Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing
Fatima Guzman prays during a church service at the Centro Cristiano El Pan de Vida, a mid-size Church of God of Prophecy congregation in Kissimmee, Florida, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)
Here We Are. Send Us! part II
Join us on Thursday, February 13, at 4 pm, for the second in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable groups are targeted by the new administration.
An Episcopal bishop reminded us that mercy must be valued, not denigrated
MCC Vice-President Marge Kilkelly wrote a powerful op-ed for the Bangor Daily News about Washington DC Bishop Mariann Budde’s inspirational sermon given during the inaugural prayer service held at the National Cathedral on January 21. We urge you to take time to read the op-ed and reflect on the importance of mercy and justice as values in an authentic Christian faith.
Committed to Listen:Observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2025
An in-person performance of “The Malaga Ship: A Story of Maine and the Middle Passage” by Antonio Rocha
Monday, January 20, 2025
12 pm (Eastern)
In person at HopeGateWay Church
515 Woodford Street, Portland, Maine
Advent 2024 – Saints of the Season – Joseph the Silent Saint
Don’t you just love the weekly radio show, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” the NPR news quiz? One holiday season a few years ago, Peter Sagal, the host, posed this question to panelist Tom Bodett, “People are always looking at predictors for kids to see how they’re going to fare later in life. Well, one new study out of the U.K. shows that a surprisingly reliable predictor is what your child did – what role they had—in what common childhood activity?”
Here We Are. Send Us!
Join us on Tuesday, January 14, at 4pm, for the first in a series of online “town hall” gatherings to discuss ways Maine’s communities of faith can be prepared to respond when vulnerable groups are targeted by the new administration. We will focus specifically on effective strategies for 4 especially vulnerable groups: immigrants, LGBTQ folks, women seeking reproductive health care, and the environment. Registration for this free online event is required to receive the Zoom link.
Annual Homeless Persons Memorial Vigil
Friday, December 20, 4:30 p.m.
20 Portland St., Portland Maine 04101
Saints of the Season
Advent has begun again—that season of expectation when we anticipate the arrival of “God-with-skin-on,” the Christ child lying in a manger, asleep on the hay. Everything is about the big countdown—in church, we count the weeks: 1st week of Advent, 2nd
