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Thursday Reminder September 10, 2015
An Online Ezine
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! 

Take a look at the new Kitchen Floor now that it has been sealed and waxed! 




Saturday, September 12, 2015
8 a.m. Set up for the Breakfast
8 a.m. and on-going Weeding/ Clearing out the Playspace for the start of Church School

 
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 13, 2015

8 a.m. Holy Communion (Jane Hale, preacher)
9 a.m. Welcome Home Breakfast
9:15 a.m. Rectory Chapel
10:15 Family Eucharist: Jane Hale, preacher; Dave Carter Celebrant
Church School, Teen Program and Choir

The Leaflet can be found here
The Announcements can be found here
 
Deadline for the October Courier is September 21 

Readings are Track One, a link can be found here

REVISED September Courier can be found here
September Calendar/Schedule can be found here

The September '15 to January '16 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 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 at Christ Church on Oct. 3rd is now definitely ON! 9 a.m. to about 4 p.m.

Here is a link to the Diocesan Safe Church Trainings for other options:
 
 
Church School Notes

 

Welcome Home Sunday, September 13th, Breakfast at 9 a.m. followed by the return of the 10:15 service! 
 
     Thanks to the volunteers who have offered to help out this fall.  We had a great meeting last Sunday, and volunteer information has been sent via email to all.  (Let me know if you would like a copy of the classroom schedule, though it's still undergoing some last-minute revisions!)  Here is a copy of the fall Workshop Schedule, Sunday by Sunday. The next CS Committee meeting will be September 27th after church.
      We are looking good for a few more volunteers and would love to see some new folks come aboard for Potter's workshops and Godly Play.  Newer families in church are welcomed to "jump in" by just coming down and observing a classroom (not necessarily your own child's!) to get a sense of what we do and to experience how rewarding children's ministry really is at our church!
      I hope to see many of you on September 13th at the Welcome Back Breakfast!  I will be at the top of the stairs next to our bulletin board with new Registration forms to be completed, and will be happy to greet the children and answer questions.

Welcome back to your Church School!!!

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
 
Teen Program Updates:




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. Here is the invitation!

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!

Current Teen Leaders: HERE is a link to find PDF copies of all the different group materials. Note that the main item for each group is the manual of lesson plans that your team of leaders can use as they work for you!
 
Safe Church Training is required for all Teen Leaders that have not had it (Training at Christ Church on Saturday, Oct. 3rd is definitely ON! But here is a link to the Diocesan Schedule for other options:
 

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


 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Take
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost and the preacher at the 8 and 10:15 services is Jane Hale. She also comments below:

Our Scripture readings for this week include Proverbs 1:20-33, Psalm 19:7-14, James 3:1-12, and Mark 8:27-38.  Combined, they ask the age-old questions: "Who is God?"  And "What does it mean to serve God?"  Some of the responses are nothing short of shocking!  Who do you say God is?  How might we, as individuals and as a community, be called to participate in what God is doing in the world?

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

Lay Eucharistic Visitors Updates
We've already launched this program on a very limited basis with Greg Nichols and Steve Adams being the first trained and who have the required Safe Church training. The other four interested folks are Dayna Flath, Bruce Phillips, Woody Danenhower and Peter Mann. Safe Church Training is definitely scheduled here for Oct. 3rd, 9 a.m. to about 4 p.m. Other opportunities can be found at the Diocesan website..... see link above.

Special Mission Outreach
PID trip to Guatemala is now scheduled for January 10th. 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 posted on the Partners in Development website. It's time to get organized! In the next 2 weeks Dave will be sending out an Email blast to those who have expressed an interest in going along with a snail mail letter. Participants need to make their own deposit of $650 in their name to PID (and let us know). We will match it with church funds of $650! The deadline for signing up is October 10th.

Spirituality with Oscar Brockmeyer.
Group Spiritual Guidance for those within and beyond the church. Oscar's schedule begins the first week of October and is found here. He is offering Spirituality Workshops on second Saturdays in the morning, a conversation entitled "Spirituality for the Second Half of Life" on third Thursdays in the afternoon, a "Spiritual Companions" Group on first Tuesdays in the evening.
860-942- 2934 orobbrockmeyer@snet.net for more information.

Spirituality with Jane Hale: The Women's Spiritual Growth Group:
We are excited to launch a new adventure in faith formation for women!  We hope you'll join us from 7-8:30 pm on Tuesday, September 29th in the Christ Church library for our first monthly gathering of the Women's Spiritual Growth Group:  a time of spiritual and faith exploration, story-sharing, and celebrating our Sisterhood!  No experience necessary, just bring yourselves.  (Plenty of laughter and snacks included!)  Interested? Questions? Contact Jane Hale at jclhale@charter.net. 

Nine6teen, our Christ Church House Band will be at the Crossings Brew-Pub on Friday, September 18th at about 8 p.m. playing a bit of the old, some new but all good! Here
is a link to the Crossings on the web. (The do need to update their entertainment list)

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September- October:

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 at 9 a.m., Church School and Teen Programs begin. Breakfast between the services! Jane Hale is Preaching, Dave is Celebrating
First Rectory Chapel service for the season.

Thursday, Sept. 17th: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist; B'fast at the Bean

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 and programs in session 

Thursday, Sept. 24th: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist; B'fast at the Bean

Saturday, September 26th.. CSO Dinner! All are invited. This event will benefit the Day Kimball Hospital Chaplaincy: Here are details: CSO Dinner

Sunday, September 27th... All services scheduled... Contemporary Service at 10:15 with a double Baptism (the Lee family) Jane Hale, preacher

Thursday, Oct. 1st: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist; B'fast at the Bean

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

Thursday, Oct. 8th: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist; B'fast at the Bean

Sunday, October 11th: 8 a.m. and 10:15 Services only. Jane Hale, preacher

Christ Church Online Google Calendar 
Your Stewardship!















 
Nicely done video. A number of personal takes on sharing and giving, the stewardship of our lives from the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia
Nicely done video. Personal stories of sharing and giving, the stewardship of our lives,
from the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia


Thank you for your generosity!

It's almost that time again to begin thinking about next year's budget, next year's program & ministry. The Budget Committee will be meeting in early October. The Vestry and Stewardship Committee have been thinking about how we want to do a little more to explore being good stewards, and more, how we can "grow" our program offerings and interests to benefit our community.

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 October 14th at 7 p.m.

Buildings and Grounds John Murphy is pricing out the rotted window replacements around the Library, the downstairs chapel & in the hallway outside the Library; Other jobs pending: Roofing and Chimney items; Drying out the basement of the parish hall (muggy end of summer)

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 September 28th at the 1st Congregational Church of Woodstock (the Hill Church). Contact Pauline Phillips at Christ Church. CSO Committee meets periodically to recommend grants.
Extras!

Becca Stevens preaching at General Convention in July
An extraordinary message that comes from her own challenging journey of faith:


Our new Presiding Bishop preaching at the conclusion of General Convention. Bishop Michael Curry has been elected for a 9 year term in office.
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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