Spiritual Growth Opportunities
Sunday School for Children
Sunday 10:15 am - 11 am
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Sunday School is for 1st-6th graders! We are using the Growing in God's Love curriculum and have an amazing team of volunteer teachers. The first Sunday is the only Sunday that the grade school children remain in worship. All other Sundays, Sunday School is from 10:15-11:00. Child care available every Sunday for children 2-5 years old from 10:15-11. If you're a parent / grandparent with questions about Sunday School please contact Nicole through the church office.
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Pray-ground and Rocking Chairs
During worship children are invited to play in our "pray-ground" located in the sanctuary. Books, blocks, and other tools for entertainment are available. Rocking chairs are also available for soothing babies (or just for the sake of rocking!).
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Seeking Community beyond Sunday Worship?
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Portland Youth Service Corp
We are excited to a part of a greater Portland Youth group consisting of young people from multiple congregations who meet monthly.
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Our next Youth Service Corps takes place on Sunday, December 14th from 12 to 2 pm at our church, Williston-Immanuel Church, at 156 High Street in Portland. We will gather together to enjoy pizza, hot cocoa and cookies while we pack warmth kits for Maine Needs. You're invited to dress up like an elf to bring the holiday spirit!
Please note that the church parking lot will be occupied by the congregants that worship in the chapel in the afternoon. Plan ahead to find parking on the street (free on Sundays) or in the parking garage at 181 High Street.
Contact Amber at amber@stalbansmaine.org if you have questions.
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​Awakenings: A Recovery Worship Experience
First Wednesday of every month at 7:00 pm on Zoom (click here for link)​
Awakenings: Recovery Worship Experience meets on Wednesdays at 7 pm via Zoom. Awakenings is for anyone in recovery or who is seeking recovery. Confidentiality is expected! We hope you’ll join us or pass the link on to someone else who would appreciate the blending of 12-Step Spirituality and the Christian faith. The Zoom link is on our website on the home page, www.wiuc.org, or you can use this link to join the gathering.​
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Dinner Church
Would you like to share a meal and some meaningful, spirit-filled conversation? Then Dinner Church might be for you! This fall we are meeting once a month. Contact the church office for details.​​
Would you like to host a Dinner Church? Let Pastor Reba know at reba@wiuc.org.
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Book Groups
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Book of Ecclesiastes Study
First and third Mondays, 6:30 PM at the church.
Join us for an informal study of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Widely attributed to Solomon,
Ecclesiastes is known best for denouncing life and living as meaningless. But, at its heart,
this book is about control, and what aspects of our lives we do and do not have control
over, and who God calls us to be in a world where our power is meaningless. We will meet
on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.
Contact Anna H. via email if you are interested in participating.
If you are planning to participate, watch this video (youtube.com/watch?v=lrsQ1tc-2wk)
and read the book.
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Cafe Conversations
Third Wednesdays of the month at 8 am
Come to Coffee By Design on Diamond Street on the Third Wednesday of the month
for a spiritual conversation. We talked about joy in the midst of strife in October and Judgement (as in judging others) in November. Show up December for our next conversation. If you are on a limited budget, please let Pastor
Reba know. We want everyone to enjoy a beverage while we gather.​
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