| Sunday, May 25, 2025 |
OP Religious Society: Early Season Worship Service
 Details |  | 10:30 - 11:30am |
| Porter Hall |
| 10:30 am Ocean Park Religious Society Worship Service at Porter Hall. Message by Jen Comeau. Jennifer Comeau inspires humans to remember and restore our sacred partnership with the rest of the natural world. A certified Forest Therapy, Guide, Singer, Songwriter, Author, Speaker, nature is Jen’s creative muse. Author of the themed children’s book, The Inside of Me, and creator of two records of original music. She works globally restoring interconnection and lives in Kennebunk, Maine with her husband, John, & dog. | 54 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
| Sunday, June 1, 2025 |
OP Religious Society: Early Season Worship Service
Details | | 10:30 - 11:30am |
| Porter Hall |
| 10:30 am Ocean Park Religious Society Worship Service at Porter Hall. Message by Rev. Renee Kaufman. The Reverend Renee Kaufman is originally from West Virginia and is an ordained American Baptist USA pastor. She has pastored churches in West Virginia, New York, Ohio, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Rev. Kaufman is currently serving as the Minister of Christian Education at The South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport, ME. Rev. Renee and her husband, Rev. Scott Cousineau, have fostered nearly 90 dogs nurturing them with boundless love and compassion. Music provided by Neal Zweig and Cheryl Sager. Cheryl loves singing and has since she was very young. She taught music for many years, has performed with various ensembles and has also done solo work. Besides singing, Cheryl plays guitar, standup bass and currently performs in a duo group called Nice & Naughty as well as in an American Roots Folk group called Cold Spring. She also enjoys singing with her guitar-wielding husband Neal! Neal has been a performing and session recording guitar musician for 16 years. He adds a blend of acoustic and electric finger style accent guitar to many genres of music. Neal believes that it is not about how many notes you play but how caringly you choose to play them. | 54 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
| Sunday, June 8, 2025 |
OP Religious Society: Early Season Worship Service
Details | | 10:30 - 11:30am |
| Porter Hall |
| 10:30 am Ocean Park Religious Society Worship Service at Porter Hall. Message by Rev. Vicki Keene. Vicki Keene is a retired ordained minister in the United Church of Christ having served churches in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Vicki married into Ocean Park over 50 years ago and has served on many OPA committees including Religious and Cultural, Administration and Finance, Tennis, Library, and Bylaws Review. The Keene’s are now lucky to call Ocean Park their forever home. Music provided by Will Sawyer. William Sawyer earned his Bachelor degree in Music Education and also in Music Performance from the University of Maine, Orono in 2013. Since graduating he has been teaching piano and music at all levels. While teaching he is also accompanying multiple choirs, theaters and touring groups. He specializes in piano, vocal teaching and percussion. Currently he is on the music staff at First Parish UCC Church in Saco. He is a superb pianist offering classical music, pop ballads and original songs. | 54 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
| Sunday, June 15, 2025 |
OP Religious Society: Early Season Worship Service
Details | | 10:30 - 11:30am |
| Porter Hall |
| 10:30 am Ocean Park Religious Society Worship Service at Porter Hall. Message by Rev. Dr. Georgie Campbell. Rev. Campbell holds the honorary distinction of Pastor Emeritus at First Church of Christ in West Hartford, CT from which he retired as Senior Pastor in January 2020. Prior ports of call include South Church in Granby, CT; First Congregational Church in Newfane, VT; and Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord, MA. He received his Doctor of Ministry from Hartford Seminary, his Master of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School, and his Bachelor of Arts from Susquehanna University. He and his wife, Pam, live in Saco where they are members of First Parish, UCC. Music provided by Rob Duquette, a multi- instrumentalist, composer, singer, songwriter, educator, performer and author of Hand Harmonies music education program. He has made his career since the mid-1990s as a well-respected and in-demand sideman, most notably as a member of Jonathan Edwards. Rob can be found behind a drum set, on piano, guitar, and xylophone with ease. Rob and his gifted wife, Amanda, offer a wonderful, interactive Kind Kids program for children involving music, puppetry and lyrical dance. | 54 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
| Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
Special Program: Narrated Guild Park Tour
Details |  | 10:00am - 12:00pm |
| Guild Park |
| 10:00 am Narrated Guild Park Tour! Join Ruth Leavitt who will again lead 2 hour tours of Guild Park focusing on plant and animal life that live in and around the Park. Meet at the Guild Park signpost on Temple Ave. You will need shoes suitable to walk a mile over uneven terrain. No cost. | |
Historical Series: An Ocean Park Walk, with Frank Gwalthney
Details | | 11:00am - 12:00pm |
| Temple |
| 11:00 am An Ocean Park Walk, with Frank Gwalthney. We all love Ocean Park – but do you know some of its history? When and how much did it cost to build the Temple? Why were Jordan and Porter built? What is the Prophet’s Chamber? Was there really a hotel in Ocean Park? What is the Dummy? Do we have fairies in Ocean Park? Who owns the Post Office? How come we have shuffleboard and tennis courts? What happened to the Ocean Park restaurant? How long have lime rickeys been served in the Soda Fountain? All these questions and many more will be answered by Frank. Meet at the Temple at 11:00 am for a walking tour of Ocean Park ending in the village square -just in time for a piece of pizza or an ice cream cone! | 50 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
Temple Choir Rehearsal
Details |  | 5:30 - 7:00pm |
| Temple |
| 5:30 pm Temple Choir Rehearsal in the Temple. All those who sing in a choir at home are welcome to join in even if you will be in Ocean Park for only one Sunday. To sing in the choir, please attend the Saturday rehearsal. Call the OPA office at 207-934-9068 for additional information. | 50 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
| Sunday, June 22, 2025 |
Temple Services: Rev. Nikita G. McCalister
Details | | 10:30 - 11:30am |
| Temple |
| 10:30 am Morning Worship at the Temple. Guest Preacher: Rev. Nikita G. McCalister, President of American Baptist Churches USA in Bloomfield Hills, MI. | 50 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
Historical Room at Porter Hall open following Sunday Services
Details | | 11:45am - 12:45pm |
| Porter Hall |
| 11:45 am -12:45 pm Historical Room at Porter Hall will be open following Sunday services. | 54 Temple Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
| Monday, June 23, 2025 |
Tennis Courts Open for the season
Details |  | 8:00am - 8:00pm |
| Tennis Courts |
| 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Tennis courts open for the season. | 23 Colby Ave, Old Orchard Beach, ME |
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