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Youth Sunday is here! Join us for a special 1st Sunday in Lent at 9:30am and 11:00 am.
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MESSAGE FROM PASTOR JON
Dear Friends and Members of Ark and Dove,
It has been a great week in the life of our community. Shrove Tuesday was a wonderful gathering. A special thanks to the many people who made this meal possible. I was privileged to begin my Lenten journey with so many of you in our small groups and in our Ash Wednesday service. Our faith journeys are deepened as we come together to eat, share, and worship. Let us continue to walk together in faith this Lenten season, such as in our Wednesday Taize services at 7 pm.
This Sunday is Youth Sunday! This congregation takes to heart what Jesus taught us about learning from our children and youth. The LOGOS children, the LOGOS youth, and the confirmation class have been and are working hard to put together a meaningful service of worship. They have made banners, put together songs, written and learned prayers, learned to be ushers and AV techs, worked on sermons, and more. Our worship is that much more meaningful when our children and youth not only worship with us, but also lead us in worship. I look forward to seeing you Sunday!
And while we're on the topic of children and youth, we are having a brief meeting following the services this Sunday to get our children and youth Summer 2016 opportunities on your calendar. We have some great things planned.
As you will see as you scroll down, we are a bustling and busy congregation. God is moving in and through us. I hope you will come to our Annual Congregational Meeting on February 21. There we will reflect and discern what God has been doing and where God is leading us. We'll have a potluck meal at 5 pm, of course, and we will begin our meeting at 6 pm.
Let us continue to walk the way of Jesus, in this building, and into a world needing some good news.
Peace,
Pastor Jon
jgnelson1985@gmail.com
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VERSE AND PRAYER
...you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
~ 1 Corinthians 3:23
O God, you come to us in Jesus Christ and call us to be his disciples. May we respond to your call. Draw us into the church community of Christ's followers. Help us to know that in Christ you have broken down the barriers that separate us from others. May we be joined to others and join with others in serving Christ. By your Holy Spirit shape us and reshape us in the image of Christ so we enact his love in our lives and in the life of the world. Make us your faithful disciples. In Christ's name. Amen.
-from our Lenten Small Group Book
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This Sunday is Youth Sunday!! The kids have been working SO hard! You will hear a beautiful piano and cello duet and amazing singing from our Joyful Noise choir and our LOGOS groups!
The Adult Choir continues to work hard on Lenten and Easter music, and on our big project for June,
Mass of the Children by John Rutter. If you'd like to join us, feel free to come on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30
Love,
Rebecca
rebeccaebell@gmail.com
This Sunday is Youth Sunday!! That means that every part of the service will be led by our congregation's young people. And when I say everything, I mean: sermon, musical groups, children's message, ushering, banners, readings, and all of the many many parts that go into worship in every service.
In the music, we have several groups leading, with the LOGOS middle school and high school groups leading the contemporary songs! Just like any service, please stay all the way until the end to honor all of their hard work!
See you Sunday!
Mark
mark.edwards.guitarist@hotmail.com
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ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
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ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday, February 21st, 6:00 - 8:00pm
To be preceded by a potluck dinner at 5:00.
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YOUTH SUNDAY
This Sunday, FEBRUARY 14TH
Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. ~ 1 Timothy 4:12
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER 2016
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SUMMER 2016 MEETING ON SUNDAY Brief meeting for Children and Youth Summer Opportunities immediately following both services!
VBS (Vacation Bible School) -
J
uly 31st through August 4th
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MEETING TIMES FOR LENTEN SMALL GROUPS
Mondays 7-8:30 pm; 2/22 through 3/21
contact: Linnie Girdner, lkgirdner@comcast.net
Vaughn Brown, vlbrownjr@verizon.net
Wednesdays 10-11:30 am; 2/10 through 3/16
contact: Jon Nelson, jgnelson1985@gmail.com
Wednesdays 7-8:30 pm; 2/10 through 3/16
contact: Lindsey Walker, lindseyraewalker@gmail.com
(child care provided)
Thursdays 7-8:30 pm; 2/11 through 3/16
contact: Jon Nelson, jgnelson1985@gmail.com
Fridays 6:30-8 pm; 2/12, 2/26, and 3/11
contact: Kim Champagne, kim.champagne@gmail.com
Sundays 11 am; 2/14 through 3/20
contact: Betsy Baer, bbaer1216@aol.com
Jon Nelson, jgnelson1985@gmail.com
Sundays 12:15 pm; 2/21 through 3/20
contact: Tim Stern, TimS10@aol.com
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FELLOWSHIP We all love to eat and to stand around and chat Sunday after service. We would love to have you sign up to help out! Here is the
LINK to sign up! Questions? Amy Benson, ajbenso@hotmail.com
Job description for each Sunday snack provider:
- Bring several snacks for the table (muffins, cookies, fruit, bread, goldfish crackers, donuts, juice - the possibilities are endless)!
- During the last song of the 11:00 service, set up all the snacks on the table in the lobby. (Coffee and tea will already be there from the 9:30 service.)
- Clean up the snacks after worship (about 30 minutes or so after end of service) including emptying the coffee pot and any other drinks.
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MISSION MINISTRY MEETING Are you interested in shaping the mission ministry at Ark & Dove? Please come to the next mission ministry planning meeting on
Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:00pm in the Ark & Dove room. We'll focus on brainstorming and dreaming where we'll take our mission endeavors now and into the future. Childcare can be provided; please contact Christine as soon as possible if needed. Christine Caufield-Noll, Mission Elder, ccnmission@outlook.com, 410-960-2479.
CAP WEST COUNTY'S FOOD PANTRY Featured item for FEBRUARY is SOUP (tomato soup in a carton, mushroom soup in a carton, etc.). Please drop off food items in the Mission Zone bin. Thank you for your donations!
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TAIZE WORSHIP At the mid-week meditation service on February 17, Paul and Laura Doughty will lead the music and Kim Champagne will guide us in a meditation. Come and explore worship and discipleship by singing and praying together on Wednesday at 7:00. PaulDoughty/padough@verizon.net
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MEN'S FELLOWSHIP GROUP The next meeting is
tomorrow, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016, from 8:00am-10:00am, at the Nautilus Diner at 1709 Transportation Drive, Crofton. We will have a private room, and they are prepared for separate checks. Please share this with other men in the congregation. Please RSVP to me (we have 20 rsvps so far).
As with past meetings, a member of the congregation will be making a short informative presentation. Paul Doughty has agreed to speak. Paul will be presenting "Nuclear Disarmament and Me," where Paul will be giving a personal account of his trips to Russia in the mid-1990's when he served as an inspector under the Start II Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
We'll also be letting you know when our behind-the-scenes visit to the Kennedy Center will occur this Spring. See you tomorrow! Josh Ederheimer, joshuaederheimer@aol.com.
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FRIDAY NIGHT WOMEN'S DINNER
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FEBRUARY WOMEN'S DINNER AT NAMASTE The next women's dinner will be held on
February 19th at 6:30pm at Namaste Indian Restaurant in Crofton. Please sign up using this
LINK or by contacting Christine Caufield-Noll (caufch01@yahoo.com, 410-960-2479).
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CELEBRATE ARK AND DOVE FAITHFUL FRIDAY, a flashback in pictures! Have a picture you'd like to share? Send it our way admin@arkanddove.org.
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SHARE YOUR TIME AND TALENTS AT ARK AND DOVE Are you looking to get involved at our church? Would you like to serve somewhere but not sure where best to use your gifts? All members and visitors are invited to complete a time and talents survey. What is that? It's a brief survey that lists the many ministry activities at Ark and Dove where you can share your time and talents. The survey takes about five minutes to complete and the results will be shared with our elders and deacons so that they can contact members and visitors who have expressed an expressed interest in serving in ministry areas. Completing the survey does not make any activity an obligation or commitment, just an expression of interest. So take a look and see if there is something you might want to explore further to serve God and our congregation. Click on this
LINK and you can complete the survey online. Questions? Please contact, Donna Anderson, donna.anderson30@aol.com.
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EQUIPPING THE SAINTS is looking for people to volunteer to either join the meal team or just to coordinate (or cook) one of our remaining dinners. If you love to cook - you can cook a meal. If you don't love to cook - you can order a meal. If you love to volunteer - this is a wonderful way to do it. If you're interested in joining our razzle dazzle ETS team, please contact Amy Carskadon, amy.carskadon@gmail.com.
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NEW MEMBERS INQUIRERS CLASS
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NEW MEMBERS/INQUIRERS CLASS Saturday, February 27th, 8:30am thru 12:30pm. Please join us for a New Members/Inquirers Class where you can meet other people who have been visiting Ark and Dove and enjoy breakfast and fellowship. This "no obligation" class is just for you if you want to learn more about Ark and Dove and what it means to be a member. We'll provide breakfast and childcare. Hope to see you there! Sign-up sheet in the lobby, or email Donna Anderson, Outreach and Connection Elder, donna.anderson30@aol.com.
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HOLY WEEK FLOWERS The Flower Team is accepting donations for Holy Week flowers and palms. The suggested donation is 5-10 dollars. Forms are available in the church bulletin and in the lobby. If you have any questions, please contact Paula Griggs at paulagriggs32@gmail.com or 443-510-6687.
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 PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for Jim Lewis: Donna Anderson's brother-in-law, Tom Brown; Peggy Ziegler's dad, Charles Campbell; Debbie Bate's husband, Steve Bates; Dot Forloines; Dot Bruno; Kirsten Seidler; Aimee Schafer; Sarah Stern; Kelly Burnett's sister, Colleen, and brother; Amy Stavely's grandmother, Ruby Countryman; Nora Chidlow; Florence Myers; Lester Dabbs; Briah Ryan; Melissa Beaudry's mother, Donata Zartman; Nancy Gatdula; Henry Duncan; Stan Houck; Ann Hirschy; Jason DeVono; Karen Dodson's brother, Dennis; Anne Marie Rosenthal's mother, Barbara Winkler; Christian Noll's father, Craig Noll; Les and Garry Dabbs' aunt, Dot Bobak; Effie Hubbard's brother, James McCarron; Charlotte and Mike Davie's friend, John Scholl; Amy Tardiff's cousin, Brenda; Helene Marchand-Stancil's parents; Rob Yeager's grandmother; Tammy Wright; Ron and Pat Stanton's brother-in-law, Pat Stanton's brother-in-law, Ken Hare; Tony Hoxie's and Lindsey Walker's friend, Rashaan Paine; and Corinne Baker and Corinne Baker's brother.
THE LOVE AND PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION go out to Christine Connally and her husband Reggie on the death of Reggie's mother, Bobbie Dixon.
PRAYERS OF LOVE AND SUPPORT for two young adults who are addicted to heroin. They are contemplating rehab so please pray for discernment, safety, and wellness for them.
PRAYERS OF SUPPORT AND DISCERNMENT for a member searching for a job.
PRAYERS OF SUPPORT AND PROTECTION for Nigerian children and families who have been the victims of Boko Haram extremists.
If you have prayer concerns or blessings that you would like to share, please contact Deacon Sue Hanburger at avongypsygal@gmail.com, and she will add your concern to the prayer partners email chain.
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