Saturday

Community flea market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. John’s Church, Main Street, Thomaston.

Harvest Fun Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., indoor event with games, arts and crafts, face painting and refreshments. Hosted by Catholic Charities’ Children’s Case Management and held at Riverton School, 1600 Forest Ave., Portland. For more information, visit www.ccmaine.org/childrenscasemanagement or call 1-800-660-5231.

Spiritual Arts, Interfaith Community and the Planetary Chaplain Award, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., benefit lunch and fifth annual award presented by Chaplaincy Institute of Maine to Wabenaki Child and Family Advocate Denise Altvater. The event will be held at One Longfellow Square, Congress and State streets, Portland. The suggested donation is $10 to $20.

“The Eye of the Storm: How to Find Peace in the Midst of Chaos,” 1 to 4 p.m., meditation workshop with American Buddhist monk Kelsang Pawo at The Heart Opening, 227 Congress St., Portland. The program is open to all and the cost is $25 and $15 students/seniors. For details, call 508-979-8277 or go to www.MeditationInMaine.org.

India Association of Maine Diwali Celebration, 5:30 to 10 p.m., with social hour, Diwali Pooja Hindu worship and cultural program, dinner and dancing. Held at Falmouth High School cafeteria and auditorium. Tickets are available at iamaine.org or in person at Masala Mahal in South Portland. All are welcome.

Saturday and Monday

Barbara Lubin speaking tour, the founder and director of the Middle East Children’s Alliance, which supports the rights of children, will visit from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, with food and entertainment by ALHAN Middle East Music Ensemble, at United Church of Christ, 150 Congress St., Bath; and at 7 p.m. Monday at First Universalist Church, 354 Broadway, Rockland.

Sunday

Sermon on the Mount, 10 a.m., from the perspective of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic, “The Cost of Discipleship,” with guest preacher the Rev. Dr. Marvin Ellison. Part of a sermon series at St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, 515 Woodford St., Portland. A discussion will follow during coffee hour. For further information, go to: http://cheapgracebonhoeffer.blogspot.com or call 774-8740.

“Remembering who we are, who we have been, who we will be,” 10:30 a.m., ChIME interfaith service at Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland.

Connected Catholics Dining Out, 1:30 p.m. at Toddy Brook Golf Course Restaurant, 10 Sligo Road, North Yarmouth. Call Fred at 797-4459 for more information.

Gabriel Faure Requiem, 3 p.m., performance with Harold Stover and the Chancel Choir. A suggested $10 donation is requested. Woodfords Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. Visit www.woodsfordschurch.org for details.

Sunday through Wednesday

Revival Sunday, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., also evening programs at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at Westbrook Baptist Church, 310 Conant St., Westbrook.

Monday

“Sepphoris: A City Set on a Hill Cannot Be Hid,” 6:30 to 8 p.m., part of church’s speaker series with the Rev. Thomas Longstaff, Colby College (Retired), who will talk about the excavations at Sepphoris. Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Parish Hall, 80 Sherman St., Portland. Refreshments will follow.

Tuesday

Foreclosure Forum and Affordable Housing Discussion, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., part of a monthly series on the housing crisis. State Street UCC Church, 159 State St., Portland.

Tuesday and Wednesday

“How to have a Stress-Free Christmas,” overcome anxiety, anger and anguish during the holidays with ideas from author Lynn Durham, R.N. The first presentation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 8 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth. The program will be repeated from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Copies of Durham’s book, “From Frazzled to Fantastic,” are available for $20 each and a book signing will follow each presentation. Call 799-5528 to purchase a copy and register for the program. A suggested donation of $10 is requested for the program.

Thursday

Labyrinth Walk, 4 to 7:30 p.m., indoor Chartres-style labyrinth for meditative walks at Trinity Episcopal Church, rear entrance, 580 Forest Ave., Portland. Allow about 30 minutes. Donations will be given to the Center for Grieving Children in support of Children’s Grief Awareness Day. For details, call 772-7421.

This Week

Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week will accept shoe boxes that are filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for needy children in more than 100 countries overseas. The project is sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse and is the largest of its kind in the world. Anyone can drop off a filled shoe box at the Portland-area collection site at Stroudwater Baptist Church, 1729 Congress St., Portland. The hours are: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 9 to 11 a.m. on Nov. 19. For more information, visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.

Other

Islands Community Church on Bailey Island has offered a challenge appeal to encourage donations to aid Portland’s Grace Street Ministry, which has had no income from 23 grant requests this year and was facing closure. Islands Community Church has a long relationship with Grace Street pastors Mair Honan and Elizabeth Peterson and church members have donated $2,000 that will be used to match additional donations. They are asking friends, neighbors and local churches to help. Contact Ed Robinson by email at erobin77@gmail.com or call 522-9342.

 

 

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