WILTON — Several of the churches in Wilton will have a joint church service to conclude the Festivities of the Blueberry Festival. The service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at the First Congregational Church. There will be special music during this service, and the clergy of the churches will participate. The First […]
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Vacation Bible schools
OXFORD — Pastor Lloyd Waterhouse of Grace Fellowship Church invites area children to a Vacation Bible School with the theme of “Maker Fun Factory.” It will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, Aug. 7 to 11, at the Grace Fellowship Church, Poplar Street. It will be a week of experiences and […]
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Pinpoint of Life Camp to host workshop
HARTFORD — The duo of Laura Lee Perkins and Ken Green will lead a workshop on “Using Nature to Transform and Heal” on Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Pinpoint of Life Camp at the Hartford Town Hall, 1190 Main St. A devotional service will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon with Perkins, CM, medium […]
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Services at historic Minot Center Church
MINOT — The historic 1846 Minot Center Church will hold its annual summer services with Pastor Francis Lodge beginning at 9 a.m. on the following Sundays: Aug. 6: Special music by Wayne Bridgham. Androscoggin Pomona Grange will be in attendance. Aug. 13: Florence Annear will be the soloist. Aug. 20: Christie Paul will be the […]
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Vacation Bible schools
FARMINGTON — “Over the Moat – Drawbridge to the King!” is the theme for the New Hope Baptist Church vacation Bible school program that will run from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 31, to Friday, Aug. 4, at 268 Perham St. The school is designed for children age 4 to sixth grade. There will be […]
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Log Church Hymn Sing
OQUOSSOC — The Log Church will hold a community-wide, old fashioned hymn sing at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1. Immediately following the event there will be buffet supper, which will cost $26. Reservations are required. FMI, RSVP: [email protected].
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Young people invited to take part in Vatican vision survey
PORTLAND — Pope Francis has announced that a Synod of Bishops, with the theme “Youth, Faith, and Vocational Discernment,” will be held in October of 2018. A synod is an assembly of bishops from around the world who assist the Holy Father by providing counsel on important questions facing the Church. To involve them in […]
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Vacation Bible schools
SUMNER — The Congregational Church of East Sumner will hold vacation Bible school for children kindergarten to sixth grade from 9 a.m. to noon Monday to Friday, July 24 to 28, at 50 Main St., Route 219. The Senior Youth Group from Hope Presbyterian Church in Virginia will lead activities under adult supervision. Each day will include Bible skits, crafts, recreation, music […]
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Farewell open house for Burkes
WEST PARIS — First Universalist Church of West Paris will have an open house for the community to bid farewell to Jim and Pam Burke, who are preparing to move to Charleston, South Carolina. They will spend summers in Maine. Well known to the Oxford Hills community and his hometown of Mexico, Jim has been […]
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Workshop on astral projection offered
SABATTUS — A workshop on astral projection will be presented from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23, at the Spiritualist Church of Eternal Life, 352 Crowley Road. The workshop will be given by Louisa Roof, certified medium and licentiate minister, National Spiritualist Association of Churches. She has been a spiritualist since joining the Victorian Spiritualists’ […]