News & Events to Nourish Your Soul By
May 2015 Edition
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As a Faith Community, we have enjoyed working together, playing together and worshiping our Lord together.
We also mourn and comfort each other at times of great loss and sadness in our life. With a heavy heart, we honored the life of Rev. Taylor's wife, Deborah Taylor on April 25th in our little white church.
She meant much to our Congregation and to her family and the love was evident during the service remembering what a wonderful person Deb was to many different people.
Please keep Rev. Taylor and his family in your prayers and consider donating to
The Deborah Taylor Memorial Fund, c/o Farmington Bank, 253 Spielman Highway, Burlington CT 06013.
As always, there is much going on that requires us to come together...so read on and see what you can do to help this month. Thank you!
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Confirmation & Pentecost - Sunday, May 24th
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 Please join us in celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation and Pentecost Sunday on May 24th.
We have a rather large Confirmation class this year, so join us in this special day as our Confirmands receive God's Holy Spirit.
It is also Pentecost Sunday and Rev. Taylor asks that we wear something red to signify the birthday of the Christian Church.
We realize it is Memorial Day weekend, but we hope you can witness this special Sacrament and support all the hard work our CE Sunday School program put into our young adults! |
 Thank you for the toiletries left in the Covenant to Care box. These items are always needed for youth and children who are removed suddenly from their home or from a residential placement.
The annual DCF graduation party is coming up soon. I attended the party last year and it was very moving to meet so many impressive young people, working hard to improve their circumstances despite a lack of parental support. Covenant to Care churches were well represented and last year our church was mentioned for our support!
Like we did last year,
we're asking for donations of gift cards
which are used for door prizes for the graduates in
increments of $5 or $10 to places like Dunkin Donuts, fast food restaurants, CVS or other drug stores, Walmart, Target or similar.
If you are able to donate a gift card, please purchase them from the church's Scrip program in the Chapel Room after church.
They can be given to Holly Groleau, Holly Kaseta or Linda Sartinsky.
Thank you!
Linda Sartinsky
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Better Weather = Maintenance Needs
As the weather warms, we will need volunteers to help keep our property looking good. Please review and respond so the Business Committee can plan properly. Thank you!
Spring Clean up May 2nd, 8:30 am until 12 noon-ish
It is that time of year again and we would like to get all the "stuff" off our parking lot, lawn and around the church. If you can make it, even for an hour, please join us. Wear your yard-work clothes, bring a pair of gloves and any tools (shovel, rake, wheelbarrow) that may help.
We would also like to thank Supreme Forest Products for ONCE AGAIN making a free mulch donation with free delivery! If you have any mulch needs, please visit their location at Hinman's Lumber on Rt. 69 and tell them you are from the church. PLEASE SUPPORT this truly generous business as they have met our needs the past three years!
Lawn Mowing & Trimming Volunteers
We truly need to know who can volunteer time to mow and trim around the church. We use a riding mower for the Labyrinth and the area near the parking lot...and the new sidewalk that is being installed should allow us to do the front as well.
So far, only 4 volunteers have stepped forward. The grass is growing, so it's imperative we get a schedule made and
the more people we have, the less any one person has to do!
Please email ASAP if you can help so our Committee can make a schedule. Have a son or daughter needing community hours? This is a great way to get them and help us!
Are you getting a new tractor this year? How about donating the old one if it's in decent shape as our current riding mower has many hours on it.
All we ask is they have no major maintenance issues to avoid a budget buster issue!
Email us if you can help and/or donate a mower. Thank you in advance!
Check Writing Tips
Have you ever wondered if you NEED to use the old pledge envelopes? How about if you NEED to write a separate check for every week when catching up? Me neither, but here are some tips for those that do:
- You can make your check out to CCB, the bank is down with that!
- Put your Envelope # on your memo line to help our collection counters.
- If you do have 2 or more catch up weeks, just use the most current pledge envelope and write one check for the total amount (or put in all the cash). This will help the collection counters immensely!
- For a special collection, we suggest writing a separate check with the Envelope # and memo line notation in addition to your planned offering.
Do you have any other questions on this topic? Share it and we'll get you the right answer!
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A Distinguished Award from the Burlington Chamber of Commerce
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Tim Higley, 2015 Burlington Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Volunteer
We are so proud of Tim for being nominated and awarded this very meaningful award! All of us who know Tim can attest to how much he does for our Church and all he has given to the Cub Scouts!
As Business Committee chair, I value his dedication, insights and positive attitude he brings to all we do.
As a parent, I am thankful for his unwavering dedication to the Christian Education Sunday School program and our Youth. The Polar Express caroling bus was such a hit with our community!
As a friend, I am grateful for the helping hand he lends when we need to shovel, to mow or simply brainstorm a way to solve an issue.
I am proud to be associated with Tim and extend my thanks to all he has done for us.
I invite you all to the Awards Dinner on May 21st to show our support for Tim and other deserving award winners.
Click here for the Awards Dinner details and how you can get tickets. Once again, thank you Tim for all you do and the sacrifices you have made for others.
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We're Baaaaccckkk!! At Malerbo, that is!
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The Town of Burlington has given the OK for our church to run the concession stand this Spring.which runs from April 25th through June 20th (no games Memorial Day weekend, possible make-up on June 27th).
This fundraiser not only helps our goals, but allows the community to learn more about our church on a weekly basis.
Please click here to learn more about why we do this and how you can sign-up to help! This is a great community service opportunity for our Teens!
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Fundraising - Memorial Day Food Tent
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 As of this email, the plan is to do our Memorial Day Parade food tent in the AM.
In past years, we have sold egg & cheese sandwiches and baked goods.
Fundraising will finalize the planning and will share what our volunteer needs are later this month. The parade is now on Monday, so if you will be in town please consider donating your time in the morning. More news to follow, stay tuned! |
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Moderator Moment - Share a Little Bit of Your Time & Talent...Please!
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Find the numerous items shared at this meeting here, but we have a couple items we need help with now:
Video recording Rev. Taylor's Sermons - Do you have quality video equipment or know somebody that does? We need a volunteer to record a few sermons (nothing else, just the sermon) for posting to our website. Don't worry about the editing, we have a volunteer for that!
Please
contact Maryann Burns if you can help, have questions or have new ideas to share. Thanks!
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Be sure to check out the
Our Church Family
and
The Deacons' Bench
pages on our website as they share even more details on today's CCB news of importance:
- Scrips is a KNOWN WAY to raise money & reduce the deficit - Commit to our Church by committing to this program. See Maryann Burns to learn how easy it is to do.
- Enlarge the Choir - Walk-ins are welcome for all sections of the Senior Choir. Rehearsals are Saturdays 9 am to 10:15 am and Sundays 8:30 am to 9:45 am. You don't need to be a member of our church to be a member of our choir, you just need to like singing and not be intimidated by the commitment.
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Frank's Flix and The KC Sisters - SAVE THE DATE!
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Frank's Flix - Friday, May 15th !
This month Frank's Flix is happy to present
A Bug's Life (G, 95 minutes)!
Drop off is at 7 pm and you can send them in with dinner, if you wish.
Pick up will be at 9 pm.
We'll have popcorn and juice, but feel free to bring your favorite goodies as well.
As always, Frank's Flix movies are free but goodwill donations are accepted to replenish the Frank Parmer Fund which is dedicated to helping the children of our Congregation.
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Spring Music Series Concert
Save the Date!
"The KC Sisters" | Spring Music Series Concert | Sunday, May 17th @ 3pm Join us for a fine afternoon of music by The KC Sisters, five sisters ranging from age 11 to age 17 singing a wide variety of genres & styles.
This is a FREE CONCERT and open to all in our Community! There will be snacks and light hors d'oeuvres immediately following the concert and freewill donations are greatly appreciated. |
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 There are many opportunities to support, to volunteer and to help out this month.
I am fond of saying or writing "It takes a Congregation" as a play on "It takes a Village".
Take inventory of the needs, take a look at our building and grounds, take note of the different call for volunteers...then ask is there any way you can help physically, mentally or financially?
We need all three, so anything you can share will truly be a blessing from God. Thank you and enjoy the warm weather...finally!
Peace & Love,
Jerry Burns
Business Committee Chairperson
Digital Marketing & Management Chairperson
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