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Programs Sponsored by the East Pittston United Methodist Church

Education

Our church school year runs September to June

Children’s Sunday School

Sunday School for our young friends is available during worship following the children’s message.

Adult Studies

Wednesday evenings from 6:30 – 8 PM at RUMC. In this weekly group we cover a variety of short-term studies ranging from Bible study to Christian perspectives on contemporary events. Some of our topics have included the Book of Revelation, Personality Type and Prayer, World Religions, Psalms and Hebrew Poetry, etc.

Retreats and Workshops

In addition to our regular studies, we occasionally offer workshops and retreats to help enrich and deepen our spiritual lives, such as our “Spiritual Disciplines Retreat”, using Richard Foster’s classic, “Celebration of Discipline” as our guide.

Youth Group

All area youth are invited to participate in the EPUMC youth group.

This very active youth group meets alternate Sundays at 10 AM at the East Pittston church. In addition to reflection and discussion of scriptural topics and occasional recreational activities, the youth work on a variety of service projects, putting their Christian faith into action.

Ministries

Our benevolence contributions through the general church support such ministries as the Black College Fund and Africa University. Our benevolence contributions through the New England Conference support such ministries as:

Camp Mechuwana
http://www.mechuwana.org/

United Methodist Economic Ministry, Salem, Maine
http://www.winthropumc.org/ministries/umem.htm

Campus ministry at the Wilson Center at the Univ. of Maine-Orono
http://www.umaine.edu/wilsoncenter/

Maine Council of Churches
http://www.mainecouncilofchurches.org/

Native American Ministries Committee
http://www.santel.net/~dumcc/native_am_home.html

Nicaragua Covenant
http://www.neumc.org/page.asp?PKValue=91

United Methodist Committee on Relief
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor

And MANY more!

International Support

EPUMC also offers sustained support of a Guatemalan child through Christian Children’s Fund.
http://www.christianchildrensfund.org/

Special Offering Sundays

Human Relations Day - January http://www.umcgiving.org/content/sundays/human.asp

One Great Hour of Sharing – March http://www.umcgiving.org/content/sundays/onegreat.asp

Native American Ministries Sunday – April http://www.umcgiving.org/content/sundays/native.asp

Peace With Justice Sunday – May http://www.umcgiving.org/content/sundays/peace.asp

Golden Cross Sunday – June (supports elderly housing at the Conference Homes)

Christian Education Sunday – September (supports Christian Education in local churches)

World Communion Sunday – October http://www.umcgiving.org/content/sundays/communion.asp

United Methodist Student Sunday – November http://www.umcgiving.org/content/sundays/student.asp

Nurture

Our pastoral and lay visitation program provides caring support to those in hospitals and nursing care and to the homebound. We have trained lay Eucharistic Ministers and home communion ministry is available upon request. A weekly mailing ministry is available to the ill and homebound, including devotions, Bible word games, etc. We also offer regular worship services at the Alzheimer’s Care Center in Gardiner.