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Easter Season 2016

Christ Church Parish Life 
Mom's Day Breakfast 
starts at 9 a.m. tomorrow. 
Come one and all. 
Peter Mann and crew are cooking up 
some good stuff!        

The J2A Rummage Sale 
raised over $3600. 
Thanks so much to all who came out! 
Many thanks to Dee Dee Markes who led the operation this year and last.
All income goes towards 
the Pilgrimage in 2017!
This Weekend
Sunday, May 8: Easter 7
8 a.m. Communion (Dave, celebrant & preacher; Jane is away)  
9:00 a.m. Choir Rehearsal
9:00 a.m. Mother's Day Breakfast
9:15 a.m. Rectory School Chapel (Dave)
10:15 a.m. Family Eucharist  (Dave, celebrant & preacher; Jane is away) Church School, Nursery, Teens.  
No Coffee Hour after the service!

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 through May

Deadline for June Courier is May 23rd
 
May Calendar/Schedule is found here

May Courier articles are 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

From the Passover Seder, courtesy, Jim Goodwin


This Sunday, 
Godly Play will be "wondering" together.  Grades 1-5 will be working on the next Feasting on the Word lesson. All ages will meet downstairs for our usual chapel gathering time.

Please remember to encourage your child to participate in our weekly offering of nonperishable goods.  A list of suggested items can be found on the table at the top of the stairs. Let's try to fill our basket in these last few weeks of Church School!

The Vestry Liaisons, Dave, Jane, Committee and Friends gathered on May 1st for a planning meeting for next year. We're thinking "smaller" can be better as it allows more in-depth time for nurturing and formation. But it does need to be "tuned". Here are some of the "experiments" we are going to be working on for the next academic year:

1) Organize the year into terms and special events and have it posted at least 2-3 months in advance
2) Continue a "one room school house" format with the Director providing most of the educational resource, the lessons will be available before-hand in the Reminder
3) Go to a "Team" approach. 8 Teams of 4 adults each with one "Captain" to provide support for 2-3 Sundays in a row (About 5 Sundays for the whole year) We already have a pool of up to 40 folks who help out in the Church School.
4) Simplify the Pageant (ideas forth-coming)
5) See if we can broaden the number of adults engaged in the program
6) Train at least one person interested in Godly Play to rotate with existing teachers

We'll be contacting parents and folks who've been involved for the past 2 years as contacts. Here is a link to our original one page overview that was used at the meeting. Thanks!

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! 
Thanks to Christine Carter for leading us in a Seder Meal last Sunday.The Rite-13ers are also working on the Vine and Branches photo directory project! 

J2A: Parents who have not completed the survey should do do by following this link: Survey Monkey for our Pilgrimage

Parents and young people. Here is the link that Ginger emailed to everyone on the possible trips. It's an overview of the North American pilgrimages. Check it out. 

J2A: Regular Meeting Downstairs. Thanks so much for all your efforts! But especially Dee Dee who did extra work on this project!

YAC: "Confirm not Conform" continues as scheduled.... for info contact Jen Ritzau: 

Teen Pilgrimage Fundraisers... May 15th: Car Wash
 
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
Coming Up

Sunday, May 8th, Last Easter: 8, 9:15 and 10:15 services. Mother's Day Sunday

Wednesday, May 11th: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist; Vestry meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 14th: 11:30 a.m. Joe Crawford's Memorial

Pentecost Sunday, May 15th: 8, 9:15 and 10:15 services. J2A Car Wash; the Rev. Kathryn White is guest preacher and celebrant at later service while Dave is downstairs with Church School.

Tuesday, May 17th: Women's Spirituality at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 18th: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist followed by Breakfast at the Bean

Saturday-Sunday, May 21st-22nd: Relay for Life at the Woodstock Fairgrounds (12 noon to 12 noon)

Sunday, May 22nd: 8, 9:15 and 10:15 Services. Contemporary Sunday (last of the season)! Stay-tuned Nine6teen may be playing at Relay.

Monday, May 23rd: Cooking for Community Kitchen

Wednesday, May 25th: Healing Eucharist followed by B'fast at the Bean

Sunday, May 29th: 8, 9:15 and 10:15 services. (Memorial Day weekend)

Wednesday, June 1st: 7:30 a.m. Healing Eucharist followed by B'fast at the Bean

Saturday, June 4th: Galante Celebration of Marriage

Sunday, June 5th: 8, 9:15 and 10:15 Services; Youth & Choir Sunday followed by the Parish Picnic out back! Moonbounce, Cookout, Burgers/Dogs, Potluck salads, Ice Cream Sundays. Thanks for all your help this year!

Wednesday, June 8th: 7:30 a.m. Last Healing Eucharist & B'fast at the Bean for the season

Christ Church Online Google Calendar 
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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