Holy Spirit lifts congregation
On Pentecost Sunday, Rev. Ruth Morrison made it clear the Holy Spirit was with everyone who attended the two services. For the celebration of God sending the Holy Spirit to Jesus’ disciples, seven weeks after Jesus’ resurrection, Ruth directed the spiraling of tongues of fire across the chapel during the 8 a.m. service [...]

 
Help support low-income families
Ted Bradbury of the Maine chapter of Bread for the World addressed the CEUMC congregation on Sunday, May 9, urging everyone to write letters to members of Congress concerning legislation that would provide assistance to low-income, working families.
Congress will soon debate a series of tax cuts and tax credits that will expire this [...]

Join Merry Mainers for camping
A new season of camping weekends will begin for the Merry Mainers on May 21-23 at Sebago Lake State Park in Naples. The group from our church and United Methodists from other congregations get together one weekend a month for fellowship and an appreciation of the outdoors.
The camping weekends begin with [...]

 
Fashionable afternoon at CEUMC
The United Methodist Women held their annual spring Tea Party on Tuesday, May 11, hosted by Ruth Morrison in the Sunshine Room. Many of the ladies came dressed with colorful, flowered hats, the most spectacular of which was the one worn by Lou Peiffer (above).
Click here for more photos by Ruth Morrison: [...]

Big finale
Thank you to everyone who contributed to and ate at the Beans and Casserole supper on Saturday, May 1. Including leftovers that were sold after church on Sunday, profits for the supper were more than $900!
While there were many delectable dishes from which to choose, one that was singled out by many was the [...]

/h1>
Performance honors Faith’s work
Congratulations to Faith York, who had one of her original compositions, “Snow,” performed recently by the Virginia Chorale.
“Snow” was originally performance by Renaissance Voices in Maine in 2008, at which time the chorale also performed two of Faith’s other compositions, “By an inland lake,” and “The poppy.”
To see the Virginia Chorale performance, click [...]