Students present Cross Stations
AUBURN — More than 40 students in St. Dominic Academy’s eighth-grade class will present the Live Stations of the Cross at 11 a.m. on Good Friday, March 29, at the Auburn Campus, 121 Gracelawn Road.
“It is a scripturally-based reading and enactment of the Stations of the Cross,” said Donald Fournier, principal at St. Dominic Academy. “We have been doing this since the forming of the academy, but it was done at Trinity Catholic for some time before us.”
The presentation is designed to be a prayer experience for the students that they can experience on Good Friday, leading up to both the Good Friday evening liturgy and Easter Sunday.
“The biblical roots from which this presentation is drawn creates a very prayerful experience for our students,” added Fournier. “The seriousness in which our eighth graders approach their parts is a witness to the reverence of our celebration of this most holy day.”
Parents, families and media members are invited to attend. For further information, contact Principal Donald Fournier at 207-782-6911 or at Donald.Fournier@portlanddiocese.org.
Pineland Farms Easter egg hunt
NEW GLOUCESTER — Pineland Farms will host a free Easter egg hunt with games and activities for kids at 11 a.m. sharp Saturday, March 30, at The Market, 15 Farm View Drive. Kids with snowshoes are welcome to bring them.
Beekeepers Club plan April meet
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Beekeepers Club will hold its April meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in room 206 of the auburn City Building, 60 Court St.
The agenda includes a talk by Matt Drottar on his experiences with Jamaican bees, followed by an informal, relaxed and hopefully lively open forum in which attendees will discuss all matters Apis mellifera.
All are welcome. Call Charlie Armstrong at 784-9757 or go to androscogginbeekeepers.org for more information.
Bean supper at Legion hall
GRAY — A bean supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the American Legion Hall, 15 Lewiston St.
The menu includes chop suey, cole slaw, hot dogs, breads and desserts.
The cost is $8 for adults, $15 per couple, $2.50 for children 5-11 and free for children under 5.
Bean supper at Holy Cross Church
LEWISTON — The Holy Cross Knights of Columbus Council 12,652 along with Catholic Financial Chapter 314 will co-sponsor a bean supper to benefit the Prince of Peace Poor Fund from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in the Holy Cross Church Hall, 1080 Lisbon St.
Cost is $7 per person, $4 age 5-12. Take out is available. For more information contact Grand Knight Dan Leclair at 754-2841.
Heaven’s Blend at St. Matthew’s
LISBON FALLS — Heaven’s Blend will present a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at St. Matthew’s Church, Route 196.
Donations of food and money are welcome. Proceeds will benefit Lisbon Area Christian Outreach Food Pantry.
‘Happy Birthday, Harry Cochrane’
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Museum will hold an upcoming event at Cumston Hall called “Happy Birthday, Harry Cochrane” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6.
The event will celebrate the life of Harry Cochrane, who was born April 6, 1860. He was an author, architect, artist, photographer, composer, muralist, historian, legislator, world traveler, Mason and Monmouth resident. Cochrane designed and built Cumston Hall (with help) and was a genius and major jack of all trades.
The Museum will have memorabilia, paintings, sheet music, books and much more about Harry Cochrane for this event. It is free with birthday cake and ice cream.
The museum is particularly interested in having people come who can share information or memorabilia of Harry.
Donations are welcome. For more information contact Nancy Ludewig at 933-4677 or Audrey Walker at 933-2862.
KC bean supper is April 6
SABATTUS — The Knights of Columbus will hold a bean supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish.
The meal includes casseroles, desserts and beverages. The cost is $7.50 for adults and $3 for children under 12.
For more information, call 375-6586 or 375-4057.
Volunteer trainings
LEWISTON — Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice will hold volunteer trainings in April at their Lewiston office at 15 Strawberry Ave.
General Volunteer training will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 8.
Hospice Volunteer six-session training will begin Monday, April 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. First and last sessions begin at 8:30 a.m.
All trainings are provided to the community at no cost. To register for one of these trainings or for additional information contact Volunteer Services at 795-9580 or 1-800-482-7412, ext. 1280.
For more information on Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice and services, visit www.AHCH.org.
‘Virtual run’ by Dempsey racers
LEWISTON — Team Dyer Neck Gang will participate in the Dempsey Challenge on Oct 12 and 13. To raise funds toward the team’s $10,000 goal, they invite the public to join them in a virtual run on Sunday, April 14.
All donations will go to the Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope & Healing.
Participants in the virtual run choose the place, time and route. A donation in any amount in lieu of a registration fee can be made securely at fundrazr.com/campaigns/bSQW2. Once the donation has been received, team members will email a bib to print off. Runners are asked to send a photo of themselves after their run, as there will be a prize for the best decorated bib. All participants will be entered into a raffle for a gift prize.
For more information visit www.facebook.com/events/295935543867939.
Hoop dance workshop
LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing will offer a free hoop dance workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. Hooping to Heal will take place Tuesday, April 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Dempsey Center, 29 Lowell St.
Carol Turner will share the many health benefits of hoop dance, also known as “hooping.” Hooping to Heal will generate laughter as you explore creative movement that opens new doors to healing the mind, body and soul. There will be a follow-up opportunity to create and decorate your own hoop.
Pre-registration is available by calling the Dempsey Center at 207-795-8250, toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or online at www.dempseycenter.org.
L/A Cash Mob set for April 17
AUBURN — The next L/A Cash Mob will take place Wednesday, April 17. At 5:45 p.m. the group will gather in the Flagship Cinema parking lot at 730 Center St., Auburn Plaza, where the latest Cash Mob target will be revealed.
The Cash Mob is a family friendly event that is open to the public. Those wishing to participate are asked to bring $20 cash to be spent at a mystery locally-owned area business.
In the event of rain or snow the event will be postponed until Friday, April 19, same meeting time and location.
For more information search L/A Cash Mob on Facebook or call either co-organizer for the event, Angie Lafrance at 632-0139 or Travis Dow at 577-2721.
Program on Harry Stump
AUBURN — Lloyd Ferriss, author of “Harry Stump: Maine’s Psychic Sculptor,” will be at the Auburn Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, to talk about one of the most unusual and most influential artists to ever come from the state of Maine.
Maine’s long history has generated many unusual, mysterious and compelling stories but few of them come close to the story Ferriss shares about Stump. Stump’s insights into the meaning of life via his art and ESP, as well as his encounters with such stand-out intellectuals as George Balanchine and the novelist Aldous Huxley, made Stump not only an important figure in Maine history but also in the art world.
The free program will take place in the Androscoggin Community Room.
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