Ringing in the Season holiday handbell concert proceeds donated to food pantry
(L to R): Leigh Smith, Penobscot Bay Ringers co-founder; Dionne Haase, director of First Congregational Church of Searsport Bell Choir; Karen Giansiracusa, board member, Camden Area Christian Food Pantry; Matthew Mainster, director of First Congregational Church of Camden Choral Bells; Amy Rollins, concert organizer, and director of Penobscot Bay Ringers. (Photo courtesy First Congregational Church of Camden)
(L to R): Leigh Smith, Penobscot Bay Ringers co-founder; Dionne Haase, director of First Congregational Church of Searsport Bell Choir; Karen Giansiracusa, board member, Camden Area Christian Food Pantry; Matthew Mainster, director of First Congregational Church of Camden Choral Bells; Amy Rollins, concert organizer, and director of Penobscot Bay Ringers. (Photo courtesy First Congregational Church of Camden)CAMDEN — On Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, the nineteenth annual "Ringing in the Season" holiday handbell concert was presented to a live audience in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church of Camden.
The free-will offering collected at the end of the performance is always given to a local charitable organization, according to the Church, in a news release. This year, a donation of $1,112 was collected for the Camden Area Christian Food Pantry. The participating bell choir directors presented the check to Karen Giansiracusa, a member of the board of directors for Camden Area Christian Food Pantry.
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, and the Handbell Ringers of First Congregational Church of Searsport.
