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Thursday Reminder for 
January 29, 2015
Christ Church Pomfret
  
In this email:
Saturday, January 31st
J2A Chili Cookoff starts at 6 p.m.
You can still have an entry! Just bring it!
Flyer can be found  Here
Note: Rite-13 is cooking their entry on Fri., January 30th!

Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
 2-1-15 (Year B)
Youtube postings

Stewardship
 
Flowers/ Memorials/ Thanksgivings.... 
 
Young People's Programs  
Church School Click Here 
Teen Program
Pilgrimage Deposits/Online Payments  Click Here 
 
Outreach
Rectory Students Service on MLK Day

Coming Soon 

Other: Inside and Outside 
Workshop on Spirituality & Health
starting (again) Sat. February 7th
                                            Click Here 
 
Our Website:

  

January 2015 Courier can be found  HERE 

February Courier will be posted soon


 

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Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 
February 1, 2015:ServicesSunday
8 a.m. H.E. Rite 1; Coffee Hour; 9:00 Choir Rehearsal; 9:15 Service with Dave and Nine6teen; 10:15 Family Eucharist, Coffee Hour with the Yellow Team

Leaflet can be found...... Here
Announcements can be found... Here

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 

Christmas 2014: Mary Did You Know
Christmas 2014: Mary Did You Know

Bluegrass Shoveling.... a little fun
Bluegrass Shoveling.... a little fun



   

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. Our possibly sign up for an online daily message. Here are a few samples:




 

         

  
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  

 

If 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 (smile.amazon.com)
Amazon.com will donate .5 percent of eligible purchases to Christ Church. Amazon pays these donations. You can still shop through your own account but Christ Church will benefit. Thanks!
 
 

  

Flower Memorials/ Thanksgivings:.... FlowersMemorialsThanks  

It's Epiphany season and 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 


 

Hope you all enjoyed some "fun in the snow" this week!!!


 

The Church School recognizes REBECCA HAGUE with a "Holy High-Five!" for being a peer role model during our Epiphany Cooking Workshop last Sunday!  Whenever Rebecca is with us, she brings a positive and respectful approach...  The cooking group was large and faced a few "cooking challenges" (including a need to return after communion for completion and clean-up), and Rebecca took it all in good stride!  

*Each Sunday, we welcome volunteers to suggest a "Holy High-Five!" recipient (pre-K through 6) for recognition of doing something positive for our Church School Community.

Our Epiphany workshop cycle concludes this week with Cooking for 1st and 2nd graders and Legos for 3rd and 4th graders.   The Godly Play group will ponder "The Great Pearl".  The 5th and 6th graders have only this Sunday to finish preparing for our "Bible Jeopardy & Games" on February 8th... Mrs. Carter, Mr. Battye and Mrs. Paquette would love to see a good turn-out from the 5/6 group this week!

Our Offering Basket has been rather empty these last few weeks... PLEASE help us fill it with non-perishable foods, toiletries, detergent, etc. (A list of suggested items is available downstairs.)  In-store "Buy One Get One" specials offer a way to help others without additional expense.  Thank you for helping your child to participate in community outreach!


 


 


 


 

Housekeeping:
 

We have initiated new Behavior Protocols to maintain a positive and safe learning environment is maintained for all!  We have three basic guidelines clearly posted in all rooms downstairs:  "Be Safe", "Be Respectful", and "Have Fun".  We strongly encourage parents of children who attend Church School to talk about why these rules are important.  The directors and volunteers will be reviewing them with students over the next few Sundays, and we hope to keep open the lines of communication between home and Church School.  Your support is appreciated- Come talk to us anytime!


 

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.

  

Thanks so much to Lori Moran for her donation of Legos.  We still welcome any offerings of unwanted 'generic' pieces, platforms, and minifigures!  The more we have on hand, the more groups we can include in these activities, and the more creative the children can get with them.  Please bring donations to Amy or Nicole, or leave them in the office!  (If you wish, we may be able to provide a charitable donation form for tax purposes.) 


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.


 

  










Teen Program .... TeenProgramNew 

  

Hi everyone! 

Coming up.....


 

Rite-13 & J2A meet on Sundays regularly.... 

The Chili Cookoff is this Saturday evening, January 31st, the night before the Super Bowl. We need everyone's help. Rite-13 is making a chili on Friday night as an entry in the competition. J2A is "running" the event with the help of Dee Dee and available leaders and parents. Both Pomfret School and Rectory School are making chilis for entry. 
There are 4 categories: Meat; Meat with Beans; Veggie; Miscellaneous. 
You can enter by replying to this email, signing up on the White Board in the Great Hall or in the Office. 
Here's another look:


 
YAC meets as scheduled. 

Dee Dee Markes 
Pomfret Healing Center & Spa 
79 Mashamoquet Road 
Pomfret Center, CT 06259 
860.963.0846  860.617.7996 
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 to help parents stay current. 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. 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)


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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 the Contact and Organizer for this ministry. She can be contacted: HERE

Rectory Students & Faculty clearing out our grave space on Martin Luther King service day!




 
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 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. Saturday, January 31st, the J2A Chili Cook-Off at 6 p.m.
  2. Epiphany 4 Sunday, February 1st, all services and programs (note: new Coffee Hour Team Schedule goes into effect)
  3. Saturday, Feb. 7th at 9:30 a.m. Spirituality & Health #1, postponed from Jan. 24th
  4. Epiphany 5 Sunday, Feb. 8th, all services and programs
  5. Wednesday, Feb. 11th, 7 p.m. Vestry
  6. Last Epiphany, Sunday, Feb. 15th 8 a.m. 10:15 services only. The Rev. Jim Kellaway is guest preacher and celebrant while Fr. Dave and Christine are away for 4 days (up in the air right now)
  7. Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras "Upside Down" Night: 5:30 p.m. mask-making & breakfast for dinner. Ends round 7 p.m. 
  8. Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18th.... Early Service at 7:30 a.m. and Ashes-to-Go all day in the Office.
  9. Saturday, Feb. 21st, 9:30 a.m. Spirituality & Health #2
  10. Lent 1, Sunday, Feb. 22nd, all services and programs. Church First & Contemporary Music at the 10:15; Sandy & George Groom are guests at the Adult Forum (Wales and beyond)


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.

  • Feb. 7: Trace your spiritual Journey-where you've been and where you want to go (postponed start date)
  • Feb. 21: How does your image of God affect your spirituality?
  • Mar. 7: Explore the connections among physical, mental, & spiritual health
  • Mar 21: 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)