Religion and Values
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PublishedApril 3, 2010
Worship Spotlight
ADDRESS: 3 Gray Road DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: United Church of Christ HISTORY: At the time the church was organized in 1806, it was part of a parish that was supported by taxes levied on the townspeople. This practice ended when Maine became a state in 1820. The parish was dissolved in 1945, and the properties were given […]
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PublishedApril 3, 2010
Reflections: Glimpses of the glories in this life
SOMETIMES, I THINK, we are so familiar with our Christian writings that they cease to get our attention. Do we truly grasp the reason for the celebrative sounds of Easter? That God raised Jesus from the dead – is that in fact a source of comfort and possibly a basis for laughter for us who […]
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PublishedApril 3, 2010
Religion Dispatches
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Presbyterian Church trying to trim headquarters staff The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), struggling financially, is offering severance packages to about 30 employees at the denomination’s Louisville headquarters. The Courier-Journal reported that the denomination has been dealing with losses in members and churches over the last decade and now has sustained investment return losses. Church […]
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PublishedApril 3, 2010
Pope’s preacher: Abuse furor equivalent to anti-Semitism
Jewish and victims’ groups express dismay, and the Vatican distances itself from the remarks.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Reflections: Celebrating God’s might in our lives
When the Jews were in Egypt, they suffered under the cruel pharaoh. The people cried out to God, who struck Egypt with the 10 plagues and performed the wondrous miracle of splitting the Red Sea, guiding his people through the desert. Each year, Jews remember these events of the Hebrew Bible on the holiday of […]
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Religion Calendar
Today “The Women at the Foot of the Cross,” 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., free seminar for women with Allison VanderLinden, an ordained Presbyterian minister. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Route 196, Lisbon. Lenten Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., weekly through Lent. Bath Iron Works administration building, Washington Street, Bath. Musical Afternoon, 2 p.m., […]
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Confronting abortion on city streets
A motor home carrying ultrasound equipment and volunteers hits the road to serve the urban poor.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Worship Spotlight
The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Falmouth
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PublishedMarch 27, 2010
Faith groups asked to help spread gospel of census
Trusted leaders share information about the relevance of the process to congregants' daily lives.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2010
Religion Calendar
Today Inside/Out yard sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., also 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to benefit His Place Teen Center. Alpha and Omega Thrift Shop, Norway/Paris Solid Waste Facility, lower level, 39 Brown St., Norway. Lenten Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., weekly through Lent. Bath Iron Works administration building, Washington Street, […]
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