WISCASSET — Scott Brunt will perform a gospel concert at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, 255 Gardiner Road, on Sunday, April 19, during the 11 a.m. service. Brunt’s passion for singing and performing started at a young age. He and his younger brother and their father have performed for more than 20 years. As […]

VATICAN CITY The Vatican on Thursday unexpectedly ended its controversial takeover of the main umbrella group of U.S. nuns, cementing a major shift in tone and treatment of U.S. sisters under the social justice minded Pope Francis. The Vatican said it had accepted a final report on its overhaul of the Leadership Conference of Women […]

I’m no athlete. I go to the gym several times a week. I love to walk and garden and be active outdoors. But my competitive sports career consisted of sitting on the bench in high school watching my teammates play basketball. Any athletic ability my kids have doesn’t come from me. My husband, on the […]

WEST BATH — On Saturday, April 11, Kunsang Dorje Paul Gallagher will receive the Temporary Ordination as a Monastic in the Surmang Kagyu Order of Tibetan Buddhism by Gelong (Senior Monastic) Lodro Sangpo. Lodro Sangpo is a Senior Monastic from Gampo Abbey in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The 9 a.m. service will be held at […]

BATH — First Baptist Church will host its fifth annual women’s conference on April 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. Bonnie Merrill will be the featured speaker to the conference, which will also be open to teenage girls. She will speak on the “Seven I Am” statements in the Book of John. Cost for the […]

BRUNSWICK — Brunswick United Methodist Church will host a public supper — “good food and good friends” — on Saturday, April 11, from 5- 6:30 p.m. The menu will include beans, salads, casseroles and homemade pies. Reservations are accepted but not required. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. The church is […]

FREEPORT — First Parish Church will host a public church supper on Saturday, April 11, from 5-6 p.m. The menu includes three kinds of beans, American chop suey, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts and beverages. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, call the church […]

BRUNSWICK — “Water From the Well: Easter Rejoicing Inspired by the Celtic Saints” will begin Sunday, April 12, at 5:30 p.m. and continue each Sunday evening through May 24. “It is a bit unusual, perhaps, that Lutherans would feature the writings of Celtic saints as inspiration for an evening prayer service,” said the Rev. Rebecca […]

ENOREE, S.C. The sun makes a grand display in one of the ugliest of places. Gold light bathes men playing basketball and gleams on the barbed wire that separates them from the outside. It’s Monday. E.C. Burnett III and three friends are here for their weekly visit. The men are part of a Bible study […]

Last week was an exhausting one in our house — scary, too! We came down with a miserable stomach flu. For the most part, this meant lying low for a few days and watching Netflix. But for our youngest son, who is less than 2, it meant five days without eating more than a couple […]