Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will host the Rev. Lawrence Krewson of Georgia during its service on Sept. 5. Krewson filled in from January to June of this year the last Sunday of each month via pre-recorded services he taped from his home in Georgia. He will be visiting friends in Maine in September and agreed […]
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Faith Notes: ‘Jewel of the Nile’ review
I have long admired Tessa Afshar, a romance novelist who crafts historical fiction set around the time of Christ. As a kid lit fan, I’m not a big reader of adult fiction. And I confess that I stopped reading romance novels about the time I realized that lasting love involves more laundry than long walks […]
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Warrior, servant, mother, unifier – the Virgin Mary has played many roles through the centuries
THE CONVERSATION — In a recent article in the “Religion News Service,” author Whitney Bauck pointed out that the Virgin Mary has become “an icon for pop stars and social justice warriors.” Visitors to the website of designer Brenda Equihua, for example, will find outerwear with a colorful image of Mary displayed on the back. These coats feature prominently […]
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Brunswick teens spend summer mission trip at home
Traditionally, the teens of All Saints Parish in Brunswick hit the road in the summertime to cities around the country for a residential experience of living as a disciple of Jesus through prayer and service to the poor. This year, the pandemic prevented such a journey from occurring, but it didn’t prevent the teens from […]
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Faith Notes: How we learn to trust
When the kids are gone and summer is flying fast and the morning chill portends to fall. When the news is bleak with buckled houses and panicked faces and fierce mobs shooting in the streets. When hopes fade and fears swell and what’s on the horizon seems like more than I can face, I can […]
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Full moon walk at Labyrinth in the Field in Edgecomb
A full moon guided labyrinth walk will be held at the Labyrinth in the Field at Edgecomb Community Church at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. The labyrinth in the Field is a medieval-style seven-circuit labyrinth designed after a 13th-century labyrinth at the Chartres Cathedral in France. For all who would like to learn more about […]
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Historic Alna church featured on pilgrimage
The Head Tide Church will celebrate Maine’s 200th birthday a year late due to the pandemic by participating in the Lincoln County Bicentennial Plus One Pilgrimage. The church will be featured on a tour of historic buildings throughout the area and will be open from 2-4 p.m. Aug. 15-22, as well as Saturdays and Sundays […]
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Lewiston basilica to host mass honoring first responders
Hundreds of local, state, and federal law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency personnel will be recognized at the Blue Mass at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on 122 Ash St. in Lewiston. People of all faiths are invited to attend and join in showing gratitude to these […]
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Lisbon Falls church to host memorial for late priest
Parishioners and community members will gather in Lisbon Falls on Sunday, Sept. 12, to remember the Rev. Lionel Chouinard, the former pastor of Holy Trinity Church who passed away in 2019. A memorial dedication and celebration will begin with a 10:30 a.m. Mass, celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley, followed by a light meal and the […]
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Faith Notes: How we survive
When my friend Jenny was getting ready to host a party celebrating her daughter’s wedding, she cleaned her farmhouse top to bottom, even washing all 24 of the ironstone tea cups stacked in her dining room cupboard. Ridiculous! I thought, helping her. Who’s going to check her china closet? Then I began planning a wedding […]