Preservation Auction coming August 14!
We’re looking for donations of country auction items for our Preservation Auction. Items especially desired are antique furniture, tools, household items, vintage toys and other vintage collectibles, musical instruments, coins, vehicles and boats in running order. Appliances, electronics, vehicles not in operating order, pianos and mattresses are among the items which cannot be accepted.
Auction proceeds will benefit the church’s continuing ministries to the community, now in their 245th year. To arrange for item pick-up, call Alan Hahnel, auction chairman, at 926-3152. Donations are fully tax deductable; valuation is the responsibility of the donor. For more information call the church at 926-3260.
Some folks call this Vacation Bible School. To us, it’s SUMMERFEST–a week-long celebration of Christian nurture we share with our neighbors.
This year’s Summerfest theme is Journey to the Incredible. The children will spend the week, passports in hand, meeting bible characters and exploring their world. 
The program runs from 9 am to Noon, Monday through Friday, for children who are 4 years old up to those going into 6th grade. We are also looking for age group leaders, activity area leaders(crafts, music, dance/drama…), and older youth to form a theme drama troupe or to be helpers.
If you have questions or would like to volunteer, please click on Contact Us at the top of the home page or give us a call: 926.3260.
Download the registration form: Summerfest Registration Form
Pilgrim Lodge Alumni Reflect
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Andre Demers I feel that one of the most important things I learned at PL was the importance of reflection. After chapel during the senior camp weeks, we were all encouraged to find a place to sit in the woods near the boardwalk in silence. This time was ours to ponder what we had heard in chapel, to read, meditate, or simply to reflect on our week and our experience at camp. So much of our lives, especially the lives of young adults, is spent doing things, going places, always accompanied by noise everywhere we go. At Pilgrim Lodge, I learned to appreciate the importance of quiet reflection. I cannot express how valuable that has become to me.
Hannah Blatchford My favorite PL moments were the times that as a group, we felt connected with each other and with the wilderness of Moosehead Lake. It was all the more amazing because these moments didn’t need to happen at some special time. We could be doing something as simple as tying up the boat for the night and we would feel that peace that comes with being in nature. While at PL, I learned a great deal about cooperation and working happily as a team. In addition to this, I developed a more spiritually-centered appreciation of nature. These experiences continue to give me guidance every day.
Jeanelle Demers I think my favorite memory was swimming across the lake to the island. It seemed like such a big feat at the time, and was very empowering for me. I also think that spending a week away from home is a good way to become more independent while growing up and figuring out connections to other people. My favorite place was the chapel because we would always be there as the sun was setting over the lake and it was peaceful and beautiful. No matter what your religious beliefs, there is definitely no denying a sense of connectedness to the world when you are in a place like that!
Contribute your Pilgrim Lodge memory to our scrapbook. Click CONTACT US above.
Plan to go to camp and make your own lasting memories!!! Check out www.pilgrimlodge.org, camps for children, youth, adults, elders. Some sessions are full, but others have openings!
Help a camper have a life-building experience with a gift to our Pilgrim Lodge Scholarship Fund. (P.O. Box 114 New Gloucester, ME 04260)
Many thanks to our SUPER Pilgrim Lodge Jumper, Mary Anne Moisan, for encouraging us to BE THERE for Pilgrim Lodge.
Sunday, May 2nd, turned out to be a spectacular day for a six mile walk. There were at last 38 two-legged walkers and 3 four-legged companions, lots of sponsors, a popsicle purveyor and one or two drivers to shuttle those whose legs gave out…all giving their time and effort in support of the New Gloucester Food Pantry and the global relief efforts of Church World Service.
At present, just over $4,000 has been received from generous sponsors and willing walkers. Of this, 25% will support the New Gloucester Food Pantry. Our goal is $5,000, and we want you to know it’s not too late to help! Go to www.churchworldservice.org before July 31st and “Find Your Walk.” You’ll see New Gloucester listed there, and you’ll be able to make an online contribution. OR, you can send your contribution to the church. Please make your check out to CWS/Crop.
Our annual Crop Walk funds a large share of the New Gloucester Food Pantry’s cost. It might interest you to know that online donations made up one quarter of this year’s total. Thank you for helping your neighbors in New Gloucester– and hungry people around the world!
Your Mission Board
“We have eggs!” seems a strange announcement at worship, committee meetings and choir practice! What it means is that the church refrigerator is loaded with dozens of plump brown eggs from the 
Willow Farm on Cobb’s Bridge Road. Our farmers are Elizabeth and John Randall. Faced with more eggs than her family could consume, and a desire to advance the church’s ministries of Christian Education, Elizabeth made us an offer we couldn’t possibly refuse. For $3, you can take home a dozen fresh eggs. $2 goes to the farmer for supplies, and $1 helps the Christian Education folks provide opportunites for Christian nurture to children and adults. This program is thriving, with people stopping by for eggs whenever the church lights are on.
