In 2016, developers in Philadelphia discovered their building site at 218 Arch Street was a cemetery thought to have been moved to the Mount Moriah Cemetery across town in 1860. Volunteers from the Arch Street Project have worked to understand not only why these interments were not moved, but also about the lives and deaths of these individuals.
Dr. Bonneau, the primary historian of the project, will take us through the history of this congregation and community of the dead (1709 to 1859) using techniques that combine the modern technologies of skeletal, DNA and isotopic analysis with related church documents to identify these individuals.
Join Equality Maine for our Annual Pride Night Game on Saturday, January 28th at 6pm. Pride t-shirts will be sold at the game in our Team Store. Equality Maine will be also running the 50/50 raffle as well as raffling off a team-signed hockey stick. Everyone who purchases tickets is invited to take part in a High 5 Tunnel before the game as the Mariners take the ice and everyone will be seated together. Tickets will be sent out via text message to each purchaser’s cell phone a few days before the game. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
The Food Bank is open Mondays, 3:30-5PM. The mission is to provide food assistance to Island neighbors in need, supported by many different individuals and organizations from Peaks Island.
If you would like to drop-off or pick-up donations, please call Susan Hanley at (207) 766-2735 to arrange a time. Suggestions are: canned ham, canned vegetables and fruits, saltine crackers, cooking oil, creamy peanut butter, canned kidney beans, toilet paper, canned soups and stews, laundry detergent, and dish washing soap. Monetary donations can be sent using the PayPal button on their website or by writing a check out to Peaks Island Food Pantry and mailed to Susan Hanley at 108 Brackett, Peaks Island, ME 04108.
Looking for a fun way to give back in the new year or just an excuse to dance the night away?
Join us on Friday, February 3rd for our annual LOVE Gala as we celebrate 35 years of providing a safe space and loving peer support to Maine’s community at no cost, for as long as needed.
There will be a cocktail hour with delicious food, an exciting live auction, and lots of dancing to live music! Link in bio to purchase tickets. Tickets will be limited this year so make sure to reserve yours soon!
If you’re unable to make it, keep an eye out for our online silent auction with lots of awesome local experiences, packages, and goodies!
Thank you so much to our wonderful event sponsors, we couldn’t make this special night happen without you!
The Food Bank is open Mondays, 3:30-5PM. The mission is to provide food assistance to Island neighbors in need, supported by many different individuals and organizations from Peaks Island.
If you would like to drop-off or pick-up donations, please call Susan Hanley at (207) 766-2735 to arrange a time. Suggestions are: canned ham, canned vegetables and fruits, saltine crackers, cooking oil, creamy peanut butter, canned kidney beans, toilet paper, canned soups and stews, laundry detergent, and dish washing soap. Monetary donations can be sent using the PayPal button on their website or by writing a check out to Peaks Island Food Pantry and mailed to Susan Hanley at 108 Brackett, Peaks Island, ME 04108.
Learn to Meditate | Join our Guided Meditation teacher Tara on Wednesday, February 8 at 7pm for a meditation workshop.
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You will learn seated meditation, walking meditation, postural alignment guidance (optional hands on adjustments), gentle stretching techniques and self massage techniques.
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Why meditate? Would you like to improve focus? To reduce stress and anxiety? To generate loving kindness, compassion and empathy? To discover that your happiness is already here, right here, right now? If yes to those, then come Learn to Meditate.
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All experience levels are welcome to take the workshop. Beginners will learn the foundations of a meditation practice, and experienced practitioners will be inspired to reignite their practices.
February 10th – ST33L HEARTS
A Pre-Valentines Day raffle fundraiser party
For People;s Inclusive Welding’s
Drinks from the lovely Cocktail Mary!
Stay tuned to learn about the all of the amazing donated items we’ll have up for raffle
And how to purchase your tickets! ️
In the 1920s and before, many Jewish immigrants settled on Portland’s Munjoy Hill and adjoining streets. There was a Jewish community along Hampshire Street. This included a Kosher bakery, butchers, shops, and homes. Two synagogues still stand: Etz Chaim at India and Congress Streets and the building that housed Shaarey Tphiloh on Newbury Street. Fleishaker will tell us what happened to Punsky’s Drug Store, Levinsky’s Army & Navy, the bakeries, and other synagogues that dotted this area. He’ll also identify remaining historic remnants of this once robust Jewish neighborhood.
This event will be held Etz Chaim Synagogue & Maine Jewish Museum at 267 Congress Street.
The Food Bank is open Mondays, 3:30-5PM. The mission is to provide food assistance to Island neighbors in need, supported by many different individuals and organizations from Peaks Island.
If you would like to drop-off or pick-up donations, please call Susan Hanley at (207) 766-2735 to arrange a time. Suggestions are: canned ham, canned vegetables and fruits, saltine crackers, cooking oil, creamy peanut butter, canned kidney beans, toilet paper, canned soups and stews, laundry detergent, and dish washing soap. Monetary donations can be sent using the PayPal button on their website or by writing a check out to Peaks Island Food Pantry and mailed to Susan Hanley at 108 Brackett, Peaks Island, ME 04108.