EDGECOMB — All creatures great and small are welcome to attend the Blessing of the Animals at Edgecomb Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. The gathering will be on the back lawn at 15 Cross Point Road. The public is invited to bring restrained or caged dogs, cats and other […]

FREEPORT — First Parish Church will be offering three types of beans, and a lot more, when it hosts a public supper on Saturday, July 13, at 40 Main St. Supper runs from 5 to 6 p.m. and includes chop suey, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls and beverages. The cost is $8 for […]

WEST BATH — The Salvation Army will host a spaghetti supper today, July 12, at the West Bath Fire Station on State Road. Supper will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu includes spaghetti with meat and meatless sauce option, salad and bread, desserts and beverage. The cost is $5 per person, with […]

PORTLAND — Missionaries, national and local speakers and a concert by a Grammy nominated band will highlight The Great Commission: One Family in Mission, a daylong event which aims to inspire attendees from Maine and around New England to become “mission ambassadors” locally, on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Augusta Civic Center. “We are hoping […]

The company buys the regional grocer Harris Teeter Supermarkets for $2.44 billion in cash.

VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II has cleared the final obstacle before being made a saint, awaiting just the final approval from Pope Francis and a date for the ceremony that could come as soon as Dec. 8, a Vatican official and news reports said Tuesday. The ANSA news agency reported that a commission of […]

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HARPSWELL — All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Chapel has invited the Rev. Ellen Shaver of Harpswell as guest celebrant on Sunday. The service begins at 9:30 a.m. at the chapel on Washington Avenue, Bailey Island.

BATH — Elim Community Church will be holding their morning worship service at 9:30 a.m. this Sunday, in order to give families more time to be together on this festive Heritage Days weekend. For more information, call the church office at 443-2663.

HARPSWELL — The Islands Community Church on Bailey Island has announced its speakers for July. The Rev. Nancy White will minister on Sunday during the 9:30 a.m. service. Also scheduled to preach this month are the Rev. Elizabeth Peterson on July 14, the Rev. Brad Mitchell on July 21 and the Rev. Bennett Barnes on […]