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Our Grace

Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 in Beggs Point Park, April 21st. Then come back to the church for a great breakfast cooked by the guys, both friends and members!

Don’t forget the Easter egg hunt at 10:00 on April 20th sponsored by the Pink Pig and the Essex community church.

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Spring is about renewal in all ways!

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Charie and Matt Looby sharing his journey to a new heart at the pot luck supper Wednesday night. Looking good, Matt!

Last spring, people throughout the hamlet of Essex began to realize that they no longer heard the chimes ringing from the old clock tower at Essex Community Church. The clock still marked the time, but the bell had fallen silent. When the church put out a call for donations to help restore the chimes in summer of 2018, generous donors rose to the occasion to help cover the $7,000 cost to install electronic chimes. Church trustee Al Dybas, a master electronics engineer, sought out a system from the Verdin Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, a firm that has installed tower clocks and chimes across the U.S. since 1842. Dybas installed the system himself, at no charge. Although the clock would still be manually wound, the sound of the new system would match the “voice” of the old bell to ring out the hour and the half-hour automatically. Tradition restored. Now the old clockworks need to be synchronized with the bell, by adding an electronic controller to the clock. Phase 2 of the tower restoration project is expected to cost up to $4,000. Although the church plans to apply for grant funding to help cover the cost of this and other needed church repairs, successful grant applications need to show matching funds from the community. To contribute, please send your donation to ECC, c/o Church Maintenance Fund, P.O. Box 125, Essex, NY 12936. Thank you!

Richard Harding Williams, 88, was born on May 14, 1930, in the historic village of Essex, New York, on the shores of Lake Champlain. Born of Welsh parents Richard and Caroline Williams, he graduated from Essex High School in 1947. Through his youth he worked in his dad’s General Store, built in 1812--and still in operation in Essex during the summer months. Mr. Williams served in the US Navy from 1947 to 1950. He moved to Utica to attend Utica School of Commerce. Studying voice with the late Frank Parker he became an accomplished soloist. He held a lifelong love of opera and acquired an extensive collection of operatic performances dating from the early 1900’s. He was a lifelong member of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Mr. Williams married Jo Ann Twentier, a native of Texas, in 1970. He was employed by Revere Copper Brass in Rome for 37 years and retired in 1992. He spent summers vacationing in Essex, active in theatrical productions and performing as a soloist in local churches. Mr. Williams held a life-long passion for Global Missions and acted as Missions Secretary for many years. He was also a charter member of Life Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Utica. Until the time of his death, he and his wife, Jo Ann, were active in providing music at Sunday services each week at the Masonic and Presbyterian Homes. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jo Ann of Utica; daughter Aimee Caroline and husband Sam Balboa of Utica; five grandchildren, Seyrah, Isaiah Evalysse, Jisayla and Naiyara; nieces Molly LaViolette and her husband, Mike, and Carolyn Carson, and nephew Ricky Carson; cousins Norma, Verna and Roger; and countless friends. He shared a special bond with grandson, Isaiah. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Caroline Alwilda Carson and her husband, Robert, and a son, Jonathan Williams. The family offers their sincerest gratitude to the amazing doctors and staff of St. Elizabeth’s ICU for their compassionate care. Visitation will be Monday from 4 – 6PM at Life Tabernacle Church, 121 Main St., Whitesboro. Funeral services will follow at 6PM. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Rich’s memory to Life Tabernacle Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Friedel, Williams & Edmunds Funeral and Cremation Services, New Hartford.

Well done, Gladys Hayes!

Our pastor, Peggy, with son Lloyd, also a member of our church, who graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh. Congratulations!👏❤️

Our Babe lighting the tree for Christmas in Essex!