The Alcyon Center is an Associated Ministry and Mission of the Somesville (ME) Union Meeting House, UCC. This visionary local church has called us to develop new forms of ministry that nurture the human soul and spirit.

In early 2007, we were called by the Somesville Union Meeting House, United Church of Christ, as associate pastors in our capacities as co-directors of The Alcyon Center. The nature and form of our call and covenant came about through two years of conversation with pastor Victor Stanley and church leaders, conference ministers, committees on ministry, and other visionaries! We recognize that this ministry and covenant with a local church represents a new form and a new way of doing and being church. And yet we feel strongly that this creative view of the mission of the church is indeed the call of the church of the future. We are grateful for the Somesville church's willingness to leap, once again, into the unknown, as faithful servants.

Victor Stanley, pastor

Somesville Union Meeting House
PO Box 96
Mount Desert, Maine 04660
207 244-9260
www.sumhucc.org

The Northeast Guild for Spiritual Formation is the collegial body that holds us and our ministries in prayerful support. We hold ourselves accountable to this spiritual community of peers and its shared rule and ethical guidelines. For more information or to receive the Guild Newsletter, contact Eric Erickson (phone: 207-244-5168 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Guild Mission Statement

The Northeast Guild for Spiritual Formation is an ecumenical community called to encourage and empower all persons who seek to open to the ever available presence and guidance of the Holy in their lives, by providing hospitality for spiritual deepening and by teaching transformative wisdom and practices. The Guild respects the unique spiritual path of each person. Grounded in the Christian contemplative tradition, we welcome all, from any faith tradition or no tradition, who seek to live and learn from the way of self-emptying Love.