A tent revival, running nightly through Sunday, Aug. 31, will be on the corner of Route 9A and 9 on Crediford Road in Wells. Everyone is welcome to attend the nightly sessions, which will include preaching, music and holy spirit ministry. Speakers include Denis Dunne, hailing from Ireland, and Mark Dunfee, from New Jersey. For more information, contact E. Terry Courtney at 985-6719 or 475-6316, or email stcourtney@yahoo.com.
The North Parish Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 895 Main St., Sanford. celebrates worship and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. Sunday mornings. All are welcome. Child care is always provided. For more information, call 324-3163 or visit www.northparishucc.org or the North Parish Congregational Church UCC Facebook page.
Saint David’s Episcopal Church, 138 York St., Kennebunk, worship and Sunday School schedule will change effective Sept. 7: Saturday evening Vigil Eucharist, 5 p.m.; Sunday Rite I service, 8 a.m.; Sunday Rite II service with choir and hymns, 10:30 a.m.; and church school, 10:15 a.m. For more infromation, call 985-3073.
St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St. in Sanford, returns to regular worship services at 8 and 10 a.m. every Sunday, beginning Sept. 7. Child care is available at the 10 a.m. service. Sunday School for K-6 begins at 9:45 a.m., and Youth Group for grades 7-12 meets the first Sunday of the month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call 324-8119, visit www.stgeorgesanford.org or visit the Facebook page. The Rev. Canon Susan Murphy is rector.
Organist Mark Thallander is scheduled to perform musical pieces during Sunday morning worship services at several area churches this summer and fall: First Parish Church, 180 York St., York, Sunday, Aug. 31, 9:30 a.m.; Ogunquit Baptist Church, 157 Shore Road, Ogunquit, Sunday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.; Trinity Church, 546 York St., York Harbor, Sunday, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m.; and Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash St., Lewiston, Sunday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m.
Harbour Singers, a local hospice choir, supports persons in end-of-life care settings throughout southern Maine through the gift of song. The musical group, which formed in 2008, consists entirely of volunteers who visit hospice, hospitals, nursing homes or residences throughout the region, with hopes of offering peace and song to those near the end of life. The choir rehearses in Saco every Wednesday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. Those interested in becoming new singers are welcomed to attend the Sept. 3, 10 and 17 rehearsals. Harbour Singers is non-denominational and is open to all who wish to sing. For more information, call 286-7678.
Rock My Soul, a secular choir known in the Seacoast area for lively, roots-based gospel music and harmonies, is accepting new singers this fall season. Dawn Boyer directs the choir, which is based in South Berwick and draws singers from various communities as far north as Portland and as far south as the North Shore in Massachusetts. Now in its 11th year, Rock My Soul has garnered critical acclaim and performed throughout New England. Those interested in joining can call membership director Tina Weinberger at 698-4494 or visit www.rootsgospel.org or www.projectmusicworks.org for more information. Although reading music is not required, the ability to sing on pitch and retain parts learned by ear is essential. Rock My Soul rehearses every Tuesday night from 7-9 p.m. at the First Parish Federated Church, 150 Main St. (corner of Main and Academy) in South Berwick. Rock My Soul is part of ProjectMusicWorks, a nonprofit arts and cultural organization dedicated to helping those in need through music.
Second Congregational Church, 19 Crescent St., Biddeford, announces its worship service is at 10 a.m. on Sundays. Call 284-7898 or email secondcongbiddeford@gmail.com for more information.
Regular church services will resume at the Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St. in Sanford, on Sept. 7 at 10:30 a.m. The annual Water Celebration and Ingathering Service, with Rev. Sue Gabrielson officiating, will take place that day. All musicians and drummers are needed for pre-service music; call to sign up. Child care is provided during the service. For more information, call 324-3191, viist www.sanforduuchurch.org or visit the Facebook page. All are welcome. The Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church is also searching for singers who like to make good music and have fun doing it. Those who can commit to three rehearsals before the group is scheduled to sing, are welcomed to the choir. Participants don’t need to be able to read music, just have good ears and be ready to be a part of a fun and challenging choral experience. For more information, contact Rev. Charlie Grindle at interfaithchap@gmail.com.
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