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Thursday Reminder for 
January 8, 2015
Christ Church Pomfret
  
In this email:
 
First Sunday after the Epiphany
 1-11-15 (Year B)
The Procession of the Kings at Communion
 Coffee Hour Team Schedule to June 2015
 
Stewardship
 
Flowers/ Memorials/ Thanksgivings.... 
 
Young People's Programs  
Church School (Pageant photos & 
Youtube Clips) Click Here 
Teen Program
Key Reminder to J2A Parents
Pilgrimage Deposits/Online Payments  Click Here 
 
Outreach

Coming Soon 

Other: Inside and Outside 
Workshop on Spirituality & Health
starting Sat. January 24th
                                            Click Here 
 
Our Website:

  

January 2015 Courier can be found  HERE 

Deadline for February Courier is January 20th!
 

Twitter
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Our Google Calendar..... Can Be Found Here 
 
 
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First Sunday after the Epiphany, 
January 11, 2015:ServicesSunday
8 a.m. H.E. Rite 1; Coffee Hour; 9:00 Choir Rehearsal; 9:15 Service with Chaplain Will and Nine6teen; 10:15 Family Eucharist with Dave, Coffee Hour with the Blue Team

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

Coffee Hour Team Schedule from February 1st to June 2015 can be found HERE

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..... 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: 


(Note: when you wish to access your Christ Church easytithe account you will need to go through this donation button on the Reminder or on the website. It will not work on the easytithe site directly. That log in is for account managers.)


 

Amazon Smile Program
Amazon.com will donate .5 percent of eligible purchases to Christ Church. Amazon pays these donations. You do not. 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:


 

This Sunday our Epiphany workshop cycle begins!

Grades 1 & 2 will be doing an art activity that explores "following the (Epiphany) star" to create a banner for display, and grades 3 & 4 and our Godly Play preschoolers & kindergarteners will 'wonder' about the sacrament of Holy Baptism in their workshops (we are having a Baptism in church on the next Church First Sunday, January 18th). 'Special Guests' in Church: Our chapel crèche is now "complete", with the addition of the kings and their camels. The Three Kings' arrival on Epiphany this past Tuesday will be represented in costume, procession, and song as the children arrive in church for the Holy Eucharist on Sunday!


 

Pageant & the 2 p.m. Christmas Eve Service


 

Pageant videos. 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 just okay. 


 

The Kings & Entourage 2014
The Kings & Entourage 2014

Gabriel, Mary, Joseph & Roman Soldiers 2014
Gabriel, Mary, Joseph & Roman Soldiers 2014


 

The Friendly Beasts 2014
The Friendly Beasts 2014


 

Angels & Shepherds 2014
Angels & Shepherds 2014


 

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 using a new curriculum called "Building Faith Brick by Brick" this winter.  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.....


 

Rite-13 & J2A return to meeting regularly.... 
 
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.... An Important Reminder to J2A parents: An Invoice to each family is being mailed this week to help parents stay current with the Pilgrimage. As of January 25th families are responsible for making a deposit of at least $500 (with the last $250 due in March). Dee Dee has to buy the tickets to San Francisco within a month or so. Please make checks out to Christ Church and put on the memo line: Pilgrimage Deposit. If you would like some scholarship made available for you, please email or talk with Dave. ONLINE payment options for the Pilgrimage below. (note: payment #1 can be made more than one time if you would like smaller installments, same with #3 and you can combine payments or put in larger amounts for any)



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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OutreachSection

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 is now the Contact and Organizer for this ministry! She can be contacted: HERE
 
Access Food Items... Suggested Sunday morning donations: canned vegetables, canned protein (chicken, tuna, ham, beans and etc.), pasta, deodorant and 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner. Monetary donations 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! There is also a Fuel Assistance program.  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 is temporarily suspended. The umbrella organization is currently working on a new site.
Coming Soon 
January- February, 2015 ComingSoonSection
  1. First Sunday after Epiphany, January 11th... all services and programs.
  2. Wednesday, January 14th... 7 p.m. important Vestry Meeting for end of year wrap-up & finalizing Budget 2015
  3. Epiphany 2 Sunday, January 18th, all services and programs. Contemporary Worship with Baptism at the 10:15
  4. Annual Reports Deadline, January 19th
  5. Saturday, January 24th, Spirituality and Health with the Rev. Oscar Brockmeyer
  6. Epiphany 3 Sunday, January 25th, all services and programs followed by the Annual Meeting at 11:30
  7. Saturday, January 31st, the J2A Chili Cook-Off
  8. Epiphany 4 Sunday, February 1st, all services and programs (note: new Coffee Hour Team Schedule goes into effect)


Inside and Outside InsideOutsideSection

Looking for a healthy New Year's resolution?

Why not strengthen your spiritual-physical well-being?

You're invited to attend any or all of 

a four-part series of workshops being held

at Christ Church 

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. A flyer with a little more information is 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 Team Schedule to June 2015

Coffee Hour Teams Updated 11.14

Job Application

Church School Registration 2014-15

Teen Program Registration