WEST PARIS — First Universalist Church of West Paris has announced the following April worship services. Services are presented with a combination of worship service committee members and guest speakers. Services are 9 a.m. every Sunday until mid-June. All are welcome.

On Sunday, April 8, Easter morning will begin with a brief sunrise service at 6 a.m. at the home of MaryAnn Brown, at the end of Perham Road, off High Street in West Paris, with breakfast immediately following at the church. At 9 a.m. the service theme is “Pysanky Prayers” led by Cindy Reedy, teacher and third generation Unitarian Universalist. Reedy also crafts Pysanky eggs, the Ukranian-derived art of painting eggs with ornate designs and symbols using beeswax and color. The artform predates Christianity; they are now known as Pysanky Easter eggs.

The service on April 15, “Where is God: finding the presence of spirit within our lives,” will be led by The Reverend Sarah Shepley, who is an ordained interfaith minister in Maine’s western hills. She is also a graduate of the Portland School of Art and has been a professional artist in mixed media for more than 20 years.

The service on Earth Day, April 22, will be for the earth child within us all. The service is led by the worship committee and will include stories, quotes, songs and artwork on display which was created by students from the Agnes Gray Elementary School.

April 29 will be the fifth in a series of the seven Unitarian Universalist Principles: “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large,” led by Joan Beal. A UU for more than 35 years and member of the Norway Unitarian Universalist church, Beal is a retired teacher and currently working as a museum educator. The church will also be welcoming new members at this service. Anyone interested in becoming a member should contact Marta Clements.

For more information about the church and services, call Marta Clements at 674-2143. To learn more about Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, visit www.uua.org.