and
was very involved in charity work in the area.
She participated in the Bishop’s Fund and
ran the St. Vincent de Paul in Uxbridge for
many years for St. Mary’s Church.
Bertha was former member of Good
Shepherd Church and St. Mary’s Church in
Uxbridge.
Her funeral was from Tancrell-Jackman
Funeral Home, 35 Snowling Road, Uxbridge
followed by a Mass in St. Mary’s Church, 71
Mendon St. Uxbridge on Tuesday, May 14.
Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Donations in Bertha’s memory may be
made to St. Camillus Activity Fund, 447 Hill
St., Whitinsville, MA 01588.
To leave a condolence message for the family,
please visit
www.jackmanfuneralhomes.com.
Joseph C. Perry, Sr., 66
2 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at Emanuel Lutheran
Church, 83 Main Street, North Grosvenordale.
CANTERBURY — There will be a Giant Yard
Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at
the Finnish American Heritage Society, Route
169, Canterbury. Light lunch also for sale. For
more information or to inquire about table
reservations, call 860-546-6671 or 860-564-7432.
WOODSTOCK — The 22nd Annual Spring
Open Barn at Cherry Ledge Farm, Swenson
Road, Woodstock, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. May 25. Free admission, wonderful family
event to meet beautiful Morgan horses and the
new Fresian “Berend.” Demonstrations, Farm
Tours, Refreshments. Come learn about
“America’s Morgan Horse” and meet “Mint
Black Jack” 4 time Lippitt Morgan of the Year
for the World. Cameras are welcome and rides
are available for the children. Contact Karen at
cherryledgefarm@aol.com or (860) 974-3236 or
visit our page for more information on
www.facebook.com/cherryledgefarm.
WEDNESDAY
MAY 29
NORWICH — The Spirit of Broadway
Theater presents “Philco Blues,” a new musical
based on a true story of a young woman
from Wahoo, Nebraska. Believing herself to be
in a loveless marriage, she begins writing to a
television soap opera star in New York City.
Haunted by the spirit of her mother, she
embarks on a journey to the city that will redefine
her life and those around her! The theater
is located in the historic Chestnut Street firehouse
at 24 Chestnut Street in downtown
Norwich and is nationally recognized for its
full production of new works. Performances
are Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday
matinees at 2 p.m. through June 9. Contact the
SBT Box Office for tickets or additional information
at 860-886-2378 or visit www.spiritofbroadway.org.
DANIELSON — The Little Theatre on Broad
Street and the Broad Street Kids present “The
Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley JR.” on
May 30 to June 1 at 7 p.m. and June 2 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children (2-
11) and senior citizens. Tickets are available at
and lived in Oxford since 1990.
Mr. Perry was a retired staff
sergeant in the United States
Army, serving for 20 years
including time in Vietnam during
the Vietnam War and in the
demilitarized zone in Korea. He
received the Purple Heart and numerous
other awards for his service.
Later, he worked at McNeil Engineering in
Marlboro for many years.
Mr. Perry was a member of St. Luke’s
Church in Westboro and a lifetime member of
the V.F.W. Post 9013 in Westboro.
In his spare time, he enjoyed operating ham
radios, computers, and fishing. Most of all,
he enjoyed spending time with his family and
especially his grandchildren.
A funeral was held on Wednesday, May 15,
from Paradis Funeral Home, 357 Main St.,
Oxford, followed by a Mass at St. Ann’s
Church, 652 Main St., North Oxford. Burial
was at North Cemetery in Oxford.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Heidi M. Perry Scholarship Fund, c/o Bay
Path R.V.T.H.S., 57 Old Muggett Hill Road,
Charlton, MA 01507, or to the American
Diabetes Assn., 10 Speen St., 2nd Floor,
Framingham, MA 01701. www.paradisfuneralhome.com
Killingly Community Center, 185 Broad St.,
Danielson; Trink-et Shoppe, 103 Main St.,
Danielson; or may be available at the door.
Group rates are available to groups of 10 or
more children (ages 12 and under). Call KPRD
at 860-779-5390 or visit our web site at
http://www.littletheatreonbroadstreet.com/
FRIDAY
MAY 31
REGION — The Quinebaug Valley Singers,
from south- central Massachusetts and northeast
Connecticut, lighten up the mood this
spring with three concerts of pop songs and
musical theatre numbers. The concerts are
scheduled for Friday May 31, at 7:30 p.m. at the
East Woodstock Congregational Church, E.
Woodstock, Conn.; Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m.
at the St. Joachim Chapel of St. Anne/St.
Patrick Parish, Fiskdale and Sunday, June 2 at
3 p.m. at the Elm Street Congregational
Church in Southbridge. The centerpiece of the
program is a medley from the ever-popular Les
Miserables.The chorus, ably directed by Nym
Cooke and accompanied by Brooks Milgate,
also sings selections from Cole Porter,
Gershwin brothers, the Wizard of Oz, and 60’s
and 70’s tunes of the Mamas and Papas, Beach
Boys,the Turtles, Bette Midler and James
Taylor. All venues are handicap-accessible.
Admission is free, though a freewill offering
will be collected. Refreshments will be served
after each concert. For more information
about QVS or the concerts, call Director Nym
Cooke at 508-867-9144 or QVS President KT
Therrien at 508-248-6775.
SATURDAY
JUNE 1
CANTERBURY — The Finnish American
Heritage Society will host an evening of
Finnish American Folk Music from 7 to 9 p.m.
June 1 at the Finnish American Heritage
Society Hall, Route 169, Canterbury in celebration
of the apprenticeship of Saul Ahola, fiddler
and FAHS member. This event is open to
all in the community and admission is free of
charge, in celebration of the Southern New
England Traditional Arts Apprenticeship
Program’s many contributions to FAHS and
its efforts to preserve our Finnish American
cultural heritage. For more information, call
860-546-6671.