I grew up watching Billy Graham’s evangelistic rallies on TV. And I’m a huge fan of the outreach, Samaritan’s Purse, launched by his son, Franklin Graham, to bring lifesaving medicine, provisions, and shelter to the world’s poorest people. So I was excited to hear that Franklin was coming to Augusta to lead Christians in praying […]
August 2016
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As school year approaches, a special Mass for educators in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK As part of the Year of Mercy celebration declared by Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Catholic Diocese of Portland is holding the first-ever Mass for Educators at St. John the Baptist Church in Brunswick on Sunday. Bishop Robert P. Deeley will lead the Mass and welcomes all educators — regardless of their faith — […]
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Living the Word
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. Mark 1:35 Solitude Many years ago my church installed a state of the art phone system. The phone in the church library had a button on it that read “press […]
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Swedenborgian Church in Bath to welcome new pastor
BATH The congregation of the Bath Swedenborgian Church at the intersection of Winter and Middle streets has announced that Rev. Dr. Reuben P. Bell has accepted their call to serve as their new pastor. According to the church, being both a doctor of medicine and a doctor of philosophy, Bell has experience attending to a […]
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Illinois man uses paintball business to mentor youth
STERLING, Ill. A Rock Falls man is using paintball to teach life lessons. Charles Larry, owner of Extreme Crossfire Paintball, has set up his mobile paintball arena at Lawrence Park on Mondays and Thursdays to give youths a positive place to hang out. Larry has been drawing between 15 and 35 kids at the XCP […]
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Bailey Island Chapel Welcomes Rev. Nisse
HARPSWELL — The Rev. Al Niese of Brunswick will be the celebrant at All Saints by the Sea Episcopal Chapel on Bailey Island on Sunday, Aug. 28. The service begins at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome.
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Hartman presiding over Orr’s Island service
ORR’S ISLAND — On Sunday, Rev. Samuel Hartman will preside over the service Sunday at All Saint’s Chapel, located at 9 Cooper Lane, off Harpswell Islands Road/Route 24 on Orr’s Island. Services take place at the church at 9 a.m. Sundays, through Sept. 25. For more information about the church and its services, call (207) […]
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National Park Service marks 100th birthday
The National Park Service celebrated its 100th birthday on Thursday with events across the U.S. including the creation of a giant, living version of its emblem in Washington, D.C., a naturalization ceremony on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and an outdoor concert at Yellowstone National Park. The centennial comes as the agency that […]
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Adaia Shumsky
BRUNSWICK — Adaia Shumsky, age 91, died on July 7, 2016 at Mid Coast Senior Health Center in Brunswick. Adaia was born in Jerusalem, Israel, which at that time was still Palestine. Adaia’s family was among the first to settle outside the walls of the Old City. Adaia grew up in the modern city of […]
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Fred N. Vose III
BRUNSWICK — Fred N. Vose III, 78, peacefully passed away on August 21, 2016 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Belfast, Maine on November 13, 1937 the son of Edward and Althea (Merrill) Vose. He graduated from Brunswick High School in 1956, then joined the US Air Force and […]