Saturday

Silent Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., listen to your inner voice away from the demands of life. Held at Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road, Windham. Lunch is provided and an offering is suggested. For more information or to register, call the church at 893-1233 or Jack Serry at 651-5990.

Eckankar, the Religion of the Light and Sound of God, 11 a.m. to noon, monthly service at McArthur Public Library, 270 Main St., Biddeford. For more information, go to eckinme.org.

Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6:30 p.m., with dinner, worship and concert with Chasing the Light. Doors open at 6 p.m. Held at the Church of the Holy Spirit, 1047 Congress St., Portland. No cover charge. Food will be available at a reasonable price.

Sunday

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worship, 10 a.m., service with guest speaker, the Rev. Deborah Blood, conference minister for the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ. Held at State Street Church, 159 State St., Portland.

“Hope and Healing: An Invitation,” 10:30 a.m., interfaith service at Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. Visit chimeofmaine.org or call 347-6740 to learn more.

Old-fashioned service, 11 a.m., in conjunction with Thomaston Baptist Church’s 200th anniversary this year. Featured will be music from that period and the first of its “History Moments,” a collection of short items from the church’s history. Founded in 1816, and originally known as the Second Baptist Church in Thomaston, the congregation has been meeting at its current location at the corner of Main and Green streets since 1837. The public is invited. Call the Rev. Wayne Sawyer at 354-6706 for more information.

Thursday

Labyrinth Walk, available between 4 and 7:30 p.m., indoor Chartres-style labyrinth for meditative walks. The Rev. Todd Glacy will provide vibrational accompaniment on gongs and singing bowls starting at 6 p.m. Allow about 30 minutes to complete the walk. Trinity Episcopal, rear entrance, 580 Forest Ave., Portland. Call 772-7421 to learn more

Friday

“The Authority of the Believer,” 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., free interactive workshop with Pastor Frank Siciliano. Held at Royal Ridge Church of God, 6 Royal Ridge Road, Scarborough. Email pastorfranksic@gmail.com or call 883-4993 for details.

Coming up

“Cooking Matters for Adults,” 2 to 4 p.m. starting Jan. 25 and continuing through Feb. 29. The classes are designed to help low-income adults learn to shop for and prepare nutritious meals on a limited budget. The classes are free and will be held at St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 268 Brown St., Westbrook. Instructors are Nicole Anderson, a nutrition educator, and James Tranchemontagne, a chef from the Frog & Turtle in Westbrook. For more information or to participate, contact Mary Hopkins at 857-0490 or mary.hopkins@portlanddiocese.org.

Other

Monsignor Marc B. Caron has been named professor of theology and a member of the Priestly Formation Faculty at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts. Born in Lewiston, Caron attended St. Dominic’s Regional High School and graduated summa cum laude from Bowdoin College in Brunswick. He completed his clerical studies at Theological College of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., earning a bachelor’s degree in sacred theology and later earned an advanced degree in sacred theology. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1989 by Bishop Amédée W. Proulx at Holy Cross Church in Lewiston. He will remain a priest for the Diocese of Portland, returning to the diocese after his five-year assignment at the seminary.

Allison O. Flaherty of Saco has been appointed settled pastor at the First Congregational Church of Buxton UCC. She most recently served as the interim pastor of the church, and in the same role at Buxton’s North Congregational Church. She earned a master’s of divinity from Andover Newton Theological School in Andover, Massachusetts, in 2014, and also attended Portland’s Bangor Theological Seminary.

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