Donate mittens and hats on Christmas Eve When you attend one of the two services at our church on Christmas Eve, 6 and 11 p.m., consider bringing some mittens, gloves or stocking caps as a donation to the Giving Tree in Fellowship Hall. On Christmas Day, all donations will be […]
Holiday cheer with many flavors For the second consecutive year, Judy’s Produce Pantry had a special, festive afternoon of providing produce, non-perishable food items, and some holiday treats as a way of helping some Cape families to have a merrier Christmas. On Dec. 17, Nancy Miles and her band of […]
UMW’s Christmas project It what has become one of its most joyous missions of the year, the United Methodist Women of our church spent the early part of Tuesday afternoon assembling gift baskets for members of the congregation who have a difficult time getting out at this time of the […]
Reflections from Tom Merrill Tom Merrill, who spent 55 years in a variety of ministries before retiring and becoming a member of our congregation, returned to the pulpit on Dec. 8 and delivered a lively sermon on John the Baptist. Tom reflected on John being the “voice in the wilderness” […]
Thoughts for a new year The church’s new Spiritual Life Team unveiled its first project on Dec. 8, a paper chain that will be wrapped around the communion rail, carrying the congregation’s prayers for the new year. During both the 8 and 10 a.m. services, everyone was given a colorful strip […]
Festive fellowship With a dusting of snow followed by blue skies and brilliant sunshine, the formula was perfect for a successful Jolly Snowman Christmas Fair — and it was. For the five hours of the church’s annual fair, a steady stream of people filed into Fellowship Hall and the […]
Helping families throughout Cape Judy’s Produce Pantry, operating in Fellowsnhip Hall of our church, combined with another special project this Thanksgiving week to provide holiday dinners for many Cape Elizabeth families. On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Nancy Miles and the pantry volunteers prepared more than 30 bags of produce from Jordan’s […]
Generous offerings for Root Cellar From two separate and very caring sources, our church — with a lot of help from two of Cape Elizabeth’s Junior Girl Scout groups — prepared 60 pumpkin pies to be served at the Root Cellar’s Thanksgiving dinner this week. Members of the congregation prepared and […]
Thank-you for your support The three-week Stewardship Campaign came to an end on Sunday, Nov. 17, with members of the church delivering their offerings and pledge cards to the front of the Sanctuary during the 10 a.m. service and then celebrating the campaign with a luncheon afterward. Duane and Linda […]
Meet our new district superintendent Our church’s annual Charge Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited and encouraged to attend. The Charge Conference looks at the state of our church once a year in a variety of categories during an open […]
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