GORHAM — Dove Awardwinning Christian music megastar MercyMe is returning to Maine for its “The Hurt and The Healer” tour, with a performance May 4 at the University of Southern Maine’s Costello Sports Complex. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $60 for gold circle and $25 for general admission. For more information, contact TheLighthouseEvents.com […]
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Bath church hosting healthy cooking class
BATH — The Heart Healthy Cooking Class, featuring a totally plant-based diet, will be held at the Bath Seventhday Adventist Church on Tuesdays, March 20 and 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The church is located at 889 High St. For more information, or to register, call 729- 3505. The cost is $5 per class […]
7th forum on Jewish medical ethics slated
BATH — The seventh annual Maine Community Forum on Jewish Medical Ethics will be held March 25 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, 862 Washington St. Rabbi Justin Goldstein of Congregation Beth Israel in Bangor and Rabbi Carolyn Braun of Temple Beth El in Portland will join the panel of Jewish […]
Women’s study to look at ‘perseverance’
TOPSHAM — Tabernacle Baptist Church will be hosting a women’s study group on Wednesdays from March 21 to May 30. The focus will be on “perseverance.” The group will meet weekly from 2: 30 to 4 p. m. at the church on Roman Road. Interested women can get more information by calling 725- 7091.
East Wind group to play Wiscasset church
WISCASSET — Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will host the East Wind Gospel Singers on Sunday at 11 a.m. East Wind has been ministering for the Lord for 24 years, and has won several awards from the Down East Country Music Association. In addition, they have received the vocal group award of the year from […]
‘Renewal’ continues environmental series
BRUNSWICK — On Sunday at 4 p.m., First Parish Church will be showing the movie “Renewal” in Fellowship Hall of Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St. “Renewal” presents a variety of faith communities, not exclusively Christian, responding to environmental issues and solving problems. A soup and bread supper will be served and all are welcome to […]
Handbell festival ends with free concert
CUMBERLAND — More than 100 people from Maine and New Hampshire will present a free concert of handbell music on March 24 at 4:30 p.m. at Greely Middle School, 351 Tuttle Road. The concert is the culmination of the day-long Maine Handbell Festival. During the day, participants meet for rehearsals and take part in workshops […]
Tornado damages more than 100 homes in Michigan
DEXTER, Mich. (AP) — A solitary hand stuck out of the rubble of a home destroyed when a tornado ripped through a Michigan village leaving more than 100 homes in splinters. The first officer on the scene, Washtenaw County Sheriff ’s Deputy Ray Yee, reached for the hand and pulled out an elderly man who […]
Bertha Emmons Sylvain
FREEPORT — Bertha Emmons Sylvain, 96 passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Born in Richmond the daughter of Benjamen Owen and Yvonne Dostie Emmons, she graduated from Richmond High School. On September 2, 1933 she married Emile Joseph Sylvain at St. Ambrose Church in Richmond. Bertha was a […]