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Chebeague United Methodist Church News

Contact us at chebeagueislandumc@gmail.com or at 207.846.6987 www.chebeagueumc.org

Lent Worship Series—Holy Vessels: Healing and Wholeness— We will continue to explore God’s healing and wholeness over the season of Lent using the metaphor and journey of sea glass. Our schedule of Lent worship services (Sundays are always at 10:00 a.m.!): Sunday April 7, Fifth Sunday of Lent: “Restoration” • Sunday April 14, Palm Sunday: “Holy, Holy, Holy” Sea-Glass Pendant Workshop— On Saturday April 6 at 1:00 p.m. Sharon Rent will be sharing a workshop on making wrapped sea-glass pendants. People will have the opportunity to make their own pendants as well as extra ones for use in worship on April 7. Easter and Holy Week Services: Maundy Thursday Thursday April 18 at 7:00 p.m. — We remember the servanthood of Christ and his Last Supper with a handwashing service and Communion. Good Friday Tenebrae Service Friday April 19 at 7:00 p.m.— We journey with Jesus over his last few hours on earth with this service of light into darkness. Easter Sunday Sunday April 21—Easter Sunrise service on the East End at 5:45 a.m., with a light, informal, potluck-style breakfast to follow at the Parish House. Easter Worship service at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. Easter Flower Forms— Forms will be available in various spots around the island next month. Forms are due on Thursday April 18. Flower drop-off is Saturday April 20 between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. For questions, contact the church office at 846-6987. Reconciling Congregation Discernment Process— To live more fully into CUMC’s vision and mission, our congregation is taking steps to become inclusive of every person who comes through our sanctuary doors. As part of this process, we’ll have several opportunities for learning and conversation about how to be inclusive of our LGBTQ sisters and brothers. “Claiming the Promise” is a study about what the Bible has to say about homosexuality, especially looking at those passages that traditionally have been used to demean, exclude, and harm. It is a 3-week study beginning on Saturday March 30 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Wentworths’. Contact Pastor Melissa if you are interested. If you are interested but can’t make that time, please note what works so we can get a second group going. We will also have three congregational conversations in the Parish House—a time for questions, sharing, and listening. These dates are Sunday March 31 following worship, Sunday May 5 at 3:00 p.m., and Wednesday May 15 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Melissa, Jackie Trask, Karen Corson, or Polly Wentworth.

Vision: To be a people of diverse traditions who welcome, worship, serve, and find joy together. Mission: To know and work with our neighbors near and far as we grow in God’s love together. Values:

Sundays Bible Study, 9:00 a.m., PH Sunday School, 9:45 a.m., PH Worship, 10:00 a.m. Youth Choir, 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays Sew Good, 2 nd & 4 th Wed, 1:00–5:00 p.m., PH

Thursdays Office Hours, 10:00–1:00 p.m., PH Ladies Aid, 11:00 a.m., PH Choir Rehearsal, 7:00 p.m., PH Fridays Cribbage, 7:00 p.m., PH Saturdays Catholic Communion, 4:00 p.m.

Community Fellowship Rootedness Creativity Inclusivity Innovation

Know that the doors of this church are always open. When the world is heavy and you need a quiet space to pray, meditate, read, or simply be, the lights are on outside and the sanctuary is available for you.

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