“The law indeed was given through Moses, grace and truth through Jesus Christ.” John 1:17 Amazing Grace We hear a lot about grace both in church and in the world around us. But what exactly is grace? We say grace before meals, and the Spanish word gracias translates to thank you. And it certainly is […]

WISCASSET — Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will host Glory Bound Gospel Singers in concert on March 20 at the 11 a.m. worship service. Glory Bound has sung extensively from the Southeastern states and into Canada. Their music is southern style gospel, and they been performing for more than 20 years and present the gospel […]

Thanks From Feed Our Scholars The Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars Committee wishes very much to thank all who participated in the fundraising dinner on Saturday, March 12 at St. Philip’s Church. Members of Wiscasset faith communities: St. Philip’s Episcopal, Wiscasset First Congregational, and Freedom Fellowship teamed up to raise funds for the program’s mission of […]

EDGECOMB COMMUNITY CHURCH, UCC Edgecomb Community Church, United Church of Christ, will be observing Holy Week with the following services: • Palm Sunday, March 20 — Celebrate Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem with the distribution of Palms. Worship Service at 9:30 am • Maundy Thursday, March 24 – 7:30 p.m. service of worship will celebrate […]

After last week’s column about the upcoming apologetics conference, Why Jesus? 2016, occurring in Bangor this May, a reader from Whiting — all the way up near Lubec — wrote me a note to share his concern and disappointment that none of the conference’s headline speakers are women. Sure enough, while a number of women […]

BRUNSWICK During February school vacation, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church high school youth group and leaders spent a week in Montecristi, Dominican Republic, volunteering with Outreach 360 to teach English to children. This pilgrimage trip was a culmination of two years’ discernment, planning and fundraising, well supported by St. Paul’s parishioners. Through service and cultural exchange, […]

JERUSALEM A recent gathering of American Reform rabbis in Jerusalem was meant to celebrate the small gains the liberal Jewish movement has made in Israel in recent years. But a series of comments by Israeli officials denigrating the group marred the event, reflecting an awkward relationship that many fear is alienating the world’s second-largest Jewish […]

BRUNSWICK There will be a Saint Patrick’s Day celebration at Saint Charles Borromeo Church, located on 132 McKeen St. in Brunswick, on Saturday from 7-9 p.m. The evening, which is a fundraiser for the high school youth ministry mission trip to Brooklyn, features live music, dancing, step dancing, a silent auction, Irish soda bread, coffee, […]

FREEPORT — The Moody Men’s Collegiate Choir will perform at the First Baptist Church of Freeport on Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Founded in 1957 at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, the Men’s Collegiate Choir has served local churches around the world through the ministry of music. Find out more at moody.edu/concerts.

WISCASSET — St. Philip’s Church will host a haddock or corn chowder dinner as part of the Feed Our Scholars fundraiser on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. A vegetarian soup will also be available. The dinner will also include green salad from Sarah’s Restaurant, corn, bread or biscuits, a choice of beverage and a cookie. The […]