Three kings came bearing gifts for the Christ or Messiah child. Who were they and where did these people come from anyway? Was it really Him, the Messiah of all humanity, the reason for their coming? What was this thing in the heavens that they were following? Is this just a nice little story of […]

Beginning this Sunday, Dec. 21, Neighborhood Faith Community, United Church of Christ, will begin worshiping at its new temporary home, the Minnie Brown Center. Worship begins at 10 a.m. on Sundays. Two Christmas Eve services are also planned at 7 and 11 p.m. The church has its longtime home at 150 Congress Ave. under contract, […]

FREEPORT — The Lighthouse Events has announced tickets for several 2015 concerts are now on sale. And, since tickets can be purchased and printed online, they make perfect stocking-stuffers. The “Who You Are” tour, featuring Unspoken, Jonny Diaz and The JJ Weeks Band, is coming to the northeast for 10 shows including shows in Waldoboro […]

As uncertainty arises, lean on what you know “How do you plan for something you can’t predict?” I asked my husband, Dana, earlier this year when my mom was diagnosed with cancer. “You don’t,” he said. “You take it day by day.” For someone who plans her life around a schedule — when the older […]

BRUNSWICK — Rejoicing Spirits, a ministry with and for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will hold its December worship service today, Friday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. This ministry is an outreach of Churches Working Together, an ecumenical group of six area congregations. We gather at Pathway Vineyard Church, 94 Pleasant St., Brunswick — […]

BATH — The annual Christmas gift appeal for the western mountain region of Maine scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6, has been rescheduled for this coming Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Bath City Hall parking lot on Front Street. Area residents are encouraged to support this Maine ministry by purchasing a gift […]

United Methodist Church, Bath BATH — Bath United Methodist Church is hosting “Nativity by Candlelight,” on Friday, Dec. 12, from 4:30- 6 p.m. The public event is free at 340 Oak Grove Drive. There will be beautiful Nativity displays aglow, Christmas caroling, hot chocolate and coffee, a birthday cake for Baby Jesus, and kids crafts. […]

Area church groups that would like to be included in this list may call, mail or deliver a note containing the church’s name and location, the pastor’s name and services schedule to Worship Page Editor Daryl Madore at 504-8247 or news@timesrecord.com. You may write to The Times Record at 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, […]