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. T he cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, call the […]

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 […]

BATH The Biblical story of the Passover — when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and en route back to the Promised Land — has been celebrated for thousands of years by Jews around the globe, including Beth Israel Congregation in Bath. This year the eight-day festival — April 3-11 — coincides with Holy […]

God says it’s OK to have fun Growing up, I always thought of myself as a fun person. But slowly the fun part of me got buried beneath a load of adult responsibilities. Our oldest son, Judah, was about 8 when I recognized the shift. One morning, he quietly prayed, “Dear God, help us to […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part 1 of “Restoring faith,” a five-part series examining the Catholic Church in Maine and how it is changing. The entire series can be seen at bangordailynews.com. Picture it: A normal Friday night at Buffalo Wild Wings in South Portland. About a dozen twentysomethings from Maine flank a long table, half-shouting […]

Holy Week continues this weekend with several local congregations planning special Good Friday and Easter services. Among them: The Neighborhood United Church of Christ BATH — The Bath United Church of Christ will celebrate Easter in its new worship space at 798 Washington St., the former Admiral Steakhouse. A Good Friday service begins at 7 […]

PORTLAND — Early registration will end on Tuesday, March 31, for the muchanticipated Catholic Youth Convention set for April 17- 19 at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. More than 250 teens (grades 9-12) are expected to attend the convention, which will feature a “Take Off the Mask, Put on Christ” theme. The weekend event will […]

BRUNSWICK — The Unitarian- Universalist Church of Brunswick will hold a community Rummage and Book Sale on Saturday, March 28, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The church is located on the corner of Pleasant and Middle streets. Browse the treasures, and purchase homemade muffins, sandwiches and beverages. Call 729-8515 with questions, or to inquire if table […]

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 […]

Dear God: I’d like to thank you for ordinary days, too I was chatting with my neighbor, Joan, the other day about how much we had to be thankful for when she said, “But don’t we often forget to thank God for an ordinary day?” I thought about it, and realized she was right. While […]