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Thursday Reminder August 27, 2015
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Pentecost 2015


Greetings from your church! 

New Phone Number at CCPomfret: 860-315-7780

In This Reminder
This Week
Items for Consideration
Coming Up
Your Stewardship
Housekeeping
Extras!
This Week


 
Kitchen Construction Nights Done! 
Thanks to all the help.... especially Rich DiBonaventura and his special guest "crew"! We are complete a day ahead... no help needed tonight. Thanks also to Peter Lusa who started on Monday, Glen Archambault and Hank Hague as well as Woody Danenhower who were Tuesday and Wednesday crew.
We're now ready for the professional installation on August 31st!

 

 
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 30, 2015
 
9:15 Family Eucharist Celebration with Dave 
Jim Dehls on piano; Nursery available; Hymns are 423, 291, 344 and 574

Church School Committee meets at 10:30 in the Library
New J2A Leaders Meeting in the Teen Rooms at 10:30

The Leaflet can be found here
The Announcements can be found here
Summer Schedule & Calendar through Sept. 6th can be found here

Summer Coffee Hour sign up on main Bulletin Board 
Deadline for the October Courier is September 21 

Readings are Track One, a link can be found here

Summer Courier can be found here
 
The Fall-early Winter Coffee Hour Team Schedule can be found here
 
Pastoral Emergencies or to put someone on the Prayer Chain please call the office.. 860-315-7780 or Lora's cell phone above Or Dave's Cell Phone, 860-608-7632. 
 
 
Lay Eucharistic Visitors Team:  Steve Adams and Greg Nichols are currently commissioned. Others scheduled to help out in the fall. The Safe Church Training will be at Christ Church on Oct. 3rd, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  
 
 
Church School Notes

 

Welcome Home Sunday, September 13th, Breakfast at 9 a.m. followed by the return of the 10:15 service! 
 
One workshop leader, student "Shepherds," and a Godly Play substitute Storyteller and Doorperson are being sought for September!  Grade-schoolers will learn about Daniel through a rotation of workshops including Drama, Legos, Storytelling, Movie, Science and Computer. Godly Play students (pre K- K) will learn about Creation.   If you would like to know more about these volunteer roles or can help out in any way, please contact Nicole at 860-928-2155, or by email:  ccchurchschoolpomfret@gmail.com 
 
On October 4th, there will be a special program with Chris George, Executive Director of IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigration Services).  We would like to help the people this organization serves by collecting new or gently used linens (towels & bedding) and personal care items (toothbrushes, hair combs & brushes, etc).  These are items people need right away when they go to temporary housing, and usually do not have.  Please leave your donations in the box near the Church School bulletin board.  Thank you for your support! Donations list can be found here
 
The Church School Committee will meet briefly in the library after church on Sunday, August 30th for a quick review of fall schedules and assignments. 
 
I am very excited as preparations for a new year get underway!
Nicole Nichols, Church School Director
 
Hope you're all enjoying your last week of summer!
Nicole

 
Teen Program Updates:





 
 

New J2A Leaders meet this Sunday, August 30th at 10:30 in the Teen Room!

The Bi-annual Teen Program Celebration Dinner on Saturday, September 19th (this is also the Candle-Lighting Ceremony and first Overnight/Lock-in for the new J2Aers and their families). This event is a Celebration of our Teen Program in it's entirety so all Teens and their families are invited! Pasta/ both regular and gluten-free. Please bring a veg or dessert to share! It's a cool event and we only do it every other year.

Rite-13 is the "first" of the 3 Teen Program groups and includes young people moving out of the Church School into their "teen" years: 6 and 7th grades! The leaders for this group are Kim Bergandahl and Greg Nichols (Christine Carter will be advising this group in the fall). The Rite-13ers are helping cook the meal for the Teen Program Celebration on September 19th and then again helping to serve at the CSO dinner on September 26th! We hit the ground running! We're looking forward to it.

J2Aers:.... Pool Party at the Hales for all new J2Aers on September 6th at 11:30 a.m. 
We're looking forward to the new J2A group (coming up from Rite-13). The opening dinner for the TEEN PROGRAM and the Candle Ceremony for the new J2Aers and their families is Saturday, September 19th. The new J2A Leaders include Amy Nunes, Ginger Lusa & Adam Squires who are the point persons for this leadership team (there are three other more part-time leaders: Brian Smith, Steve Adams & Cyndi Sturni)
 
YACers:  YACers traditionally help do a scavenger hunt for the new J2Aers... are you up for it? We're also trying to find the clues used in the past to save time. Contact Jen Ritzau asap if you wish to help & if you have more info: 
The Leaders starting to work on program looking ahead to collaborating with the returning Pilgrims. Jen Ritzau is a point person with support from Peter Mann and Donna Bessette, advising). Note.... the YAC group this fall is essentially identical to the returning Pilgrims who will be meeting with their outgoing leaders to plan a Pilgrimage Report for presentation on a weekend evening OR a Church First Sunday.
 
TeenLeaders 
Teen Program 2-year cycle is on: Our program leadership is looking good right now but if you have a "care for Teens" we could certainly find a place for you to participate!
 
Safe Church Training for all Teen Leaders that have not had it will be held at Christ Church on Saturday, Oct. 3rd, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
 

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

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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

The readings will be from "Track 1" and include the Song of Solomon reading, Psalm 45: 1-2, 7-10 and Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15 & 21-23. The reading from the Song of Solomon is a beautiful passage from the Apocrypha and is often read at weddings. The author composed a lovely poem that begins with a celebration of the beloved's youth and exuberance and continues with his invitation to live into a great adventure together.

The full text of the readings can be found  at the Lectionary Website here

Special Mission Outreach
PID trip to Guatemala is probably leaving January 10th now. 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. 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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August - September:

Sunday, August 30th: 9:15 Family Eucharist with Dave
Church School Committee and J2A Leaders meet at 10:30 a.m. (CSchool in Library, J2A in Teen Room)

Sunday, September 6th (Labor Day Weekend): 9:15 Eucharist with Dave; J2A Pool Party at the Hales at 11:30 a.m., new Leaders with new J2Aers.

Saturday, September 12th at 8 a.m. Set up for the Breakfast in the Great Hall; Weeding and Cleanup at the Playspace next to the GH.

Sunday, September 13th: Welcome Home Sunday, 8, 9:15 and 10:15 services, Choir Rehearsal, Church School and Teen Programs begin. Breakfast between the services!
First Rectory Chapel service for the season.

Friday, September 18th...around 8 p.m.: Nine6teen will be playing at the Crossings in downtown Putnam.. oldies, goodies, newies.

Saturday, September 19th... TEEN PROGRAM Celebration Dinner for all Teens and families (Pasta/Sauce with Potluck on Veg and Dessert) included is the J2A Opening Ceremony for students and parents as well as first overnight with leaders. Rite-13ers and YACers and encouraged to help out (see Teen Program above)

Sunday, September 20th: All services! Tentative Baptisms scheduled for the 10:15 service.

Saturday, September 26th.. CSO Dinner!

Sunday, September 27th... All services scheduled... Contemporary Service at 10:15

Saturday, October 3rd: Safe Church Training at CCPomfret, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, October 4th: All Services. A special visit from Dir. Chris George of IRIS

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 (860-315-7780), or Lora's cell phone (above) or respond to this email to Make a Memorial or a Thanksgiving for a loved one ($30/Sunday).  Flower donations are encouraged. There are always applications for flowers in the back of the church ($30).

Vestry Notes
Next Meeting is September 9th at 7 p.m.

Buildings and Grounds
The kitchen subflooring is already complete and the professional install date is Monday August 31st. 

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 August 24th 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!)
Short Videos from the Pilgrimage:
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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