ADDRESS: 317 Main St., Gorham. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Galilee is not a member of any denomination or association. HISTORY: We exist to glorify God by praising Him in worship, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, caring for one another in Christian love, and preparing believers to fulfill His global mission. Galilee Baptist was formed in 1975 […]
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Christian groups pay members’ care costs
Those in health-sharing ministries cover each other’s medical bills and pray for each other, too.
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Religion Calendar
Today Rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, Forest and Pleasant avenues, Portland. Rummage sale, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Holy Martyrs Parish, 266 Foreside Road. Falmouth. Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Pride’s Corner Church, 235 Pride St., Westbrook. Spring Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Stephen the Martyr […]
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Worship SpotlightThe Rock Church of Greater Portland, South Portland
ADDRESS: 7 Braeburn Ave. Three additional Rock Churches are located in Bangor, Brewer and Winter Harbor. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Non-denominational Christian HISTORY: The Rock Church began in 1998 as a small Bible study held in a home with six adults and eight children. Over the next few years, the church met in hotel conference rooms, a warehouse […]
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Reflections: Listening deeply to another – without an agenda – expands our consciousness
It was a rainy Sunday — Mother’s Day — and a few people came over to the car as I pulled up outside the soup kitchen. I was deciding against holding our sidewalk prayer/communion as a fellow said, “Pastor Mair, it’s just too wet.” Sue was there too, and I was wondering if she was […]
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Catholic schools welcome refugees from Haitian quake
About 120 children will boost enrollment in the Boston area this fall.
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Reflections: Our spiritual progress requires consistency
Do you ever hear the same message again and again? Do you ever sense it’s time to listen? A yoga instructor told me last night that my crazy monkey mind will never calm if I show up at yoga class to meditate only when I feel like it. A fitness trainer mentioned yesterday that I […]
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Religion Calendar
Today Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Rummage and perennial sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cressey Road United Methodist Church, off Route 25, Gorham. Fifty-cent clothing sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. George’s Episcopal Church, Main and Emerson streets, Sanford. Yard, rummage and bake sale, […]
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Worship SpotlightLighthouse Church of the Nazarene, Wells
ADDRESS: 544 Post Road DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Protestant HISTORY: The Lighthouse Church of the Nazarene began in 1957, when Nelson and Lester Kimball started a small fellowship of believers that met in a schoolhouse in Moody. These two young lay pastors had a dream for this new congregation. They took a step of faith and donated land […]
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Religion Calendar
Today Generations Worship Conference, through 10 p.m. Sunday at Freedom Life Center, 655 Augusta Road, Topsham, for teens and young adults featuring recording artists Corey and Dana Russell of International House of Prayer. For details, visit pursuitoftheholy.org or call 729-4688. Indoor yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 20 Jenkins Road, […]