Sunday

130th anniversary service, 10:30 a.m., with music and memories from the past, refreshments and a display of the many church ministries. Trinity Lutheran Church, 612 Main St., Westbrook. More information can be found at www.trinitywestbrook.com or call 854-5653.

Pilgrimage presentation, following the 10 a.m. service and coffee hour, Beury Simons will discuss his recent pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago in Spain. Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist, Thomaston.

Healing service, 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Richard Rice, liaison for the Charismatic Renewal in the Diocese of Portland. All are welcome to attend. St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 268 Brown St., Westbrook. Visit www.maineholyspirit.org for information about Maine’s Charismatic Renewal.

Rejoicing Spirits, 4 p.m., special worship service for persons with cognitive or developmental disabilities, followed by fellowship and supper. Held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 612 Main St., Westbrook. Wheelchair accessibility and ASL interpreter provided.

Interfaith Thanksgiving service, 7 p.m., annual service featuring special music and refreshments. An offering to benefit Opportunity Alliance will be taken. Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook St., South Portland. Call 774-0487 for details.

Sunday and Monday

“Stand with Israel Rally,” 7 p.m. Sunday, with Pastor Victor Styrsky, East Coast director of Christians United for Israel at the Quaker Hill Christian Church, 437 Quaker Hill Road in Unity. Pastor Styrsky will also lead the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service and host a Pastors/Ministry Leaders Breakfast and Middle East briefing at 8:30 a.m. Monday. For details, contact Pastor Mike Senecal at 491-5080 or email at timesten@roadrunner.com.

Tuesday

Vigil for peace, noon to 1 p.m., State Street Church, 159 State St., Portland. For more information, call 774-6396.

Thanksgiving community service, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church, 167 Black Point Road, Scarborough. Please bring a non-food or non-perishable item for donation to the Scarborough Food Pantry.

Wednesday

Community Thanksgiving service, 7 p.m., annual service sponsored by the churches of Freeport and held at Community of Christ, 49 Park St., Freeport. Please bring a non-perishable item for donation to the Community Services Food Bank. A cash offering will be taken and refreshments will follow the service.

Other

The Rev. Mary Beth Caffey was recently installed as the 43rd pastor of the historic First Baptist Church of Paris Hill, which was established in 1791. The Rev. Caffey is a Texas native who graduated from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, in 1979 and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1981. She has served in several positions in Texas and New England and moved to Auburn in 1984. In addition to serving as the pastor of the church, the Rev. Caffey owns Caffey Trading and is involved with Internet marketing and is also a representative of Visalus weight loss and fitness products.

Raffle calendars to benefit Loaves and Fishes feature drawings of 23 prizes of $25 each, one prize for each weekday in January. The calendars will be available until Jan. 1 for a donation of $5 each. To order, call Lois at 375-4442 or go to www.sabattusdominicans.org.

Alpha and Omega Thrift Shop, a ministry that supports missions locally and around the world, is holding a sale through Christmas at its current location at the Norway-Paris Solid Waste facility, 39 Brown St., Norway. The thrift shop will soon move to a much larger location at 527 Park St., South Paris, and is raising funds to help renovate a garage at the new site. Contact Bert Rugg, executive director, at 515-3000 for more information, to donate items or to contribute toward the capital campaign. Workers and volunteers are also needed.

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