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Holiday Church Services 2021

Please note, some churches are requiring masks. Please contact the church of your choice for more information. Calvary Baptist Church, 47 High St.: Christmas Eve service, December 24 at 6:00 p.m. Crossroads United Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd.: Christmas Eve service, December 24 at 5:00 p.m. Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.: Christmas Eve services, December 23 at 5:00 & 6:30 p.m. and December 24 at 3:30 & 5:00 p.m. First Baptist Church of Springvale, 429 Main St.: Christmas Eve…

It’s Summer Splash Time This Sunday!

Get ready to get wet when Curtis Lake Church brings back their annual Summer Splash event this Sunday, August 8, from noon to 3:00 p.m. Over a dozen big inflatable FREE water slides will be set up in the back church parking lot, along with a dunking booth, bounce houses, and a special Summer Splash Jr. area for kids from birth to pre-K. A live DJ will be on hand to keep the music coming. There will be cheap eats,…

Fr. Auger to Celebrate 65th Anniversary of Ordination

From the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland Fr. Raymond Auger will celebrate the 65th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood during a special Mass at Holy Family Church, located on 66 North Avenue in Sanford, on Sunday, August 1, at 9 a.m. All are welcome, and the Mass will also be livestreamed. Born in Biddeford in 1929, Fr. Auger attended St. Joseph’s Grammar School and St. Louis High School, both in his hometown. Following his high school graduation, he attended Saint…

Volunteers Needed for Goodall Brook Clean-Up

Prior to the start of alteration work to the stream channel to be done by environmental contractors later this year, the Steering Committee overseeing the restoration of Goodall Brook is seeking community volunteers to help with a general clean-up on Wednesday, May 26 of two of the intended worksites. The clean-up is being organized by Steering Committee members led by Sanford High School science teachers Beth Marass and Lindsay Strout, retired city engineer Mike Casserly, and York County Soil and…

Sanford Youth Volunteer Wins Award

Sanford High School junior Grace Davie was selected this week as one of Maine’s two top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America’s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service. As a state Honoree, Grace will receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program’s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America’s top youth volunteers of the year.  Those…

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