Spirited youth, heavenly voices Dr. Stephen Holmes has been bringing Maryland choirs to Maine throughout the past decade, each time creating a memorable visit to our church. Past performances by the Maryland State Boychoir, the Notre Dame of Maryland Women’s Choir and the Singing Men of Maryland provided lessons […]
Outpouring of many emotions From the reverent observance of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday to the solemn reflections on Good Friday and finally the joy of Easter Sunday morning, Easter Week at the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church carried deep meaning for both members of our church and the […]
Youthful Drama The Casco Bay cluster of United Methodist churches has formed a Youth Drama Club, led by Rev. Tom Frey of the Peoples UMC in South Portland. The group meets every other Sunday afternoon at Peoples and currently is working on a production of Story Theatre: Adapted for […]
Voices of concern and celebration Elizabeth Beane of the Hope Gate Way United Methodist Church in Portland made it clear that the cultural event hosted by our church on Sunday would carry two very distinct messages about life in Burundi. “There are horrible things going on in Burundi,” she told a gathering […]
Learn about and help people from Burundi Our church is hosting a cultural event on Sunday, March 11 at 3 p.m., featuring recent immigrants from Burundi. The event is free and open to the public, but donations will be gratefully accepted. There will be music, dancing, history, background on culture and politics, […]
Join us for a movie and lunch The Adult Social Activity Group has organized an outing for Saturday, March 17 to gather for lunch and then go to see a movie matinee. We will meet at the church at 11:30 a.m. and then car-pool to a local restaurant and make […]
Mission of loving stitches For nine hours on Saturday, Feb. 25, seven women from our church and another from the Hope Gate Way congregation in Portland united for the single mission of providing warmth to recent immigrants from Burundi. Led by organizer Judith Hill, the women created seven quilts […]
Church project for people of Burundi Judith Hill has volunteered to lead a quilting workshop this Saturday, Feb. 25, with the goal of creating quilts from our church to the people of Burundi who recently have settled in the Greater Portland area. The Quilting Day at CEUMC will begin at […]
New class begins this Sunday, Feb. 26 Rev. Jim Young will start a new series of Adult Education classes this Sunday, Feb. 26, at 9 a.m. in the Sunshine Room. This series of classes will focus on Judy Pace Christie’s book “Goodbye, Murphy’s Law: Whatever Can Go Wrong, God Can […]
Heavenly tones, high spirits By the time the 10 a.m. service ended on Feb. 19, members of the congregation were on their feet, clapping their hands and, in some cases, even dancing in the aisles. This was no ordinary service — this was Jazz Sunday providing a Mardi Gras-like atmosphere […]
