EVENTS

13th Annual Seacoast Newfie Fun Days will be held Sept. 20 and 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Piscataqua Boat Basin and Park on Route 103 in Eliot, rain or shine. There is free admission and ample parking. FMI: contact Mary Lou Graper (603) 436-0231.

The Animal Welfare Society's Bands of Mercy is currently open for enrollment. The first meeting will be held on Oct. 6 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and will meet each Monday throughout the school year. The club is open to students ages 9 to 12 and involves spending time with the animals, learning about different animal issues and having a great time! If you are interested in enrolling your child, please call Humane Educator Barbara Wilkinson at 985-3244, ext. 109 or e-mail awshe@animalwelfaresociety.org. The fee is $60 for the school year.

Blessing of the Animals Service in honor of St. Francis will be held at St. George's Episcopal Church, 407 York Street, York Harbor, on Oct. 5 at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.  Please bring your pets, appropriately controlled on leashes, in cages, etc., to be blessed. All are welcome! FMI: 363-7376 weekday mornings.

Club-A La Carte is exclusively for homeschooling and unschooling families to meet, socialize, hangout, have fun, take field trips and perform great community service projects together with other homeschoolers and unschoolers from the community. September events include the York Hospital Parade of Balloons on Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. If you'd like to make some get-well cards or paper flowers, please feel free to do so and we'll pass those out along with our beautiful Mylar balloons while we parade around the hospital spreading cheer. Meet at the Main Entrance, inside by the large fish tank. There is a donation request of $1 per child to help with balloon costs. York Public Library Sponsor-A-Shelf is Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. Collectively, we'll claim any of the unsponsored shelves in the Children's Area and make sure the books are in order and organized. Whale Watch is set for Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. with Granite State Whale Watch, www.whales-rye.com. Who doesn't love a whale watch? A discount rate is available with a minimum of 10 adults and children. Tickets are $24 for adults, $18 for children $18 and free for those under the age of 4. If you're interested in joining any of these activities, please contact janaleemoquin8@yahoo.com.

Events at the Wells Reserve include Preschool Program: Coast Keepers on Sept. 23  at 10 a.m. is an introduction to coastal stewardship for ages 3 to 5 and admission is $2 or $3 with reservations required, and Punkinfiddle: A National Estuaries Day Celebration, on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. FMI on programs, registration and costs, call 646-1555 or visit www.wellsreserve.org.

Farm Sanctuary's Walk for Farm Animals will be held Sept. 27 in Portland. Walks occur throughout the U.S. and Canada every fall - on or around Oct. 2 - in honor of World Farm Animals Day. Thousands across North America will join in these walks to help raise funds for and awareness about Farm Sanctuary's vital rescue, education and advocacy efforts for farm animals. Farm Sanctuary operates the largest rescue and refuge network for farm animals in North America. Register at10 a.m., $15 for preregistration and $20 on walk day. The walk begins at 10:30 a.m. in Lincoln Park, Franklin Arterial and Congress Street, Portland. FMI or to register, www.walkforfarmanimals.org  or (607) 583-2225, Ext. 229. Farm Sanctuary is the nation's leading farm animal protection organization. Since incorporating in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has worked to expose and stop cruel practices of the "food animal" industry through research and investigations, legal and institutional reforms, public awareness projects, youth education, and direct rescue and refuge efforts. Farm Sanctuary shelters in Watkins Glen, N.Y., and Orland, Calif., provide lifelong care for hundreds of rescued animals, who have become ambassadors for farm animals everywhere by educating visitors about the realities of factory farming. FMI: www.farmsanctuary.org.

The Gathering Place Adult Social Day Center will open soon. If you are a caregiver and are looking for a place for your love one to socialize and be cared for during the day or if becoming a volunteer and helping to make the a senior's life more enjoyable please come to our open house.  We will be open on Sept. 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. and Sept. 24 from 3 to 5 p.m. All interested volunteers and participants are welcome to come. FMI: call Jill Larson at 439-6111.

Les Petits Chanteurs, a 30-voice boys' choir from Holy Trinity School of Music in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, will perform Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 546 York St., York Harbor. A good will donation will be taken at the door to support this year's tour and the Financial Aid Fund of the Holy Trinity School. FMI: 363-7376.

NAACP Seacoast will next meet on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at New Hampshire Suites and Company, 1 New Hampshire Avenue, at the Pease International Tradeport. All are welcome to attend NAACP¹s regular monthly membership meetings. The meeting site may be reached by using the main entrance to Pease International Tradeport. Located next to the library, the building has a blue roof. Take the elevator to third floor to reach the meeting room. NAACP works to improve the political, educational, and social-and-economic status of minority groups, seeks to eliminate race prejudice and make the public aware of its adverse effects, and, where necessary, take lawful action to insure its elimination. Membership is open for a nominal annual membership fee. Meetings are held the first Monday of the month (or the second Monday, in event of a holiday). FMI: contact NAACP Seacoast President Fred Ross at (603) 749-6362 or naacpnhseacoast@aol.com or visit www.seacoastnaacp.com.

The Saco Bay Flotilla of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Skills and Seamanship 13-lesson course will provide you with all the information you need to become a safe and capable boater. Topics covered include boat selection, safety equipment and it's proper use, trailering techniques, the Navigation Rules, buoys, intro to navigation, use of the VHF radio, boat handling including docking and heavy weather, and much more. Classes are held at UNE Biddeford Campus, Decary Hall Room 202, starting Sept. 24 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The fee is $100 in advance, please. FMI or to register, call 571-8414 or e-mail aux24sayer@gmail.com. 

St. Christopher Catholic Church Faith Formation Program is accepting registrations. Classes will begin on Oct. 6. The program includes classes for grades 1 through 8, the high school Youth Ministry program and a program for children with different abilities. FMI: call Rose Cronin at 363-4177.

Webhannet Garden Club will meet Sept. 26 at 10  a.m. at Wells-Ogunquit Senior Center at Moody.  Guest speaker State Representative, Dawn Hill, "Legislator by Day; Gardener by Night".  Refreshments will be served and the public is welcome.

EXHIBITS, MUSIC, THEATRE, BOOKS AND MORE

The All-Age Engaging Visual Art Show is on view through Oct. 26 at 100 Market in downtown Portsmouth, N.H. The collection offers a wide variety of styles and medium, commercial and fine art, selected for their broad age appeal and includes nationally renowned children's book illustrator father and daughter Ed and Rebecca Emberley, from Newburyport, Mass., and Kittery, respectively. The show features numerous renowned illustrators, sculptors, painters, photographers and more. The building is open seven days a week.

Andy Warhol: Pop Politics, a new exhibition at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, N.H., opens Sept. 27. Warhol did for art in the 20th century what Michelangelo did in the 16th century - he brought it to the people. As the pioneer of the Pop art movement he remains one of the most respected and controversial American artists. Andy Warhol: Pop Politics will be on display through Jan. 4, 2009, a mere week and a half before the presidential inauguration. The exhibit offers a probing and entertaining look at the leaders who shaped the 20th century through Warhol's eyes. Here, together for the first-time, are Warhol's paintings, prints, drawings, and photographs of political figures. His portraits of American presidents and presidential candidates, foreign queens, Communist dictators and other political figures reveal intriguing, yet until now unexplored insights into Warhol's own celebrity status and political leanings. Warhol's images of these powerful personalities comment on the interrelationships between politics and celebrity culture in the late 20th century - connections that remain ever present today. FMI: www.currier.org.

The Distant View: Paintings by George Burk remains on view through Sept. 27 at the York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road. FMI: 363-2818 or www.york.lib.me.us.

Folk Art from the Collections of the Maine State Museum in Augusta, an exhibit that features over 40 objects and paintings on display for the first time, is open to the public through Oct. 11. FMI: visit www.maine.gov/museum or call 287-2301.

Les Misérables is at the Ogunquit Playhouse through Oct. 12. Winner of eight Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, Les Misérables, packs an emotional wallop that has thrilled audiences all over the world. Epic, grand and uplifting, it is the powerful affirmation of the human spirit that has made Les Misérables not only a musical masterpiece, but also quite possibly the most popular musical in the world! FMI: 646-5511 or www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/.

The Peace Of Portsmouth, a six-week community arts performance workshop, will be held on Tuesdays from 5:45 to 7:15 p.m. through Oct. 21. No experience is necessary. Participate in a readers' theatre performance of Pontine Theatre's original production celebrating the 1905 signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth on Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. The $40 tuition covers all six workshops. All activities take place at Pontine's West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth NH. FMI or to register, call (603) 436-6660 or e-mail info@pontine.org.

York Harbor Inn Ship Cellar Pub September Entertainment includes Lex and Joe on Sept. 21 and 28; Peter Black on Sept. 24; Jimmie D on Sept. 25; Dan Walker on Sept. 19; Don Severance on Sept. 20 and 26, and Harvey Reid on Sept. 27.

HEATLH AND WELLNESS

The Cancer Community Center offers a variety of free classes and events this month. On Saturdays through September, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. drop in for Instructional Knitting, a therapeutic way to stay busy during cancer chemo treatments or while recovering from surgery. Come learn to knit or bring your current project with questions. A seasoned instructor will teach beginners, introduce new patterns and answer questions. Yarn and needles are available to start. Sign up for the free Secrets to Stress Management workshop on Sept. 24 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. It has been documented that chronic stress affects our immune systems ability to fight illness. Learn the simple and powerful truth regarding what it takes to not just survive but to thrive in our stress-filled lives. The Cancer Community Center is located at 778 Main St., Route 1, in South Portland. FMI: www.cancercommunitycenter.org or 774-2200.

Divorce Support Group will be offered by Catholic Charities Maine Family Life Institute for those who are divorced or in the process of divorcing. The eight-week group will be offered at Our Lady of Peace in Berwick, starting Oct. 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This program brings hope and healing from the pain of divorce.  Group members have the opportunity to share feelings, experiences and insights based on the topic being discussed each week.  Topics include self-image, stress, anger, blame & guilt, loneliness, forgiveness and hope.  The group is open to the public and all faiths, but it is necessary to register for the program.  The cost for the program is $25. FMI and to register, please contact Catholic Charities Maine Family Life Institute at 1-800-CARE-002, ext. 2670, or e-mail familylifeinstitute@ccmaine.org.    

York Hospital's Yoga Center, located at the Heart Health Institute, offers yoga classes for persons of all abilities. Seated yoga for those with limited mobility is offered as well. For new participants, the first yoga class is free. Upcoming classes include Introductory Yoga on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.; Yoga Level 1 on Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m.; Intermediate on Tuesdays from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and Seated Yoga on Tuesdays from 3 to 3:30 p.m. The Yoga Center at the Heart Health Institute is located at 127 Long Sands Road in York. FMI: 351-3700.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Bakery at Notre Dame at the York County Shelter Programs is looking for the donation of colored sprinkles for cookies, regular coffee, timers, new and old bale canning jars, and cloth ribbon to tie the cello bags for the cookies.  FMI or to donate, call Martha at 324-8811.

The International Women's Club of New England Annual Holiday Fair is accepting applications from crafters, antique dealers and importers of holiday specialty gift items. Come join a group of unique crafters at the Fourth Annual International Woman's Club of New England Holiday Fair on Nov. 8 at York Middle School. The IWCNE is a nonprofit organization that has as its aim to foster friendship and understanding among people of different nations and support charities serving women and children. To apply to exhibit at the Holiday Fair, e-mail GowenRR4719@aol.com.

The York County Shelter Programs is looking for the donation of gift certificates to local department stores so some of the children at the shelter can purchase new clothing for school. They are also looking for Halloween costumes for some of the children. FMI or to donate, please call Mary Doyle at 324-1137.

ONGOING

ART, DANCE, EXHIBITS, MUSIC, THEATRE

Children's Museum of Maine has a full calendar of special events. FMI: www.kitetails.com.

Dance Street Studio, York and Kittery's local dance and theater studio, offers an array of classes. FMI: 363-1222 or wdancest@yahoo.com.

Just Us Chickens Artist Co-op is located at 29 Government St. in downtown Kittery and is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. FMI: 439-4209.

Kripalu DansKinetics at Spinnaker Point Recreation Center, Spinnaker Way, Portsmouth, N.H. DansKinetics is a unique blend of yoga and dance. FMI: (603) 436-2313.

Pontine Theatre in Portsmouth, N.H., offers an array of public events. FMI: (603) 436-6660 or e-mail info@pontine.org.

The Portland Museum of Art offers an extensive collection of fine and decorative arts dating from the 18th century to the present housed in three architecturally significant buildings. FMI: 775-6148 or www.portlandmuseum.org.

The Red Door Gallery Shop is open at 44 Government St. in Kittery, featuring pottery, handmade jewelry, weaving, used books, sports memorabilia and more on display Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. until the end of December. FMI: 439-5671.

RiverCurrent Studio/Art Gallery on the corner of Lindsay Road and Mill Dam in York Village features assemblage, collage and mixed-media sculpture and is open daily and by appointment. FMI contact Rosalind Fedeli at 351-3262 or visit www.rosalindfedeli.com.

Seacoast Undercurrent, a gallery devoted to contemporary art in downtown Portsmouth, N.H., showcases emerging artists working with all kinds of contemporary media and practices. FMI: www.ellogallery.com.

CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS

Catapult is the Seacoast's first networking group specifically dedicated to young professionals. Catapult is a nonprofit organization, and membership is free. FMI: www.catapultseacoast.org.

Club A La Carte is the place where home-schooling and un-schooling families can meet, socialize, have fun and take field trips together! FMI about our current activities contact Janalee at janaleemoquin8@yahoo.com.

The Diverse Business Advantage Chapter of BNI meets every Thursday at Sentry Hill at 2 Victoria Court, York Harbor. Meetings are held from 8 until 9:30 a.m. and all visitors are welcome. FMI or reservations: call Catherine Bosbach at 363-2418.

The International Women's Club of New England (IWCNE) meets for lunch on the fourth Saturday of every month with an international speaker. IWCNE is non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, and its mission is to foster goodwill, friendship and understanding amongst members from different countries and to support charities which assist women and children. FMI: 985-7433.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization chartered by Congress in 1939 to assist the United States Coast Guard with all of its missions, excluding law enforcement. Members teach boating safety classes, provide free vessel safety checks, provide safety literature at boat shows, perform on the water safety patrols, and harbor watch patrols. The Saco Bay Flotilla meets the second Thursday of every month at the Saco Yacht Club at 7:30 p.m.

York Lions Club meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Grant House, Route 1, York, at 7 p.m. and all are welcome. FMI: 363-7382.

ENRICHMENT

The Family Resource Center on Route 1 offers many special programs, weekly and monthly events, classes and activities. FMI: 451-9291 or www.connectingfamiliestogether.org.

The Southern Maine Agency on Aging facilitates a monthly support group for people assisting older adult loved ones. Unpaid family and friends who are helping spouses, parents, siblings and friends are invited to come and talk about the challenges and rewards of care-giving with other people in similar situations. The group meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rice Public Library in Kittery. FMI: 439-6989 or (800) 427-7411.

York Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of sports and activities. FMI: 363-1040 or parksandrec.yorkmaine.org.

HEALTH

Aerobics, Yogalates and Weight Training classes are available at York Fitness Center, Route 1, in York. FMI: 363-4090.

Know Your Numbers is a cholesterol screening offered by SMMC Visiting Nurses on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. An appointment is necessary and there is a $15 fee for this service. FMI: 985-1000.

The Heart Health Institute offers classes including weight management. FMI: call 351-3700.

SMMC Visiting Nurses Monthly Diabetes Support Groups are held at two locations and are open to all those who live with diabetes as well as family, friends and caregivers. These free sessions are to offer you support as well as to keep you updated on the latest treatment available in the management of diabetes. Groups are offered at the Richard Martin Community Center in Biddeford on the second Monday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 or 8 p.m. and at SMMC Visiting Nurses in Kennebunk on the fourth Monday of each month from 7 to 8 or 8:30 p.m. FMI: 985-1000, 283-7680 or (800) 794-3546.

Yoga Classes at York Hospital's Yoga Center, located at the Heart Health Institute, are offered for persons of all abilities. Seated yoga for those with limited mobility is offered as well. Instructor Sundie Gentry is one of only eight yoga instructors in the State of Maine to be credentialed and certified by the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States (IYNAUS). FMI or to register, call 351-3700. For new participants, your first yoga class is free.

Yoga on York offers a variety of styles and levels of mind-body fitness classes including yoga classes ranging from Gentle Yoga up to Power Yoga, Prenatal Yoga, NIA - a fabulous dance fitness class, and Pilates-Yoga Fusion. FMI: www.yogaonyork.com or call 363-YOGA.

PUBLIC MEALS

Coffee Shop at the Wells-Ogunquit Senior Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 to 11 a.m., serving regular or decaf coffee, pastries, Congdon's and Dunkin' Donuts, and their own blueberry muffins for $1.50. Thursday's Coffee Club occasionally has a guest speaker.

SUPPORT

A Safe Place, a nonprofit agency, has been providing support services and emergency shelter to victims of domestic abuse for over 28 years. A Safe Place has offices in Portsmouth, Rochester and Salem, N.H. FMI or to reach an advocate call 1-(800) 854-3552.

The Cancer Community Center is a non-profit community center located in South Portland that provides support, information and activities at no charge for adults living with cancer, their families and friends. There is no referral needed and no official intake process to take part in the activities and programs we offer. The center is open to all Mainers. FMI: www.cancercommunitycenter.org.

Hospice of York's Living with Loss is a bereavement support group offered free of charge, and you need not have had a loved one serviced by Hospice. Hospice of York encourages pre-registration; however, you may attend any or all of the classes as you see fit. FMI: call 363-7000.

Melanoma Support Group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland. FMI: 774-2200 or www.cancercommunitycenter.org.

The Special Needs Parent Network (SNPN), a group of parents from the KEYS region dedicated to providing support, resources and information to families who are raising a child with Special Needs, meets the last Friday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Family Resource Center at Landmark Hill in Kittery.  FMI: contact Marcia Flinkstrom at 384-5041 or mflinkstrom@comcast.net or Lisa Richard at 324-5501 or bugsnlola@msn.com.

The York Hospital Breast Cancer Survivor Group, which meets the third Monday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Ellis Conference Room at York Hospital, welcomes new members. Those who attend survivor groups cope better, heal more quickly and live longer. New members, whether or not their treatment was at York Hospital, are invited to come to the meetings and be with women who share their story. Friends are welcome too. During these meetings the members share information, coping tips and strategies, explore complimentary therapies, hear guest speakers, support each other, experience sisterhood, plan the Annual Walk for Hope and celebrate living.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

2008 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk needs Planning Committee volunteers for the Oct. 19 event at Monument Square in Portland. To volunteer for the committee or to learn more about Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, please call Donna Muto at the American Cancer Society at 373-3703. FMI about the American Cancer Society, call (800) 227-2345.

The American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery Program is seeking volunteer drivers to offer cancer patients safe and friendly transportation to treatment appointments. FMI: (800) ACS-2345 or www.cancer.org.

Caring Unlimited, York County's domestic violence program, is looking for the help of supportive volunteers, specifically in the Biddeford and Kittery areas. FMI: 490-3227, Ext. 126, or e-mail jarena@caring-unlimited.org.

Center for Cultural Interchange offers area residents an opportunity to participate in cultural exchange. Both American students and potential host families are provided this chance through the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI), a nonprofit organization. FMI: (866) 495-0342 or sluce@cci-exchange.com.

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women, a nationally known non-profit organization, is looking for volunteers to assist victims of intimate partner violence. FMI: www.dahmw.org, call (866) 786-0758 or e-mail communityresourcecoord@dahmw.org.

The Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to help raise melanoma awareness. FMI: (800) 259-1633, e-mail MEF@skincheck.org or visit www.skincheck.org.

Operation Homefront of Maine needs the support of donors in order to help service families keep their homes, as a wounded soldier may go up to 18 months until their benefits kick in. FMI: call Donna Chapman at 321-1321 or maine@operationhomefront.net.

Seacoast Democrats C.F.L. Program is raising awareness of clean, alternative energy in Southern Maine. You can help continue this successful project by donating $5 and receiving your own CFL. The money raised from these donations allows us to continue to provide affordable housing units with free bulbs. CFLs are available at the Seacoast Democrats Headquarters located in the Meadowbrook Plaza on Route 1 in York. FMI: 363-9235 or info@seacoastdems.com.

Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine's Crisis/Support Hotline is in need of volunteers to train as advocates for the 24-hour crisis and support hotline. FMI or an application, call (800) 313-9900, e-mail infosars@sarsonline.org or visit www.sarsonline.org/.

Support Victims of Domestic Violence by collecting old cell phones and ink jet cartridges and mailing them to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women free of charge. FMI: (866) 786-0758 or dahmwdirector@gmail.com.

York Hospital's Bridges Program is currently seeking volunteers to help assist patients with the transition from the hospital to home. Volunteers have various duties and a flexible schedule, and help make a difference in a person's life. FMI: Call Greg Perchik in York Hospital's Volunteer Office at 351-2221.

WORSHIP SERVICES

Baha'i Faith holds Sunday morning devotional meetings and fellowship. FMI: 363-4591 or 361-1722.

Cape Neddick Baptist Church's Sunday School is at 9 a.m. for all ages; 10:15 a.m. for worship service and junior church, nursery for toddlers. Tuesday is Women's Home Bible Study from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Evening Prayer Service is at 7 p.m. FMI: 363-3566 or www.cape-neddick-baptist.org.

First Baptist Church of Kittery Point, located on Haley Road at Route 103, welcomes all to Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and worship services at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. According to Pastor Wilbert D. Gough, the church is here to share the love of God with everyone, everywhere. FMI: 439-4077.

First Parish Congregational Church in York has Sunday services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. FMI: 363-3758 or www.firstparishyork.org.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church offers new service hours, including the informal 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening service. Two Sunday services with full Lutheran liturgy are held at 8 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. FMI: call 985-4803 or visit www.kennebunklutheran.org.

Ogunquit Baptist Church's Sunday Worship is at 9:30 a.m. with nursery care. Children's Sunday School is during worship time. Adult Sunday School is 10 a.m. FMI: 646-2160.

St. Christopher's Catholic Church holds Masses on Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 and 11 a.m. FMI: 363-4177 or visit www.stchristopheryork.com.

St. Francis Of Assisi American Catholic Church of New England Sunday Mass is at 9 a.m. with the Most Rev. Rosemary Ananis at 952 Post Road (Route 1) Wells Plaza West. This diverse and growing small faith community has an active community outreach program, a growing children's ministry and a monthly Bible study. Come and experience the Spirit alive and well! FMI: 332-7761 or rananis@maine.rr.com.

St. George's Episcopal Church Worship Schedule includes Sundays at 7:45 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II, spoken; 8:45 a.m., Spiritual Formation; 9 a.m., Family Eucharist service; 9:45 a.m., Church School; 10 a.m., Spiritual Formation for Adults, and 11 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with music. On Thursdays at 10 a.m. is Holy Eucharist with optional laying on of hands for healing. FMI: call 363-7376, e-mail office@stgeorgesyorkharbor.org or visit www.stgeorgesyorkharbor.org.

Union Congregational Church in York Beach offers year-round Sunday services at 10 a.m., followed by a time for fellowship with refreshments. Sunday School, nursery care and parking are provided. Also offered are opportunities to join adult studies and discussion groups. This small, friendly church welcomes new people, new ideas and any who choose to be involved with a God-loving community of faith. FMI: 363-4821

United Methodist of York/Ogunquit worship and Sunday School are at 10:30 a.m. Fellowship and coffee hour follow the service, with nursery provided during the service. FMI: 363-2749.

York Street Baptist Church's Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m. with Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. FMI: 363-2177.