BATH The Salvation Army Bath- Brunswick began its Red Kettle 2017 campaign began on Nov. 13 and ends Dec. 23. The Red Kettle campaign goal for 2017 is $80,000. The monies raised in the Bath- Brunswick community stay here to help those in need at Christmas and in the coming year in 2018. The Salvation […]

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 Returning Light The winter solstice is upon us. For a few days planet earth will be in a holding pattern, maintaining the status quo before it takes a bow, clicks in an extra minute of daylight, […]

NEWCASTLE — In what has become an annual tradition, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle will present a service of Advent lessons and carols from 9:30- 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. The service is intended to be a time of spiritual preparation. At this service, readings will be interspersed with carols and hymns, including such […]

BRUNSWICK — St. John’s Catholic School will hold an open house at its campus at 37 Pleasant St. in Brunswick on Jan. 29 on Jan. 28, 2018. All interested families are encouraged to stop by and learn more about the school, its history, curriculum and varied co-curricular activities. A guided tour of the school will […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick United Methodist Church’s children and puppet Christmas pageant will be performed at the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve children’s service Sunday, Dec. 24. This year, the 4th straight pageant, children and puppets – the latter of which has always been a part of the service – are performing the musical “Mary Had […]

BRUNSWICK — All Saints Parish will host a special Christmas carol sing-along in front of the town gazebo located in the Mall (between Maine Street and Park Row in Brunswick) on Christmas Eve at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. The parish will donate one dollar to the Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program for each person […]

I’d been meaning to visit ever since she’d called early last fall with the news. A neighbor’s pear tree was ripe with unpicked fruit. Since she could no longer drive, did I want to pick the pears? If so, she’d give me directions. Also, she’d soon be moving from our former City of Bath to […]

VATICAN CITY Pope Francis once again used a Christmas greeting to dress down Vatican officials Thursday, denouncing the “cancer” of cliques and how bureaucrats can become “corrupted” by ambition and vanity. “Reforming Rome is like cleaning the Egyptian sphinxes with a toothbrush,” Francis told the cardinals, bishops and priests who work for him. “You need […]

“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14 Family Ties Families lie at the center of God’s plan for our world. They are the basic units of society, and nothing is stronger than family ties. Our families love and support us in spite of our imperfections. Outside our […]

EDGECOMB — There will be two opportunities to celebrate Christmas at Edgecomb Community Church. The first will be a special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24. During this worship service, the Christmas story is told, Christmas carols are song and candles are lit. The Christmas morning service will take place at […]