This Sunday, June 5, Ruth Everhart will lead the adult education class at 9:30 and will be the guest preacher for the 11:00 worship service. She is a writer and Presbyterian pastor who has been serving churches for more than two decades. The author of Chasing the Divine in the Holy Land, Ruth is also an avid blogger and frequent speaker on topics related to spirituality, such as pilgrimage and healing from sexual violence.

Rev. Everhart currently lives in the Washington DC area with her family. For the adult class, Ruth will discuss her newest book, Ruined which will be available for purchase in August. "Told with astonishing candor and unflinching honesty, Ruined is an extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey that begins with an unspeakable act of violence and ends with tremendous healing and profound spiritual insights about faith, forgiveness, and the will of God." - excerpt from Good Reads

Last Chance To Take The C.A.T.!

Have you finished your Congregation Assesment Tool (C.A.T.) yet? The Survey closes this Monday! We need your input! Go to this link and take the survey as soon as possible. It should only take 20 minutes, or less. Your survey identity is completely anonymous, so please be brutally honest. The Congregation Assessment Tool will help the Session and congregation plot our course for the future. This feedback is vitally important for Warner to be at its best in serving God, our faith community, and those beyond the community. Laptops and iPads are available after worship for those who do not have access to a computer.

Help Support Our Music Program

Music is an integral part of worship at Warner Church. It ushers us into service, calms and inspires us during the worship hour, and sends us off into a busy workweek with blessings and joy. The music and worship commission manages to provide this beautiful service despite working on a very limited budget. Please consider honoring the music at Warner by offering, in addition to your generous giving, a gift from the heart just once this month. It could go a long way to supporting the music program and "right sizing' our budget.

Spaces Still Available For The Church Retreat!

All Church Retreat at Camp Letts: A Get-Away for All Ages!

Where: Camp Letts, near the Chesapeake Bay in Edgewater, Maryland

When: 7:30 pm Friday, June 10 through 7:30 pm Saturday, June 11

Activities: swimming, canoeing, hiking, renewing your spirit

Cost: $60/person, covers lodging Friday night and three meals on Saturday or $40/person for Saturday only (no more than $120/family)

Vacation Bible School!

Sign up for Warner's VBS, June 27-July 1, 9:00 to Noon. The theme for this year is "Come to God's Table Where All Will Be Fed". During the week, along with Bible lessons, music, recreation, and snack, the children will be preparing to present the musical, Stone Soup as the culminating activity on Friday. Registration and brochures for children can be picked up outside of the C.E. Office or downloaded at www.warnermemorial.org.

Follow Warner on Facebook!

Warner's facebook page has 1,000 people following it. That means that 1,000 people from all over the world now receive posts from Warner on a regular basis. Recent posts have included a photo album of Warner's new RainScaping, music by George Strait, innovative outreach efforts, and a story about a Presbyterian church using wind power. Visit us on Facebook to see lots of church event photos, and content from PCUSA, National Capital Presbytery, Presbyterians Today Magazine, Naked Jesus, Christianity Today, Faith on the Fringe, LCYC, Stephen Ministry, and our local community. Join our 1,000 followers and like, comment, and share Warner with the world.

Serving On Sunday

Guest Preacher: Rev. Ruth Everhart

Parish Associate: Rev. Laura Hollister

Liturgist: Bill Burns

Ushers: Dawn Rhine, Claudia Stalker, Chris Robins, June Eakin

Music: The Sanctuary Choir, Bell Choir

Deacons for the Day: John Morris, Tiff Carroll

Serving Communion: Carol Andresen, Susan & Jim Bresee, Bill Burns,

Karen & Tim Cook

Sunday Morning Counters: Brad Hill, Susan Middleswarth

Greeter: Stacey Koff Fellowship Hour: Team 5, led by Kline and Moody,

includes Koch, Koff, Kramer, Letizia, Luff, MacDonald, Stalker and Gorman

Upcoming Events

This Sunday we collect our Deacon's offering. The Board of Deacons not only cares for members of our congregation but also the larger community through donations to Mid-County United Ministries, Rainbow Place, and grocery cards for folks seeking aid from the church office.

Grab a bite to eat and join Andrew Och in the Common Room this Sunday after worship for an author talk about his book, Unusual For Their Time: On the Road with America's First Ladies.

The Thursday morning Bible study has concluded. Thank you for coming. We hope you can join us in the fall.

Team 4 will host fellowship hour next Sunday, June 12. Team 4, led by Geiger and Aspiras, includes Andresen, Harvey, Hill (Brad), Lawrence Hill, Hollis, Jackson, Jaquette, and Kirchhoff. Contact your team leader(s) if you have any questions. If you are not currently assigned to a team and wish to join one, please contact Sue Burns.

Show your love for the less fortunate of the area by bringing food for the "For I Was Hungry" barrel this Sunday. The MUM (Mid County United Ministries) pantry is in particular need of cereal, 1 lb. bags of rice and cans of black beans.

When is the time we need God's love the most? Of course, we need that love every second of every day. But there are times when His love is especially precious to us: when we are seriously ill, or we lose a loved one, or life becomes to confusing that we do not know where to turn, or when depression sets in. Our congregation has trained lay people, Stephen Ministers, who offer a ministry of Christian caring. To find out more about Stephen Ministry, please speak to Barbara Jaquette or Rev. Hill.

Contact Info

Warner Outreach & Fellowship Commission Outreach@warnermemorial.org