A time for world-wide prayer Our March 15 Sunday worship service has been canceled as a means of protecting our congregation from the possible spread of the Coronavirus. All other church meetings for the next week also have been canceled. Members of our church councils and committees will be meeting […]
Farewell and God Bless, Pastor Mary Jane Our church held a Service of Gratitude for Pastor Mary Jane O’Conner-Ropp on Feb. 9, the final Sunday service before her retirement. Mary Jane joined our church as a co-pastor with Priscilla Dreyman last July, but decided to step down at this time […]
New understanding of an old story Epiphany Sunday most often has been a time for our church to offer gifts to families in need, to hear scripture readings about the Magi following the star to Bethlehem, and to hear a sermon about the Wise Men defying Herod. This year was […]
Make Way for Ducklings For the Children’s Story at Sunday’s 10 a.m. service, Rev. Ruth Morrison introduced the congregation to a family of newborns, all less than a week old. As has become a spring tradition in our church, Janet Mageles’ World of Wonders Nursery School celebrated the hatchings […]
New member for CEUMC congregation As part of the Sunday morning service, Aaron French was received into membership at our church during a ceremony conducted by the Rev. Ruth Morrison and Lay leader Steve Hill. Aaron is a recent graduate of the Bangor Theological Seminary and his thesis is on […]
Celebrating Christmas on the Cape The story remains the same — the celebration of Jesus’ birth told through readings from Isaiah and Luke — but the literary license through which that story is told is always a pleasant surprise at the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church. For the past few […]
Celebrate Jesus’ birth on Christmas Eve There will be two services at the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church on Christmas Eve, at 6 and 11 p.m. The 6 p.m. service will be the Family Service, making it possible for young children to return home shortly after 7 p.m. The […]
Celebrating God’s love The final Sunday of the church’s two fall fund-raising campaigns ended with a focus on one of the church’s missions: Serving at the Preble Street Soup Kitchen. Following the 10 a.m. service, a lunch of American Chop Suey, prepared by Steve Hill, was served to the […]
Special honor for Kathie Hackett For many years, Kathie Hackett has been the treasurer of the United Methodist Women’s organization. But without the title of president, she also has been running and organizing all of the group’s events. That dedication and commitment were highlighted on Sunday, Nov. 11, when […]
Blessed are the Animals The Rev. Ruth Morrison was thrilled when the pews were filled and the congregation sat attentive and focused on all that she preached at Sunday’s third service. It didn’t matter that her “parishioners” for the day were more than 30 dogs, one cat and a […]
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