BATH — The Salvation Army is taking applications for holiday assistance through Dec. 4. Interviews are done Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. Individuals should sign up early as time is limited during the Christmas Season. To request assistance, it is important to bring the following items: form of identification for all […]

AUBURN — The Lighthouse Events has announced several concerts by Dove Award-winning artists leading into the Christmas season. Mark Schultz and Selah bring their “You Amaze Us Tour” to East Auburn Baptist Church, Friday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. General admission tickets are $20 and are available at the door. — John Waller and family’s […]

BRUNSWICK — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is planning a Thanksgiving worship service on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 6 p.m. Following worship, pie and coffee will be served. Good Shepherd is located at 330 Maine St. For more information, contact the Rev. Rebecca Wegner at 442-0888.

FREEPORT — A community Thanksgiving service will be held at First Baptist Church, 185 Main St., on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. Participants from all the Freeport churches are invited to be part of the service. The offering will benefit Freeport Community Services Fuel Assistance program. Dried and canned food may be brought to […]

BRUNSWICK — The whole community is invited to the annual Thanksgiving Day service held each year at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 288 1/2 Maine St. The service begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27. Enjoy an hour of music and singing, inspired Bible readings, testimonies of healings and expressions of gratitude to God […]

BRUNSWICK — Berean Baptist Church will host a free community Thanksgiving dinner at the church, Thursday, Nov. 27, at noon. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP the church office by Nov. 21, by calling 725-2648. The church is located at 15 Cumberland St.

Preparing for Advent One of my favorite Christmas memories from childhood was of eagerly waking each day in December to pull apart the tiny perforated doors on the paper Advent calendar my mom hung in the kitchen of our cozy Oregon ranch. Even though my mom carefully re-used the same calendar each year, my brother […]

HYANNIS, Mass. Forced by the Ebola epidemic to be under lockdown in a children’s home in Sierra Leone, missionaries Patty and Allen Morell of Centerville are reaching out to thousands of people in the West African nation with a radio program. “We’re not even going to mention Ebola,” said Patty Morell, who with her husband […]

BRUNSWICK — First Baptist Church will offer a screening of the movie, “God’s Not Dead,” on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 9 a.m. The movie, which stars Kevin Sorbo, was the highest grossing independent faith film of the year, far surpassing its $2 million production budget by grossing $110 million worldwide to date. According to The […]

BRUNSWICK — Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 330 Maine St., is hosting a Mystery Theater Evening on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 6 p.m. Come enjoy light refreshments and help solve the adventure, “Murder Most Green.” The event is a fund raiser to benefit Warm Thy Neighbor, the area heating assistance program serving Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell. […]