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This past Friday I walked into our garage, quickly noticed some chirping nearby. Good grief! Two birds were trapped ins...
06/01/2026

This past Friday I walked into our garage, quickly noticed some chirping nearby. Good grief! Two birds were trapped inside our garage. As they flew around the ceiling, I attempted to shoo them back outside where they belonged with hand gestures and eventually a broom. Judy even came out with a net! As we tried to rescue these birds, I was struck by how easy it would be for them to find freedom. The garage doors were wide open after all; all they had to do to find freedom was to alter their flight just a few inches lower.

When we feel trapped by difficult circumstances, we may find ourselves repeating the voice of the psalmist: “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.” (Psalm 55:6)

Perhaps when trapped, we would do well to change course, to alter our flight, seeking a new direction rather than continually flying the same pattern. Isaiah 40:31 reminds us: “Those who look to the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles…”

It’s a new week, dear friends. Let’s find freedom together as we fly forward.

Steve

05/31/2026

FUMC-Bangor Service for May 31, 2026

Hello Friends!We've celebrated some important stops along our church calendar, including Ascension Sunday and Pentecost ...
05/29/2026

Hello Friends!
We've celebrated some important stops along our church calendar, including Ascension Sunday and Pentecost Sunday. This Sunday? Trinity Sunday! We serve a triune God....what does that mean? When did we begin celebrating this day? What does the doctrine of the Trinity have to do with our everyday living? Join us Sunday at 10:30am for learning, laughter, a special object lesson about the Trinity for our young folks, inspiring music and more....
Looking forward to our gathering!

Bangor First United Methodist Church
May 31, 2026 (Trinity Sunday)

Welcome, Announcements

Call to Worship
Leader: We gather in this place-yearning on this Trinity Sunday for inspiration to follow in God’s way.
People: We come to embrace love and grace, as we share these gifts with one another.

Words of Confession
Leader: Holy God, it is our intention to follow you faithfully, yet we stumble often.
People: Forgive us, healing God. Reconcile us to you; may the Holy Spirit strengthen and direct to walk faithfully.

Words of Assurance
Leader: Our brother, the Apostle Paul, reminds us when we are in Christ, we are a new creation. Behold, the old has gone, the new has come!
All: For this we are thankful! Amen!

HYMN: Holy, Holy, Holy

For the Young at Heart

Music Ministry: Come, Let Us Dream

Apostle’s Creed: UMH 881
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 1:26-28
Gospel Reading: John 3:1-17

Message: “Testifying for the Trinity”

HYMN: The Risen Christ

Pastoral Prayer
Lord’s Prayer

Offertory Prayer
Together: With a sense of happiness and gratitude, we eagerly offer you these gifts to support your ministry through our church. All praise and glory be unto you. Amen.

Hymn: Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord

Benediction
Jeff F.

Benediction Hymn: Fill Us with Your Love, O Lord

Bean Supper time this Saturday, May 30th!Wonderful menu as always, with proceeds directed to the Community Garden, and C...
05/28/2026

Bean Supper time this Saturday, May 30th!
Wonderful menu as always, with proceeds directed to the Community Garden, and Charleston Penitentiary. Swing through between 4-6pm!

Church of Universal Fellowship is a historic church on Main Street in Orono, filled with wonderful congregants, led by i...
05/27/2026

Church of Universal Fellowship is a historic church on Main Street in Orono, filled with wonderful congregants, led by inspiring clergy (Moriah and Malcom.) We walk by their church quite often; over the past several weeks we’ve witnessed transformation before our eyes as repair work has been ongoing on their steeple.

What are steeples for, anyway? The architecture of steeples, with their narrowing vertical structure from base to pointy top, is intended to “point” people’s view toward the sky, to the heavenly realm, so to speak. Put another way, the intent of steeples is to point people toward God’s presence.

But of course, steeples do not magically appear. They are designed and built by human agency. Construction on this nearby church is ongoing, with a recent hoisting of the steeple to its lofty spot on top of the building.

We too are called to point others toward the Divine. We too, are often in need of transformation and repair as the storms of life come and go. I am reminded of the metaphor presented to us by Jeremiah: “The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel…then the Lord’s voice came: Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand.”

Happy our friends at CUF will soon be sitting under a shiny new steeple pointing us upward; thankful for repair jobs available to us, directed by the carpenter from Nazareth through the Spirit we celebrated on Pentecost Sunday just days ago.

Wednesday blessings,
Steve

“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13)Today is Memorial Day, which ...
05/25/2026

“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13)

Today is Memorial Day, which we remember, is different than Veteran’s Day. On Veteran’s Day we honor and commemorate all who serve and have served in our armed forces. Today we honor those who have given their lives in service to our country.

I remember stories about my Uncle Al (actually, Great Uncle) who was in the Army, and my Uncle Wayne who served in the Navy. They both experienced very difficult days, particularly my Uncle Wayne, who enlisted the day before Pearl Harbor was attacked. Wayne was in a number of battles in both the European and Pacific theaters while serving on the destroyer U.S.S. Greene. Typical of many veterans, my uncle preferred not to discuss his war experiences.

Since 1914 (start of WW1) almost 620,000 U.S. soldiers have given their lives for our freedom. Our family is grateful our uncles returned from their duty, yet for a number of years, they set aside life with their families, friends, hometowns, jobs, and churches in order to serve. As of today, 2.8 million U.S. soldiers are doing the same.

Not just today, but every day, let’s be thankful for those who serve and have served on our behalf as we also honor those who have lived into Christ’s words recorded in John 15:13.

05/24/2026

FUMC-Bangor Service for May 24, 2026

Hello Friends,For those of you joining us online, I've attached our church bulletin and announcement insert. It's Pente...
05/23/2026

Hello Friends,
For those of you joining us online, I've attached our church bulletin and announcement insert. It's Pentecost Sunday! Ever heard of the Fire Tetrahedron? There are 4 ingredients necessary for fire to exist....which we will connect to the Holy Spirit and Pentecost as we gather at 10:30am. As always, looking forward to our time together!

May 24, 2026 Bangor First UMC

Welcome, Announcements

Call to Worship
Leader: We gather in this place-yearning on this Pentecost Sunday for the Holy Spirit to fill us and our church!
People: We come as a people desiring to be shown the way, trusting that God will speak to our hearts.
Leader: We invite the author of grace, so that we might be fed by the Bread of life;
All: That graced, we may serve others; that healed, we may bring hope to each other and the world. Amen!

Words of Confession, Assurance
Leader: We rejoice as we witness your presence and purpose made known through your people. Yet we recognize and confess too often we fall short as you call us to live faithfully; to do justice, to love mercy, to walk humbly.
All: Today we remember the experience of Pentecost, an indwelling of the Holy Spirit, empowering us as your people, the guiding presence Jesus promised would be ours.
Leader: Here the good news! When we are in Christ, we become new; the old is gone, the new has come!
All: For this we are thankful! Amen.

Hymn: Every Time I Feel the Spirit

For the Young at Heart

Music Ministry Holy Spirit, Come, Confirm Us

Scripture Reading: Acts 21:1-21

Message: “The Fire Tetrahedron”

Hymn: Deep in the Shadows of the Past

Pastor’s Prayer
Lord’s Prayer

Offertory Prayer
Holy Spirit, come upon us this day. We feel your joy and delight as we celebrate together. With a sense of happiness and gratitude, we eagerly offer you these gifts for your ministry in this community and beyond. All praise and glory be unto you. Amen.

Hymn: O Spirit of the Living God

Benediction

Benediction Song: What a Friend We Have in Jesus

You know what you don’t see when watching a band concert? The sheet music!Last evening I was invited to participate in ...
05/22/2026

You know what you don’t see when watching a band concert? The sheet music!

Last evening I was invited to participate in a small way with the Old Town Middle School band concert. I spent much of my time backstage, which was an interesting vantage point-one I’d never had before. One thing people in the audience can’t see is the most important part of the scene, besides their instruments….the sheet music! Also known as the score, the music produced by the students doesn’t happen without the sheet music in front of them, which tells them when and when not to play, which notes to play and for how long, how fast and slow to play, and so on. As the conductor directs, the musicians pay close attention to the score in front of them.

While we may not be playing a musical instrument, we do have people watching us, our “audience,” so to speak. How will we perform in front of them? Depends on the score we’re looking at. What are our eyes on? What do these instructions tell us?

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you." (Psalm 32:8)
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105)

We’ve been provided with a score friends, let’s place it in front of us while keeping an eye on our conductor as we seek to share beautiful, holy music together for those who are watching.

Looking forward to being together Sunday morning as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday together (my favorite Sunday of the year!)

Steve

After a long, cold winter, the earth is being scratched by many hands to clear the way for new growth and beauty. Spent...
05/18/2026

After a long, cold winter, the earth is being scratched by many hands to clear the way for new growth and beauty.

Spent some time Sunday prepping for the growing season in a special place for us, as you can see. Geraniums, specifically red geraniums, symbolize deep love and distinction. However, the geraniums won’t plant themselves. The ground needs to be worked, the blossoms must be transported, then planted.

That’s the way it is with sharing deep love. Unlike a Hallmark movie, love doesn’t typically float around and magically appear here and there. Instead, it takes intentionality. Groundwork is sometimes needed, effort is necessary.

Today, and in the days of this week, we will have wonderful opportunities to share deep love with those around us. Shall we get to work?

Monday blessings,
Steve

Address

703 Essex Street
Bangor, ME
04401

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 12pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Friday 9am - 12pm
Sunday 8:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+12079459567

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