Messy Church Saturday, March 10, 4 – 6 pm, Sanctuary and Vestry. Family time for worship, story, crafts on the theme of the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin followed by a wonderful supper (no charge).

There will be a congregational vote on Sunday, Feb. 26 after church to decide whether to go ahead with the proposed sanctuary restoration project outlined at the annual meeting. There will still be an opportunity for input as to the details if we decide to go ahead.

“We welcome persons of every age, background, circumstance, ethnicity, family configuration, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We believe that diversity enriches our faith community and that each of us has a right and responsibility to support one another as we search for the divine by living, learning, and growing.”

Digging Deeper discussions after church (12:10 pm) in the library.  Jan. 15 – April 22: What Does a Progressive Christian Believe? A Guide for the Searching, the Open, and the Curious by Delwin Brown

Jan. 15: Chapter 1: What Progressive Christianity is Not

Jan. 22: Chapter 2: Bible: Negotiating the Heritage

Jan. 29: Chapter 3: Christ: Overturning the Categories

Feb. 19: Chapter 4: God: Exploring the Depth

Mar. 11: Chapter 5: Humanity: Continuing the Creation

Mar. 18: Chapter 6: Sin: Failing and Hiding

Mar. 25: Chapter 7: Salvation: Seeking and Finding

April 15: Chapter 8: Church: Serving and Being Served

April 22: Epilogue: Rightly Mixing Religion with Politics

No Digging Deeper discussions Feb. 5 (Annual Meeting), Feb. 12 (Q&A on proposed sanctuary restoration), Feb. 26 (vote on proposed sanctuary restoration), Mar. 4 (Dirigo Pines Service in The Arbor), April 7 (Dirigo Pines service in the Arbor), or April 14 (Easter).

(Please note that the first Sunday of each month there will be no Digging Deeper Discussion. That day is reserved for the 2:00 pm, monthly CUF worship service at the Dirigo Pines memory loss unit, The Arbor.)