AUGUSTA — Ann LePage, Maine’s first Lady, and Kenda Bartlett, executive director of Concerned Women of America, will be special guest speakers during two Ladies Tea gatherings at the Blaine House in April. The teas are planned April 4 and 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. each day. The cost is $10 and reservations are […]

BATH — The Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave., will host a special free movie night on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m. By special permission, the concert film “Get Away Jordan,” featuring Ernie Hasse and the Gaither Vocal Band, will be shown. A pizza dinner will be served as well. Child care is […]

FREEPORT — A public supper is planned Saturday at First Parish Church. Seatings will be at 5 and 6 p.m. The menu will include three kinds of beans, chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, rolls, desserts and beverages. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. The church is located […]

BRUNSWICK — St. Charles Borromeo Church will continue its benefit Lenten Haddock Supper series tonight. Each week the meal — served from 5 to 7 p.m. — benefits a different local nonprofit organization. Tonight, proceeds will benefit All About Prevention. On March 15, funds will be donated to Hospice Volunteers of Midcoast Maine. The cost […]

BRUNSWICK — “The Light is ON for You” is an initiative of the Roman Catholic Church that highlights the importance of receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation (penance/confession), the source of God’s mercy and healing love, in the life of Catholics. The Diocese of Portland makes the practice more available by opening the doors of their […]

BRUNSWICK “I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?” — Luke 18:8 (New King James Version) The Gospel writer Luke asks us to delve deep into our being. “Find us faithful,” inspired by Luke 18:8, is this year’s Scriptural […]

TOPSHAM — On Sunday, March 17, at 3 p.m. the choirs of First Parish Church, UCC, Brunswick, nationally acclaimed soloists, and a chamber orchestra will present Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna” (Eternal Light) and Anne Wilson’s “Song of Hope” in concert at the Orion Performance Center at Mt. Ararat Middle School. The program will begin with […]

WEST BATH — Dzogchen Meditation Center is sponsoring a weekend retreat with Chris Pleim, “The Four Foundations of Mindfulness,” March 8 to 10. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness were originally taught by the Buddha and recorded in the Satipatthana Sutta, according to a news release. “In his incomparable brilliance, Trungpa Rinpoche brought these aspects of […]

BATH — The Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave., will host a special free movie night on Saturday, March 9, beginning at 4 p.m. By special permission, the concert film “Get Away Jordan,” featuring Ernie Hasse and the Gaither Vocal Band, will be shown. A pizza dinner will be served as well. Child […]

AUGUSTA — Ann LePage, Maine’s first Lady, and Kenda Bartlett, executive director of Concerned Women of America, will be special guest speakers during two Ladies Tea gatherings at the Blaine House in April. The teas are planned April 4 and 5 from 2 to 3 p.m. each day. The cost is $10 and reservations are […]