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BRUNSWICK — The Senior and Westminster choirs of First Parish Church, UCC, will join forces Sunday to present a new work, “On Christmas Night,” by British composer Bob Chilcott. This fresh work is accompanied by flute, oboe, harp, piano and percussion. The performance will be during the 10 a.m. worship service. Composed in 2010 and […]

SABATTUS — The January 2013 raffle calendars to benefit Loaves & Fishes are now available for a donation of $5 each. Organizers will draw 23 prizes of $25 each, one prize for each weekday in January. The calendars will be available until Jan. 1. For more information or to order a calendar, call Lois at […]

PORTLAND — Sacred Harp Singing will be held Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at The New Church, 302 Stevens Ave. This four-part singing tradition — also known as Shape Note Singing — originated just after the American Revolution and is enjoying a revival nationwide. This is not a performance, everyone is welcome to participate.

BRUNSWICK — Tickets are now available for St. Cecilia Chamber Choir’s annual “Ceremony of Lessons and Carols” on Dec. 7 and 8. The Friday night concert will be at 7:30 p.m. at Newcastle’s Second Congregational Church. On Saturday the choirperformsa4p.m.concert at Bowdoin College Chapel in Brunswick. The choir will sing carols and anthems, both old […]

WEST BATH — “Working with Emotions,” a public talk and workshop with Bill Karelis, is planned Dec. 6 to 8 at Dzogchen Mediation Center. People often have a conflicted and confused relationship with their emotions, say retreat organizers. “For instance, when they fall in love, then all kinds of internal complications can arise — we […]

BATH — The Bath United Methodist Church, as part of its ongoing caring ministry and because of difficult economic times, has been collecting new Christmas gifts for children and seniors in rural Western Maine who would not receive a Christmas gift this year. The growing poverty among families and seniors right here in Maine requires […]

HARPSWELL — The Community in Cundy’s Harbor will have a Christmas tree lighting on Sunday starting at dusk (around 4:30 p.m.). The gathering will start at Holbrook’s Wharf with a Christmas carol and a lighting of the tree; then it will progress to the library tree, the Fishermen’s Monument tree, and lastly, the Cundy’s Harbor […]

HARPSWELL — Cundy’s Harbor Community Church will host a Christmas concert and carols on Sunday, featuring Fred Merrill. The concert begins at 10 a.m. For more information, call Pastor Veronica Gonsior at 729-1466.

BATH — The Neighborhood Faith Community at Bath United Church of Christ is not having a Christmas Fair this year. However, it will have a table at the West Bath School Christmas Crafts Fair on Saturday, from 9 to 2 p.m. “We will be selling knit mittens, hats and scarves, along with our famous spiced […]