The Rev. Emily C. Goodnow is the new pastor of the First Congregational Church of Bridgton.
Goodnow will formally begin her ministry at the Rally Day worship service on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. at Camp Wigwam in Waterford. Rally Day is the traditional kick-off for the congregation’s Christian Education Program. Her first in-church service will be Sunday, Sept. 18.
Goodnow, selected after a yearlong national search, is a New Hampshire native who most recently served as associate pastor at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Salem, Ore. She has Master of Divinity degree from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and religious studies from Colby College.
Antique car tour
makes stop in town
The 71st Glidden AAA Revival Tour featuring pre-1943 automobiles will stop for a coffee break in Bridgton on Thursday, Sept. 15. Depot Street, behind Reny’s, will be closed to traffic from 7:30-10:30 a.m. so that the antique cars can park along the road and be on display to the public. Car and history buffs will be able to view the antique autos and talk to their owners during their stay in town.
The tour is the oldest, largest and most prestigious antique car event in the country and features hundreds of rare, restored pre-1943 automobiles. This is the first time since 1998 that the tour has been in New England. The event will begin in North Conway, N.H., and travel around that area as well as parts of western Maine, including Bridgton.
For more information about the tour go to http://www.gliddentour.org.
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