MINOT — The historic 1846 Minot Center Church will hold its annual summer services with Pastor Francis Lodge beginning at 9 a.m. on the following Sundays: Aug. 6: Special music by Wayne Bridgham. Androscoggin Pomona Grange will be in attendance. Aug. 13: Florence Annear will be the soloist. Aug. 20: Christie Paul will be the […]
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Vacation Bible schools
FARMINGTON — “Over the Moat – Drawbridge to the King!” is the theme for the New Hope Baptist Church vacation Bible school program that will run from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 31, to Friday, Aug. 4, at 268 Perham St. The school is designed for children age 4 to sixth grade. There will be […]
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Log Church Hymn Sing
OQUOSSOC — The Log Church will hold a community-wide, old fashioned hymn sing at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1. Immediately following the event there will be buffet supper, which will cost $26. Reservations are required. FMI, RSVP: logchurchoquossoc@gmail.com.
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Young people invited to take part in Vatican vision survey
PORTLAND — Pope Francis has announced that a Synod of Bishops, with the theme “Youth, Faith, and Vocational Discernment,” will be held in October of 2018. A synod is an assembly of bishops from around the world who assist the Holy Father by providing counsel on important questions facing the Church. To involve them in […]
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Vacation Bible schools
SUMNER — The Congregational Church of East Sumner will hold vacation Bible school for children kindergarten to sixth grade from 9 a.m. to noon Monday to Friday, July 24 to 28, at 50 Main St., Route 219. The Senior Youth Group from Hope Presbyterian Church in Virginia will lead activities under adult supervision. Each day will include Bible skits, crafts, recreation, music […]
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Farewell open house for Burkes
WEST PARIS — First Universalist Church of West Paris will have an open house for the community to bid farewell to Jim and Pam Burke, who are preparing to move to Charleston, South Carolina. They will spend summers in Maine. Well known to the Oxford Hills community and his hometown of Mexico, Jim has been […]
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Workshop on astral projection offered
SABATTUS — A workshop on astral projection will be presented from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23, at the Spiritualist Church of Eternal Life, 352 Crowley Road. The workshop will be given by Louisa Roof, certified medium and licentiate minister, National Spiritualist Association of Churches. She has been a spiritualist since joining the Victorian Spiritualists’ […]
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Catholic Foundation of Maine gives endowment funds to two local schools
PORTLAND — The Catholic Foundation of Maine has announced it will distribute in excess of $800,000 to more than 100 endowment funds in 2017. The funds will benefit parishes, schools, seminarians, Catholic Charities Maine and other ministries across Maine. The foundation was established in 2003 to provide people with the opportunity to support and create […]
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The beautiful, solemn Dominican choir
Celebrating the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Gail Gregoire Lawrence was a student at St. Peter’s School in the 1960s and remembers the regular walks from Bates Street to what was then Saints Peter and Paul church. She remembers polished marble and sparkling chandeliers; she counted the jewel-like colors in the glittering glass windows. […]
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Supreme Court sides with church seeking state funds for playground
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court concluded its work for this session on Monday siding with religious institutions in a major church-state decision. The court ruled 7-2 that religious institutions may not be excluded from state programs with a secular intent — in this case, making playgrounds safer. Missouri’s state constitution, like those in about three […]