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Thursday Reminder May 21, 2015
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Pentecost 2015


Greetings from your church! As we near the conclusion of the two year cycle of teen leaders we are very much interested in finding a new group of adults who can help continue this vital program. If you have interest in this important work this LINK will allow you to explore further.
In This Reminder
This Week
Items for Consideration
Coming Up
Your Stewardship
Housekeeping
Extras!
This Week


 

Pentecost, May 24th, 2015
8 a.m. H.E. Rite 1
9:00 Choir Rehearsal
9:15 Rectory School Chapel with Chaplain Will and Nine6teen 
10:15 Family Eucharist & Baptism (Luke Tyler); Choir Sunday!; Coffee Hour with the Blue Team; Church School and Teen Programs as scheduled. 

Leaflet can be found here

May Courier can be found here
Deadline for June Courier is now!

Coffee Hour Team Schedule to June 2015 can be found Here 

Pastoral Emergencies or to put someone on the Prayer Chain please call the office.. 860-928-7026 or Dave's Cell Phone, 860-608-7632. 


In the Church School:

If your child is attending the Heifer Field Trip this Sunday and you have not signed permission slips and waivers, please call or email Amy ASAP! An email reminder went out last week to those who already signed up but have not yet completed all necessary forms.  (Amy also has information if you are interested in chaperoning.)   There is still space available for a few pre-K through grade 6 children, at no cost to you! Young people should come prepared to be outdoors in relaxed clothing. 


 

here is the flyer for the Fieldtrip. Thanks.


Christ Church School Co-directors, Amy Landis & Nicole Nichols
 
Teen Program Notes:



Rite-13ers: Looking ahead, on May 31st, the Rite 13 will run the service at church, so please have your children come as often as they can between now and then. (This is also the final Contemporary Service for the season)

 

J2Aers: 10th Annual Rummage sale made about $3300! On to San Francisco! Dedication Sunday is August 2nd. At that 9:15 service we expect all our Pilgrims and leaders to be present. Jane Hale will be our preacher.


 

YACers: Active Graduating Seniors: It's that time for making an application for the Von Conta-Koerner Scholarship. DEADLINE: this Sunday, May 24th!

Remember that applying for a scholarship includes a commitment to address the church by giving a Credo Statement on a Sunday in June. Application can be found here


TeenLeaders
Teen Program starting in September: On Sunday, May 31st we will have a special meeting in the Library at 11:30 for those who have already agreed to be Teen Leaders and those who are simply interested. Again we are looking for folks who have a special sense of engagement with teens and are willing to do a lot of listening! The curriculum for Rite-13 (grades 6-7) and J2A (grades 8-9) is comprehensive and interesting. We are re-viewing our YAC program for those who have finished the Pilgrimage (grades 10-12) and are thinking about steering it more towards outreach projects.


Dee Dee Markes 
79 Mashamoquet Road
Pomfret Center, CT 06259
860.963.0846 860.617.7996
deedeespa@charter.net
 
Items for Consideration
The Labyrinth

 








First Take
Pentecost Sunday, homilies at all services.

The readings are Acts of the Apostles 1:1-21 (the coming of the Holy Spirit on the disciples), Psalm 104, Romans 8:22-27 (Paul's sense of the Spirit already at work within us) and our Gospel is from portions of John 15 and 16 (Jesus' promise to send the Advocate who will empower the disciples to recall his words but also hear and know new things)
The full text of the readings can be found  at the Lectionary Website. HERE

For some of us Pentecost or Whitsunday is a favorite Sunday. The theme of the Holy Spirit descending like fire upon the disciples and propelling them out the door and into the street where they encounter the "life" they find there seems to correspond with the "new spring life" we are finding all around us, both the expected and the unexpected, leafing trees, buds and blossoms. Perhaps that is what we yearn to know in our own hearts and minds at this time? Perhaps that is the fruit of the Spirit we hope for? Dave

Adult Forum Experiments!
Do we want more conversation on the readings, or on current national or international issues and how they relate to who were are as Christians, or local issues? Speak to Dave or return email.

Special Mission Outreach
Mitzi Davis has reserved 10 spots in a PID trip to Guatemala leaving on January 2nd or 3rd of 2016. 4 folks already signed up. It costs about $1300 (includes airfare from Boston, accommodations, food, etc.). We're thinking of $600 a person subsidy from the church from the Special Mission. Can you do $700? This is a medical and building project mission trip. Here is the website! Here is a PDF about the base price before airfare and some general instructions. You will need inoculations for Guatemala as well. Our trip is not yet posted. 

Spirituality Workshop Experiments.... 
Spirituality Workshops with Oscar Brockmeyer.
Group Spiritual Direction as well as One on One work to anyone in the community within and beyond the church is available. Here is an overview. He is also starting a Tuesday evening group on May 26th at 7 p.m.. 860-942-2934 orobbrockmeyer@snet.net for more information.

Vine and Branches "Directory" Project
The fifth grade is planning a wonderful vine and branches art-piece with the support of Judy Busse and Cyndi Sturni (our artists). It's right in the hallway on the way to the church. We'll put up household photos all along the painted vine. Feedback? Here's the original mock-up:

Coming Up














May-July:

Sunday, May 24th, All Services, Luke Tyler's Baptism at the 10:15. It is also Choir Sunday! Memorial Day Weekend

Thursday, May 28th, 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist

Sunday, May 31st, All Services, Contemporary Eucharist at the 10:15 (last of the season). The Rite-13ers are helping run the service! (final Rectory Sunday Chapel of the season)

Wednesday OR Thursday, June 3rd- 4th, Healing Eucharist... TBA

Saturday, June 6th, Spiritual Practice with the Rev. Oscar Brockmeyer in the Great Hall

Sunday, June 7th, 8 and 10:15 Services, Youth Sunday at the later service. Parish Picnic at 11:30!

Saturday, June 13th... Nine6teen at the Bean, 8 p.m., Fundraiser for the Deary Fund sponsored by Longmeadow Automotive!

Sunday, June 14th... 8 a.m. and 10:15 services

Saturday, June 20th, Ranhoff-Salo Wedding at CcPomfret

Sunday, June 21st, 8 a.m. and 10:15 services. Baptisms at the later service.

Sunday, June 28th, 8 a.m. and 10:15 services. Bryce Hesler Baptism at the later service!

Wednesday, July 1st: Dave's Vacation Begins.

Saturday, July 4th, Paige Billings Wedding at 4:30 p.m.! The Rev. Virginia Army, Celebrant


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Your Stewardship!

















How your gifts are "invested"!
It costs about $28,000 a year for the administration of the church which includes the salary of our secretary, Lora as well as internet, phone, xerox, supplies and bookkeeping services. 
Thank you for your generosity!

Stewardship: Visions and Ventures
Your pledge remains the most important source of income for us to continue our ministries, by far. Thanks! See to the right, both pledge materials and a pledge card download. Right now our Pledged Income is $190,000. Thank you!
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 the Christ Church easytithe donation site you will need to go through this button, here 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: 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. Link is Here Thanks! 
Housekeeping



















Flowers
Sign Up Master List is posted to the left of the office door. You can sign up there, call the office (928-7026) or respond to this email to Make a Memorial or a Thanksgiving for a loved one ($30/Sunday). We are in the season after Pentecost: Flower donations are encouraged. There are always applications for flowers in the back of the church ($30).

Vestry Notes
Next Vestry meeting is June 10th. We will review our mid-year budget, repair items that need to be addressed, plans for the summer. Dave's vacation starts on July 1st. No July Vestry meeting. August meeting will be chaired by available wardens as Dave will be on the J2A Pilgrimage. 

Buildings and Grounds
Our current plan is to repair the floor in the kitchen around the dishwasher over the summer as a volunteer initiative (Rich DiBonaventura). We have some roofing work to do where there was winter damage on the church roof outside the Sacristy (the Roofing Store). The Roofing Store is also checking re-newed leaking in one of the Rectory chimneys. The snow blower went off to Tractors to Trimmers for oil change and tune up. We have received some quotes for work on the organ which we are currently sorting through; Dennis Patton is helping assess this with the Foley Baker company. Still to go, plumbing items in the upstairs Rectory bathroom and a blown pipe in the wall (sounds bad, probably is not as the access is from the basement). There is part of an ash tree down on the north end of the property to be taken down. Tim Bates will be back soon to work on one of our graves out back that had winter damage.

Shawl Ministry:
 Blessed shawls on the back table in church (fill out the log book). We have had a number of folks respond with thanks after receiving one of the shawls. Rebecca Patenaude, Coordinator
Sunday Gifts for Access.. Suggested Sunday morning donations: canned vegetables, canned protein (chicken, tuna, ham, beans and etc.), pasta, deodorant and 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner. List? Click Here

Outreach....  Next cooking for Community Kitchen on June 21st (no CK in May) at the 1st Congregational Church of Woodstock (the Hill Church). Contact Pauline Phillips at Christ Church. CSO Committee meets periodically to recommend grants.
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Christ Church Pomfret
(Box 21) 527 Pomfret Street 
Pomfret, Ct. 06258

Feel free to contact us: christchurchpomfret@gmail.com

 
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