Today

Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church hall, 1342 Congress St., Portland.

Indoor yard sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Goodwins Mills Methodist Church, 55 Church St., Lyman.

Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cressey Road United Methodist Church, Gorham.

Adult Jewish learning programs with guest teacher Rabbi Lawrence Troster of GreenFaith: “The Blessing of the Place Where You Are: Prayer and Jewish Environmental Spirituality,” 9 to 10 a.m.; and “Grasping the Tree of Life: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for Modern Sustainable Living,” 7:15 p.m. following Havdalah. For more information, call Temple Beth El at 774-2649 or visit www.tbemaine.org.

Fair Trade products sale and open house, noon to 4 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 612 Main St., Westbrook.

Book sale, 2 to 4:30 and 5:30 to 7 p.m., to support parish needs. St. Maximilian Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough.

Holy Grounds Coffee House, with Livermore natives and siblings Joel and Janna, 6:30 p.m., Church of the Holy Spirit, 1047 Congress St., Portland. Admission is free.

Continuous Kirtan, fundraising event with devotional music, Indian dancing and free food, in celebration of the Divine Mother during the Hindu festival of Navratri, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Sadhana, 100 Brickhill Ave., South Portland. Donation requested.

 

Sunday

Book sale, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., to support parish needs. St. Maximilian Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough.

Kamal Saleem, former Palestinian terrorist turned Christian evangelist, will speak at the 8:45 and 11 a.m. services, Christian Life Church, 775 Harold L. Dow Highway (Route 236), Eliot.

Stewardship Sunday, 9 a.m., free brunch follows, First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland.

Blessing of the Animals, 9 a.m., to honor the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, in the yard of St. Louis Church, 279 Danforth St., Portland. Animals must be restrained and under the owner’s control.

“Bounty — Giving Thanks,” 10:30 a.m., bring a nonperishable food item, Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. For more information, call 347-6740.

 

Monday

“Blood Laws: Christianity and Race Relations,” 7 p.m., with Columbia professor Gil Anidjar, Talbot Lecture Hall, Luther Bonney Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland. Free and open to the public. For details, call 780-4759.

 

Thursday

“Infinite Supply, Infinite Intelligence, Infinite Opportunities,” 7 p.m., free lecture by Christine Driessen of Wyoming, a former attorney, past director of the Indo-Chinese Refugee Legal Assistance Program and a practitioner of Christian Science healing. Sponsored by the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Rooms 214 and 215, Abromson Education Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland.

 

Friday

Live benefit auction, preview 6 p.m., live auction with Harold Sutherland at 7 p.m. Items include furniture, jewelry and gift certificates. Hot dogs, chili and corn chowder will be available. Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. All proceeds will benefit church missions.

 

Oct. 23

The Grace Notes in concert, 6:30 p.m., White Rock Free Baptist Church, 300 Sebago Lake Road, Gorham. Free, with donations accepted. For details, call 893-1919 or visit www.wrfbc.org.

 

Upcoming

Concert of classical and popular tunes, 3 p.m. Oct. 24, with Warren King and Sarah Lent, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 2 Lord St., Kennebunk. For tickets, call the church office at 984-4803 or King at 985-8759. Suggested donation is $8 ($5 for seniors and children).