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Dec. 28 service change

REMINDER! Tomorrow’s service, December 28, will be at the Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, a combined service with Thornton Heights, Peoples, and our church at 10 a.m. Choir rehearsal at 9 a.m. All singers welcome! The address is 100 Westbrook Street, South Portland.

Christmas Eve 2025

Join us for a Christmas Eve celebration, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with outdoor caroling around a fire pit (weather-permitting) and followed by a candlelight service in the sanctuary at 7. Bring family and friends and spread the good news!

Christmas Fair

Don’t miss the Bake Sale, Wreath Sale, and Attic Treasures Sale at our church this Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. There will be many interesting items in the Attic Sale at good prices and the Bake Sale will have all of your Christmas goodies from which to choose. […]

Animal Blessings 2025

Beginning in 2005, our church’s Blessing of the Animals on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi was always one of the special events of the year. Because of COVID and a few other circumstances, that beloved tradition ended in 2019. But on Sunday, Oct. 5, on a perfect autumn […]

CEUMC Animal Blessings

Our church will hold a Blessing of the Animals in the Outdoor Chapel on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. The blessing is open to the public and all pets. In the event of rain, the blessings will take place in Fellowship Hall. The blessing takes place on the Feast […]

Songwriters in the Woods

Songwriters in the Woods performed its first of three concerts in the church’s Outdoor Chapel on Sunday, Sept. 14, organized by David Rogers and featuring three performers: Sav, Hamilton Belk, and Summer Bright from the Clearwater Swimmers. Summer Bright traveled from New York City the morning of the concert to […]

Family Promise food packing

On the last Wednesday of every month, throughout the year, members of our church and 11 other faith communities and volunteers meet at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Portland to pack bags of food for clients of the Family Promise mission. In August the group loaded food for 38 families […]

Lighthouse Outdoor Service

After its first two months of existence, the Lighthouse Cooperative Parish gathered on August 31 for its first Sunday Service together — in a unique setting. Seventy-five members of the Thornton Heights, Peoples, and Cape Elizabeth United Methodist churches prayed, sang, listened to scripture and praised God on a magnificent […]

Sunday service in Outdoor Chapel

Our church will host a Sunday service in the Outdoor Chapel on August 31 at 10 a.m. All members of the Lighthouse Cooperative Parish are invited to attend. If possible, bring lawn chairs. The Outdoor Chapel is located on the trail at the back of the church parking lot. Lay […]

Family Promise nature walk, lunch

Our church’s Eco Team, with the help of many volunteers, hosted families from the Greater Portland Family Promise network on Saturday, August 23 for a gathering in our Outdoor Chapel and nature walks in Chapel Woods. Following the walks and discussions about the quality of the woods and the peace […]