FREEPORT — A public supper is planned Saturday, March 9, 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 […]

PORTLAND — On Sunday at 4 p.m., the Cathedral Choir, under the direction of cathedral musician Albert Melton, will sing a service of Choral Evensong, a traditional Anglican service for the evening. Almost completely sung, the free service will include choral music by English composers Richard Ayleward, William Byrd and Henry Purcell. This musical service […]

BATH — Midcoast Family University is offering a new class, “Forgiveness — Getting Beyond Your Pain and Past,” beginning March 11. The seven-week DVD-based series is geared toward those struggling with a forgiveness issue. Topics will include what forgiveness is, consequences of unforgiveness, the four principles that govern forgiveness, how to work through it, and […]

POWNAL — On March 10, the North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, will sponsor a public supper and concert. The meal will be served at 5 p.m., followed by New Wine in concert. Admission is free, but a free-will offering will be taken. For information, call Pastor Ray St. Pierre at 837-0682 or […]

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 Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine. On March 8, funds will be donated to All About Prevention. The cost […]

FREEPORT — South Freeport Congregational Church continues its popular winter Haddock Chowder Luncheon series on March 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch is offered in the community hall on the second and fourth Fridays through March. The luncheon is buffet style and includes creamy haddock chowder, coleslaw, corn muffins, cake and a beverage. […]

The following is a compilation of reports and observations from around the globe on Thursday as the papacy of Benedict XVI drew to a close. PAPACY ENDS: The doors of the papal palace have closed. Benedict XVI is no longer pope. WAITING: Huge anticipation is building in Castel Gandolfo. Both Swiss Guards are standing at […]

BRUNSWICK — First Parish Church, UCC, will open its Lenten labyrinth on Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m. Painted on canvas, the 30- foot diameter labyrinth is a single winding pathway to the center and back out. Unlike a maze, there are no tricks or dead ends, which allows the mind to relax while breath […]

BRUNSWICK — The annual chapel service for Longfellow Days will be held on Sunday at 10 a.m. in Bowdoin Chapel. The theme of this year’s Longfellow Days has focused around the transatlantic friendship between Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Charles Dickens. Letters and historical documents reveal that the two men visited one another and corresponded, influencing […]

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 […]