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9:30 AM Sunday School
10:45 AM Worship
2:00 PM Arabic Worship & Bible Study

Reading Acts together

9/15/2026

 
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Here is the reading schedule for each week. Click the link to read directly on Bible.com. 
  1. Sept 13 Acts 1-2
  2. Sept 20 Acts 3-5
  3. Sept 27 Acts 6-7
  4. Oct 04 Acts 8-9
  5. Oct 11 Acts 10-12
  6. Oct 18 Acts 13-15
  7. Oct 25 Acts 16-19
  8. Nov 01 Acts 20-23
  9. Nov 08 Acts 24-26
  10. Nov 15 Acts 27-28

School Year schedule change starts Sept. 13

9/10/2026

 
9:30am Sunday School
10:45am Worship

Let's look at how it all got started: Acts

9/10/2026

 
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So how did this all get started? By "this" I mean "following Jesus" or Church. Why did this multicultural movement not die out when its founder, Jesus, did? Why and how did Jesus' followers keep telling the news of his resurrection even when it led to persecution? Let's read and work through what happened. Maybe more importantly, is what we call "church" today really much like what Jesus intended? Are there things we can and should do differently? Starting September 13, 2026, 10:45am.
Click the image for the reading schedule.

Back to (Sunday) School! Sept. 13, 2026

9/10/2026

 
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You all are invited to join us/check us out/return to your favorite learning time and place Sunday, September 13 at 9:30am. We have groups and classes for all ages, even two options for adults! Come and see. We have a place for you.
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Nobody is a "nobody".

7/2/2026

 
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This summer we are looking at lesser known people in the Bible. They had rather ordinary roles in life, and some knew great disappointment or suffering. As we identify with them we can see better how God wants to work in our lives. Join us each Sunday at 10:00 am and see how so many "nobodies" are truly "somebody"!

Video of Gerald Talbot Celebration of Life

5/26/2026

 
Follow this link to the full recording of Gerald Talbot's Celebration of Life on YouTube.
​Alternatively, go here for a page of time-stamped links to the individual speakers.
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The Celebration of a Life: Gerald E. Talbot

5/19/2026

 
He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God?
​(Micah 6:8)
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Gerry's celebration of life:
May 21st at 10:00 am at the Merrill Auditorium
20 Myrtle St, Portland, ME
Burial will be at a later date.

​Flowers may be sent to
Jones, Rich, and Barnes Funeral Home

199 Woodford St, Portland, ME for delivery on Wednesday, May 20.

​Memorials may be made to Christchurch
designated to the Paul Carlson Partnership fund for medical education and child malnutrition relief.​ The Paul Carlson Partnership pioneered and supports hospitals and medical clinics in the northwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 
Click here to read the obituary
Bangor, ME 1931: Gerald Edgerton Talbot, born an eighth-generation Mainer, would go on to become a pioneering civil rights activist and Maine's first African-American legislator.
Gerald attended Bangor High School where he was a part of the football and track teams. Sports played a major part in his life, until being cut from the football team for medical concerns senior year—Gerald struggled to make it to graduation and gave significant credit to the school's JV and assistant football coach, Mark Shed, for giving him the motivation to see it through. In a 2001 interview, when asked about his influences growing up, Gerald recounts local athletes and neighbors, as among the biggest. After graduating, he proceeded to work in Bangor before moving to Portland, ME and joining the U.S. Army—toward the end his time in the service he married Anita Cummings, the love of his life, and eventually settled down in Portland after being discharged in 1956. There Gerald encountered significant racial prejudice, and trying to find work became a real problem. Ultimately finding work as a printer for Maine Printing Company, and later Guy Gannett newspaper companies​ where he worked for 25 years until retirement in 1991.
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Gerald Talbot speaking in the House — 1975
USM Special Collections |  Gerald E. Talbot Collection
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NAACP-organized march in memory of Rev. James Reeb, protesting racial injustice. Gerald and Anita Talbot are on the far right — 1965
​USM Special Collections |  Gerald E. Talbot Collection
It was during Gerald's time at Maine Printing Company that he was approached to lead a new NAACP of Portland (then later of Maine) in May of 1964. From there on, his work with the civil rights movement only continued to grow. Gerry's accomplishments were as impactful as they were varied—from leading the passage of the Maine Fair Housing Bill and Human Rights Act, to his work in the South protecting Black voters, to his work as a traveling educator and author here in Maine. He leaves behind a legacy of public service.

What stood out about Gerry in his retirement was his engaging smile, his warm greeting, and his openness to all people. Though much of his life was characterized by his pioneering struggle for justice, he was not embittered in his later life. His love for family and friend was abundant, and his faith in God led him to overflow with compassion and joy. He was a pleasure to know. Peace be to his memory. 
Works Cited
  • ​Robitaille, Jeremy, "Talbot, Gerald "Gerry" oral history interview" (2001). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History        Collection. 383. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/383
  • Mistler, Steve. “Gerald Talbot, Civil Rights Leader and Maine’s First Black Legislator, Dies at 94.” Maine Public, 11 May 2026, www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-05-11/gerald-talbot-civil-rights-leader-and-maines-first-black-legislator-dies-at-94
  • “Gerald Talbot Obituary - Portland, ME.” Dignity Memorial, www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/portland-me/gerald-talbot-12881056

Easter shows God's love for the world

4/4/2026

 
Easter Sunday April 5, 2026
  • 6:00 am Sunrise Service at Stroudwater Park at the mouth of the Fore River
  • Breakfast to follow at Port City Church 
  • 9:30 am Sunday School for all ages
  • 10:45 am Easter Celebration Worship

Holy Week is all about Jesus

4/4/2026

 

Blue Christmas: Grieving with Hope

12/14/2025

 
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The beauty of the Christmas season sometimes reminds us of the people we have lost or the losses we have suffered. The long, dark week before Christmas is a good time to gather, to sit with our griefs, and to offer them up to God. Our annual Blue Christmas service is a time to remember and name the losses that come as part of living as caring persons, looking forward with hope and peace.
​Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:00 pm.
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