South Freeport Church, UCC

South Freeport Church, UCC An Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC) Open and Affirming

The Flower arrangement was shared today by Johanna and Jim B. They were beautiful. Thank you.
09/06/2026

The Flower arrangement was shared today by Johanna and Jim B.
They were beautiful. Thank you.

All Generations are Invited toWelcome Weekend! Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13If you haven't yet come to one of our...
09/05/2026

All Generations are Invited to
Welcome Weekend!
Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13

If you haven't yet come to one of our outdoor movie nights, please know that you are officially invited to come on Saturday evening, September 12! This is an intergenerational event designed as an opportunity for you to bring someone new to explore what we are about here at South Freeport Church. We will have outdoor games, time for fellowship and pizza at 6 pm, and then show the movie
(TBA soon!) with freshly made popcorn beginning around 7 pm. It is a lot of fun, and is a great opportunity to make new friends!
Then on Sunday, we will be blessing the backpacks (and work bags and briefcases, etc) during worship, a thoughtful way to begin the school year for kids (and kids at heart!), and be grounded in our faith for the journey through the next year. We will also be doing a ribbon cutting ceremony of the accessibility ramp immediately after worship. All are Welcome!!
The Youth Group and our Choir also return on Sunday, September 13 after their summer break. We are always looking for people to sing in the choir... If you are interested, or curious, Let Denis know!

Sept 3 2026Dear Church Family.Put your faith in the two inches of humus that will build under the trees every thou...
09/03/2026

Sept 3 2026

Dear Church Family.

Put your faith in the two inches of humus

that will build under the trees

every thousand years.

Listen to carrion – put your ear

close, and hear the faint chattering

of the songs that are to come.

Expect the end of the world. Laugh.

Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful

though you have considered all the facts.

This is an excerpt from Kentucky poet Wendell Berry’s wild and wonderful poem “Manifesto: the Mad Farmer Liberation Front.” Wendell Berry died this week at the age of 92, preceded just shortly in death by his fellow feisty Appalachian leader and story-weaver, beloved singer Dolly Parton. What losses for this earthly plane, and what a blessing to get to have these two as our collective spiritual ancestors now. They both lived love in countless ways – love of the land, love of people, love as service, love as prayer.

And they gave themselves to the sacred work that was theirs to do during the time they were given. On this Labor Day, I’m reflecting on the ways each of us is called to labor for the coming of God’s kin-dom of justice and love – labor in the sense of work, yes, and also labor in the sense of preparing to help birth a new paradigm, the world that Jesus preached about in which “the last shall be first and the first shall be last” (Matthew 20:16). It’s a world our Christian faith calls us to labor steadily and joyfully towards – a world where all beings – all humans and all the Earth – have what they need to thrive, and where our economic system supports that.

Those are the spiritual and historical roots of Labor Day, and it’s part of what we listen for as we worship and be the church together – what work is mine to do? How am I called to be God’s collaborator in this season? On our own, our labor is important, but put together with the efforts and support of our community, it can become mighty.

Rev. Marcia Charles will be leading worship this week around just that theme – how we support each other as a faith community. Come pray, sing, listen, sway, laugh, and cry together on Sunday morning as we both rest from our labors and draw nourishment from the holy for the sacred labor that is ours to do with God’s help

Yours in Christ,

Emma

Emma Thomas Mitchell

Associate Pastor
[email protected].

Author Luncheon on Friday, September 11 with Beck Dorey-SteinJust a reminder that if you wish to attend the Author Lunch...
09/03/2026

Author Luncheon on Friday, September 11
with Beck Dorey-Stein

Just a reminder that if you wish to attend the Author Luncheon on 9/11 with Beck Dorey-Stein, reservations must be made by this Friday, 9/4. We have only 3 spaces left for lunch at $15 each. We will also take reservations for the talk only if you're interested which is $10 per person.

As always, this is at South Freeport Church in the Community Hall. Doors open at 11 and lunch is served at 11:30.

Hope to see you soon.

All the best,
Cheryl

Bio below:
Beck Dorey-Stein grew up in Narberth, Pennsylvania, and taught high school English for three years before serving as a White House stenographer from 2012 to 2017. She is the author of the novel Rock the Boat, the memoir From the Corner of the Oval, which was a New York Times bestseller, and Spectacular Things which was Reese Witherspoon's author of the month pick last year. Beck now lives in Maine.

August 27,2026Dear Church Family,Lately, I’ve been feeling the urge to walk barefoot. There’s something about the sweet ...
08/27/2026

August 27,2026

Dear Church Family,

Lately, I’ve been feeling the urge to walk barefoot. There’s something about the sweet pine-needled paths through the woods outside our door that almost demand that I take my shoes off and kiss the ground with the soles of my feet. As I walk, my feet get sticky with sap, and I can feel more acutely all the magic happening right beneath us – fungal networks and trees sharing resources and layers and layers of lived history. I can feel my own belonging to the Earth more presently than I usually can – it’s as if the Earth loves the pressure of my feet.
So I felt a clang of resonance this week when I read our Scripture for this week. In our story, we will meet Moses in the wilderness, wandering beyond the reaches of the map as a shepherd. He comes to a mountain, where he sees a bush burning and not being consumed. He takes it in – really pauses and attends to this wild and holy sight. And then God speaks to him, and says, “remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” On the side of a mountain, facing an ordinary shrub, Moses is instructed by the Holy to go barefoot, to let his feet kiss the Earth, and thereby to honor the sacredness of Here.
This Sunday, as we wrap up our “hits from the radio and the Bible” summer theme, we will get to fall together into that sacred Hereness in the company of a song by MaMuse and Ahlay Blakely called “This Fire.” We will get to pray and sing and offer our hearts to God together in community, as we do week after week. What a wild blessing! Bring your friends, bring your loved ones, and let’s kiss the ground with our feet together.

Yours in Christ,

Emma

Emma Thomas Mitchell
Associate Pastor
[email protected]

Sorry, I am late putting thisbanner up!
08/26/2026

Sorry, I am late putting this
banner up!

All Generations are Invited toWelcome Weekend! Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13If you haven't yet come to one of our...
08/25/2026

All Generations are Invited to
Welcome Weekend!
Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13

If you haven't yet come to one of our outdoor movie nights, please know that you are officially invited to come on Saturday evening, September 12! This is an intergenerational event designed as an opportunity for you to bring someone new to explore what we are about here at South Freeport Church. We will have outdoor games, time for fellowship and pizza at 6 pm, and then show the movie (TBA soon!) with freshly made popcorn beginning around 7 pm. It is a lot of fun, and is a great opportunity to make new friends!

Then on Sunday, we will be blessing the backpacks (and work bags and briefcases, etc) during worship, a thoughtful way to begin the school year for kids (and kids at heart!), and be grounded in our faith for the journey through the next year. We will also be doing a ribbon cutting ceremony of the accessibility ramp immediately after worship. All are Welcome!!

A colorful arrangement on the altar today.Thank you for sharing.
08/23/2026

A colorful arrangement on the altar today.
Thank you for sharing.

Welcome Sundays!This year, we will celebrate not one, but three Welcome Sundays! After Labor Day, our emphasis as a cong...
08/22/2026

Welcome Sundays!

This year, we will celebrate not one, but three Welcome Sundays! After Labor Day, our emphasis as a congregation will be to welcome one another and new visitors and friends to be a part of our faith community.

Welcome Sundays
September 13, September 20, September 27
at South Freeport Church

Address

98 S Freeport Road
South Freeport, ME
04078

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+12078654012

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when South Freeport Church, UCC posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Place Of Worship

Send a message to South Freeport Church, UCC:

Shortcuts

Share

Category