Production line for minestrone soup For the fifth year, our church assembled a team to help prepare vacuumed-sealed meals as part of the Casco Bay Cluster of United Methodist Churches “End the Growling” mission. For almost two hours, our team of 11 adults and children carefully filled pouches with soy, […]
Bringing forth new life Our Easter morning service began with an empty altar, except for the cross covered with a black shroud. When the Rev. Casey Collins walked to the front of the sanctuary, she removed the cross with its shroud and then, with the help of Preston Stewart, covered […]
Worship at Two Lights The wind was blustery, the temperature was chilly and the cloud cover blocked a clear view of the sunrise. But the Easter Morning Sunrise Service above the rocks and overlooking the ocean at Two Lights was once again a joyous celebration of the resurrection of Jesus […]
Procession of palms For her Children’s Story on Palm Sunday, the Rev. Casey Collins asked the children what they knew about Palm Sunday and Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. After listening to their answers (including one young boy asking if there were security guards), Pastor Casey led the […]
Palm Sunday preparations The week before Palm Sunday, Deanne Burr and Midori Kwan led our Sunday School in constructing palms and braiding tails and manes on donkeys, remembering Jesus’ ride into Jerusalem.
March gathering canceled Because of the forecast for still another Nor’easter on Tuesday, The United Methodist Women have canceled its March 13 gathering. The Rev. Jim Young was scheduled to talk and give a slide presentation at the March meeting. Jim will now give his talk on Tuesday, April 10 […]
March 7 service postponed Because of the forecast for a significant Nor’easter snowstorm, the Casco Bay Cluster’s Wednesday, March 7 Lenten service at the Peoples United Methodist Church has been postponed. The service has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 21 at Peoples at 7 p.m.
Hands-on experience To best illustrate the story of Mary washing Jesus’ feet in the home she shared with Martha, Sunday School teacher Deanne Burr washed the feet of Maddie and Mason Keezer on March 4, after telling them the story and watching a video. After the feet washing, Deanne helped Maddie […]
Mission accomplished — and more For the third year, a group of women from our church gathered on five Saturday mornings and created dresses for girls living in poverty and at risk around the world. The project is part of the international Dress a Girl Around the World mission. The […]
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