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Thursday Reminder Ezine: November 20, 2014
  Christ Church Pomfret

 
In this email:
Communion Class
Postponed until the new year!

This Sunday
(Last Sunday after Pentecost, year A)
Church First/Contemporary Sunday: Advent Projects in the Great Hall
Childcare available in the Nursery for young people up to 1st grade!

Stewardship Time
Amazon Smile (easy way to help your Church)

Flowers/ Memorials/ Thanksgivings.... 
Comments & Reflections from Gretalyn Elmen's Service
Heather and Matt Douglass had their baby!

Young People's Programs  
Advent Wreaths/Buzzards this Sunday
J2A Collecting Food for TEEG for one more Sunday

Outreach: 
St. Nicholas Fair Update
Basket Raffle for the Fair
Wreaths and Poinsettias PreOrder

Coming Up Quickly 

Other Programs: Inside and Outside 
             Seeley-Brown Senior Thanks. Dinner Invitation for 11.21.14
            Celebrations Gallery Fundraiser for Access Heating Oil Fund
                                            Click Here 

Our Website:


 

Pledge or Give Online

HERE 


 

The November Courier can be found


 

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House of God   

Sunday , November 23, 2014: ServiceFeb214
8 a.m. H.E. Rite 1 (Coffee: Open); 9 a.m. Choir Rehearsal; 9:15 Rectory Chapel with Dave & Nine6teen; 10:15 Church First/Comtemporary Family Eucharist followed by Advent Projects in the Great Hall (Coffee: Orange Team )

Leaflet can be found......HERE 
Announcements can be found.... HERE

As we enter Advent next Sunday we "cast away the works of darkness and put on the armor of light"... hence the purpose of the Advent Buzzard that might hang near your front door!



Deadline for January Courier is December 15th. Thanks!

Pastoral Emergencies... please call the office.. 860-928-7026 or Dave's Cell Phone, 860-608-7632. You can also call the office to place a person on our Prayer Chain. The current Prayer Chain List for Crisis Intercessions is found HERE


 

   

Your Life-in-Christ..... AdultEd


One way to get to know folks in the church and to find a "place to land" if you're a visitor or newer member is to come to Coffee Hour. This is our connection-time at Christ Church. A second way is to make an appointment with the Rector..... join an organization.... or take part in the St. Nicholas Fair!

 

         

  

Stewardship (Visions and Ventures) 2015  Visions


 

Welcome to your church: Sharing the Feast. The mailings are out of the office and in your mail along with your most recent contributions statement. A PDF of our mailing can be found  HERE

A Copy of the Pledge Card is posted HERE
 

Steve Adams, Jr. Warden & Rite-13 Leader was our speaker on Nov. 2. His talk focused on celebrating what Christ Church is for us and continuing to support it. His comments can be found  HERE

 

Hank Hague was our speaker on Nov. 16th at both services. His theme was... "finding a way to say 'yes'" taken from his own experience in his work place. His remarks can be found HERE

 

Glen Archambault will be the speaker on Nov. 30th.


How about Pledging and Donating by eCheck, Credit Card, etc.? And more, keeping track of your own donations in the same secure way? You now can with our direct on-line option:

GIVING ONLINE
  

All submitted pledges will be recorded and saved together over the 6 weeks of our campaign. December 12th will be Pledge Sunday when all written pledges will be placed in the offertory basket as part of our gifts, a symbol of what these mean to us... gifts to God.

 

Amazon Smile Program
Amazon.com will donate .5 percent of eligible purchases to Christ Church. You can access that through the link below. You can still shop through your own account but Christ Church will benefit as many items that you can purchase are eligible for the donation.... We are already beginning to have payments from Amazon so keep up the support! Thanks!

 


 

 You can help with the Flowers.... FlowersAgain  You can participate by donating flowers that you purchase on your own or by signing up to have them purchased for you. The Flower Sign Up Master List is posted to the Left of the office door. You can sign up right there....... or call the office (928-7026) to Make a Memorial or a Thanksgiving for a loved one. If you sign up during the summer you can bring in flowers from your garden and leave them in vases on Saturday morning by the sacristy door and we can arrange them! 


 

Gretalyn's Service: Some in the parish have asked for copies of the remarks and reflections that were shared. We are starting to assemble them. 

Heather and Matt Douglass sent this photo of the "welcome" poster: Katherine Douglass. 7 pounds, 3.8 oz.




 


 

  

Church School Notes....
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Important Reminders: Just about everyone is upstairs this Sunday. The Nursery will still be staffed and young people up to 1st Grade can join Carrie down there. (Families are together in church for "Church First"/Contemporary worship service!)  Immediately afterward, we will all meet in the Great Hall to decorate Advent Wreaths and make Advent Buzzards! Any adults who are able to help out with these endeavors are encouraged to do so.  Please be sure to bring your wreath from past years (if you have one).  A pair of work gloves and wire snips would also be very helpful! We are still in need of fresh evergreen clippings (such as boxwood, cedar, holly, juniper, etc.)  These may be left outside the downstairs Church School entrance between now and the 23rd.


 

The Christmas Pageant will be held Sunday December 21st at 10:15am at Rectory School's Tang Auditorium (across the street). All parish children from preschool through teens come together each year to bring the Christmas Story to life with music, singing, dialog and narration!  Parts will be assigned on November 30th, so please make every effort to attend Church School that Sunday!  See related links to both the words and separate links to the music so you can practice at home below.  This is always an exciting time of year to get involved, even if only "behind the scenes".   If you would like to help out, please contact Amy Landis or Nicole Nichols as soon as possible.  

 

We'd LOVE your old Legos!!!  We are looking at a new curriculum called "Building Faith Brick by Brick" which we'd like to pilot in the winter/spring.  It is similar to Godly Play, being very hands-on and involving student 'wonderment' about liturgical stories.  This might be a hit particularly with our grade 1-2 group!  If you have unwanted Legos at home of any kind, please consider donating them to Church School for this purpose.


 

Housekeeping:

If you are not currently a Church School volunteer, but would be able to assist us with Christmas Pageant preparations beginning November 30, please contact Amy Landis or Nicole Nichols.  This is always an exciting time of year to get involved, even if "behind the scenes", and help is always needed!

 

As cooler weather approaches, it is especially important that we remember our Church School outreach by collecting food and toiletry items for ACCESS/Daily Bread.  Please pick up a copy of our list of suggested donation items at the Church School sign-in table or on the back table in church, and have a conversation with your child about ways you might be able to help out...  The children are especially proud when it takes several of them to "haul" our heavily laden basket up the aisle in church. A copy of a needs list can also be found HERE
 

  

Christmas Pageant Downloads available now:

The Pageant Carol Lyrics (sung by all)
 

The Friendly Beasts Lyrics 
 




Music accompaniment links will follow soon thanks to Donna Bessette!

Church School Registration Link is to the Right.



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Teen Program .... TeensOnly

  

Hi everyone! 

Coming up.....

J2A. Your J2Aers have done a great job getting the word out to the congregation that we are collecting Thanksgiving food and monetary donations for TEEG (one more Sunday, Nov. 23). We have a great opportunity to distribute the baskets to the families at TEEG (address: 15 Thatcher Road, North Grosvenordale, CT) on Tuesday Nov 25 from 4-7pm. We do need at least 10 people total to commit and we already have two leaders!  If your J2Aer can make it please let me know ASAP so that I may confirm with TEEG.... 
The teens also wanted to bake cookies as a group for the St Nicholas Fair. The Semancik family has graciously volunteered their home on Friday night Nov 12/5. More details on that soon. Pls save the date and let us know if your teen can attend. 
And just a reminder again that J2Aers are needed to work the cookie booth at the Fair on Sat 12/6. The teens can sign up on Sunday for a time slot. They are needed from 9:30-1:30...whatever time they can give is great!!  All the money made from the cookie sale goes towards the pilgrimage!! Yay!!

If you have any questions, pls ask! Carolann and Leaders
Thank you!











Rite-13 Ceremony....





  

YAC meets as scheduled. Pat McCarthy is organizing YACers to help with the new Double Play Sports Booth at the Fair. Remember it raises money for Outreach.

Dee Dee Markes
Pomfret Healing Center & Spa
79 Mashamoquet Road
Pomfret Center, CT 06259
860.963.0846  860.617.7996
Long range.... Chili Cookoff: Jan. 31, 2015; Corned Beef Dinner: March 7, 2015; Rummage Sale: May 2, 2015; Pilgrimage 2015, August.

Thank you all! 

In the meantime.... A Reminder to J2A parents: In the new year we will send out an Invoice to each family to help parents stay current. Please make checks out to Christ Church and put on the memo line: Pilgrimage Deposit. Overall each family is responsible for a total of $750, according to the current pilgrimage budget. This is the same amount as previous pilgrimages. If you would like some scholarship made available for you, please email or talk with Dave. We will be adding an ONLINE payment option for the Pilgrimage in the new year.
    
P. S. Leaders or others.... Safe Church Training (sponsored by the Diocese)... sign up at Eventbrite or at the Diocesan Web site Diocesan Website. Next training sessions are listed at the Diocese along with training sites. Eventbrite Registration can be found  
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 The above is also available as a PDF download for viewing or printing HERE


 

More Fair Items (walk around the house with the lists in hand):


 

Plastic grocery bags (no holes) with handles
Jewelry display holders to borrow for Antique Jewelry booth
Reminder to bring in everything sooner rather than later (except for Chicken and baked goods)
Fun filled bottles for Bottle Board
New items for 'Give It Again'
Crystal, Silver, and/or China (indicate what's in the set/how many and any minimum price you'd like)
Craft items
Antique/costume jewelry
Gently used toys
Gift cards and/or donated items from local businesses and individuals that          we can put on the Silent Auction (bring to office)

 

Basket Raffle & Wreaths/poinsettias:


 

Basket Raffle: Sell one ticket Or buy one yourself. Form can be downloaded HERE


 

Wreaths and Poinsettias Pre-Order is available as a pdf form HERE

Or you can now order AND pay for them in advance by going to our new Easytithe Site which can be found HERE



Shawl Ministry: Right now we have a number of blessed shawls on the back table in church (fill out the log book). There are also a number in the closet outside the main office. Shawl knitting meeting at Judy Miller's, TBA; Shawls can be blessed by request anytime. Next in-church blessing TBA. Nancy Reif can be contacted through email Here
 
Access Food Items... Your Sunday morning donations are very helpful for folks in Pomfret and south of us, Brooklyn, Danielson, etc. Items that are most needed include: canned vegetables, canned protein (chicken, tuna, ham, beans and etc.), pasta, deodorant and 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner. As the holidays and cold months approach, you may also consider a monetary donation to Access. For every $1 that you donate, Access can purchase over $13 worth of food or toiletry items at the CT and Federal Food Banks! The Fuel Assistance program is also in need of monetary donations.  You can send checks to: Access Danielson - 231 Broad Street, Danielson, CT  06239. Please be sure to specify "Danielson Food or Fuel Assistance" in the memo line to make sure your donation stays in our community. Thank you so much. The Food List can be found HERE

TEEG Food Items.... the J2A are also collecting food this Sunday for TEEG which serves the folks in Pomfret and north of us in Woodstock and Thompson. See their note in the Teen Program section above.

Meals... Casseroles, etc can be left in the freezer in the kitchen. You can email us in the office if you need. Thanks.

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CSO.... Soup Kitchen meets again at Christ Church to cook for the Community Kitchen in Thompson at 8 a.m. on November 24th. Please note the building that houses the Community Kitchen in Thompson is being sold so we're not sure where the Kitchen will be held starting in December. The umbrella organization is currently working on this (not Christ Church). Hopefully we'll know in another month or so. 
Coming Soon
November -December 2014 Comingup
  1. Sunday, November 23rd, all services, Church First/Contemporary at 10:15. Advent Wreaths & Buzzard making at 11:00 a.m.
  2. Monday, November 24th, Cooking for Comm. Kitchen
  3. Sunday, November 30th, Advent Sunday, 8 and 10:15 services only. Fair Set-up Sunday
  4. Fair Week: Updates to come on when the church hall will be open for baking, organizing and setting up!
  5. Thursday, Dec. 4th, 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist 
  6. Saturday, Dec. 6th, St. Nicholas Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a special Christ Church community event and what makes it special is that it raises money for our outreach in the community.
  7. Sunday, Dec. 7th, all services, Pageant Practice continues!
  8. Wednesday, Dec. 9th, 7 p.m. Vestry
  9. Thursday, Dec. 10th, 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist
  10. Sunday, Dec. 14th, all services, Pageant Practice
  11. Saturday, December 20th.... Pageant Rehearsal at the Tang Center, Rectory School (10 a.m. to 12 noon)
  12. Sunday, December 21st... 8 a.m. and 10:15 services... Christmas Pageant at the 10:15 in the Tang
  13. Wednesday, Christmas Eve, Dec. 24th... 2 p.m. Eucharist and Building the Creche' for youngest families; 4:30 p.m. Family Eucharist with Teen Readers; 10:30 Festival Eucharist with the Choir
  14. Thursday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25th: 9 a.m. Eucharist
  15. Sunday, Dec. 28th, 8 a.m. and 10:15 Services with the Rev. Jim Kellaway, guest. No young people's programs or choir.


Inside and Outside InsideOutside

Seeley-Brown Senior Housing in Pomfret Invitation to their Thanksgiving Dinner on November 21, 2014 Click Here

Celebrations Gallery continues to raise money for Access Fuel Fund. More information can be found HERE
Thanks all.....
  
Sincerely,

 


Dave+ 
Christ Church
(the Rev. Dave Carter is the author and monitor of the Reminder as well as christchurchpomfret@gmail.com)
Quick Links

Courier Newsletter for November, 2014

St. Nick's Fair Master List of How You Can Help

Silent Auction Vendors Letter of Solicitation for the Fair

Pledge Card for 2015

Pledge or Give ONLINE HERE

Welcome to Christ Church Materials

Coffee Hour Schedule Sept. 2014 to Jan. 2015

Coffee Hour Teams Updated 11.14

Job Application

Church School Registration 2014-15

Ch. School Registration Fillable Form

Teen Program Registration