BRUNSWICK — The Catholic diocese will host an Advent Discernment Day for high schoolers interested in exploring whether they want to serve the church as a priest or in some other capacity. The event is set for 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 at St. John’s Community Center, 43 Pleasant St. in Brunswick. The […]
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Faith Notes: Our collective need for grace
“You’re wearing two watches,” a student commented last week, noticing the brown leather bands wrapped securely around my wrist. “Actually, only one’s a watch,” I said, holding up my arm. “The other’s just a bracelet.” An author friend, Lucinda Secrest McDowell, had given it to me a couple of years ago in celebration of her […]
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Pathways to destruction?
Nothing in my lifetime has divided American Christians like the upcoming presidential election. I’ve been getting unsolicited emails from respected Christian leaders on why it is imperative that I vote for a Democrat. On social media and in print, other equally respected Christian leaders contend that I’ll be sinning if I don’t vote for a […]
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Catholic churches get creative with Christmas fairs under COVID
PORTLAND — During the pandemic, several Maine Catholic parishes are planning to offer creative Christmas fairs while following state guidelines under COVID. These events include outdoor bazaars, virtual fairs and tree festivals. As fairs are confirmed, they will be added to the Christmas fairs page on the diocesan website, portlanddiocese.org/content/christmas-fairs-2020. Here is a list of […]
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St. Paul’s Episcopal Christmas Fair replaced by earlier Harvest Fair
BRUNSWICK — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host a Harvest Fair on Saturday, Oct. 24, in place of the church’s popular annual Christmas Fair. Harvest Fair hours will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church garden at 27 Pleasant St. in Brunswick. The event is being moved outside because of safety concerns […]
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Faith Notes: Review — The Chosen
The first time a friend recommended the new miniseries The Chosen, I quickly dismissed it. I’ve seen plenty of movies about the life of Jesus – some good, some bad, many boring. But it’s hard to find any good entertainment to watch these days – especially as a family. So by the second or third […]
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For seventh year, Brunswick parish helping Kenyan child
“I am working hard in order to achieve my goals in life.” Her name is Glory Mwedi, a 12-year-old living in Kenya who, thanks to the help of All Saints Parish in Brunswick, enjoys a better life over 7,000 miles away, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. “Our church […]
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Faith Notes: Praying the psalms
As a young person, I read the Bible because I was required to. Certain passages thrilled me, like the Apostle Paul’s treatise on love, King David’s Shepherd Psalm, and especially the King James Version of a verse in Job confirming the existence of unicorns. Unicorns! Then my mother explained that later translators understood the animal […]
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Bath Knights match Brunswick Knights’ $12,000 donation to Brunswick Catholic school
BRUNSWICK — Two Knights of Columbus councils, one in Brunswick and the other in Bath, opened their checkbooks wide and left the staff of St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick stunned. “Between the two councils, $24,000 were donated to the school to purchase new computer equipment for the students,” said Shelly Wheeler, principal of St. […]
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Faith Notes: Worshiping with others
It’s been six months since my family went to church. For every pre-coronavirus Sunday when I fantasized about staying in bed rather than wrangling all of us into a pew, I can’t believe how much I miss it. Sitting around our dining room table with song books and Bibles can’t compare to worshiping with others. […]