BRUNSWICK — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has appointed Jane Burke as Christian formation director. The Maine native grew up in Augusta and Popham, attended secondary schools in Augusta and received a bachelor of fine arts from the Maine College of Art. Burke has been involved in various types of “creative ministry” since her twenties when, […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — The seventh annual Shaker Meetinghouse and Francis Bliss Birthday Singing will be held Saturday, June 7, from 1-4:30 p.m. This will be held in the historic 1794 Meetinghouse, 707 Shaker Road, at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. This is a free, participatory event and no experience is needed. Donations are accepted. Participants will […]

WISCASSET — The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will host the East Wind Gospel Singers on Sunday, June 8, during the 11 a.m. worship service. East Wind has traveled the East Coast and Canada presenting southern gospel music in concerts. They have received two prestigious awards at the national music competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. […]

BRUNSWICK — Celtic Echoes will be in concert on Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 330 Maine St. in Brunswick. This five-person musical ensemble features harps, hammered dulcimer, guitar, flute and other instruments. The one-hour performance of lively, toe-tapping music is free of charge, but donations will be accepted to […]

HARPSWELL — The Rev. Dr. H. Roy Partridge Jr. will open the 114th season at All Saints Chapel on Sunday, June 1. Worship begins at 9 a.m. Each week, from June through September, All Saints’ Chapel on Orr’s Island invites area clergy as guest ministers for its Sunday services. The chapel is located at 9 […]

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE Pope Francis announced Monday he would meet soon with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican and declared “zero tolerance” for any member of the clergy who would violate a child. Francis also revealed that three bishops are currently under investigation by the Vatican for abuse-related reasons, though it […]

TOPSHAM — Family Christian Fellowship will begin offering Financial Peace University beginning June 4 at 7 p.m. The nine-week course is credited with helping more than 2 million families positively change their financial future. The DVD course is taught by Dave Ramsey, and provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their […]

PORTLAND — A delegation of up to 60 Maine youth will make a pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, Poland, according to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. Registration is now open and spots are still available. The journey is scheduled for July 22 to Aug. 1, 2016, and will include all of […]

FREEPORT — Acclaimed author Sharon Peters, a career journalist who grew up in Bangor and has worked at newspapers throughout the country, will speak about her book, “Trusting Calvin: How a Dog Helped Heal a Holocaust Survivor’s Heart,” at South Freeport Congregational Church, UCC, 98 South Freeport Road. The luncheon talk will run from 11 […]

BRUNSWICK — The Rev. Tim Lee will be speaking at Berean Baptist Church, 15 Cumberland St., on Sunday, June 8 during the 10:45 a.m. service, and again at the gazebo in downtown Brunswick at 6 p.m. Lee is a Marine Corps sergeant and Purple Heart recipient from the Vietnam War. “A violent land mine explosion […]