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Finance Director
(24-30 hours per week)
Must have Bookkeeping/Accounting credentials and experience with accounting software.
Preferably the candidate will have experience with    not-for-profit organizations, especially in light of a religious        congregation.
Must have a “collaborative” personality who works well with others. The candidate will be responsible for planning and       participating in the “ordinary” work of the Finance  Department.
Send resumes to:
    Daughters of the Holy Spirit
    Treasurer
    P.O. Box 419
    Putnam, CT   06260

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I absolutely and unequivocally love to organize. And I know plenty of other people who also love to organize. They always find just the right place for shoes that are freely kicked off in a mudroom. Cereals are emptied from boxes and placed in large clear containers. Cooking spices are visually arranged with labels facing out so that cooks can easily grab what they need. Clothing is always folded neatly and tucked away in the appropriate drawer.
But this type of organization applies to things. I do not share a similar organization fervor for things. Rather, the type of organizing I love to do is for processes and people.
For many people, organizing an event or a new home build (for example) can feel overwhelming. And it’s not overwhelming because they are unclear about what the order or timeline is of the event or new house build. Most people understand that the floor and walls need to be built before the roof can be added. Rather, it becomes overwhelming because wiring needs to be done before the walls are complete and the floors are finished. Choices for kitchen cabinetry need to be made long before the installation date so that workers are kept busy and construction progress continues. Additionally, there are permitting deadlines and financial payments to organize. If you pay for the entire house construction at the beginning, it may be unlikely that you have a completed house in the end. Not that I am a general contractor, but for me, these are the processes that I love to organize. Primarily because I find that most processes are centered around people.
To be clear, I do not like to organize people because I like to boss them around out of a need to feel in-charge. Rather, I like to organize people simply because I enjoy trying to make an experience or a process more… enjoyable. Several years ago, I was volunteering at an event wherein hundreds (and hundreds) of people showed up early. The organizers were not prepared for the early arrivals and considered that they would not accommodate them, allowing the masses to gather in groups scattered everywhere. I noticed the people becoming angry and decided to unleash my organizational skills. Soon, I was yelling instructions about where the people should gather and within a few minutes, I had managed to enlist the help of the other volunteers so that we could advise the growing crowd, how and where to form a line. And within a few more minutes, the people were standing in a long and windy stream that allowed for the process of checking-in, to then commence. After all, my history of event organization has left me with the full understanding that people don’t just arrive for an event when the event is ready to begin. Rather, they arrive at the time when they are ready to begin the event! Better to be…
Prepared. Prepared
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!

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POMFRET — Easter is coming and preparations are completed at Christ Church. Scheduled are: A simple supper—soup, salad, and bread—preceding the Maundy Thursday service and stripping of the altar; a Good Friday liturgy; and a Holy Saturday liturgy.
The soup supper will begin at 5:30 p.m. March 28, preceding the 7 p.m. Holy Thursday liturgy and stripping of the altar. On Friday, March 29, Stations of the Cross will be said at noon, and a Good Friday Worship service commemorating the Crucifixion of Jesus will be offered at 7 p.m.
A Holy Saturday liturgy will offered at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 30.
Easter Sunday will be celebrated with an 8 a.m. traditional Eucharist service, as well as a 10 a.m. a festival Eucharist service with a choir.
Christ Church seeks to serve those of all religious backgrounds or none. Address: 527 Pomfret St. (Rt. 169). Additional parking is available across the street in the Rectory School lot.

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Toyota
dealership -
building
starts soon
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
EAST PUTNAM — With the demo pretty much finished, can construction be far behind for the Toyota dealership?
No.
The owners of the 13-acre parcel on Rt. 44 are finishing their review of bids for construction, according to sources.
Construction should take about a year.
The intent is to move the Toyota dealership from its McGee home in Dudley to its new home in Putnam. A decision on the dealership property in Dudley has not firmed up yet.  discussed.
The dealership in Putnam will be state-of-the-art and will be a “mega store.” It’s anticipated that the new dealership will sell 300 vehicles a month.
Town officials and McGee officials could not be reached for comment.
In March 2022 Sean and Michael Putnam, LLC purchased the 12-acre parcel just east of the Putnam Parkade. The sale price was $1.335 million, according to town clerk records. In August 2022 Sean and Michael Putnam LLC purchased a 1.1 acre parcel adjacent to the 12-acre parcel for $725,000. The additional parcel would give the developers enough useable land for the dealership. The 12-acre property has a good deal of wetlands.
The demolition of the two houses at the front of the parcel was just completed. Following demolition, a building permit can then be pursued.
Officials  in the town’s building/zoning/land use department had said the developers have all their approvals from the town’s planning and zoning and inland wetlands commissions.

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