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Reminder Ezine Christmas Eve: 
December 24, 2014
Christ Church Pomfret
  
In this email:
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day 
 
First Sunday after Christmas
 12-28-14 (Year B)
Limited Office Hours from Dec. 26- January 3rd
 
Stewardship 2015
Amazon Smile (easy way to help your Church)
 
Flowers/ Memorials/ Thanksgivings.... 
 
Young People's Programs  
Church School (Pageant photos forthcoming. 
Two Youtube Clips posted) Click Here 
Teen Program  Click Here 
 
Outreach: 
Several Photos from the Fair
 
Coming Soon 
 
Other: Inside and Outside 
Workshop Series on Spirituality & Health starting Sat. January 24th
                                            Click Here 
 
Our Website:

  

The December Courier can be found HERE 

January 2015 Courier can be found  HERE 


 

Twitter
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Our Google Calendar..... Can Be Found Here 
 
 
Then there is Facebook.... Christ Church Pomfret!
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And another Page.... Christ Church!
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Christmas Services: ChristmasEve
2:00 p.m. Eucharist and the building and blessing of the Christmas Creche' (with carols). 
Leaflet can be found HERE
4:30 p.m. Eucharist with carols and Rite-13 Readers by candle light. Leaflet can be found HERE
 
10:30 p.m. Festival Eucharist with the Choir, hand-candles, guest preacher, the Rev. Gary Sturni. 
Leaflet can be found HERE

Christmas Day, 9 a.m. Meditative Communion Service with Dave and Christine Carter 

Thanks especially to Philippa Paquette for "greening" the church this season, and to our young people, musicians, choir and staff for a wonder-filled Christmas!



  
1st Sunday after Christmas, 
December 28, 2014:ServicesSunday
8 a.m. H.E. Rite 1; 10:15 Family Eucharist with carols, the Rev. Jim Kellaway guest preacher and celebrant, (No Coffee Hour)

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

A link to the article Dave mentioned in the NYTimes by Eric Adams, the Borough President of Brooklyn, NY & a retired NYPD Police Captain (who is Black) can be found:HERE

Deadline for February Courier is January 20th Thanks!
Deadline for Annual Report entries from Programs of the Church is also January 20th. 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 

Office Hours from December 26th- January 3rd: Friday, 12/26- Lora will be popping in, call if you need access; Monday, 12/29- Lora is keeping normal hours 3 to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 12/31 Lora, probably 2 to 4:30 p.m. Dave will be in briefly on Friday or Saturday, January 2nd or 3rd. He is also available in a pastoral emergency.

   

Your Life-in-Christ..... YourLifeInChrist


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..... or join an organization.... our church email is found below.

 

         

  
Stewardship (Visions and Ventures) 2015 

 Stewardship

Welcome to your church: Sharing the Feast. 

A PDF of our mailing can be found  HERE

A Copy of the Pledge Card is posted HERE  

As we head into the new year and you have not yet pledged we hope you will pick the form up off your desk and pray/ponder your gift to Christ Church in 2015. Thanks!


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: 

 


 

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!
 
 

  

Flower Memorials/ Thanksgivings:.... FlowersMemorialsThanks  

 Starting again in Epiphany season 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! 
 

 

  

Church School Notes....
ChurchSchool 
         
Important Reminders:

Thanks so much to Donna Bessette, Director & Dennis Patton, accompanist, to the Church School Directors, Amy & Nicole, to all our fabulous musicians and actors/singers. It was Pageant to remember. Photos forthcoming. There is also a DVD/video prepared that is available as a "hard copy" (too big to put up on Youtube). Let Dave know if you'd like one. Video is good, sound is okay. 


 

Here's one clip from the Pageant! More to come.


 

The Friendly Beasts 2014
The Friendly Beasts 2014


 

Angels & Shepherds 2014
Angels & Shepherds 2014


 

Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas Season. See everyone again on January 4th!!!

  

 
Housekeeping:
 

If you are not currently a Church School volunteer. This is always an exciting time of year to get involved, even if "behind the scenes", and help is always needed! The possible "jobs" are not very time consuming. Your presence on Sunday morning is the key. We are especially interested in folks who are new to church school activities.

  

We'd LOVE your old Legos (those you're not donating to the Fair)!  We are looking at a new curriculum called "Building Faith Brick by Brick" which we'd like to pilot in the winter/spring.  If you have unwanted Legos at home of any kind, please consider donating them to Church School for this purpose. 


 

  Remember our Church School outreach by collecting food and toiletry items for ACCESS/Daily Bread.  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 

 
Church School Registration Link is to the Right.
 
 
 
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Teen Program .... TeenProgramNew 

  

Hi everyone! 

Coming up.....
 
J2A. 
Thanks to all our young people who helped out at the Fair... and then again for a wonderful Pageant. Your presence and support were much valued!

Thank you! 
 










Rite-13 meets as scheduled
 

  


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
YAC meets as scheduled. Thanks for all your help at the FAIR!

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 6-12th
 
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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Help Us Help Others!
  • THANK YOU for all your outstanding support! We'll be posting the amount raised and donated in a few weeks as the final tallies arrive. It is looking like it's over $12,000. Thank you!






 

Shawl Ministry: Blessed shawls on the back table in church (fill out the log book). More in the closet outside the main office. Shawl knitting meeting at Judy Miller's, TBA; Shawls can be blessed by request. Contact the Rector (christchurchpomfret@gmail.com) Rebecca Patenaude has volunteered to be the Contact and Organizer for this ministry! She can be contacted: 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

The Story

  

CSO....  Please note the building that houses the Community Kitchen in Thompson is being sold so our Community Kitchen effort will NOT BE held in December. The umbrella organization is currently working on this (not Christ Church). Hopefully we'll know soon about January.
Coming Soon
December, 2014- January, 2015 ComingSoonSection
  1. 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
  2. Thursday, Christmas Day, Dec. 25th: 9 a.m. Eucharist
  3. First Sunday after Christmas, Dec. 28th, 8 a.m. and 10:15 Services with the Rev. Jim Kellaway, guest. No young people's programs or choir.
  4. Fr. Dave on break: Dec. 26th-Jan. 2nd Note that Office will be open mostly by appointment during the week. 860-928-7026.
  5. Second Sunday after Christmas, January 4th... 8 and 10:15 services. All programs.
  6. First Sunday after Epiphany, January 11th... all services and programs.
  7. Wednesday, January 14th... 7 p.m. important Vestry Meeting for end of year wrap-up & finalizing Budget 2015
  8. Epiphany 2 Sunday, January 18th, all services and programs. Contemporary Worship with Baptism at the 10:15


Inside and Outside InsideOutsideSection

Looking for a healthy New Year's resolution?

Why not strengthen your spiritual-physical well-being?

Attend a four-part series of workshops being held at Christ Church 

on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 am.

  • Jan 24: Trace your spiritual Journey-where you've been and where you want to go
  • Feb 7: How does your image of God affect your spirituality?
  • Feb 21: Explore the connections among physical, mental, & spiritual health
  • Mar 7: Discover the benefits of having spiritual companions (group spiritual direction)

Attend any or all sessions-there is no charge, but a free-will offering will be gratefully accepted.  For more information or to register, contact Oscar Brockmeyer at 860-942-2934 or obbrockmeyer@snet.net. Registration is preferred but not required.

Workshop Leaders:

The Rev Oscar Brockmeyer is a spiritual director, mentor, trainer, and ordained pastor (UCC).  He has over twenty years of experience in this field. 

He will be joined by the staff of Quiet Corner Family Practice of Pomfret: Dr. Murray Buttner, Dr. Heather Sullivan & the Rev. Dr. Doe West who will lead the third session. 

 

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 January 2015

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