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 […]
It is with sadness, but also with the belief in some ways it will be for the best, Kathleen Decker-Szakas will be leaving as our minister on June 30 of this year. After serving us since July 2021 as a co-part-time pastor with the Rev. Priscilla Dreyman, Pastor Kathleen will […]
Members of the Lighthouse Churches — Thornton Heights, Peoples, and the CEUMC — gathered at our church on Ash Wednesday for a meal, worship, prayers, and the imposition of ashes. The evening was led by the Rev. Kathleen Decker-Szakas, the Rev. Tom Frey of Peoples UMC, and the Rev. Gwyneth […]
Since 2009, Jazz Sunday has been an annual celebration and worship every year at our church (except during COVID) on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. The tradition continued this year om March 2 under the direction of Choir Director Faith York, a talented group of […]
Congratulations to the women of our church and friends, once again, for spending a month-plus this year creating dresses for the international Dress a Girl Around the World mission. After spending Saturdays throughout February at the church (and countless hours at home) for yoiung girls living in poverty, they gathered […]
This Sunday, March 2, we will once again celebrate Jazz Sunday as preparation for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. A group of musicians will perform Mardi Gras-style music throughout the service, followed by a pancake breakfast. Join us at 10 a.m.
Our Women in Faith and friends have been gathering at church on Saturdays since the beginning of February to create dresses for young girls living in poverty around the world as part of the international Dress a Girl Around the World mission. The Cape women have completed 2,883 dresses since […]
Because of the forecast for snow on Saturday night and Sunday, Super Bowl sandwiches will be postponed until Sunday, Feb. 16.
The women of our church and friends are once again pulling together to create dresses for girls living in poverty around the world. Our women began taking part in the Dress-a-Girl Around the World mission in 2016 and in the nine years since have completed 2,883 dresses. On Saturday, Jan. […]
Christmas Eve was a splendid combination of scripture readings from Preston and Tim Stewart, caroling, hymns led by Stephen Bither on the piano, an inspirational message from Pastor Kathleen, the candlelight singing of Silent Night” and fellowship afterward with refreshments provided by the Braun family. Worship began with Christmas caroling […]
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