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‘Virtual’ charity game raises $36,000 for children’s cancer
Faced with a pandemic and health protocols limiting or prohibiting indoor gatherings, the 27th annual C-U Swish-Out Childhood Cancer Challenge, organized and presented by Town & Country Federal Credit Union, was at risk of being canceled for the first time in its history. However, based on feedback from past participants and strong support from sponsors and volunteers, it was clear that the ‘shot’ must go on. Instead of a one-day, 3-on-3, co-ed tournament for adults and youth teams, this year’s event transitioned into a ‘virtual’ 3-on-3, free-throw competition.
The competition, which ran from April 12 to May 8 raised $36,000 to support the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. ....

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Baptist church holds in-person sunrise service in Augusta


Baptist church holds in-person sunrise service in Augusta
Worshippers from Penney Memorial United Baptist Church pray and sing together Sunday outside Capital Judicial Center.
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Penney Memorial United Baptist Church congregants gather Sunday outside the Capital Judicial Center for a sunrise service in Augusta.
Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal
AUGUSTA As the sun rose over Memorial Bridge, parishioners from Penney Memorial United Baptist Church in Augusta were celebrating Easter in person for the first time since 2019.
At 6 a.m. Sunday, about 50 people bundled and masked up and braved cold temperatures to gather outside the Capital Judicial Center. The location gave worshippers a clear view of the rising sun against the Augusta skyline. ....

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Central Maine faithful celebrating holy days in-person and virtually amid pandemic


Central Maine faithful celebrating holy days in-person and virtually amid pandemic
Places of worship in the Augusta and Waterville areas are using a combination of virtual and in-person gatherings as key holy celebrations get underway a year into the coronavirus pandemic.
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Altar server Isaac Misner-Elias lights one of the seven candles placed in bread dough as the Rev. James Doran blesses the oil in the dough Wednesday while celebrating the Novena to Saint Joseph during a service at St. Joseph s Maronite Church in Waterville. Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel
Across faiths, the ability to gather is at the heart of their religious practice, so limits on public gatherings have reshaped what worship looks like since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. ....

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