Editor’s Note: Please contact individual places of worship for information about specific Holy Week and Easter services. Sunrise Services are listed below. Sunrise Services Bradbury Mountain, Pownal, 6 a.m. For those unable to climb to the peak, a service will also be held at the park shelter. Severe weather location is at First Congregational Church, […]
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Reflections: Gardening reminds us of our own growth
I took down the vegetable stand last fall. It was old, weak, falling in on itself. My father put it up many years ago, shingling it with care. He loved to garden. He was from Aroostook County and always planted three varieties of potatoes. When they were little, my two sons loved to spend a […]
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Woman could face jail time for baptizing two children
NASHVILLE,Tenn. — A Shelby County mother faces contempt-of-court charges and possible jail time for baptizing her two children without the knowledge or consent of her ex-husband. The Tennessee Court of Appeals said Lauren Jarrell must face a criminal contempt hearing for violating a court order that said decisions regarding the religious upbringing of her two […]
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Florida church that drew throngs now burdened by debt
Its revivals earned renown and millions of dollars, but when the crowds left, struggles followed.
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Religion Dispatches, March 31, 2012
Editor’s Note: Please contact individual places of worship for information about Holy Week and Easter services. Today Rummage and yard sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 179 Ridgeland Ave., South Portland Chime Workshops: “Sufism and Movement,” with Rupa Cousins, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and “Judaism,” with the Rev. […]
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Religion Calendar
Today Sixth annual service auction and chocolate desserts, 6:30 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church of Kennebunk Main Street, Kennebunk. For details, go to www.uukennebunk.org. Sunday Liturgical dance, 9:55 a.m., Shana Bloomstein from Freedom, will interpret the morning scripture reading. Bremen Union Church, Route 32, Bremen. For more information call: 832-1283. “Being a Place Where […]
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Reflections: Brownies, like so many pleasures, leave us hungry
Through January, February and into Maine’s March, my mood sometimes darkens like the winter outside. And I have a brilliant solution: soft brownies or something fudgy with chocolate chunks at least, or mini-chocolate chips melted on top, as much for their sheen — so needed through the drab season — as their velvety flavor. Brownies […]
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Trinity Network facing lawsuits over spending, claims of fraud
Allegations include charges of retaliation and purchase of a $100,000 motor home for family dogs.
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Pope pays a long-awaited visit
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Mexico on his first trip to Spanish- speaking Latin America.
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Religion Calendar
Today Flea market and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Route 5, Center Lovell. St. Patrick’s Concert and Supper, 4 p.m., concert of authentic Celtic music with several vocalists, followed by a sandwich buffet and dessert at 5:30 p.m. Christ Church, 6 Dane St., Kennebunk. Suggested donation for the […]