OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH
A wide range of opportunities for
spiritual growth are available. New programs are also
in development at all times. If there is a topic you would like to study, please contact our Director of Christian
Education.
United Methodist Youth Fellowship (Youth Group)
UMYF (Gr. 7 -12) Sunday evening
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Confirmation
Confirmation classes are generally held every two years. Classes for
students in Grades 9 and up who are considering confirmation will be held in the spring of
2002.
DISCIPLE Bible Study
The DISCIPLE Bible Study program is available for those who would like
to participate. We have completed 2 groups of the DISCIPLE 1 program and 1 group of the DISCIPLE 2 program.
DISCIPLE is a 34 week intensive Bible Study which requires participants
to do at least 30 minutes of study each day at home and attend a 2 ½ hour class each week. Each DISCIPLE
group is made up of 12 participants and a leader. If you are interested in learning more about the DISCIPLE program,
please contact the church office.
Christmas Program
Each year the Church School presents a Christmas Eve program during the
early worship service on Christmas Eve. Rehearsals for this production will begin in October. All children
and youth are invited to attend.
Church Camp
Our Christian Education program encourages children, youth and adults
to participate in the camping ministry of the New England Conference. We collect donations for scholarship assistance
to help people attend camp and we provide information relating to the various program offerings. More information
can be found on our Church Camp page.
Mission
Trips
There are two mission trips which our church is annually involved in.
M.A.P.A. - Youth (age 16 and up) are invited to participate in the M.A.P.A. (Mision
A Paraiso Ahora) group.
M.A.P.A. travels to the Dominican Republic in February of
each year to do work with Iglesia Evangelica Dominicana in Paraiso.
Work generally involves building projects and teaching
opportunities.
For more information contact JoAnn Carlotto .
Kingfield,
Maine Housing Ministry – each summer a group
travels to Kingfield to do housing rehab work.
Individuals and families (including children) are invited to
join the group.
It is anticipated that we will work on a Vacation Bible
School program during the 2001 trip to Kingfield.
INTERNET
SITES
A
number of web sites of particular interest to United Methodists are
available on the Internet. Here
is a partial listing of recommended sites:
United
Methodist Church home page: www.umc.org
New England Conference home page: www.neumc.org
Cokesbury
(United Methodist Publishing House):
www.cokesbury.org
Heifer
Project: www.heifer.org
Church
World Service: www.churchworldservice.org
Alternatives
for Simple Living: www.simpleliving.com
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