Ted and Carol are traveling from Scarborough, Maine through the northern U.S. states, up through British Columbia and the Yukon into Alaska.
On Thursday, July 24, the Thornton Heights United Methodist Church hosted an Ice Cream Social for the newly formed Lighthouse Cooperative Parish. Members of the Peoples UMC, our church, and Thornton Heights attended the event on a perfect summer evening and the first time the three churches came together to […]
The Rev. Gwyneth Arrison spent a busy Sunday morning on July 6 preaching at three churches and pulling together what is now the Lighthouse Cooperative Parish. She opened with the service at Peoples United Methodist Church at 8:30 a.m., moved on to the Thornton Heights UMC at 9:30, and finished […]
Transitions in life can be difficult, filled with uncertainities, paths we might not want to follow, but also a time to decide on priorities and determine if a transition is one in which we hope to find comfort and peace. Over the past few months, this is what members of […]
On June 29, Bishop S. Clifton Ives delivered a message during our Sunday worship that told of transitions during his ministerial career and offered heartfelt advice on how our congregation should make its own transition to a full-time minister serving three churches as part of the new Lighthouse Cooperative Parish. […]
During a service of cherished memories, heartfelt tributes, and more than a few tears of gratitude, Pastor Kathleen Decker Szakas led her final service at our church on June 15. She is leaving to become the full-time minister at the Union United Methodist Church in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. In her […]
Sunday, June 15 at 10 a.m., will be the final service we will share with Pastor Kathleen Deck-Szakas. She will be leaving us to become the full-time pastor at the Union United Methodist Church in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Join us to bid Kathleen farewell. Our new pastor, the Rev. Gwyneth […]
During our May 11 Sunday service, it was announced by Lay Leader Steve Hill that Gwyneth Arrison will be the full-time pastor of the newly formed Lighthouse Cooperative Parish, serving our church, the Thornton Heights UMC in South Portland, and Peoples UMC, also in South Portland. The appointment will tke […]
A memorial service and the celebration of the life of Stephen Bither filled our church on April 10 for, including the reception afterward, almost four hours. For all the memories that were thought of, but could not be shared, it could have gone on longer — much longer. More than […]
Many Waters District Superintendent Arlene Tully held a town hall-type meeting at our church on Wednesday, April 2, attended by 20 people in person and 16 more on Zoom. The purpose of the gathering was for the Rev. Tully to introduce a proposal to our church involving the possible establishment […]
On Sunday, March 23, during a portion of the worship service, Carol Cary Malloy became the newest member of our church with prayers from Pastor Kathleen and the congregation. Carol came to the CEUMC about a year ago from the Topsham Baptist Church in Maine. During the ceremony, Pastor Kathleen […]
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