BATH — On Sunday, the congregation of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick will welcome a woman from Darfur, a man from Iraq, and a woman from Cambodia to its 10 a.m. service. All three are students at Southern Maine Community College, and members of a nonprofit group called Color of Community. They will offer […]

HARPSWELL — The Islands Community Church has invited the Rev. Katharine Babson to speak during the 9:30 a.m. service on Sunday. The nondenominational church is based on the teachings of the Bible and is led by a board who invite ordained ministers, lay people and chaplains to celebrate the service. Outreach and community service are […]

WEST BATH — Gospel Light Fellowship will host its third annual Women’s Retreat this weekend. The theme, “A Sound from Heaven,” is based on Acts 2:2. Guest speakers are three local pastor’s wives, the Revs. Brenda Cross, Gayla Maguire and Patricia Gilbert who will be ministering in song and life application teaching. The retreat begins […]

FREEPORT Anyone who has driven on South Freeport Road lately may have noticed the large boom lift sitting on the lawn of the South Freeport Congregational Church and the flurry of activity around it. The church’s belfry has needed extensive repair for some time, and the bell within suffers from a non-repairable crack that has […]

WEST BATH Most of the students and children who attend Compass Point Academy and Day Care are not part of the Gospel Light Fellowship. Many of them, in fact, are not even Christians — though the hope is that they will be, some day. And while Compass Point certainly provides a Christian education, some parents […]

ROCKLAND — David Freidenreich will discuss “The Changing Role of Religion in the Israel-Palestine Conflict” on Monday at the Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, 50 Willow St., Rockland. The event runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and is free. “The conflict over Israel- Palestine was not originally religious in nature. As recently as 50 years ago, the […]

BRUNSWICK — The next local Ultreya will be Monday at 7 p.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St. Organizers welcome anyone who has been to a Catholic or Episcopal Cursillo, or Tres Dias Weekend, and anyone who would just like to know more about Cursillo. For more information, contact Ultreya chairman Paul Fenton […]

BRUNSWICK — Dave and Marlene Colburn, pianist and violinist, will be presenting a concert of sacred instrumental music on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Brunswick Seventh day Adventist Church, 333 Maine Street. The Colburns have a current association with Chapel Music and are frequently featured on 3ABN.

BRUNSWICK — The Unitarian Universalist Church will sponsor a free screening of “Love Free or Die: How the Bishop of New Hampshire is Changing the World,” a Sundance award-winning documentary abut the struggles of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay partnered person to be consecrated an Episcopal bishop. The film will be shown from 7 […]