Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church

Worship

This committee is responsible for meeting and staffing the worship needs of the congregation on Sunday mornings and on special occasions.

The Worship Committee meets monthly on the third Monday at 12:00-1:15pm. Please check the Mid-Coast Calendar for the exact date, time and location.

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TAIZE Worship Service Mid-Coast Presbyterian welcomes members and friends of the Church to a worship on Friday, January 27.  We will gather for a soup and bread meal at 5:30 p.m.  A Taize Service is an informal, meditative worship using prayer, scripture, silence, and music to enhance worshippers' sense of the presence of God; flutist Sandy Kauffman will accompany the singing.  Please call the Church, 729-3193, by Thursday January 26 noon to indicate that you will be present.  The evening will conclude at 7:15 p.m.

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Coaches those who are USHERING Invites a WORSHIPFUL SILENCE Augments the ORDER OF OUR SERVICE with elements that are increasingly participatory and responsive Recruits a LITURGIST for each Lord’s Day Builds variety into our proclamation with PREACHERS FROM THE PEW as well as GUEST MINISTERS and other forms of sermon Works with the MUSIC COORDINATOR regarding hymnody, accompaniment, special music, and the work of our CHOIRS          Prepares, coordinates and responds to requests for the chancel FLOWERS each Sunday Arranges SPECIAL SERVICES around holidays and other events Articulates policies for baptisms, weddings and memorial services

"Worship, Witness and Service are inseparable."
 

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Liturgists

Liturgists are scheduled for one month at a time.  Their participation includes the Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession and the Assurance of Forgiveness, and the Old Testament Reading.  We invite worshipers of all ages, male or female, with clear voice to serve the Lord as Liturgist.  Click here to request more information or to sign up as a liturgist.

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Communion Servers

Five (5) Communion Servers are needed on Communion Sundays – the first Sunday of each month.  Ordained Presbyterian Deacons and Elders are welcome and encouraged to sign up to serve.  Please contact Deacon Moderator, David Brown, or Carolyn Melcher, to let us know of your interest.

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Preachers from the Pew

The Preacher from the Pew program has brought new faces and new strengths to the pulpit.  This program allows the pastor time throughout the year to focus on activities other than sermon preparation, such as vacation or study leave.  These are the Sundays a member of the congregation prepares the sermon, and along with the Worship Committee, develops the service.  Lay and Clergy worshipers are encouraged to come forward and be a part of the worship leadership experience.

Please let Elaine Brown hear from you and learn about available dates.

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Ushers

Would you like to help greet worshipers on a Sunday morning?  Leading up to Sunday mornings is a good deal of preparation.  Lights are turned on, bulletins are handed out, Friendship Registers are distributed, offering is collected.  Being responsive to people's needs during an emergency is also important.

This is an important way to participate in a vital part of church life

For more information contact Jim and Jane Force or just sign up in the Blue Book in Foulger Gallery.  The head usher will phone you if your name appears on the list. 

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Adult Choir

The music program at MCPC is an important part of the worship experience.

The choir, a group of dedicated volunteers, rehearses on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary and again on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. before worship.  Anyone interested in singing during Advent and Christmas are also welcome.

Instrumentalists who would like to offer special music are encouraged to contact Harriet Tobin, 207-725-4459, hrdtobin@earthlink.net.

Young people, junior high through senior high, who would like to sing music that is more contemporary than usually sung by the senior choir should contact Jud Duncan, 207-268-3524, duncandud@aol.com or talk to Jud immediately after church.
Calling all singers! It is not too late to join the choir. Rehearsals are Thursday night at 7 pm and Sunday morning at 9 am.

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"In worship, the people of God acknowledge God
 present in the world and their lives!"

Contact Information
Committee Chair: Elaine Brown