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FEBRUARY 2017 CHEBEAGUE ISLAND COUNCIL CALENDAR
Chebeague United Methodist Church News
Pastor’s Schedule — Melissa may be reached on Wednesdays
through Sundays by appointment or during office hours. She may be
reached on Mondays and Tuesdays in case of emergency. Contact her at
or at the parsonage at 846-4106.
Lent —The season of Lent begins on Wednesday March 1. Join us for our
series “Voices and Vision,” in which we’ll explore the ways God speaks
to us, particularly through dreams and visions. Look for a small-group
experience to accompany our series; details to come!
Deep Blue Parish House Worship— Embrace your inner child! For
the month of February, we’ll have worship in the Parish House. We will all
experience together Deep Blue Kids—the Sunday School program that our
children have been participating in over the past several months. We’ll be
exploring the parables of Jesus—stories he used to teach us important
truths about God’s love for us. There will be music, crafts, and fun for all
ages. Come for breakfast at 9:00 a.m., and stay for worship at 9:45 a.m.
Hope to see you there!
Visioning Process Update— The Chebeague Island United Methodist
Church, funded in part by a grant from the Recompense Fund, is engaged
in a process of self-examination to determine the church’s role in the future
of the Chebeague Island community. Phase one of the work, completed
over the past few months, was seeking feedback from the congregation
about the church’s core values. The second phase is to share them with the
community in hopes of receiving public comment about them, particularly
as they address the church’s role in the life of the island. These values
represent both who we are when we are at our best and who we aspire
to be. We offer this to the wider community in hopes of receiving thoughts
and input about how these values resonate with you. Please contact Lola
Armstrong, Elaine Clark, Jackie Trask, Donna Damon, Polly Wentworth, or
Melissa Yosua-Davis to share your feedback.
Core Values of Our Church—God knits this island into one family.
Therefore, we seek to be a place of belonging and a harbor of mutual
support and interdependence (community). We strive to share, help, and
reach out to one another; grow in faith together; and live together in
light of God’s love. We enjoy being together (fellowship). Whenever we
gather, we do so in a spirit of friendship and love, as we share stories of
the journeys God has called us on. We eat, pray, study, sing, and worship in
ways that draw us closer together for the nourishment of our bodies and
souls. We believe that new shoots come from strong roots (rootedness).
The winds of change may blow, but our roots sustain us and enable us to
grow and flourish. Our traditions, faith, and connection to this island give
us strength to pass on the seeds of love to the next generation. We honor
God as Creator and are open to the many unique gifts we are given to
serve and worship God (creativity). We incorporate the arts and the home
arts into our life together to share peace, joy, and love with one another.
We affirm the sacred worth of every human being, and so we welcome
you (inclusivity). No matter who you are or where you are on your journey,
you are loved and a child of God. We seek to be in tune with the changing
issues of our community and world and strive to serve the needs around
us (innovation). God is always doing a new thing in our midst. And so, we
try to incarnate the Gospel for this time, for this place, and for this people.
For an up-to-date calendar of events held at the church and Parish House,
please visit: .
chebeaguechurch@chebeague.net 846-4106
Office Hours: Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
That Sinking Feeling
by Eldon Mayer
Around 1954, Scotty, then skipper of the Nellie G., talked me into going
with him to Scarborough Downs one night. Not wanting to row our leaky
punt back to Chebeague afterward, I borrowed Jim MIllinger’s outboard
and affixed it to my old punt.
The trip over went pretty well, although the vibration of the outboard
dislodged some of the caulking, causing the punt to leak even more than
usual. I didn’t think too much about it until the journey back, when I
noticed that the punt was taking on water at a rather startling rate. Soon
the water was above my ankles, then my knees, and then up to the thwart
I was sitting on. By the time I got about 100 yards off the StoneWharf, the
punt was totally awash and the little outboard had conked out.
Since rowing was useless, my only option was to jump overboard, tie the
painter around my waist, and slowly swim back to Chebeague, towing
the submerged punt. To make matters worse, I decided to doff my shoes
and walk back home across the mud flats. Unfortunately, I cut my foot
wide open on a clam shell along the way, making the entire trip a hard
one to forget.