ADDRESS: 885 Shore Road DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: The Episcopal Diocese of Maine and the Episcopal Church, USA HISTORY: St. Alban’s Episcopal Church began its life as a mission church on June 21, 1914, under a tent set up on the grounds at Fort Williams. During its first 20 years, St. Alban’s Mission was a summer chapel serving […]
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Reflections: Dying man creates a brew of his old and new beliefs
The first time I met David, he had just returned from the radiation therapy unit of a hospital. He politely asked me to microwave his coffee, which had grown cold while he was in treatment. When I suggested a fresh cup, he replied: “The coffee is still good; it just needs a boost.” I smiled […]
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NOTE TO READERS: Please contact individual churches for details on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services and programs. TODAY Advent Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., administration building, Bath Iron Works, Washington Street, Bath. Live Nativity, 4 to 6 p.m., Park Avenue Church of God, 28 Park Ave., Portland. The event is free. […]
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Mosque furor quieted, imam looks to promote pluralism
The New York cleric insists there should be an Islamic center near ground zero, as a symbol of peace.
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– Today “What Is Christmas All About?” 2 p.m., free presentation by the choir and drama ministries. First Baptist Church, 360 Canco Road, Portland. 773-3123. Acoustic concert with several Christian musicians, 7 p.m., sponsored by First Fruits Ministries and held at First Evangelical Free Church. 355 Bridgton Road, Westbrook. Free. Sunday Holy Eucharist and Confirmation, […]
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Worship SpotlightSt. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Yarmouth
ADDRESS: 396 Gilman Road, Yarmouth, about a mile from Cousins Island DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: The Episcopal Diocese of Maine and the Episcopal Church, USA HISTORY: Founded in 1973, St. Bartholomew’s began as a group of worshippers under the guidance of the Rev. Harold Hopkins. For the first two years, St. Bart’s borrowed space in other local churches […]
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New chaplain will fill in at Pen Bay for member of Guard
Pen Bay Healthcare in Rockland has announced that the Rev. Gregory Marshall will serve as chaplain while pastoral care coordinator Andrew Stinson is serving with the National Guard. Marshall is a member of the United Church of Christ and has a master of divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School. He graduated from Dartmouth College […]
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Christmas lives in the heart beyond the mind’s reach
– “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” — Matthew 1:21 The geography of Christmas, as so often is the case with true places, is not to be found on any map. Of such places, we often receive various reports from […]
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First Parish welcomes new minister
The Rev. Christina Sillari will be installed Sunday as the church’s first called and settled female minister.
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Today “Welcoming the Dark,” 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., workshop with Deena Prestegaard and Tom Cannon, $25; also Kirtan with Muraladhir Pai, 7 to 10 p.m., both at Sadhana, the Meditation Center, 100 Brickhill Ave., South Portland. Advent vigil for disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., administration building, Bath Iron Works, Washington Street, Bath. Connected […]