ADDRESS: 1273 Route 302 westbound, Box 900. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Evangelical Baptist/American Baptist Churches of Maine. HISTORY: Lake Region Baptist Church started in 1986 with a weekly meeting at the home of Donald and Elizabeth Knowles on Sebago Lake in Raymond. The congregation later moved to the Real School for Sunday services, renting the facility for the […]
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More U.S. couples mixing religions
A marriage that blends different faiths brings with it a new set of challenges – and compromises.
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Reflections: Faith teaches life continues
For many years, I celebrated the wonders of nature. The beauty of its flowers, the soft caress of its many breezes in beautiful Maine. I felt especially, in its highways and byways, the healing caress of all that is good in life. I adored the singing of the birds, the laughter of children at play, […]
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Maine diocese blasts gay marriage ruling in Calif.
The diocese was one of the big backers of a successful referendum to repeal Maine’s gay marriage law.
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Religion Calendar
Today Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., also pancake breakfast, 8 to 11 a.m., St. Stephen the Martyr Episcopal Church, 424 Sokokis Trail (Route 5), Waterboro. Yard Sale and Strawberry Shortcake, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Peoples United Methodist Church, 310 Broadway, South Portland. Silent Retreat, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., prayer and meditation […]
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Reflections:Living in peace and joy makes the world a better place
Would you like to live more peacefully with joy? On Aug. 14, a senior Hindu monk who is a chaplain at Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will give a talk in South Portland on “The Secret of Peace and Joy.” Swami Tyagananda comes from the Sri Ramakrishna order, which has centers all over […]
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University offers to rehire fired instructor
Kenneth Howell was dismissed for backing the Roman Catholic stand on homosexuality.
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Worship spotlight: Church of All Saints-by-the-Sea in Southport
ADDRESS: All Saints Road (off Route 238) DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Episcopalian HISTORY: Worship at this summer chapel started in the 1870s when the Rev. John Thomas Magrath, rector of Christ Church in Gardiner, held services in the field under the oak trees or in a cottage living room in case of inclement weather. The first service in […]
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Timely topic: Should religions intermarry?
Figures from the world of faith engage in a conversation about intermarriage between couples of different religions.
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More U.S. Christians keeping faith at home
Small groups are gathering in each other’s houses, where they all contribute to the teaching and praying.