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Thursday Reminder July 2, 2015
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Pentecost 2015


Greetings from your church! 

Phone saga: The new date for an active phone number is July 14th. In the meantime our Secretary's cell number (Lora Erskine) will be an "office" number: 860-532-9740. Be ready to leave a message and she'll call you back.

Teen Leadership: We are making great progress. We are still hoping to find a couple perhaps another individual (male preferably) to work with the new Rite-13. Kim Bergandahl will be a leader and we're talking with another. Christine Carter is also willing to help with the fall start up of this group. Thanks. This LINK will allow you to explore further. 
In This Reminder
This Week
Items for Consideration
Coming Up
Your Stewardship
Housekeeping
This Week


 
Friday-Saturday, July 3-4th, Paige Billings Wedding at Christ Church, 
celebrant, the Rev. Virginia Army

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5th, 2015
8:30 Summer Choir Rehearsal (Summer choir so far, on July 5, 19th and August 2) Hymns: 716, 530, 671 & 616

9:15 Family Eucharist with the Rev. Jim Kellaway, guest preacher and celebrant
Nursery suspended until August 23rd
Coffee Hour on volunteer basis. See sign up on Parish Life Bulletin Board.

Readings are Track One, a link can be found here

Summer Courier can be found here
Summer Schedule and Calendar are found here

Steve Adams is "Warden on Duty" until July 14th!

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. 

Lay Eucharistic Visitors Team:  Steve Adams and Greg Nichols were sent out on Sunday. There are 4 more coming along later in August and the fall: Peter Mann, Woody Danenhower, Dayna Flath & Bruce Phillips. Perhaps there are others interested in this? Training is needed along with Background Check & Safe Church. The Safe Church Training will be at Christ Church on Oct. 3rd


Youth Sunday Photos!


 


 


 


 


 

Thanks all for a great season!

Starting in the fall Nicole Nichols will be the Director of the Church School. Congratulations and Thanks!


 
Teen Program Photos & Updates:


 

J2Aers: 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:  Von Conta-Koerner Scholarships Candidates: 

Grayson McCarthy, Megan Bastow, Hannah Archambault and Anna Fagan all presented inspiring and real Credos about their varied and fascinating "faith" journeys. Thanks to all!

Scheduled for August 2nd: Christian Adams & Hunter Malboeuf.


TeenLeaders
Teen Program starting in September: We are looking for folks who have a special sense of engagement with teens and are willing to do a lot of listening..... Kim Bergandahl has volunteered as a leader for Rite-13 (grades 6-7). And we are talking with one more. But we need a few more. Christine Carter will continue as a "point person" to participate in the work and prep new leaders. The upcoming Rite-13ers may very well need more support to become active.

Safe Church Training for all Teen Leaders that have not had it will be held at Christ Church on Saturday, Oct. 3rd. 


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

 














First Take
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, homily at 9:15 a.m.

The readings will be from "Track 1", the Gospel is Mark 4:35-41 
The full text of the readings can be found  at the Lectionary Website here

Special Mission Outreach
PID trip to Guatemala leaving early January of 2016. 5-8 folks already signed up. It costs about $1300 (includes airfare from Boston, etc.). We're thinking of $600 a person church subsidy 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. Our trip is not yet posted on the Partners in Development website. 

Spirituality Experiments.... with Oscar Brockmeyer.
Group Spiritual Guidance for those within and beyond the church. Here is an overview. Resumes in the fall!
860-942- 2934 orobbrockmeyer@snet.net for more information.

Vine and Branches "Directory" Project
The fifth-sixth grade (Christine & Philippa) started a 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. Jim Goodwin will be informally taking photos but feel free to send in a Selfie with your family to this email address! Here's the progress:


Coming Up














July - August:

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

Sunday, July 5th.... ONE Eucharist SERVICE at 9:15 a.m. the Rev. Jim Kellaway, Celebrant; Summer Choir Sunday; NOTE, the one service at 9:15 continues through Labor Day weekend! Steve Adams is "Warden on Duty"!

Week of July 6th-10th: Extra AA meetings in the church at noon time (the group at the South Baptist Church in Woodstock has to move for that week only)

Sunday, July 12th: 9:15 Eucharist Service with the Rev. Jim Kellaway, Celebrant; Steve Adams: "Warden on Duty"

Sunday, July 19th: 9:15 Eucharist Service with the Rev. Joan Phelps, Celebrant & Preacher; Summer Choir Sunday; Peter Lusa: "Warden on Duty"

Sunday, July 26th: 9:15 Eucharist Service with the Rev. Joan Phelps, Celebrant and Preacher; Peter Lusa: "Warden on Duty"

Saturday, August 1st: Dave back from Vac

Sunday, August 2nd: 9:15 Eucharist Service with Dave; Jane Hale, guest preacher; J2A Pilgrims Blessing Sunday! Summer Choir Sunday

Thursday, August 6th: J2A Pilgrimage to San Francisco

Sunday, August 9th: 9:15 Morning Prayer Service with Peter Mann and Bruce Phillips

Wednesday, August 12th: Pilgrimage Returns!

Sunday, August 16th: 9:15 Morning Prayer Service with Steve Adams and Barbara Anderson (Dave is with Nine6teen at the Federated Church in Cotuit, Mass.)

Sunday, August 23rd: 9:15 Family Eucharist & Baptism with Dave

Sunday, August 30th: 9:15 Family Eucharist with Dave

Sunday, September 6th (Labor Day Weekend): 9:15 Eucharist with Dave

Christ Church Online Google Calendar 
Your Stewardship!















 
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! 
Pledging and Donating Online:

(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
Dave's vacation starts on July 1st. No July Vestry meeting. August meeting postponed to the 19th!

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 Foyer has come down. Jim Houghton has been able to exclude the bats from the church. Other items still outstanding include rotten window sills in the office building and fixing the American flag that has gotten "stuck" again on the pine tree. Furnaces have been cleaned for next fall's season.

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

Outreach....  Next cooking for Community Kitchen on July 27th at the 1st Congregational Church of Woodstock (the Hill Church). Contact Pauline Phillips at Christ Church. CSO Committee meets periodically to recommend grants.
Extras! (When we have them!)
Dave Carter
Christ Church Pomfret
(Box 21) 527 Pomfret Street 
Pomfret, Ct. 06258

Feel free to contact us: christchurchpomfret@gmail.com

 
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