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Lent 2016

    Spring Ahead this Saturday night! Both 8 a.m. and 10:15 services will be in the Great Hall on Sunday. 

     Updates: Thanks for all your help in moving about 100 chairs into the Great Hall. We could not have moved ahead without all the support. Both services went very smoothly on Sunday. Over the next weeks we'll be "tuning up" the configuration to the make the space work for us. It's actually quite inspirational to have Hazel and Bill Kosche's amazing quilt as the main backdrop. This week we'll be doing Contemporary at the 10:15 in the GH but we'll be using a djembe not the drum kit.
     The Vestry voted on Sunday to proceed with two items, the flue repair with Flue Doctor which now has mostly been completed & to use Service Master out of New London as our cleaning company. Please note that we anticipate that everything will be covered by our insurance with whom we are in close touch. Thanks again to all who volunteered to help start the cleaning but that is not advisable at this time due to insurance oversight.  -Dave
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This Weekend
Items for Consideration or Prayer
Coming Up
Your Stewardship
Housekeeping
Extra: Stan & Ed
This Weekend

Friday, March 11th Nine6teen Rehearsal in the Great Hall at 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 13th: Fifth Sunday of Lent
8 a.m. Holy Communion (Dave, worship leader, celebrant & preacher.... Jane is away)
9:00 a.m. Choir Rehearsal
9:15 a.m. Chapel resumes in April (not sure where yet)
10:15 a.m. Contemporary Family Eucharist (Dave, worship leader, celebrant & preacher) Nine6teen, Church school, Teen program and Nursery. Blue Team for Coffee

Leaflet can be found here
Announcements can be found here
Readings link can be found here
Try this link to our Google Calendar
Here is a link to the hymns coming up through April 3rd

Deadline for April Courier is March 21!
 
March Courier with Calendar/Schedule is found here

February to June 2016 Coffee Team Schedule is 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. 
 
 
Church School Notes


This Sunday, 
We continue to learn about Moses in Church School; On Sunday our 4th and 5th grade students will have an Art workshop, while grades one through three have fun doing Drama!  Godly Play will explore the Faces of Easter.

We are looking for helpers with the Easter Eggstravaganza, and could use your help!  Please sign up with Nicole if you are able to be present on the day to help out in some way, or could drop off baked goods (large plain sugar cookies for decorating or decorated cupcakes). This event is always great fun!

You will find a poster and signup sheet for this event on the Church School bulletin board, or you can see me or Amy Landis if you can help out in some way or would like more information.  We hope to see many of our youth at this event, including teens (who are always welcomed to participate and help out!)

Here is your personal invitation to the Eggstravaganza always at 10 a.m. on Holy Saturday (and includes a telling of the Easter Story using Beulah Land felt figures)

Here is how you can help out with the Eggstravaganza. All we need to make it another fun event. 

Here is a  copy of the Church School Schedule coming up!

A link to the Church School Registration form.
 
Nicole Nichols, Church School Director
   My contact is 860-928-2155, or by email:  ccchurchschoolpomfret@gmail.com 
 
 
Teen Program Updates:


Rite-13 6 and 7th grades! They are painting their room to make it their own! 
The Rite-13ers are working on the Vine and Branches photo directory project and having fun meeting and other projects! 

J2Aers: Nightwatch at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine was a fun and informative night for our teens. See photo on the steps of St. J's above

YACers: "Confirm not Conform" session 3 in the long classroom downstairs.... for info contact Jen Ritzau: 
(Leaders also include Peter Mann and Donna Bessette, advising)
 
Current Teen Leaders Materials: 
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. Use as you see fit!
 
The Teen Program Registration Form is needed for each student so we can provide a consistent and safe environment for your young person. Thanks.  

Catherine Bastow
catherinebastow@sbcglobal.net
cbastow@rectoryschool.org
Items for Consideration or Prayer



First Take
Lent 5: The full text of the readings can be found at the Lectionary Website here
         Our passage from John's Gospel for Sunday reminds us that our human love/passion is part of a life-giving, sacred experience of God. Some mystics, healers and poets would argue that it must be, that all real love is of God. Here is a poem of George Herbert from the seventeenth century that expresses this so well:

 Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back, 
Guilty of dust and sin. 
But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack 
From my first entrance in, 
Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning 
 If I lacked anything. 
"A guest," I answered, "worthy to be here": 
Love said, "You shall be he." "
I, the unkind, ungrateful? 
Ah, my dear, I cannot look on thee." 
Love took my hand, and smiling did reply, 
"Who made the eyes but I?"
 "Truth, Lord; but I have marred them; let my shame 
Go where it doth deserve." "
And know you not," says Love, "who bore the blame?" 
"My dear, then I will serve." 
"You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat." 
So I did sit and eat.

Here's a link to reflections on the readings:
                     here is the Textweek Page for Lent 4C 
         
LentenWords: A Journey Together
Christ Church, Jane Hale and other churches in the area are working together on a "Lenten" collaboration. We've set up a new Facebook page called LentenWords there is a word posted everyday to all who have friended the page. Here is a link to LentenWords

A Lenten Study/Conversation around Science and Faith using Krista Tippett On Being interviews. this Monday March 14: Her Deepness, Messages from the Deep Oceans; March 21: Exoplanets and Love, Science that connects us to one another. All at 6:30 p.m. at the Rectory (Dave hosting). A possible showing of the movie, Interstellar, might be included with time and interest. Feel free to check out the website directly!

Our Diocese is reorganizing in an important way that affects us. The Diocese is now split up into Regions. We are in the Northeast Region (Deaneries are gone). Jane Hale is one of two leaders from our NE Region that is helping pull our 20 something churches together as new group. More can be read at this link. We will need a number of us to attend the first organizing meeting on April 22-23. 

Partners in Development, our trip coordinator for Guatemala, has just put out their newsletter for the late winter. Here  is a copy!

Spirituality with Oscar Brockmeyer.
Group Spiritual Guidance for those within and beyond the church. Oscar's schedule is found here. 860-942- 2934 orobbrockmeyer@snet.net for more information. 

Spirituality with Jane Hale: The Women's Spiritual Growth Group. The Next Meeting is 7-8:30 pm on Tuesday, March 22nd.  A time of spiritual and faith exploration, story-sharing, and celebrating our Sisterhood!  Contact Jane Hale at jclhale@charter.net. 

Pastoral Notes/Prayers: here is the full Prayer Chain for December, January and February.

Vine and Branches "Directory" Project
The Rite-13ers are continuing this project and we're taking photos at Coffee Hours. Thanks to Jim Goodwin and his help with photos. Thanks all!     


Coming Up
Saturday, March 12th, Spring Ahead

Sunday, March 13th, Lent 5: 8 a.m. and 10:15 services only. Dave is preacher and celebrant (Jane is away). Contemporary Service in the Great Hall

Monday, March 14th: 6:30 p.m. Science and Faith at the Rectory: Her Deepness: Messages from the deep oceans

Wednesday, March 16th, 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist
(weather dependent)

Sunday, March 20th, Palm Sunday: 8 a.m. and 10:15 services. Jane is preacher, Dave is celebrant/worship leader. Holy Week begins!

Monday in Holy Week, March 21st: 6:30 p.m. Science and Faith at the Rectory: Exoplanets and Love: Science that connects

Tuesday in Holy Week, March 22nd: 7 p.m. Women's Spirituality Workshop

Wednesday in Holy Week, March 23rd: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist

Maundy Thursday, March 24th: Taize'-style Table Eucharist: 6:00 p.m. at the Rectory (Soups & Breads). There is room for all.

Good Friday, March 25th: Our plan still is that the Chartres Labyrinth will be available all day until 9 p.m. in the Great Hall for a Pilgrimage Walk; the Good Friday Liturgy will probably be at 6:30 p.m. in the Great Hall as part of our Labyrinth observance.

Holy Saturday, March 26th: 10 a.m. The Eggstravaganza and the telling of the Easter Story in the Great Hall as well as outside; Rectory School Easter Chapel at about 4:00 p.m. (probably at the Tang Center)

Easter Sunday, March 27th: 8 a.m. and 10:15 Services. Jane is Worship Leader; Dave is Preacher 

Wednesday, March 30th: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist followed by B-fast at the Bean

Sunday, April 3rd: 8, 9:15 and 10:15 Services 
The Swenson baptism will be at the 10:15 service; The Vestry Planning Meeting starts at 12 noon.

Christ Church Online Google Calendar 
Your Stewardship!
Thank you for your generosity!

Stewardship: Visions and Ventures
It's that time; The Pledge Materials are available HERE as a downloadable copy of the written brochure. And HERE is a pledge card for 2016. Our goal is 95 pledges for $203,000. Thanks in advance.

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 the Planning Meeting beginning with Lunch on Sunday, April 3rd (no meeting in March)

Buildings and Grounds John Murphy has finished the outside foyer door on the church.

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 at 8 a.m. on March 28th here at CCPomfret to bring to the 1st Congregational Church of Woodstock (the Hill Church). Contact Pauline Phillips at Christ Church. CSO Committee meets periodically to recommend grants.
Extras!
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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