207 348-6602 | Worship every Sunday @ 10 a.m. Zoom available.
207 348-6602 | Worship every Sunday @ 10 a.m. Zoom available.
What is happening at DISCC this week
Worship recording from August 16th
Dear Church Family:
As the summer activities reach a fevered pitch, take a moment to reflect on how very fortunate we are to live in this beautiful place. I am taking a fun watercolor class with Frederica Marshall which makes me notice things like…clouds! My goal is to be able to paint clouds, like the beautiful cloud formations I see over the Reach as I drive home in the afternoon. Although, it might be more effective to just paste cotton balls on the paper because my talent is very limited! But painting is enjoyable and a way to increase my appreciation of our island home. You might have your own approach for taking appreciative moments to savor the goodness of God’s creation.
This fall our Monday spiritual studies group will take up Adam Hamilton’s “Making Sense of the Bible.” No matter your level of Bible knowledge, it is an accessible guide to basic questions such as how and when the Bible was written. It also helps us wrestle with questions of biblical authority and inerrancy. Questions like: are Adam and Eve real people? Why is God so violent in the Old Testament? Is Jesus the only way to salvation? We will start the book in mid September and we will purchase the books through our CE fund. Let me know if you want to join us and would like a copy.
As a side note, I had no idea that Adam Hamilton was running for the U.S. Senate in Kansas. I was going through older emails this morning and had missed one with a link to a Washington Post article about it. Thanks Kellie! Hamilton is the pastor of the largest Methodist church in the country, in Kansas City. I have used his study materials in CE classes, for years. Balanced, solid Christian scholarship and witness. Not too far left and not too far right. In my opinion, he would be a great senator with the gravitas to take on the rising Christian Nationalism in Congress. Anyway, join us for the study.
Shout outs and thanks: Jean V. and Anne B. were our fellowship hosts and served with style and grace! And Janet Rice brought in lovely flowers from her garden for the altar. Thanks to all of you who come out on Thursdays at 3 pm to witness for justice and peace. We are a presence in the community, and there has been a nice write-up in the paper this past week about our Stand-Out. Thanks to our summer choir for their faithfulness in worship leadership. You are great! And thanks to my scholars who join me on Mondays in our spiritual studies group. We have room for more. We are a small church with a big heart and somehow we always get the job done!
See you in church,
Pastor Kim
On Sunday we read the passage from Matthew 16:13-20, where Jesus takes a moment to quiz the disciples as to what people are saying about him. Easy question to answer. Well, “some say you are a prophet like Elijah or Jeremiah.” But then Jesus hits them with the real zinger. But who do you say that I am? Simon Peter answers correctly and gets a promotion. “You, Jesus, are the Messiah!” Then Jesus blesses Peter and names him as the rock on which the church will be built. Our testimony that Jesus is the living God is still–what builds the church.
Thanks to Marnie Reed Crowell for this image. Such an important message and a potent reminder that beauty is all around us, even when our hearts are troubled.
Her website is https://www.songsofseeing.com/
Check it out!
We here at DISCC have been gathering outside the church Thursdays as a Stand-Out for peace. Right now it is all the more important to promote peaceful dialogue as an alternative to armed conflict. Our time together on Thursdays also represents a prayer for safety for all who are in harm’s way during the time of war. That includes civilians in jeopardy in the Middle East, and certainly our military members. In a week where three U.S. Generals are being fired for ostensibly no reason, during a time of war, there is grave concern for a politicization of our military. This cannot be. Write to your elected officials and demand an explanation.
The time for the gathering is at 3 pm every Thursday.
Addresses for our elected officials at the Federal level, for this region.
Senator Susan Collins
413 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-2523
Senator Angus King
133 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5344
Representative Jared Golden
1107 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-6306
Fax: (202) 225-2943
Bangor District Office
6 State Street
Suite 101
Bangor, ME 04401
Phone: (207) 249-7400
Fax: (771) 200-5805
Photo credit: Marnie Reed Crowell
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