Unitarian Universalist Congegation of Castine
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Worship
Latest sermon
Sept. 18, 2011
It is said that in Turkey in the 13th century there was a Sufi Muslim cleric named Mullah Nasrudin. Many stories and jokes are told about him. He is portrayed as having been both wise and foolish. Here is one ...
Sunday services
The most important event of our church is our regular Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. You may enter the Meeting House through either front door, facing Court Street, or through the Parish House door on School Street. There is a ramp at the Parish House door, and an elevator offers handicap access between the Parish House and the Meeting House.
Our minister, Mark Worth, usually conducts our service three or four Sundays per month. On other Sundays we hear from guest ministers or student ministers, and occasionally, lay persons who have stimulating ideas and different points of view to offer.
Our Sunday school also meets at 10:30 during the school year. Call to see if Sunday school programs are available during the summer. Childcare is offered every Sunday year round. During the school year, the children join us for the announcements, the opening hymn, opening words, and a "time for all ages." They then adjourn to the Parish House for religious education groups.
Music is very important to our celebration of life. Our organist is Gena Churchill. Gena leads our choir, which generally sings once a month, and she sometimes plays the piano or harpsichord. For a special treat, our artists in residence, the Bagaduce Chamber Players, occasionally offer a "music Sunday."
After each service, we gather in the Parish House for coffee, snacks, and conversation. Visitors are welcome. On the third Sunday of the month, September through May, we have a potluck after the service. Please join us, no contribution is necessary!
Music
Music plays an important role in our weekly service. Included in each service is a prelude, three hymns, doxology, musical meditation, and a postlude.
Our harpsichord is an 18th century reproduction built by a former member and donated to our church. We also have a grand piano and a fine pipe organ which are used in solo and duet pieces.
We don't use separate hymnbooks and prayer books. Instead we have an all-purpose book in our pews which contains responsive readings, prayers, quotaions from many of the world's religions; African American, Jewish, Native American, Japanese, Buddhist, and Hindu, and hymns, some traditional and others taken from social movments and many diverse cultures. The title of this book is "Singing the Living Tradition", published in 1993.
Music is very important to our celebration of life. Periodically we have services that are devoted entirely to music with musicians coming from many other towns to share with us.