Rebekah party

AUBURN — Liberty Rebekah Lodge 94 will gather at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, for a Christmas party in the activities room at the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Home, 85 Caron Lane.

All members are to bring snacks and Christmas songs, poems or stories. Donald Nason will provide music. In lieu of a gift exchange, cash donations for the Salvation Army food/oil bank will be collected. Pam Black, noble grand, has requested that all who attend wear green and/or red.

Grange Christmas

POLAND — The Christmas season will be observed during the program at the meeting of Excelsior Grange, 446 Harris Hill Road, on Saturday, Dec. 18. It will follow the business session beginning at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served and all members and friends of the grange are invited.

Market a success

POLAND — The Poland Historical Society reports the Holiday Market was a  success and the society was able to raise funds for a Memorabilia Barn, to be built behind the District 22 Schoolhouse, Route 26.

Those who wish to make a donation to the barn may send donations to 90 Range Hill Road, Poland ME 04274.

Blue Christmas

LEWISTON — The Calvary United Methodist Church will hold a “Blue Christmas, Longest Night” program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 59 Sabattus St. It will be a program of musical variety, interspersed with scripture readings and prayers of solace and hope.

Support celebration

LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at Central Maine Medical Center will hold its Cancer Wellness and Support Group annual holiday celebration from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 at 12 High Street, conference room I.

The celebration is open to cancer patients, survivors and caregivers and will feature music, refreshments and a Yankee gift swap. Those who would like to participate in the swap should bring a wrapped, gently used item with a value no greater than $10.

Preregistration is available by calling the Dempsey Center at 795-8250, toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or online at www.dempseycenter.org.

Pathway Christmas

LEWISTON — Pathway Vineyard Church invites all to “Christmas at Pathway,” a traditional celebration of the season featuring a choir, original music and a presentation by the youth of the Vineyard Christian School at 3 and 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24.

An 11 p.m. multi-lingual midnight service will also be held. Languages that will be spoken include Spanish, English, French, Tagalog and Russian. A traditional candle lighting ceremony will take place at the services. For more information, call 784-9500 or visit Pathway Vineyard Church online at www.pathwayvineyard.com.

Christmas dinner

LEWISTON — Hope Have Gospel Mission, 209 Lincoln St., will offer a free Christmas dinner to those in need from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 25. Shut-ins who need delivery should call 783-6086.