Please join us this Sunday worship at 10 am via online or phone.
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Come worship with us via zoom on January 10th, the first Sunday of the Season of Epiphany.
We will celebrate Epiphany and the Baptism of Jesus. "Bring" water! We will remember our baptism as a part of the service.
Mask Giving Tree: Sewing angels are invited to make masks that will be put in individual ziplock bags and labeled for an adult or child. Each bag will then be hung on the tree in front of Readfield UMC for the community to pick up in January. Masks can be dropped off at Readfield United Methodist Church during the month of December. There is a donation box at the side door of the church. Do you know sewers in our community? Please invite them to join us for this meaningful project.
Community Engagement Projects
This is the season of joy. We invite you to participate in our community engagement projects and help our neighbors feel the joy of Christmas. There are several options for you to participate.
Call for Cookies
Kindness Food Box
Card Ministry
Members of the Kents Hill School community are joining us with these initiatives.
Baptism of Christ...by Dave Alex Zelenka
Image credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/.../File:Baptism-of-Christ.jpg
Jesse Lee renovation!
Just look at us now!
Jesse Lee Meeting House the oldest Methodist church in Maine
(excerpt from George Smith's article in the Kennebec Journal 2/19/2020)
The Readfield Methodist Church is responsible for the Meeting House, which was built between 1793 and 1795. And its dedication on June 21, 1795, drew as many as 2,000 people.
The church was originally up on the hill and was moved 500 feet to its present location by 50 teams of oxen. Regular worship services were held here until 1961 when five local congregations combined into one church currently known as the Readfield United Methodist Church in Kents Hill.But the Jesse Lee Meeting House is still the host of Easter sunrise and Christmas Eve services, plus Sunday evening services in the summer and weddings, funerals, and other special events. Many of the services here involve lots of singing, which is very special. The church, partly because it is so historic, is so peaceful and holy, I could sit there for hours.
Our church members are pleased and proud to care for and maintain this very special church.
Torsey Church at night
Opening presents is exciting and fun. What’s inside? It is the same with spiritual gifts. We may not even know what they are until we unwrap them. Take this simple test to find out what YOUR spiritual gifts are. You could be surprised! You may be able to help the church in ways you didn’t expect---and also gain a little valuable self-knowledge.
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Giving in the moment is easy with our
text-to-give option.
1. Text 833-558-0618 and enter the amount you wish to donate.
2. You will receive a response Text Message with a link. Click the registration link and complete the registration form.You will enter your name, address, email address, and credit card information.
3. Receive a verification text as well as an email receipt. For future giving, simply send a text to the same number with the amount you wish to give, and your donation will process automatically.
What else is happening?
Our next congregational reading is "White Fragility." We began discussing this book October 19th. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion at 7:00 pm on Monday evenings. See our zoom link above.
It’s been 225 years since the Jesse Lee Meeting House was dedicated on June 21, 1795. As of November 1, 2020, we will have a little over 225 days (232 to be exact) until year 226. Why not celebrate the remaining time of this 225th year anniversary, by making a commitment, a commitment to perform 225 acts of kindness? -- Just one act of kindness a day until June 21, 2021, and perhaps, we will have so much fun, the acts will just keep on going. For ideas see some ideas of acts of kindness b do an online search for “random acts of kindness.” Are you ready to go? Let’s have some fun. Share love. Start a ripple.
Welcome, and thank you for visiting us.
The Readfield United Methodist Church, Maine welcomes you, and invites you to worship with us.
We welcome ALL regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, economic status, and physical or mental condition. Join us!
For 180 years we have gathered to experience the love of God, to grow as disciples of Christ,
and to welcome and serve our neighbors.