‘Ringing in the Season’ concert proceeds presented to St. Bernard Soup Kitchen
L to R: Matthew Mainster, director of Choral Bells; Rich Norman, Supervisor of St. Bernard Soup Kitchen; Amy Rollins, concert organizer; and Debra Hall, President of Penobscot Bay Ringers. (Photo courtesy Amy Rollins)
L to R: Matthew Mainster, director of Choral Bells; Rich Norman, Supervisor of St. Bernard Soup Kitchen; Amy Rollins, concert organizer; and Debra Hall, President of Penobscot Bay Ringers. (Photo courtesy Amy Rollins)
CAMDEN — On Saturday, Dec. 3, the sixteenth annual ‘Ringing in the Season’ holiday handbell concert was presented to a live audience in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church of Camden.
This year’s program featured performances by Choral Bells of the First Congregational Church of Camden; Penobscot Bay Ringers and Penobscot Bay Ringers Ensemble of Camden; handbell soloist Debra Hall of Rockport; and guest musicians Kay Allan, cellist, of Thomaston, and Luke Baker, drummer, of Washington.
The free-will offering collected at the end of the performance is always given to a local charitable organization. This year, a donation of $1356 was collected for the St. Bernard Soup Kitchen. Amy Rollins, concert organizer, recently presented the donation to Rich Norman, Executive Director of the St. Bernard Soup Kitchen.
