Today

“Flamingoes and Fleas,” 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., to benefit the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, held at Community Hall in East Otisfield.

Ship’s Cargo Fair, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., lunch available. Church on The Cape Langsford Road, Cape Porpoise, 967-5787

Yard and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with luncheon available. North Saco Congregational Church, Flag Pond, Heath and Rocky Hill roads, Saco.

Mary Magdalene service, 10 a.m., prayer service in recognition of the contributions of women to the Church, past and present, organized by Portland Pax Christi and the Sacred Heart/St.Dominic Church Social Justice Commission. Held at Calvary Cemetery, across from the Pio mausoleum, South Portland. For more information, call 773-6562.

“Natural Compassion: A One-Day Meditation Retreat and Heart Cultivation Teaching,” 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Lama Willa Miller. No meditation experience necessary. Portland Regency Hotel, 20 Milk St., Portland. Cost is $75 and free for students. Call 773-6809 or email janeburd@maine.rr.com for details.

Connected Catholics Christmas in July party, noon to 4 p.m., held at a private home in Falmouth. Call Grace at 878-6459 for information and directions.

Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6:15 p.m., featuring Michael Kelly Blanchard, musician and member of Quail Ministries, with Rich Cutliffe. Church of the Holy Spirit, 1047 Congress St., Portland. Show and dinner begin at 6:30 p.m. Donations accepted.

Timothy Mark live, 6:30 p.m., concert at the White Rock Free Baptist Church, 300 Sebago Lake Road, Gorham. Free with donations to Timothy Mark Ministries accepted. For directions, visit www.wrfbc.org or call 893-1919.

Jan Marie Bacon in concert, 7:30 p.m., Congregational Church of Bristol, Route 130, Bristol Mills. For tickets, call 563-3763 or email ccobucc@tidewater.net. Tickets are $12.

Sunday

Interfaith Prayer Service, 11 a.m., with guest minister the Rev. Jill Saxby, executive director of the Maine Council of Churches, Old Meeting House, 25 Hillside St., Yarmouth.

Wednesday

“Serving the Homeless with Grace-Street Ministry,” 6 to 7:30 p.m., ChIME workshop with the Rev. Elizabeth Peterson, held at Center for Grieving Children, 555 Forest Ave., Portland. For more information, call 347-6740.

Thursday

Summer benefit concert, 7 to 8 p.m., live music with Bob Gredlics, to benefit Spiral Arts. Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook St., South Portland. Suggested donation is $5 at the door. For more information, visit www.thorntonheightsumc.com

Friday and Saturday

“Synchronicity and Its Larger Implications,” 7 p.m. Friday, lecture by Richard Tarnas, author and cultural historian, presented by the C.G. Jung Center. Cost is $18 and $15 for Jung Center members.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Tarnas will present a seminar titled “The Comic Genius.” Cost is $85 or $75 for Jung Center members. Reservations are suggested for both programs, which will be held at Rines Auditorium at Portland Public Library, Monument Square, Portland. For more information, go to www.mainejungcenter.org. To register, email info@mainejungcenter.org or call 729-0300.

Saturday

Summer Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with crafts and baked items, lunch available. Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough.

Summerfest, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s annual fair with many events and activities. Held at Wiscasset Town Common.

Other

The Rev. Allen Ryan has been appointed the new pastor of St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church in Old Orchard Beach. The announcement was made by the Most Rev. Brian Marsh, Bishop of the Diocese of the Northeast.

Ryan was clerk of St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Portland, where he served since his ordination in 2010. He was born in Eagle Lake and grew up in Limestone. He graduated from Ricker College in Houlton, received a master’s degree in business from Husson University and studied at the Logos House of Theological Studies in Ellsworth. Ryan is a pilot and aviation professional and owner of Ryan Insurance Services in Biddeford. He also served in the Army.

The Rev. Jeffrey Monroe, rector of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Conway, N.H., and a port and maritime chaplain in the diocese, will say his final Mass as parish vicar at 10 a.m. Sunday, followed by a parish gathering. Monroe has been at the parish since 2009. St. Augustine of Canterbury services are held at Cathedral Pines Chapel, 156 Saco Ave., Old Orchard Beach.

Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish will offer an 18-credit online Graduate Certificate in Theology. Requirements include completion of four core courses and two electives. An optional residential summer session will allow students to finish the program more quickly. For more information, visit www.online.sjcme.edu/theology or call 800-752-4723 or 893-7841.

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