We have welcomed visitors at the Lord’s Table from many ecclesias in 2024: Baltimore MD, Echo Lake NJ, Granite State NH, Monroe WA, Moorestown NJ, Norfolk VA, Simi Hills CA,South Ozone Park NY, Stoughton (Boston) MA, Tulsa & Joplin MO, Washington DC, Westerly RI, and Worcester MA in the United States. Also, London ON and Sussex NB in Canada, Ware UK, and Wellington NZ.  We greatly enjoyed a visit from Bro. Simon and Sis. Lorna Dean from the Ware UK Ecclesia in June.  Bro. Simon led our Spring Study Weekend on the theme, Exiles in Babylon, for which we thank him.  Thanks also go to Bro. Dan Wilkinson, Worcester MA, and Bro. Andy Davies, Wellington NZ, who exhorted us during the summer.

We are happy to welcome Sis. Rebecca Estey by way of transfer from the Springfield MA Ecclesia. Sis. Becky was baptized in Meriden many years ago, and it is a pleasure to have her back with us again.  We rejoice with Bro. Bryan and Sis. Haleigh Camarillo in the birth of their delightful little girl, Harper Dove, in August. We also rejoice with Bro. Joshua Budney (South Ozone Park NY) and Sis. Jackie Shindano (Monroe WA) in their marriage in October.  Bro. Josh is the son of Bro. Len and Sis. Julie Budney of our ecclesia. 

Many have had illnesses and surgeries this past year and some remain in frail health.  In particular, we note Sis. Faith Wight, who has been in and out of the hospital and is now on hospice in a nursing facility.  Sis. Helen Sweet, who was also in and out of the hospital, is homebound but doing remarkably well.  Sis. Helen is our oldest member, at 99, and was baptized in 1943.  Our Bro. Kenneth Stiles is also now in a long-term nursing facility. 

Our ecclesia started a new preaching initiative in 2024 called the 4 Minute Bible (4MinuteBible.com).  As the name suggests, it is a collection of short video presentations on basic Bible topics, always less than four minutes in length to accommodate the limited attention spans of our overly busy world. 

As we look to 2025, we look forward to having Bro. Steve Davis of the Stoughton (Boston) MA Ecclesia lead our Spring Study Weekend.  This is planned for the first full weekend in June, followed by our annual Sunday School Picnic at the hall.  It is also the turn of our ecclesia to host the Annual New England Fraternal Gathering this year.  This will be held on Sunday, October 5th, all plans subject to God’s will.