As schools around the country prepare to reopen and parents and teachers nervously consider their options for the fall, it’s anyone’s guess how returning to the classroom will affect the course of the pandemic, or – more personally – how it will affect them and their family. Because that’s the truly scary part. Right? Asking, […]
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Maine Catholic Schools release reopening plan
PORTLAND — Maine’s Catholic schools will open for in-school learning for the 2020-21 school year with a full day schedule, five days a week. A virtual learning option will also be available to families not yet comfortable with sending their children to school. “Classrooms and facilities have been and continue to be modified to comply […]
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Faith Notes: Yours to keep
Friends recently held a yard sale to raise money for Chop Point school. Having just helped a family member move, I seized the opportunity to pare back some of my own clutter. In a box to donate went my great grandmother’s perfume bottles (I don’t wear perfume or collect bottles); a mini collector’s plate from […]
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Church’s Concerts for a Cause finds way to donate despite pandemic
BRUNSWICK — The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick’s Concerts for a Cause series, despite being cut short by the pandemic, raised $1,457.21 for Tedford Housing and Oasis Free Clinics. Concerts for a Cause is a series of performances hosted by the UU Church of Brunswick as a part of the church’s commitment to the arts and […]
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Faith Notes: Two new coops
How we ended up housing twenty chickens in our kitchen began with a misunderstanding. When I ordered chicks, the local feed store said that twelve would arrive in early June with the rest coming a month later. While I wasn’t sure where we’d put them, at least we’d have time to prepare. Or so I […]
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Black religious leaders are up front and central in US protests – as they have been for the last 200 years
THE CONVERSATION — When the Rev. Al Sharpton implored white America to “get your knee off our necks” at the memorial of George Floyd, his words were carried by news outlets across the globe. Meanwhile in the U.S., the Rev. William J. Barber II has been an ever-present voice in the protests, prompting some to […]
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Edgecomb Community Church invites public to labyrinth, virtual worship
EDGECOMB — Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, is hosting Sunday morning worship services online. Find the weekly service by visiting the church’s website, edgecombchurch.org, and clicking on the link at the top of the front page. Join us as you pray, music, hear the children’s message, and listen to scripture reading and sermon in the comfort of […]
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Catholic parishes in Lisbon Falls, Sabattus to become part of Lewiston parish
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced Monday that, effective Wednesday, Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls and Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Sabattus will become part of Prince of Peace Parish, currently comprised of the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, Holy Cross Church, and Holy Family Church, all in Lewiston. Fr. Daniel […]
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Faith Notes: ‘This Life we Share,’ a book review
In this time of social distancing, when I can’t be in church or hang out with friends as much as I’d like, I’ve been spending more time reading. On Sunday mornings my family gathers around our kitchen table to read the Bible and a contemporary edition of John Bunyan’s classic allegory, “Pilgrim’s Progress.” Before bed, […]
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Are religious communities reviving the revival?
In the US, outdoor worship has a long tradition.