Many local churches are opting to keep closed weeks or months more. Those that do reopen must limit services to 50 people, including the officiants and attendants.
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Area clergy using technology to minister to faith community during pandemic
Shepherds of the flock remain connected despite physical distance.
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Large churches use technology to connect with parishioners
Centerpoint Community Church in Waterville offers virtual Sunday services and other livestreamed events during the week so parishioners and others may still feel connected during the coronavirus pandemic.
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RVCC to present ‘Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord’ – a program of songs and scenes from the ‘Godspell’
In an effort to make Lent and Easter more accessible, meaningful, and memorable for everyone, Raymond Village Community Church will be bringing the most iconic songs and scenes from the beloved musical “Godspell” to Sunday services from March 8 through April 12 during Lent and on Easter Sunday this year. Services begin at 10 a.m. […]
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First Universalist Church in Turner Center to host guest speaker
Reza Jalali, writer, educator and a community activist, will address the congregation at 10 a.m.
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Iconic belfry removed from Norway church
NORWAY — A crane lifted the belfry Thursday from atop the Unitarian Universalist Church in Norway and placed it onto a truck. The belfry is undergoing restoration and will be returned to its original proportions. “The actual restoration will make the belfry closer to its original proportions, prior to the early 1900s, when the bell […]
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Peter Bragdon, from near death to full of hope
AUBURN — He stood on the stage at East Auburn Baptist’s Christmas show with a poster board. It read: “Body shut down. Three weeks to live. Gave up. No hope.” Peter Bragdon turned over his board to show God helped him. It read: “Liver transplant. Full of life, and hope.” Others on stage also held […]
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Dale Brown, inspired by grandmother
Dale Brown, 19, sits for a photo in the Saint Dominic Academy chapel, in Auburn. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) LEWISTON — Dale Brown, 19, grew up in a single family home, “just my mom and I.” His father has been out of the picture most of his life. But he’s had strong support […]
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Holiday church services
Area churches will be offering their traditional services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.