Star-filled remembrance of Jesus’ birth
On the night of Jesus’ birth, it was a gleaming star in the night sky that led shepherds and wisemen to the stable in Bethlehem. For our church’s celebration of Christmas 2011, the star once again was a focal point, but in this case, it was a sanctuary filled with stars that [...]

 
Celebrate Jesus’ birth at three services
Christmas at the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church will be celebrated at three services — two on Christmas Eve and one on Christmas morning.
The first Christmas Eve service will be at 6 p.m., focusing on families and featuring the traditional Christmas pageant. This year’s pageant will have a theme of [...]

 
In additional to singing at several residences, the carolers stopped at the Cape Memory Care Residence and offered four traditional carols while residents ate their dinners.
It was a heartfelt evening, both for the carolers and for those who opened their homes to receive the carols.
Merry Christmas!

 
Christmas cheer for church family
As has become its tradition at Christmas time, the United Methodist Women of our church spent Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 13, thinking about members of our church family who will have a difficult time getting out during this festive season.
As a result, the UMW gathering prepared 13 gift baskets for its program [...]

 
Crucial needs during season of giving
During both services on Sunday, Dec. 11, Mary Beth Sullivan, a multicultural case worker at the Preble Street Resource Center, delivered a poignant story to the congregation — the plight of the homeless in downtown Portland.
In place of the morning’s sermon, Mary Beth told the story of Preble Street and its [...]

 
Singing in the season
More than a dozen members of our congregation took part in the first Cape Elizabeth Business Alliance’s Christmas Tree lighting on Friday evening, Dec. 9.
While families walked from one area business to another, taking part in cookie decorating and other festive activities, our carolers greeted participants for more than an hour.
For the [...]

 
Enjoying high spirits of the season
The success of the 2011 Jolly Snowman Christmas Fair can be measured in many ways. But perhaps none is better than this: With an hour still remaining before the fair closed, the kitchen had sold out of lobster rolls and hot dogs.
Bon appetit, fairgoers!
On a day of sunny skies and mild [...]