LEWISTON — How pets interact and communicate with humans will be explored at Lifetree Café at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29. The program, titled “What’s Your Pet Trying to Tell You?” features a filmed interview with Alexa Boyes, a professional animal communicator. “For me, I try to be the voice of the animal and I […]
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Country music style worship WATERFORD — The Waterford Congregational Church will perform all anthems and hymns as old-time country music at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 25, at 15 Plummer Hill Road. Gail Scott from the Shadagee Ramblers will play on bass guitar and Don Chase, known as “The Maine-iac Mountaineer,” on lead guitar, and they will […]
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Christian Women United meeting PARIS — The Christian Women United luncheon will be served at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 20, at the First Congregational Church. The guest speaker and singer will be Berdie Whittemore. FMI, reservations: 207-743-5770. Lifetree to explore imperfect parents LEWISTON — The challenges and rewards of parenting will be explored from 6:30 to […]
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Eucharistic processions, parish celebrations, planned for Feast of Corpus Christi
LEWISTON — In honor of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (also known as the Feast of Corpus Christi), parishes around the Diocese of Portland have planned celebrations, Eucharistic processions, and special events for the week of June 18. The Feast of Corpus Christi (translated from Latin to “Body of […]
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Supreme Court sides with religious hospitals in pension dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — Religious hospitals don’t have to comply with federal laws protecting pension plans, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that affects retirement benefits for roughly a million workers nationwide. The justices sided with three church-affiliated nonprofit hospital systems being sued for underfunding their employee pension plans. The hospitals — two […]
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Church services announced for West Paris, Sumner
WEST PARIS — The schedule of Sunday services at the West Paris Universalist Church at 9 a.m. for June is: * June 4 — “Unearthing New England’s Unknown Genius: Mary Moody Emerson,” led by the Rev. Nancy Haverington, who is writing a screenplay about Mary Moody Emerson, the genius behind her nephew, Ralph Waldo Emerson. […]
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church to celebrate Feast Day of the Parish
LEWISTON — Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church will celebrate the feast day of the parish at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 4, with the service of Vespers of the Holy Spirit. Clergy and parishioners from other Orthodox Christian parishes in the area will gather together to celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit, which culminates the […]
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Churches to worship together PARIS — Anita White will conduct the worship service Sunday, May 21, at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street. The West Paris Universalist Church will join the 10 a.m. service. Music will be under the direction of Donna Hurd. Coffee, friendship and fellowship will follow the worship service, and all are welcome. Childcare […]
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‘Universalism on the frontier’ at First Universalist Church
PARIS — The Rev. Peter Richardson will be the speaker at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 21, at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street. Richardson’s topic will be “Universalism on the Frontier.” Universalism was a product of frontier days in northern New England. Maine’s first organized Universalist congregation was convened in Norway and Paris. One of […]