BATH — The Neighborhood Café and United Church of Christ, located on 798 Washington St., will have a yard and plant sale fundraiser from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 5. The sale will feature gently used treasures, fresh perennials and houseplants. The Neighborhood Café offers a free meal from 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesdays to anyone […]

“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Romans 8:25 Cultivating Patience Many times during my formative years my mother repeated that old motto to me, “Patience is a virtue and the fruits are sweet.” However, I never completely developed that virtue. Impatient by nature, I want […]

GLASGOW, Ky. There’s a good reason for the spring in Jeremy Atwood’s step. The Glasgow pastor has lost 240 pounds over the past two years on a quest to restore his physical and spiritual health. For Atwood, food had become a vice that was sapping his energy and hindering his ministry. Years of unchecked eating […]

BRUNSWICK When President Ronald Reagan was in office, he established the first Thursday in May as the nation’s Day of Prayer. With May starting next week, it is time once again for the National Day of Prayer. A local event will take place at noon Thursday, May 3, at the gazebo on the Brunswick Town […]

Living in the woods as a self-employed writer, I don’t get many opportunities to dress up. When my memoir came out last spring, I patched together an outfit from Goodwill and L.L. Bean to wear to my book release party. In hindsight, maybe not the best fashion decision. So this spring, when I learned that […]

If women were another race, men could be held accountable for instituted racism against them. The way I’ve come to understand racism and how it forms is that when stereotypes — which can start in the home and at schools and in all forms of the media — are generally accepted, they become prejudices. When […]

PORTLAND Dynamic speakers and music, a special Mass, and other community-building activities will help hundreds of women in strengthening their faith at the Maine Catholic Women’s Conference set for May 5. In 2017, more than 330 women, spanning from teens to seniors, attended the conference that drew participants from all over New England. This year’s […]

I was feeling unusually down this week, more than even dreary skies and freezing drizzle could account for. Tuesday, I didn’t want to go out. But needing to do errands, I zipped my rain jacket, buckled my kids in the van, and drove to Bath anyway. “What’s the date?” I asked my 15-year-old daughter, Lydia, […]

PORTLAND Seven priests have received assignments from the Diocese of Portland — and one has announced their retirement. Fr. Francis P. Morin will be retiring from active ministry, though he intends to continue providing coverage in parishes as needed and through offering Masses and the sacraments in Spanish for the Hispanic community. Most recently, he […]

HARPSWELL — A church supper Saturday will fill stomachs and benefit a community organization. The supper, which will take place from 5-7 p.m., will include corned beef and all the fixings. The cost is $9 per person, and $5 for children age 12 and younger. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. A portion […]