Piece of UMC history After the First United Methodist Church of South Portland held its final service in August, other UMC churches from the Casco Bay Cluster were asked if they wanted anything from the church. The Rev. Ruth Morrison from our church requested a small ornate chair, which she […]
Beckwiths share anniversary with congregation A week after celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Monhegan Island — where they were married in 1953 — Jane and Gary Beckwith shared the special occasion with members of the congregation on Sept. 15. For Fellowship Time after the 10 a.m. service, Jane […]
New class begins Sunday Tim Stewart will be leading a new Adult Education class, beginning this Sunday, Sept. 15, at 9 a.m. in the Sunshine Room. The topic will be “Bread for the World Bible Study.” This discussion will be for three consecutive Sundays. It is not necessary to have […]
Annual luncheon gathering The United Methodist Women gathered for its first meeting after the summer break on Sept. 10, sharing a lunch of salads, cookie bars and sherbet, while planning events for the coming year. All women of the church are invited to join the monthly gathering, always on the […]
New beginnings Come join us for Sunday worship and fellowship on Rally Day, Sept. 8 with the beginning of a new year of Sunday School and the return of the choir from its summer break. To celebrate this special Sunday, a video will be shown during both the 8 and […]
Listen and you will hear This Sunday’s church services will be the debut of a new sound system in the sanctuary, installed during three days this past week by Power Sound of New England. The purchase of the new sound system was part of last fall’s “Sharing God’s Love” capital […]
Food donations needed Judy’s Produce Pantry is once again open every Tuesday from 3-5:30 p.m. in the church’s Sunshine Room. Fresh produce is available each week, but the pantry needs donations of non-perishable food items. The pantry provides fresh produce donated by farms and community gardens in Cape Elizabeth and […]
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:12 Creating our own Body of Christ Through two nights of hands-on creations, participants in this year’s Vacation Bible School […]
Created in the image of God “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness . . . So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1 26-27 This summer’s […]
Created in image of God Vacation Bible School will take on a new approach this summer with two days of creating art projects “in the image of God.” The two evenings of Vacation Bible School will be Tuesday and Thursday, July 16 and 18 from 6-8 p.m. each evening. Each […]
Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church 