Several local congregations are planning special Good Friday and Easter services this weekend. Among them:
Pathway Vineyard
BRUNSWICK — Pathway Vineyard is planning three services on Easter Sunday, and will offer continental breakfast all morning.
Services will be held at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. at the church’s new location, 94 Pleasant St. Pathway Vineyard is a multisite church affiliated with Pathway Vineyard in Lewiston.
For more information, call site Pastor Kyle Gabri at 576-8980 or visit www.pathwayvineyard.com.
First Baptist and First Parish
POWNAL — An Easter sunrise service will be held Sunday on the peak of Bradbury Mountain in Pownal beginning at 6 a.m.
Sponsoring churches are First Parish Congregational Church in Pownal and First Baptist Church of Freeport.
Pastor Sandy Williams of First Baptist will officiate the service on the mountain. The Rev. Steve Little will lead a service under the shelter at the foot of the mountain for those unable to climb to the top. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held at the Pownal church.
Coffee and doughnuts will be served at the church following the service.
For more information, call Williams at 865-4404.
South Freeport Congregational Church
FREEPORT — South Freeport Congregational Church, UCC, will observe Easter beginning with a sunrise service at 6 a.m. at the South Freeport Wharf.
Worship will continue with services at the church at 9 and 11 a.m.
The church is located at 98 South Freeport Road.
For more information, call 865-4012 or visit www.southfreeportchurch.com.
Bath United Methodist Church
BATH — The United Methodist Church is planning special services for the Easter season.
Today at 7 p.m. there will be a Good Friday service of prayer for the community and for the world. Worshipers will hear the Passion story from the Gospel of John — a tradition that dates to the earliest days of Christianity — and devote themselves to a time of prayer.
On Easter Sunday, services will be held at 8:30 and 10:15 a.m.
On Saturday, the church will hold an Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. This activity is for ages 1 to 8. In the event of inclement weather, the activity will be held in the church. Juice and sweets will be served to the children after the egg hunt.
The church is located at 340 Oak Grove Ave.
For information, call the church at 443-4707.
Elim Community Church
BATH — Elim Community Church will be holding a special Easter service celebrate the risen Lord this Sunday morning starting at 9:30 a.m.
Due to the holiday, there will be no Sunday school or evening service. For more information, call 443-2663.
Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene
WISCASSET — Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene is planning a little road trip to celebrate Resurrection Sunday.
Those attending the Easter sunrise service should meet at the church at 5:30 a.m. Participants will then travel to 39 Abbagadassett Road to a point overlooking the Abbagadassett River in Bowdoinham. The Easter service will be celebrated with prayer, Bible reading and music.
The 11 a.m. Easter service at the Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will be celebrated with gospel music, readings, children’s program and a 60th anniversary celebration for Harold and Sarah Mae McManus.
The church is located at 255 Gardiner Road.
Maine Street Baptist Church
BRUNSWICK — A special presentation of The Easter Story through art and the musical performances of children, youth and adults is planned at Maine Street Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
There will be no evening service or classes on Sunday.
Maine Street Baptist is located at 323 Maine St. across from Parkview Adventist Medical Center. For more information, call 725-7303.
Edgecomb Congregational Church
EDGECOMB — Edgecomb Congregational Church will observe Easter with a special service on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
The church is located at 15 Cross Point Road.
Phippsburg churches
PHIPPSBURG — The Popham Chapel will host the community Easter sunrise service on Sunday on the beach in front of Spinney’s restaurant.
The service, which begins at 6 a.m., is led by clergy from three churches in town, the Rev. Mark Wilson of Phippsburg Congregational Church, the Rev. Dan Coffin of Small Point Baptist Church and the Rev. Janet Leighninger of Popham Chapel.
Following the service, the Popham Chapel will host a breakfast at the Popham Chapel House at 7 a.m. At 10 a.m., the chapel will hold its traditional Easter service with its newly appointed minister. The Rev. Leighninger will lead the congregation in worship for the first time, and Richard Hankinson will return to share his music.
The Phippsburg Congregational Church service will also be held at 10 a.m. and the Small Point Baptist Church service will be at 10:30 a.m.
Day’s Ferry Congregational Church
WOOLWICH — Day’s Ferry Congregational Church will start Easter off with a breakfast on Sunday from 8 to 9:15 a.m. and conclude with a worship service at 10 a.m.
The service will be led by the Rev. Alan Baughcum.
Day’s Ferry Congregational Church is located at 50 Old Stage Road. For more information, call 443-4401 or email daysferrycc@gmail.com.
Cundy’s Harbor Community Church
HARPSWELL — Cundy’s Harbor Community Church of the Nazarene continues Holy Week services today with a Good Friday service at 7 p.m.
An Easter sunrise service is planned at 6 a.m. on Sunday at Watson’s Wharf.
A free community potluck breakfast at Cundy’s Harbor Community Hall will run from 7 to 9 a.m. An Easter egg hunt will be held at the hall.
A 10 a.m. worship service will conclude the celebration. There will be no Sunday school during that service.
For more information, call Pastor Veronica Gonsior at 729-1466.
Corliss Street Baptist Church
BATH — Corliss Street Baptist Church continues to celebrate the Easter season by taking part in the Bath Community Easter Sunrise Service at City Park gazebo near the Patten Free Library.
The service, which begins at 6 a.m. on Sunday, is sponsored by the greater Bath Association of Churches. At 7 a.m., breakfast will be served at Corliss Street’s church annex.
Sunday school and Discovery Club will meet at 9:30 and 10: 30 a.m., respectively. They’ll be followed by the 11 a.m. worship service, “The Resurrection.”
The church is located at 396 Middle St. For more information, call 443-4747.
First Parish Church UCC
BRUNSWICK — As part of Holy Week, First Parish Church UCC will open its labyrinth to the public on Good Friday, today, from noon to 8 p.m. in Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St.
The labyrinth is an 11 circuit Chartres-style pattern, painted on a 30-foot canvas. Unlike a maze, which is intended to confuse, a labyrinth has a singular path to the center and back out, freeing the walker from decision making and letting his mind rest. A labyrinth tender is always present to answer questions.
For information, contact the church office at 729-7331 or jconnors@firstparish.net.
Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church
RICHMOND — A Good Friday Tenebrae service is planned at 6:30 p.m. today at Dresden- Richmond United Methodist Church.
On Sunday, there will be an Easter sunrise service at the gazebo on the Richmond waterfront beginning at 6:30 a.m. It will be followed by a continental breakfast at the church.
The regular worship service begins at 10 a.m.
The church is located at 121 Pleasant St. For more information, call 737-4735.
Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church
TOPSHAM — Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church continues its Holy Week schedule of services with a Good Friday prayer vigil in the sanctuary today.
The vigil continues until 4 p.m., when there will be a screening of “The Last Temptation of Christ,” followed by discussion at 7 p.m.
On Easter Sunday, a sunrise service will be held on the front lawn at 6 a.m. “Celebration of the Risen Christ” will begin at 10:10 a.m.
The church is located at 84 Main St., Topsham. For more information, call 729-3193 or visit www.mcpconline.org. The church is wheelchair accessible and offers nursery care.
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