Mission Virtual Island Church Service, June 7, 2020

Mission Virtual Island Church Service, June 7, 2020

BAR HARBOR, ME — Recently, Mission Island Health Services Director Douglas Cornman announced his planned schedule for hosting Sunday services for Maine islands where Covid-19 is keeping churches closed. Douglas’s services will be available to those island residents through Zoom.

This video is a recording of the first virtual Sunday Service, June 7, 2020.

For more information email Douglas Cornman.

Info Session for Parents on EdGE Summer Camps, Tues., June 16, 7 PM

Info Session for Parents on EdGE Summer Camps, Tues., June 16, 7 PM

CHERRYFIELD, ME — Do you have questions about EdGE Summer Camp or want to learn more about what summer camps will look like this year?

Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 16th at 7:00 pm, EdGE Interim Director Isaac Marnik and Maine Seacoast Mission President John Zavodny, will be answering over Zoom, questions about summer camp for any interested parents.

Please email imarnik@seacoastmission.org to request the Zoom link or phone information.

If you would like to sign your child up for summer camps, please go to https://www.seacoastmission.org/what-we-do/edge/edge-camp/.

It’s Thank you Thursday for Ellsworth Shaw’s & Walmart

It’s Thank you Thursday for Ellsworth Shaw’s & Walmart

BAR HARBOR, ME — It’s Thank you Thursday and today’s shout out of Mission Love goes to Shaw’s and Walmart in the City of Ellsworth. Both stores continue increasing their donations of fresh, nutritious food to keep pace with the increase in demand at the Mission’s Food Pantry. Walmart and Shaw’s meats, dairy, and other foods are always appreciated at the Food Pantry.

“They have made a big impact on us,” said Mission Downeast Facilities Manager Scott Shaw. “We’ve seen a 100-percent increase in Food Pantry use. Walmart and Shaw’s significantly increased their donations after the coronavirus pandemic started.” So much so, said Scott, he’s had to use a bigger truck with more helpers loading boxes when picking up donations from the two Ellsworth stores.

Walmart’s Feeding America program, and Shaw’s Nourishing Neighbors program are helping many people, many families.

This is what community looks like.

Class of 2020 – Congratulations to All Our Mission Scholars

Class of 2020 – Congratulations to All Our Mission Scholars

BAR HARBOR, ME — “We see you, celebrate you, and offer here applause for you to see, if not hear. You are first-generation college graduates, researchers, artists, world travelers, athletes, and community-service champions in your local communities.”

Mission scholarship recipients graduating college and high school in 2020 are among those gifted students, nationwide, whose graduation ceremonies were either stopped or significantly changed by coronavirus precautions.

In the Mission’s Spring 2020 The Bulletin, we remind the nation that those precautions can never change what these scholars have accomplished.

You can read or download The Bulletin online here.

Being Creative – Terri Gift Wraps, Mails #MISSIONTOGETHER T-Shirts to Scholars

Being Creative – Terri Gift Wraps, Mails #MISSIONTOGETHER T-Shirts to Scholars

BAR HARBOR, ME — Mission Director of Scholarships Terri Rodick sends these photos with a brief message: “Trying to be creative. Sending out 94 t-shirts to our scholars.”

Terri is always creative directing our Scholarships program. Even moreso in her day-to-day interactions with Mission scholarship recipients.

This year, of course, the coronavirus demands new ways of creativity and interaction — like designing and producing #MISSIONTOGETHER t-shirts, wrapping them individually in bright colored paper, and mailing them to almost 100 isolated students.

Nice work, Terri.

Learn more about the Mission Scholarship Program.

Mission Virtual Island Church Service, June 7, 2020

Mission Sunday Morning Island Virtual Church Services Begin June 7th, 9:00 am

NORTHEAST HARBOR, ME — Maine Seacoast Mission Sunday Morning Church Services begin June 7th at 9:00 am. The link for Zoom will be posted on island Facebook pages each Saturday afternoon, for the following Sunday. Weekly services will take place through June, July, and August.

Douglas Cornman, Sunbeam’s Outreach Director and Chaplain will lead the service. Katherine Rhoda from Monhegan will provide music. Beginning June 14th, guest summer ministers who are no longer able to visit in-person will join to offer the homily and lead us in prayer. The link will be sent to the Cranberries, Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, Matinicus, and Monhegan. Islanders are welcome to share the link with others. This is not intended to be a closed or private service. The link supports up to 100 individual devices.

If you are a mainlander interested in joining one of these services, please email Douglas for details.

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