As I began my morning routine, I reflected on the daily e-mail that appeared in my in-box from Richard Rohr’s website. Rohr, a Franciscan priest, is an internationally known speaker and author who founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, N.M. The message was “Hope: What word of hope do we have to […]
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National Bible Bee spreads gospel – literally
In the beginning, there was G-E-N-E-S-I-S. Three hundred pious pupils put their memories to the test in Schaumburg, Ill., recently at the second National Bible Bee, modeled after the popular high-stakes Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Contestants, ranging in age from 7 to 18, had to recite with precision up to 800 verses […]
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Worship SpotlightFirst Congregational Church, Buxton
ADDRESS: Located near the intersection of routes 112 and 202 in Buxton DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: United Church of Christ HISTORY: The original plans for this first meetinghouse in Buxton were made in 1739, but this place of worship was not completed until somewhere between October 1742 and April 1743 at Pleasant Point along the Saco River. As […]
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US bishops elect NYC archbishop as leader in upset
The outcome is the latest sign that the American bishops – divided over how best to uphold Roman Catholic orthodoxy – favor a more aggressive approach.
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Reflections: Time with newborn puts world in its proper place
My husband and I were well into our 60s before we turned into grandparents last summer. Following in the tradition of millions of new grandparents, we flew to Washington, D.C., to spend some time and “help out.” I arrived with some excellent plans, my computer, a work project, a sheaf of poems to work on, […]
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Today “Jews and Twentieth Century Philosophy,” lunch-and-learn program at 11:30 a.m. following the Shabbat service, with professor Jonathan Cohen from University of Maine at Farmington. Temple Beth El, 400 Deering Ave., Portland. Call 774-2649 for additional information. Free and open to the public. Lighthouse Jubilees with Voices of Grace Trio, 6:30 p.m., second annual concert […]
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Technology shaves years off foreign missions
The speed of communication is a blessing for Bible translators, and services like Skype and Facebook help reduce culture shock.
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Worship Spotlight: North Pownal United Methodist Church, Pownal
ADDRESS: 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: United Methodist HISTORY: North Pownal United Methodist Church began in Durham, which was originally part of the Bowdoinham Circuit formed in 1803. It included all of the territory from Bowdoinham and Litchfield to North Yarmouth. Within the year, this was called the Durham Circuit and was changed in 1806 […]
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Worship Spotlight: St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, Scarborough
ADDRESS: 350 Route 1 DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Episcopal Diocese of Maine HISTORY: The church started in 1988 when a handful of people formed the Episcopal Church Group of Scarborough to create an Episcopal Church presence between Portland and Saco. The diocese offered them a home in St. John’s-by-the-Sea, an unused summer chapel in Old Orchard Beach. The […]
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Some blush as Jesus statue burgeons
Winds stymie efforts in a small Polish town Friday to complete the world’s largest such statue.