PORTLAND As an inmate repairs a cracked brick at the entrance of Calvary Cemetery in South Portland, a sense of accomplishment can be seen on his face. A task has been completed, and a chance to give back to society has not gone wasted. It is a powerful scene and feeling on display at many […]

My husband, Dana, and I welcomed our first child in our mid-20s. It was wonderful and rewarding, and we treasured our little son, gleefully watching his every move, showing him off to neighbors, and reading him the original “Winnie the Pooh” before he could sit up. But it was lonely too. My family was far […]

BATH Pastor Neil Gastonguay will celebrate his retirement, again, at 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 21 at the Bath United Methodist church on Oak Grove Ave. It will be his final complete service at the Bath church. A reception will follow the service. On Aug. 28 he will participate in a joint service with the incoming […]

EDGECOMB — A fund raising supper will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, Aug. 20 The supper will benefit the new Bargain Barn at the HOME Coop in Orland. The church has been working with HOME since 2001 and on several occasions has held work camps building homes for low income families […]

ORR’S ISLAND — On Sunday, July 24, Rev. Harold Hallock, Jr. will preside over the service Sunday at All Saint’s Chapel, located at 9 Cooper Lane, off Harpswell Islands Road/Route 24 on Orr’s Island. Services take place at the church at 9 a.m. Sundays, through Sept. 25. For more information about the church and its […]

HARPSWELL — The Rev. Ed Greene of Bath will be the celebrant at All Saints by the Sea Chapel, Bailey Island, Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The chapel on Washington Avenue is in the midst of its 100th season.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Coping with Fear Fear can be a friend or a foe. On the plus side it can alert us to impending danger which propels us to action, the “fight or flight” syndrome, […]

PORTLAND Parishes and schools in the Diocese of Portland combined to raise over $45,000 for the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) Rice Bowl program during the forty days of Lent in 2016. CRS Rice Bowl is a faith-in-action program that encourages Catholics to fill cardboard bowls with monetary donations, giving alms to those in need and […]

This week my husband, Dana, and I drove our nearly 17-year-old son to a four-day basketball camp in preparation for upcoming tryouts for the team at his top-choice college. Echoing in my ears, were his words to me a couple of days before. “If I’m not good enough,” he said. “Everything I’ve worked for my […]