WOOLWICH — The annual town of Woolwich Memorial Day service will be held on Monday, May 27, at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church on the Middle Road/Route 127. This annual service reminds participants of the sacrifices made, historically and presently, to maintain America’s freedoms. All veterans will be recognized.

WISCASSET — The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will host a gospel music concert Sunday, May 26, during the 11 a.m. service. Gospel singer Allen Frink of Portsmouth, N.H., will bring a gospel concert to the Mid-coast church. He has produced several song albums over the past 20-plus years of his ministry. Frink suffered a […]

TOPSHAM — Grace Community Chapel is sponsoring a special free night of Christian rollerskating on Sunday, May 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This month’s skate night will be the last until the fall, and the church is sponsoring an extra-long, three-hour session to celebrate. Skating will be at Roller World, 20 Atwood Drive.

HARPSWELL — Islands Community Church will hold a special Memorial Day weekend service on Sunday, May 26. The service will feature two speakers from Grace Street Ministry in Portland, a ministry to the homeless. During that service, ICC will offer a special remembrance to honor veterans from the Harpswell Islands. This service will be presented […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Two brothers are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, saying church officials knew a priest was sexually abusing them and other children but did nothing to stop it. In complaints filed in Cumberland County Superior Court, Jeffrey and Frederick Conroy say they the late Father James Vallely abused them from approximately […]

NEW GLOUCESTER — This year marks the sixth annual Shaker Meetinghouse and Francis Bliss Birthday Singing followed by the monthly first Sunday Portland Singing. Singing will be Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the historic Shaker Meetinghouse at Sabbathday Lake. All singing session will use the “Sacred Harp,” 1991 Denson edition. Books […]

BRUNSWICK — Fourteen secondgrade students at St. John Catholic School were honored at a special Mass on May 17 for receiving their First Communion. The students wore their special clothes to the school Mass, sharing with their peers what they had accomplished while celebrating with family members. One of the St. John second-graders was Jillian […]

PORTLAND — Bread for the World is inviting everyone interested in hunger issues to a public potluck dinner on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, 515 Woodford St. Sarah Rohrer of New York, deputy director of Bread for the World, will speak on hunger and poverty in the United States and […]

HARPSWELL — The Rev. Mair Honan will be the guest speaker Sunday, May 19, at Islands Community Church. The Islands Community Church on Bailey Island, Harpswell, is a nondenominational church based on the teachings of the Bible. The church is led by a board that invites ordained ministers, lay people and chaplains to celebrate the […]

FREEPORT — The South Freeport Congregational Church’s annual book sale will be May 16 to 18. To get the first pick of books, audio CDs and DVDs, attend the preview sale on Thursday, May 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission to this preview sale is $5. The regular book sale will be held on […]