Sunday Services at Northern Lights MCC           

Sunday service is held at 11 King St. Augusta Maine at 6:00PM.

Our service is an eclectic mix of progressive Christian traditions and people. It is our intention that whatever your church background, there will be a portion of the service that will make you feel at home. You don't have a church background? Don't worry - we're not that kind of church! No matter what your level of church experience, you will not feel out of place. Our dress code is casual; jeans and shorts are fine. 

                                Communion at NLMCC                           

At every service conducted by a MCC church, Communion is served - Also, at every MCC service, Communion is open to all people. One does not need to be a member of MCC, or any church, to partake.

Many people have been denied the right to the Communion Table, it is our belief that Communion is a gift from God for All who wish to partake. Just as each of our relationships with God and Christ differs, so does our experience in receiving Communion. Here at Northern Lights we ask only that you come to Communion to seek a closer relationship with the Divine and to allow the elements to become the spiritual nourishment that you need.
 
The communion meal is open to all people, because God's love includes all people. We serve communion in the form of Bread,  gluten free rice crackers and unfermented grape juice.  You will be directed when it is time  for you to go forward to communion. When you are directed to the server, you will be offered the communion elements. Your options are as follows:

  • You may receive just the elements
  • You may receive the elements and a short prayer or blessing.

 

  • You may do any of these options alone, with your partner, a friend, family or anyone you choose.

                                  Inclusive Language                            

MCC seeks to be open to all  and to include all of God's people in every aspect of Church life. We make it a point to use wording that does not exclude any group of God's people. Doing so would be inconsistent with the nature of a loving God. By using inclusive language in our public Worship Service, Spiritual Studies, written statements and public prayers, we expand our understanding of God and of the people that God has called. Inclusive language is used to reflect sensitivity to overcome barriers such as gender, race, class, age, physical differences and nationality.

One aspect of inclusive language is not to limit our understanding of God by addressing God in any single gender term. We do this primarily by using non-gendered terms such as "Creator" or "God" instead of "Father". Another aspect is when referring to people, we seek to use terms that include all people. An example of this might be to use the phrase "brothers and sisters" instead of just "brothers" in certain readings.

It is understood that Jesus Christ was indeed born as a male and we do not seek to challenge or change that fact. We do not seek to change the meaning or content of scripture; we seek to identify more clearly with all who seek a spiritual affirming life.  It is also understood that our relationship with God and Christ is a personal one. If you are most comfortable referring to God in one gender term in your prayer or meditation life, we do not seek to change that: that is simply how you view God.