FREEPORT — First Parish Church is planning a public supper on Saturday, Oct. 13, with settings at 5 and 6 p.m. The menu will include three kinds of beans, chop suey, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts and beverages. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, […]

BRUNSWICK — The public is invited to bring their animals, large and small, to the semi-circular space between the office wing and the front entrance to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, for the Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday at noon. The church is located at 27 Pleasant St. Participants will look briefly at the […]

BRUNSWICK — The next local Ultreya will be Monday, Oct. 15, 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. The meeting will be in the […]

HARPSWELL — The Islands Community Church on Bailey Island has announced its guest preaching schedule for October. On Sunday, the Rev. Marc Boutan will speak during the 9:30 a.m. service. 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 […]

BATH — Beth Israel Congregation concludes its season of high holidays celebrations next week. On Sunday, a progressive Sukkot celebration is planned from noon to 2 p.m. A Simchat Torah service rounds out the holiday season at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Beth Israel Congregation is located at 862 Washington St. For more information, visit www.bethisraelmaine.org.

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BATH — Registration for religious education classes at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Brunswick is being held after Sunday church services, or by contacting the director of religious education, Nicole Shanks, at 729-8515. RE classes will be focusing on social justice, nature and the environment, and UUCBpast, present and future. Services, as well as the RE […]

LEWISTON — Claudette Fournier wants nothing more than to take a deep breath — something that seems so natural. Sadly, that’s not the case for Fournier, who awaits a lifesaving double-lung transplant. In 2005, Fournier, 62, began feeling increasingly short of breath when walking up the stairs at work. After seeing her doctor, she was […]

WATERVILLE — “Discovering Our Faith in the Fullness of God” is the theme of the 17th annual Maine State Charismatic Conference scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13, at Sacred Heart Church, 70 Pleasant St. The Rev. Richard P. Rice, liaison to the Portland Diocese’s Catholic Charismatic Renewal Service Committee, and former pastor of St. Mary’s Church […]

BATH C ommunity outreach isn’t always what church members believe the community needs, the pastor at Bath United Methodist Church says. It can be more what the community itself thinks it needs. The Rev. Neil Gastonguay says that his congregation has been keeping that in mind since the church began its move from its former […]