Nearly 200 candidates on the ballot in Maine have signed a pledge to be respectful to each other during an election year where civility is one of the top issues, the Maine Council of Churches announced today. Candidates for U.S. Congress and the State Legislature were sent emails asking them to sign the Council’s Covenant […]

LISBON — Lisbon Falls Christian Academy has announced its students of the Month for September. The award goes to the student from each Learning Center who exemplifies the characteristics of cooperation, respect for authority, the proper response to correction, courtesy and good manners, and personal selfcontrol; consistently strives for academic success; and has evidenced in […]

NEWCASTLE — Damariscotta organist Sean Fleming will present an organ recital at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. Featured on the 1888 Hutchings organ will be Bach’s “St. Anne” prelude and fugue, Mendelssohn’s Sonata No. 3, Guilmant’s paraphrase of a chorus from Handel’s “Judas Maccabeus” (“To thine be […]

BRUNSWICK — First Parish Church, UCC – Brunswick invites the community to walk its labyrinth on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from noon to 7 p.m., at 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick. Painted on canvas, the 30-foot diameter labyrinth is a single winding pathway to the center and back out. Unlike a maze, there are no tricks or […]

Oct. 29: Trunk o’Treats & Whoopie pies – 3-5:30 p.m. during the Lisbon Harvest Festivalat the MTM Recreation Center Oct. 16 to Dec. 11: Toys for Tots – Collection site for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves- sponsored program. Donate new, unwrapped toys for children 0–18 years. Drop off on Sunday mornings, during weekday office hours […]

“And the whole multitude sought to touch him, for power went out from him, and he healed them all.” Luke 9:6 During his life on earth Jesus went about healing and curing the sick, the lame, the blind, the deaf, and those possessed by demons. How much of that was healing and how much was […]

BATH The Bath United Methodist Church will offer the Programs of Religious Activities for Youth (P.R.A.Y.) God and Me religious award program. “The God and Me curriculum is designed to help children become best friends with Jesus and tell their story of ‘God and Me’ together,” according to a press release from Bath United Methodist […]

BRUNSWICK At a time of unprecedented polarization and divisive political rhetoric in America, leaders of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities will gather in Brunswick this month to explore what unifies the faiths and discuss ways to foster better understanding about their differences. The Oct. 30 “Interfaith Forum” will feature a full afternoon of discussion […]

Living on Maine’s coast for most of my life, I’m embarrassed to admit that I’m no sailor. And the last time I caught a fish, I was 10. But I am a reader and an occasional doubter. So I was intrigued to read, “Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, […]

ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH is organizing a Baked Bean/Casserole Supper as a fundraiser to benefit its Steeple Fund. As well as three types of beans (vegan, meat lover’s and barbecue), diners can dip into home baked casseroles, regular hot dogs, vegan hot dogs, salad, corn bread, biscuits, desserts and choice of beverage. The church is asking […]