HARPSWELL — All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Chapel, Washington Street, Bailey Island, will hold its first service of the summer season at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 30. The Rev. Bennett Barnes of Brunswick will be the guest celebrant. All are welcome.

WISCASSET — The Springs of Living Water will bring a music concert to the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene at 11 a.m. Sunday, June 30. The group has presented music concerts in several Maine churches for years “and are a real blessing to the listener,” said Pastor Wally Staples. “The four instruments blend into a […]

LISBON — Lisbon Falls Christian Academy released its fourth quarter honor roll. Grade 1-4: Logan Frost, Megan Gilbert, Isaac Gould, Sarah Haggerty, Luke Holmander, Alivia Jones, Julien Morin, Emma Petroff and Lucas Poisson. Grade 5- 8: Elizabeth Haskell, Jesse Holmander and Stephan Morin. Grade 9-12: Martin Altieri, Sarah Kennedy, Matthew McGuire, Jessica Newendyke, Christopher Riggs, […]

HARPSWELL — Islands Community Church will hold a silent auction July 4 to help raise funds to add handicap access to its historic Bailey Island Union Church building. The auction will run from noon to 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. There will be more than 100 items up for bid, including gift certificates for […]

DURHAM — Durham Friends Meeting and Friends of Kakamega will host the annual Kenyan Orphan Project Benefit Dinner on Saturday, June 29. A chicken barbecue or veggie kabob dinner with strawberry shortcake is planned at 5:30 p.m. at the Durham Friends Meetinghouse, 532 Quaker Meetinghouse Road at the corner of Route 125. Tickets are $12 […]

BRUNSWICK — A performance by Mark Alan Leslie will evoke the life and legend of America’s first “circuit rider” preacher on Sunday, June 23, at United Methodist Church. Leslie, author of the novel “Midnight Rider for the Morning Star,” will portray its subject, Francis Asbury, during the church’s 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. British-born, […]

WISCASSET — St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is gearing up for its 61st annual Strawberry Festival. The celebration of all things strawberry runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, and is considered by locals to be the unofficial start to summer in Wiscasset. Lou the Magician will be performing a show at 11 a.m. […]

HARPSWELL — Islands Community Church has invited the Rev. Elizabeth Peterson to be guest minister on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. The speaker on June 30 will be the Rev. Brad Mitchell. The Islands Community Church on Bailey Island is a non-denominational church based on the teachings of the Bible. The church is led by a […]

BRUNSWICK — First Parish Church will host its annual Strawberry Festival on Friday, June 28, from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the gazebo on the Brunswick mall. Quarts of freshly picked strawberries will be for sale, as will strawberry sundaes, homemade jams, strawberryrhubarb pies and traditional strawberry shortcakes made with homemade biscuits. Proceeds benefit the church’s […]

HARPSWELL — All Saints’ Chapel on Orr’s Island welcomes special guest the Rev. Katharine Babson on Sunday. The Episcopal chapel is located at 9 Cooper Lane, off Harpswell Islands Road, Route 24. Holy Eucharist and sermon begin at 9 a.m. Services are held from June through September. The Rev. Alfred Niese will preach June 30. […]