<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Congregational Christian Council of Maine]]></title><description><![CDATA[CCCMe]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:05:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.cccouncil.me/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ode to the Lubec Congregational Church ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standing tall In the clouds Amidst a streaky blue sky The old steeple of yesteryear Guides mariners and pilgrims and me To safe shores and green pastures…. by Rev Dr Michael Glidden]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/ode-to-the-lubec-congregational-church-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ee3</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_9fd4320c409a4ef499af0919acf28b36~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creativity and the work of God…]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Rev. Dr. Michael Glidden In April of 2025, Rhonda and I set out on a three-day journey to Disney World in Florida. We left the rain,...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/creativity-and-the-work-of-god-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ee2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:57:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_f7830f3341314d91a14c7e59911b874c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_238,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Together!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are together  Hooked in time  No matter the weeds  That come to divide…  We are hooked together  In time…    Rev. Michael Glidden]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/together-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ec2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 11:23:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_979815e124e44ecd8b5e25486c9b69a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee Hour!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took a little stroll       Down East——  I saw a man       hitching a ride  I said, “I’ll take you to church.”       He said, “I can’t...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/coffee-hour-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ec1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 11:20:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_b2a464fed79248fd863750e46b2c1c81~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holy ears...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hear you Lord,      with my holy ears—   I listen with my mind,      heart, and body…   I open myself up to      You   Knowing that...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/holy-ears</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ee1</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 11:13:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_29bc2463266a413fab68cabfa3fab60a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOO!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does this rock scare you?  If I ever saw a rock   like this in my back yard I would scream  a thousand screams…    If this rock scares...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/__boo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ee0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_9ef6f0186dbc449ba04097f1a5efee4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Pinwheel...]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was seven years old, my mother bought  me a colorful plastic pinwheel from the   Mammoth Mart in Calais.  I loved my pin wheel.   ...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/my-pinwheel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ec0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_de1f89993907478cac4dbb8a4906d9a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something happens...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Walking along Freeport, I noticed a strange but funny sign  On a building.           On This Site in 1905 Nothing Happened    Perhaps...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/something-happens</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129edf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:23:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_80d52f6cf873422b9b424c53fffb0465~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam &#38; Eve]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mom and dad both passed away some time back.  I had the bittersweet task of going through their stuff.  My mom enjoyed ceramics in the...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/adam-eve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ebf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 00:47:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_000699a5f7d84777bd7ffdce26cf61e5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fear ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will not have fear       Of yesteryear—-  What has been       Is forever gone…  We live for today       And not for tomorrow  Today is...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/_fear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ede</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:49:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_0001ea393df147e7b6ba505dd970e16d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[His Eyes Are Watching ]]></title><description><![CDATA[He sees above  He sees below  He sees my coming       And going  He sees my insides       My desires and thoughts  He knows all my ways ...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/his-eyes-are-watching</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ebe</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:40:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_1459f1d25f7445d49d2659432d4f97fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lord of the Trees...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am the Lord of the trees…        Come and take my limbs,   Walk and dance with me      Through the forest and leaves—-   The sun will...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/the-lord-of-the-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129edd</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 13:47:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_9a8f59ca42fa4370951cf716f3e2d0ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Civility....]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Rev. Michael Glidden Jarred and shocked…I scrolled through the news reel…listening…and hearing …assassination attempt.   senseless....]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/on-civility</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129edc</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:11:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_5875596727dd49619bd7c544dae3ea6d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Next Parishioners - A little church humor by Rev. Michael Glidden]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Sunday after church, Rhonda and I were lamenting the low church attendance For several Sundays… We decided to take a long road trip...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/your-next-parishioners-a-little-church-humor-by-rev-michael-glidden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129edb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:46:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_02034362b47644a8aecc008a6577b7ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epiphanies  from “The Mill”  May 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Gates, Gatekeepers and the Good Shepherd” Dear Kind and Gentle People, Happy Eastertide to all my fellow pilgrims. Here at “The Mill”,...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/epiphanies-from-the-mill-may-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ebd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 11:11:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_21aa2b284ed348d9b796f241f4eac1a9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_975,h_731,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epiphanies from "THE MILL" "The Transformation of Mr. Moose" April 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Kind and Gentle People, When I was a little boy and visiting the family homestead on Stickney Hill, my sainted father would lift me...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/epiphanies-from-the-mill-the-transformation-of-mr-moose-april-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ebc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:20:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_0f500dad6aad4cfe94ae08a1b035e24b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_392,h_532,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epiphanies from "THE MILL" March 2023 "God's Mysterious Gifting"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Kind and Gentle People, Yesterday the Newfield Community Church observed the first Sunday of lent with the placement of our lenten...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/epiphanies-from-the-mill-march-2023-god-s-mysterious-gifting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129eda</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 01:43:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_d327a21d84e34862a55188647706a996~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_240,h_320,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is God Speaking in the Cold of Winter?  by Pastor Michael Glidden, DMin]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just started a good read by Jeremy Begbie on “Redeeming Transcendence in the Arts.”  Begbie speaks through the lens of various artists...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/is-god-speaking-in-the-cold-of-winter-by-pastor-michael-glidden-dmin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ed9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 01:37:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The small church in Maine by Pastor Michael Glidden]]></title><description><![CDATA[I found my experience at Bangor Theological Seminary from 1992-1995 to be a profound experience. BTS emphasized the small rural/town...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/the-small-church-in-maine-by-pastor-michael-glidden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ebb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_f41da137665b43e08ae5d673d89e353c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_480,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epiphanies from "THE MILL" "Live and Make it Count!" February 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Kind and Gentle People, As we approach the February full moon, temperatures at “The Mill” will dip to minus 18 (F) {-27.7 (C)...]]></description><link>https://www.cccouncil.me/post/epiphanies-from-the-mill-live-and-make-it-count-february-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4eb46cdf6061434129ed8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 23:12:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57eda7_0a49af0778ef4771b67a8857615d78cc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_440,h_782,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Congregational Christian Council of Maine</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>