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Chebeague Community Church A Reconciling Congregation

Contact us at church.chebeague@gmail.com or at 207.846.6987 www.chebeaguechurch.org

Weekly Schedule: Thursdays at 10 AM Office hours – stop by the Parish House to chat with Pastor Melissa or to check in with Deb Bowman, our administrative assistant. Thursdays at 11 AM Ladies’ Aid meets weekly – bring a current craft project to work on (or come for the fellowship). All are welcome! Thursdays at 1 PM Gloria Brown leads a Bible Study based on The Social Justice Bible Challenge by Marek P. Zabriski. gjbrown58a@gmail.com for more information! Meeting ID: 232 499 191 Saturdays at 4 PM Catholic Communion Service – currently meeting in the Parish House each week. Sundays at 10 AM Join us in person by wearing a mask and physical distancing or join us on Zoom using meeting ID 834 4114 5219, with passcode 20152020. Stay tuned for our Summer Worship series! Sign up for our enewsletter to stay fully up-to-date with our events, our prayer list, and more!

Upcoming services and series: Did you know? Pentecost (June 5th!) marks the end of the Easter Season. It has its roots in the Jewish celebration of the wheat harvest (Shavuot). The Book of Acts recounts how the early followers of Jesus received the gift of the Holy Spirit, which enabled them to speak in the languages of all the Jewish peoples who had gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Shavuot. In the Christian year, Pentecost launches the church into “Ordinary Time” (the final season of the year). The purpose of this season is to support new disciples and the whole congregation in living out the gifts and callings discerned during the Easter Season and commissioned on the Day of Pentecost. Sunay, June 12 th – Following worship, our Church Council meeting begins at noon. Zoom link can be found at our website, or meet in-person at the Parish House. All are welcome! SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY, JULY 31 ST 12:00 NOON A celebratory lobster luncheon with blueberry something for dessert. Details TBD.

Saturday, June 4 th ! 2:00 pm at the Hall the Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus is coming to Chebeague! This event is brought to you by the Community Church and Chebeague Island Council. Pihcintu is a Passamaquoddy word meaning “when she sings, her voice carries far” and is made up of young women from over 20 countries who immigrated to the Greater Portland area. Weekly Prayer Vigil for Ukraine Each week, we’ll set up our sanctuary space for prayer, reflection, and meditation as we pray for the war in Ukraine and those most impacted by the continuing violence. You are invited to pray alone or with others. For more information, visit our website or our Facebook page. The Food Pantry has easy meal bags for those who are quarantining from COVID or who are awaiting the results of a PCR. When figuring out how to isolate, let us help you take one decision off your plate – and fill that plate with food! Contact chebundance@gmail.com or Denise Hamilton for info. Sacred Ground – Conversations about Race The Sacred Ground program uses discussion groups (6-9 participants and two trained facilitators) that meet for 90 minutes every three weeks over the course of ten sessions. During this time they watch and discuss films exploring the history and impact of race and racism in American society. This past winter, St. Paul’s launched six groups, including nearly 50 participants from different backgrounds. These groups have been so well-received that they are opening up additional groups this summer and fall. St. Paul’s is seeking participants from across the area and hope you will join in! FMI https://stpaulsmaine.org/learning-sacred-ground-new/ or by contacting the Program Coordinator at SacredGroundME@gmail.com / (207)295-7856.

JUNE 2022 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR

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