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The Tower
Weekly Newsletter of Second Congregational United Church of Christ Week of June 21, 2009 Contents of this issue: The Celebration of Worship This Week’s Calendar Summer Soup Kitchen--Save the Date Rummage Sale Returns! Summer Choir---It’s Back! Tower Hill Update 160 Years ~ Second Congregational Church ~ 1849-2009 Fund Raiser Game Day Recap Last Chance for Next Week’s Adventure Club Words from the Moderator Sabbatical Send-Off Potluck Sunday, July 5 Campbell’s Soup Labels and Box Tops wanted Crocodile Dock Vacation Bible Experience Prayer List Taking Care Campaign Update
The Celebration of Worship
Sunday, June 21, 2009
9:00am – Koffee Klass 10:00am – Worship 11:15am – Coffee Hour
Sermon The Rev. Dr. J. Michael Solberg “Building a Community of Reconciliation” Scripture: Matthew 6:9-14, Matthew 5:23-24
Music: Paul Laprade, director Organ Bob Bates, organist “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” Bach “Rigaudon” Campra Vocal “Amazing Grace” arr. Van Camp Marge Maynard and Anne Stratemeyer, vocal duet
This Week’s Calendar
Sunday, June 21 9:00am – Koffee Klass 10:00am – Worship 11:15am – Mission Board 4:00pm – Softball Practice Monday, June 22 11:00am – Boys & Girls Club 11:30am – Adventure Club 5:30pm – 2 Con Basketball Tuesday, June 23 11:00am – Boys & Girls Club 7:00pm – Softball Team I 7:00pm – Softball Team II Wednesday, June 24 11:00am – Boys & Girls Club 1:45pm – Staff Thursday, June 25 11:00am – Boys & Girls Club 6:00pm – Governing Council 6:00pm – MELD Friday, June 26 11:00am – Boys & Girls Club ________________________________________________________________
Summer Soup Kitchen--Save the Date
Second Con’s Soup Kitchen Ministry Team will be heatin’ up the kitchen at the Jubilee Center on Saturday, July 25. We will be putting together a team of preparers and servers and cleaner-uppers that will work from 10:00am to about 1:00pm. Whether you’re a regular team member (like Sandra Villafuerte and Felipe Campa) or someone who would like to try it out just once, we have a space for you. If you can participate in feeding the hungry in our church neighborhood, please call the church office and leave your name with Mary. Thanks! ________________________________________________________________
Rummage Sale Returns!
Rummage Sale Returns! August 8 is the date of our annual sale to raise funds for The Haitian Project. Some of this year’s profits will buy more classroom books to complete a set started by our adult mission group. Please note: Because we will need to use the aisle through the “catacombs” between Gordon Chapel and the dining room during sanctuary construction, we ask that you wait until closer to the time of the sale to bring items to the church. Start cleaning those attics, basements, and closets! Let’s make this the best sale ever!!!! _______________________________________________________________
Summer Choir---It’s Back!
For those who like to sing in the pews, in the choir loft, or in the shower, you are invited to be a part of the Summer Choir on Sunday, July 5. We’ll get together at 9:15am in the choir room (right above Gordon Chapel, so we won’t have far to go), learn one piece, and sing the anthem during worship. This will be E-A-S-Y! If you want to sing a part, you can; if you don’t, you can fill out the melody. No robe, no commitment beyond this one day, not even for the second Summer Choir Sunday on August 9! Questions? Contact Marge Maynard at 633-9089. _______________________________________________________________
Tower Hill Update
Remember that our church is heading to Tower Hill, in Sawyer Michigan, July 10-12. We still have camping space and room in the hall if people are interested in coming. For those already signed up for this event, there will be a meeting during Coffee Hour on June 28 to pick rooms for the hall, order meals, discuss travel plans etc. Please plan to attend. ________________________________________________________________
160 Years ~ Second Congregational Church 1849-2009
From the collection of 1st Congregational Church. Some of the people of 1st Cong. joined our church around 1917 when 1st Cong. closed.
Ladies fair, and gentlemen too, List the greeting I bring to you. One and all, both great and small, Invited are to First Cong’s lecture hall, To celebrate each one’s birthday party. Congratulations are ready, sincere and hearty. A dainty token is sent herewith, To hold as many pennies as years you do live. May your years be what they will, The more the merrier the bag to fill. If bashful you are your years to tell, Put in a round sum, that does as well. Be sure to come, Don’t stay at home. But join in the fun The seventh of Jun(e). At supper a feast For all, great to least. Then music will charm you, Birthday parties can’t harm you, Come for pleasure in tune The first Friday in June. ________________________________________________________________
Fund Raiser Game Day Recap
Thank you to all of those who attended and participated in our Swim Mike Swim fundraiser fun day last Sunday. The exact count is not in yet, but we know we raised something over $1,200 to contribute to the building of a new school in Angola. Particular thanks go to Karen Hill, who organized the event, to the Board of Deaconesses for preparing and serving food, to Pete Fuller who did the grilling, to Wes Hegge who helped set up and did much of the cleanup, to our many youth who also helped set up, to the many boards who provided baskets for the raffles, to all of you who contributed funds to the basket raffles and the dunk tank, to Kathi Ferrero for media releases and, last but not least, to those who put in their time as dunk tank targets. ________________________________________________________________
Last Chance for Next Week’s Adventure Club
This coming Monday, June 22, the Adventure Club is traveling to Byron Forest Preserve. We leave church at 11:30am and return at 4:00pm. Lunch is provided and the activity is free. Please contact Becky ASAP if you are interested in your child going on this trip. _______________________________________________________________
Words from the Moderator
Last week I began to talk about the governance of our church. I detailed the membership and responsibilities of the Governing Council and the Executive Committee. I did not take the space to list the members of these bodies, but you can find those names posted on the bulletin board just west of the church office. There are eight Standing Boards that have representation on the Governing Council and that report to the Governing Council. These include Trustees, Deacons, Deaconesses, Membership, Music, Missions, Christian Education and Fellowship. While the work of each of these boards plays an important role in the vitality of our church family, the Board of Trustees has perhaps the broadest responsibility.
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the general supervision of the financial and business affairs of the church, has the care and custody of the property of the church (subject to the direction of the congregation), may (directed by the congregation) implement additions or improvements to our physical facilities, may enter into lawful contracts on behalf of the church, and may mortgage, encumber, sell and convey any real or personal property of the church (upon majority approval of the Governing Council and ¾ approval of members present at a regular or special congregational meeting). The Board of Trustees shall also oversee the receipt and disbursement of all funds held by boards, committees and subcommittees of the church.
There are 12 members of the Board of Trustees. These include the Vice Moderator, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer and nine additional members elected by the congregation for staggered three year terms. Only members of the church may serve on the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees elects its own chair person and meets monthly (currently the second Wednesday of the month at 5:00pm). Several subcommittees report to the Board of Trustees, and I will highlight those next week.
Please be aware that the minutes of meetings of the Governing Council and of all standing boards are available for your review in a binder on the shelf just below the defibrillator cabinet outside the church office.
Dick Nielsen, Moderator ________________________________________________________________
Sabbatical Send-Off Potluck Sunday, July 5
Pastor Solberg will leave on July 7, and we will send him off with a celebration and potluck dinner after worship on Sunday, July 5. Several members have volunteered to provide main course dishes. You should bring a dish to pass. Also feel free to bring any signs, posters, balloons, etc. to help wish Mike and his family good bye, good luck (especially with the swim) and a safe return. Plan to join us for this festive event. ________________________________________________________________
Campbell’s Soup Labels and Box Tops wanted
Campbell’s Soup Labels and Box Tops for Education, which appear on a wide variety of products, are truly appreciated by the Montessori Magnet School on N. Rockton Ave. Campbell’s Soup Labels seem to appear on an ever increasing variety of soups. All of them are gratefully accepted, and can be placed outside the office window, separated from the aluminum tabs. Thanks very much for your support! _______________________________________________________________
Crocodile Dock Vacation Bible Experience
July 20-23 from 11:00am-4:00pm Please call Becky or the church if you are planning for your child to attend. Registration forms can be found on the church secretary’s desk on Sunday mornings. ________________________________________________________________
Prayer List (Additions to the prayer list are always welcome – please help keep members of the congregation praying for each other.) = In thanksgiving for the uniting in marriage of Sandra Villafuerte and Felipe Campa here at Second Congregational last week. = In thanksgiving for God’s presence with us as we continuously seek to be God’s people in the world today. = In thanksgiving that Eric Glenn’s lymphoma has been declared to be in remission. = In thanksgiving for the generosity of the congregation with the Taking Care Campaign, and in hope that even more folks will contribute to help us complete the whole project. = For people in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Congo, Sri Lanka, and other places where violence destroys lives and communities. = For people in our community, country, and elsewhere, who are facing difficult times financially, especially those dealing with unemployment. = For Mary Beth DeWall (Alice Uphouse’s daughter), now receiving treatment for cancer. = For Sally Hoff, recovering after surgery to address a broken leg after a horse riding accident. = For Steve Etheridge, recently hospitalized. = For Kim Kaniewski, a friend of Sarah Holliday, dealing with difficult health concerns. = For Harold Halsted, dealing with health concerns. = For those in our congregation dealing with cancer. = For those serving in the military and their families, especially Jeremy Burkholder (son of Steve and JoAnn Burkholder) stationed at Fort Lewis, WA; Hannah and Matt Gomoll (grandchildren of Phyllis Severson), stationed in Iraq since August; and Paul Marvell (brother of Mike Marvell), now in Iraq. = And for all those in long-term care facilities, and at home, who are not able to be in worship regularly: Austinette Akerman, Minnie Ballam, Charles and Nancy Bert, Marylin Erickson, Dorothy Essington, Margaret “Peg” Gross, Dusty Lawton, Ruthann Lenard, Ruth Lyddon, Maybeth Martin, Mary Mohr, Helen Ray, Phyllis Severson, Ruth Todd, Ruth Tower, Anne Turner, Mary Waldecker, and Nancy Weingartner. ________________________________________________________________
Taking Care Campaign Update
The pews are out of the Sanctuary! The work has begun! Between the congregation and the foundation we have thus far pledged $153,028. We still need about $11,000 in congregation pledges to pay for the whole project. We are very close. Let’s get any outstanding pledges in and finish our campaign. Once again, for those who have pledged, your support is extremely gratifying. Thank you very much! The list of pledgers is below, and new pledgers since last week are in bold type.
Pledgers to “Taking Care” Campaign:
Almquist, Clare McCarthy, John Archer, Jennifer McClelland, David & Kathy Armstrong, James Memorials Ctee. (Robert Heil Memorial) Ax, Ruth Miller, James & Darlene Ax, William & Maryanne Miller, Warren & Virginia Baker, Jay Anne Mohr, Mary Ballam, Minnie Moore, Stephen & Janet Bates, Bob Morse, Helen Beckman, Ruby Mulford, Keith & Mimi Bennett, James Murray, W.L. & Julie Blake, David Nielsen, Richard & Gloria Boline, Peter & Ann Noel, David & Arlene Booher, Craig Olson, Richard & Karen Brown, Connie Oshita, Linda Brown, Jim Paterson, Katy Chamberlain, Gerald & Jackie Patrick, Sue Claeys, Jeanne Pennow, Walter & Joyce Conde, Dale & Sylvia Phillips, Doug & Karen Crumb, Wanda Picchioni, Peter & Carol Crumb-McBride, Catherine Picchioni, Zan Delmore, James & Kristine Pickens, Jamie & Amy DeWaters, John Pierce, Don & Betty Dickinson, Elizabeth Pippel, James & Diane Dickow, Carl Raup, Ann Diehl, Judy Reese, Jean Dundore, Marvin & Jerry Lu Reinold, Aaron & Sarah Eggers, Gordon & Georganne Riddle, Darlene & Timothy Eggleston, Edward & Carol Riddle, Joanne Elliott, Jan & Sandy Riplinger, Kurt & Diane Erbe, Stephan & Becky Rundquist, Richard Ferrero, Mike & Kathi Russell, Shannon Finch, Jeff & Deana Ryan, Martha Frankfort, Philip & Leslie Sahlstrom, David & Carol Freeman, James & Laurie Schemel, Lynn Fry, Charles Schleter, Everett & Janet Fry, James & Diana Schlicher, Gen Fry, Norman & Collette Schroeder, Nancy Fry, Pauline Schuette, Roger Gambino, Barbara Shelden, James & Norma Green, Elaine Short, Barbara Groff, Kenelm & Sue Showers, Steven & Peggy Hall, Sheryl Smith, Lillian Haskell, Teen Smith, Steve & Ortiz, Leo Hegge, Wes & Holly Snap, Donald & Arlene Heil, Elsie Solberg, Michael & Janine Herro, Bob & Jean Stratemeyer, Mark & Anne Hill, Dwight Thayer, Donald & Jamie Hill, Karen Thayer, John & Marilyn Hodorowski, Joseph & Nancy Thrift Shop Hoff, William & Sally Todd, Ruth Joachim, Peter & Peggy Tolodxi, Steve & Linda Johnston, Jack & Joanne Turner, Ann Kayser, Elsie Turner, Phil & Paula Laprade, Paul & Kirsten Weingartner, Nancy Larsen, Jean Weller, Stuart & Dimmis Larson, Alan & Jean Westcott, Dorothy Lindsey, Beverly Wheeler, Robert & Betsy Lyons, Jane Whitcher, Shirley Markley, Faye Whitehead, John & Beverley Martin, Matthew Widergren, John & Darry Marvell, Nancy Williams, Audrey Mattison, Kathryn Wyatt, Craig & Judith Maynard, John & Marge Youman, Ben & Kristine |
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