PORTLAND, Ore. A community activist who first came to the U.S. from El Salvador nearly two decades ago spent the weekend hidden in an Oregon church, becoming the latest immigrant to seek sanctuary as authorities try to deport him. Francisco Aguirre, who has lived illegally in the U.S. for 19 years and has two children […]
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Bishop Deeley to celebrate Red Mass
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert Deeley will serve as the principal celebrant and homilist at the Red Mass on Friday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m., at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. Judges, lawyers, canonists, government officials, and people of all faiths are invited to attend the annual Mass, during which the bishop asks […]
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Beth Israel High Holiday schedule set
BATH — The Beth Israel Congregation in Bath has announced its High Holidays for 2014/5775. Beth Israel is located at 862 Washington Street in Bath. The schedule is as follows: Rosh Hashanah — Sept. 24, 7 p.m. — Erev Rosh Hashanah, followed by apples and honey — Sept. 25, 9 a.m. — First Day of […]
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Nashville duo to perform on Sunday
WOOLWICH — Nashvillebased duo Ernie and Jason Couch will perform a concert at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the First Baptist of Woolwich, located at 812 Middle Road/Route 127. The pair performs a high energy mixture of classic and new, cutting-edge gospel music. They have toured across the U.S. and Canada for 25 years, […]
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All Saints invites Rev. Hoy to minister
HARPSWELL — The Rev. Mary Ann Hoy will be the guest speaker at All Saints Chapel on Sunday, Sept. 21. Worship begins at 9 a.m. All Saints’ Chapel on Orr’s Island invites area clergy as guest ministers for its Sunday services. The chapel is located at 9 Cooper Lane. This final month of the 114th […]
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Acharya Greenleaf to present talk
BRUNSWICK — Acharya Michael Greenleaf will present a talk at the Brunswick Shambhala Meditation Center on Sept. 26 and 27. Greenleaf is an acharya, or senior teacher, will present a talk on Friday, Sept. 26, from 6: 30- 9 p. m., followed by a workshop on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. “Greenleaf will […]
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Cardinals debate marriage before meeting
VATICAN CITY The battle lines are being drawn before a major church meeting on family issues that represents a key test for Pope Francis. Five high-ranking cardinals have taken one of Francis’ favorite theologians to task over an issue dear to the pope’s heart: Whether Catholics who divorce and remarry without an annulment can receive […]
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In Memory Of A Great Man
Love is so closely wound with grief, they blossom together. Seventeen years ago, rocking my firstborn son in the quiet dark as Hale Bopp streaked past the window, I was filled with the aching awareness that while I was here to hold and comfort him at the beginning of life, I would not likely be […]
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Bath’s Neighborhood UCC Church embraces ‘faithful risk’
BATH — As many people have heard, the Neighborhood United Church of Christ has made a bold decision to sell its current church building on Congress Avenue and to relocate in downtown Bath. The congregation’s consensus emerged after a year of prayer and research. The decision to sell the current property and to seek a […]
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Christian writers to gather at China Lake
CHINA — The Maine Fellowship of Christian Writers will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a two day homecoming writing conference, “Cover to Cover,” on Sept. 19-20 at the China Lake Conference Center. Guest author Susan Page Davis, who has published more than 40 historical romance and mystery novels, will share about writing and publishing along […]