Winslow church to hold drive-thru turkey pie sale

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It’s one of Winslow’s most beloved holiday traditions! On Saturday, December 5, from noon to 2 p.m., Winslow Congregational Church (12 Lithgow Street) will be offering over 400 incredibly yummy, ready-to-be-baked turkey pies for curbside/drive-through pick-up. Cost is just $10 per pie, with all proceeds going to empower the Christian/humanitarian work of the church, and for building improvements and repairs.

Freshly-prepared for baking and featuring a mouth-watering blend of turkey, peas, celery, carrots, onions, broth, and a pinch of sage, each turkey pie will be perfect for supper or for freezing for later winter comfort-food enjoyment.

Also available will be fun-filled Holiday Pasta Packages for $5 each. Among the numerous offerings will be reindeer-shaped pasta, snowflake-shaped, snowman-shaped, and toy-shaped pasta. And for dessert-lovers with a holiday-season sweet tooth, homemade fruit pies made by members of Benton Falls Congregational Church will also be available for $10 each.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the pandemic, health experts advise that you wear a mask when going through a drive-through.

For more information, please call Winslow Congregational Church at 872-2544.

PHOTOS: Fall 2020 Winslow travel soccer teams

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Members of the Winslow U10 fall girls travel soccer team include,front row, from left to right, Ashleigh Hussey, Lily Brown, Madalynn Loubier, Emma Duplessie, Adyson Lessard, Luna Meak and Clair Dunton. Back, Leah Fate, Callen Pooler, Emma McCaslin, Hazel Sheridan, Kaitlyn Lavallee, Sumire Page, Addisyn Willette, Jorga Sharp, Savannah Calvo, Head coach Ryan Loubier, Asst. Coach Brian Dunton. Absent from photo, Sadie Snell and Asst. Coach David Page. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Members of the Winslow U12 fall girls travel soccer team include, from left to right, Coach Joshua Giroux, Olivia Coldwell, Kera Bilodeau, Michayla Richard, Alex, Davanee Kimball, Reese Siodla, Isabella Loubier, Kayla Giroux, Mirra Meak, Madison Cochran, Tenley Nadeau, Julia Ortins, Elena Rioux and Coach Sim Meak. Absent from photo, Johanna Jacobs and Coach Brian Kimball. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Members of the Winslow U11 fall boys travel soccer team include, front row, from left to right, Jackson Bailey, Scott LeClair, Eban Barbeau, Weston Pappas, Basil Dillaway and Nixon Souviney. Back, Coach Candice Flaherty, Andrew Pronto, Jack Flaherty, Frank Farnham, Quincy Morin, Rex Morin, Freddie Ouellette and Coach Nick Souviney. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Members of the Winslow U9 fall boys travel soccer team include, kneeling, from left to right, Deegan Grenier, Preston Bailey, Chase Reynolds and Eli Nadeau. Standing, Coach Wayne Doughty, Ander Bell, Walker Johnson, Jack Calvo, Landon Curtis and Coach Jarrod Carnrick. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Members of the Winslow U14 fall boys travel soccer team include, front row, from left to right, Jared Burbank, Seth Price, Logan Baron, Alex Beckwith, Tom Labbe, Brody Willette, Logan Caldwell and Dillon Whitney. Back, Kyri Meak, Coach Brad Rodrigue, Doug HIllman, Braden Rodrigue, Max Spicer, Ethan McCaslin, Jacob Lavallee, Brady Poulin and Coach Jesse Beckwith. Absent from photo, Coach Bruce Poulin. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

PHOTO: Waterville-Winslow football action

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Waterville Youth Football team member Logan Cimino (42) runs with the ball while Winslow defenders, from left to right, Michael Loubier (68), Benjamin Fisher (50), and Larson Ronco (32), move in for the stop. The game was played on October 25, in Waterville. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Winslow Fire Dept. receives new truck

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Members of the Winslow Fire Department pause from training to pose for a photo with their new engine. Front row, from left to right, DawnBrasil, Lisa Byers, Paige Ames, Kristian Joliat, Sarah Joliat, Capt. Scott Bolduc and John Moshier. Back row, Brandon Reny, Chief Rodriguez, Cormick Frizzell, Lt. Troy Bouchard, Lt. Jeff Reny, Jonathan Beringer, Capt. Waylon Capp, Ben Loubier, Lt. Adam Burgess,, Cam Aucoin, Sam Solmitz, Joel Cloutier and Conner Osborne. (photo by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Food pantry seeks “Replenish the Cupboard” supporters to meet huge demand

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Due to extremely heavy demand for its food pantry services, Winslow Community Cupboard is seeking local individuals and organizations to help “Replenish the Cupboard” by offering a monthly donation of $20 for each of the next six months. Every penny donated will go directly to help food-insecure children, seniors, and other adults in Winslow, Waterville, Clinton, and Benton—more than 140 families in all, with that total steadily rising.

Winslow Community Cupboard is a ministry of Winslow Congregational Church, 12 Lithgow Street, Winslow, which has served the local community since 1828.

If you or your organization might be able to contribute $20 per month for each of the next six months to help “Replenish the Cupboard,” please send a quick, easy email expressing your interest to Dave Carew, Volunteer Communications Director, Winslow Community Cupboard, at DaveCarew1964@AOL.com.

Winslow’s Veterans Park in need of volunteers

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The Central Maine Veterans Memorial Park. (photo by Dan Cassidy)

by Dan Cassidy

Several volunteers recently answered the call “We need help” that appeared in the local newspaper recently. Weed whackers, leaf blowers and sweepers joined in to help clean up the large Park.

The Central Maine Veterans Memorial Park was in dire need of general cleanup of weeds, rocks and other flowering plants that have grown through the granite stones of the Park.

Volunteers and donors are needed to continue as funds have dwindled over the past few years. Anyone interested can call Karen Loftus and Patti Libby at Winslow Supply Company, 567 Benton Avenue at (207) 873-5608.

Popular Winslow Gospel Reflection Group returns September 14

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The St. Joseph Center Gospel Reflection Group will resume on Monday, September 14, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Eight people will participate from the center, located on Garland Road, in Winslow, while all other participants will connect via Zoom.

The reflection group is open to all. Organizers can provide one-on-one technical assistance to help you set up. To obtain the link to the group or request assistance, email CSJsofLyon.Maine@gmail.com or call (207) 873-4512.

The meetings are hosted by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, in Winslow, who desire to reflect a “profound love of God and neighbor without distinction.”

In addition to the reflection group, the St. Joseph Center is also offering two other group meetings via Zoom.

“Becoming a Welcoming Community,” which explores how we can better follow the U.S. Bishops’ call for parishes to reach out in love and service to LGBT persons and their loved ones, is held on the third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

“Rose’s Room,” offering support for the family and friends of incarcerated loved ones, is held on the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. People of all faiths or no declared faith are welcome.

For more information or to participate in either group, call (207) 873-4512 or email CSJsofLyon.Maine@gmail.com.

Parochial vicar named to Corpus Christi Parish

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Fr. André-Joseph LaCasse

Bishop Robert Deeley has announced a new priest assignment for Corpus Christi Parish, in Waterville and Winslow.

Effective September 1, 2020, Fr. André-Joseph LaCasse, O.P., has been appointed a parochial vicar at Corpus Christi Parish (Notre Dame Church, Waterville; St. John the Baptist Church, Winslow; St. Helena Church, Belgrade Lakes).

A native of Lewiston, Fr. LaCasse is a member of the Dominican Order, formerly known as the Order of Preachers (O.P.). For over 800 years, the mission of the order has been “to proclaim the Gospel to every corner of the world” so that every soul may come to know and love Jesus Christ.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from the University of Maine at Orono. In 1986, he entered the novitiate of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, attending the Dominican House of Studies and receiving his S.T.B./M.Div. degree in 1992, when he was ordained to the priesthood. Since his ordination, Fr. LaCasse has served as a parochial vicar at St. Dominic Church, in Youngstown, Ohio; pastor of St. Patrick Church, in Columbus, Ohio; and, for the last ten years, pastor of St. Gertrude Church, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fr. LaCasse also holds a master’s degree in spirituality from the Pontifical College of St. Thomas (Angelicum), in Rome, Italy.

 

 

 

 

Football clinic gets youth outdoors and active

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Here are some of the participants at the Winslow Youth Football clinics held during July.

Director PJ Lessard said, “It was extremely important to give the youth of our communities a safe place to be physically active.”

All photos by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff

Third grader Braiden working on his footwork while running with the football.

Third grader Chase improving his pass rushing moves.

Third grader Cameron perfecting his foot work while running with the football.

Winslow football gets youth outside and active

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Participants in the Winslow Youth Football clinics included, left, third grader Landon catching a pass, and fourth grader Jacoby, right, running the ball downfield. (photos by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Winslow Youth Football has been running special clinics for youngsters of all ages during the month of July. It was nice to see the young football players back on the field after being away from their friends during the pandemic.

Winslow Youth Football Director said, “We as an organization felt it was extremely important to give the youth of our communities a safe place to be physically active with their friends and classmates. The best part is all the kids leave tired and with a smile on their faces.”

The dedication of the volunteer coaches to be out there sweating instead of being with their families is humbling, he continued. “Our organization is what it is because of them.”

(All photos by Missy Brown, Central Maine Photography staff)

Braiden

Cameron

Chase