Join us to celebrate Jesus’ birth Our church will celebrate the birth of Jesus with a Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. The family service will include the telling of the Christmas Story, traditional hymns and carols, special music presentations, and the singing of “Silent Night” by candlelight. Included in […]
Spreading Christmas Spirit A group of 17 members of our church and friends continued the church’s tradition of going Christmas caroling the week before Christmas, going to the Maine Veterans’ Home, The Landing at Cape Elizabeth, and to the home of a church member who is recovering from hip surgery. […]
‘Christmas Is Coming’ in full splendor The “Christmas Is Coming” Interfaith Christmas Concert at our church on Dec. 9 brought together faith communities from Cape Elizabeth, South Portland and Scarborough. In its sixth year, it keeps getting better! Organized by Gail Parker from our church and Carol Sobczak from the […]
New life for Christmas tradition Less than two months ago, the long-running tradition of our church holding a Christmas Fair on the first Saturday of December was a dead issue. For months, no one was willing to take charge of organizing a fair, fearing the task was to great to […]
Join us this Saturday Christmas Fair Noon – 3 p.m. Saturday December 1 •Crafts • Jewelry • Holly • Fudge • Wreaths • Baked Goods • Catnip • White Elephant •Candy • Needlework • Novelty Gifts • Linens • Silent Auction Lunch 12-1:30 p.m.pm – Hot Dogs & Chips Silent Auction with […]
Early Thanksgiving at the Pantry Judy’s Pantry and a food drive throughout Cape Elizabeth brought ingredients for a full Thanksgiving dinner to 50 families who often have trouble making ends meet. On Nov. 14, the church’s Fellowship Hall was filled with bags of fresh produce and bins stacked with pies, […]
Hosting 4 adults, 6 children this week Our church is hosting homeless families with children this week as part of the Greater Portland Family Promise mission. The three families who are eating dinners and spending the nights with us are from the United States, Angola and Rwanda, including four adults […]
Join us on Friday, Nov. 2 The First Friday of each month is a time for fun, games and a movie at our church, all open to the public. Join us on Friday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m. for hot dogs and a variety of games, including Giant Twister, Giant […]
More than just our pets Our church held its Blessing of the Animals in the Outdoor Chapel for a 14th straight year, welcoming pets belonging to members of the congregation and the Cape Elizabeth community. During the Oct. 8 afternoon blessing on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, animal-related […]
First use of Foundation grant money On Friday, Oct. 5, our church launched the first of what it hopes will be a series of fun events for both the congregation and community with First Friday Flicks. The evening included large-scale games on the front lawn, hot dogs and popcorn, […]
Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church 