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All are welcome as we continue the season of
Pentecost with our Storytellers bringing to life
Luke 7:1-10 this Sunday at both the 9:30 am Traditional and 11:00 am Contemporary Worship Services.
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MESSAGE FROM PASTOR TIM
Dear Ark and Dove Friends and Families,
An update on Ministry with Hispanics. The
Bay Area Ministry Group of PCUSA congregations is planning to start an outreach to Hispanics in Anne Arundel County in September. Our Session recently voted to support this effort and will apply funds from the Christmas Joy Offering. The other six churches in our county are solidly behind this effort and the
Presbytery of Baltimore is backing us. We are still in the process of applying for funds from the General Assembly of the PCUSA through our
1001 New Worshiping Communities effort. Please keep this ministry in your prayers.
Did you know that people would like to attend church but are anxious about walking into a building of strangers? Did you know that most un-churched people will respond favorably to an invitation? I am encouraging you to invite your friends to worship on
Sunday June 5 at 11:00 and Sunday June 12 at 9:30. Our band and our choirs have been preparing for these services for months. These special music events are perfect days for you to invite a friend. Even if they already have a church (and we aren't into sheep stealing, as they call it) they would enjoy these services. See articles below for the details. We have some awesome music talent in this church. Don't miss it.
Peace of Christ,
Tim
Pastor Tim
tims10@aol.com
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VERSE AND HOUSEHOLD PRAYER
If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.
-- Philippians 2:1-3
There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
-- G.K. Chesterton
Holy Trinity, perfect and self-giving love, how we desire a mere measure of your divine unity within the church. Make yourself present, even more, within and among us, that we many grow in faith and discipleship.
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I would like to challenge you in the coming weeks to invite a friend to Ark and Dove on June 12th to hear our cantata at the 9:30 service. It's going to be an incredible morning, with amazing professional musicians joining us from the greater Baltimore/Washington area. What a great way to spread the word about Ark and Dove! Wouldn't it be amazing if we had every single seat filled that day? Help spread the word!
Love,
Rebecca
rebeccaebell@gmail.com
We are just one and a half weeks away from our 11:00 service of completely Rend Collective music! If you haven't had a chance to check them out yet, they are a great mix of Mumford & Sons, Punch Brothers, and U2. They have toured with some of today's most influential christian artists such as Chris Tomlin, Christy Nichols, and Kari Jobe. Not only that, but they have released 5 albums - two of which climbed to the #1 spot in the US charts!
Needless to say, their music has touched the hearts of many people since 2010, which is why we want to share this music with each of you! So don't forget to mark your calendars for June 5 at 11:00.
God bless,
Mark
mark.edwards.guitarist@hotmail.com
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Mass of the Children
As Jesus said, whomever has ears to hear, let them hear! In this case, I strongly urge you to come to hear John Rutter's
Mass of the Children at the 9:30 service on June 12. I feel this will be one of the biggest highlights ever of the traditional music program at Ark and Dove, a piece of music that Rebecca has said she has wanted to make happen here since she joined us. And even if you normally don't like classical music, Rutter includes jazz and pop harmonies in a way that will enable everyone to hear beautiful music to their taste. He also has a genius for writing hummable tunes. All of my family is involved in helping to make this gorgeous music, and we regularly find ourselves singing its haunting melodies around the house.
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Mass is one of Rutter's most moving works of music. It was written in memory of his son Christopher, who died at the age of 19 from an accident while crossing the road after singing in a concert. Christopher had followed in his father's footsteps and sang at the same college in Cambridge, England, that his father had attended as a choral scholar. After this tragedy, John Rutter could not find inspiration to write for over 2 years, until he worked through his grief by composing the
Mass.
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Mass will feature our youth choir, Joyful Noise, our adult choir, and professional vocal soloists and instrumentalists in the orchestra. A special feature of this work is that children play an integral role in it, as opposed to many other works where children play a more decorative role. Children's voices will be the first you hear, they introduce many of the musical themes, and they soar with passages from Tallis' Canon over the other voices and instruments in the Finale. They enter one of the work's most powerful passages like shafts of sunlight on a stormy day - perhaps your eyes won't tear up a bit when they start singing "Little Lamb who made thee?," but mine always do.
Please consider joining us on
June 12th for a beautiful and moving performance of John Rutter's
Mass of the Children.
With the blessings of music,
Paul Doughty
padough@verizon.net
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THE WORD OF GOD IS LIVING AND ACTIVE It's The Way - Words time again! We'll be re-enacting the Gospel reading this coming
Sunday, May 29. Come and join the crowd following Jesus! This is our first re-telling under our new director, Anthony Saylor. In the spirit of worshiping together, Joan Berry, berry962@verizon.net.
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POTLUCK WITH KARLA KOLL - CANCELLED
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CANCELLED POTLUCK DINNER Thank you to everyone for jumping on board for the potluck dinner with our PCUSA Mission Co-worker, Karla Koll! Unfortunately Karla's father entered hospice care a few weeks ago and is getting close to death. Karla needs to stay with him in Colorado and will not be coming to Ark and Dove this week. Please keep Karla, her father and her family in your prayers. Thank you, Caufield Noll, ccnmission@outlook.com.
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FAMILY FUN NIGHT ~ POTLUCK AND GAMES
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FAMILY FUN NIGHT
Saturday, June 18: 5-7:30 pm. Kick off the summer at Ark and Dove's Family Fun Night! Bring your favorite dish to share--there are a lot of great cooks and bakers in our congregation--for a pot luck supper from 5-6:00 pm followed by lots of great activities for all ages from 6-7:30 pm. We're planning indoor and outdoor games and crafts for all ages and will have nursery care from 6-7:30 pm for babies and toddlers.
All are welcome--singles, significant others, seniors--bring your friends and neighbors. We are asking folks with the last names beginning with A-H to bring a main dish; last names from I-P should bring salad and last names from Q-Z please bring dessert. Look for the sign up sheets in the lobby. If you'd like to help set up, clean up, decorate, or organize crafts please contact Donna Anderson at donna.anderson30@aol.com. If you would like to help organize games, please contact Nicole Howe at nicolehowe123@gmail.com.
We're looking forward to a fun night of fellowship for all!
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EQUIPPING THE SAINTS Social Action without contemplation and prayer can become pretty disconnected from God's call. Can a little Franciscan - Richard Rohr theology keep us on track? Join us in discussion at our last Equipping the Saints meeting of this program year, on Wednesday, June 8th, from 6:30-8:30, in the Marshall Room. We will be discussing the sixth and final mark of discipleship- Acts of Mission, Mercy, or Justice. Panera Bread will be provided for dinner. Sign up in the lobby. Childcare provided upon request. Contact Sam Dewey with any questions: samanthadewey@gmail.com
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Children, Youth and Young Adults
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is returning to Ark and Dove this summer,
July 31st - August 4th. We are looking for volunteers (adults, high school and middle school youth) to help us make "Water All Around the World" VBS a real blessing for all! Please sign up for the first informational meeting to be held on
June 12th after the 11:am service. We promise to feed you, too. Questions? See Pastor Jon or Kim Champagne.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL The last day of regular Sunday School is June 5th. Children (Grades K - 5), Middle school and High School youth are encouraged to attend the "Mass of the Children" at the
9:30 service on June 12th. We will hold our annual Field Day and Summer Sunday School kickoff during the
9:30 service on June 19th. See Pastor Jon or Kim Champagne (CE Elder, kim.champagne@gmail.com) if you have any questions. Are you interested in helping out this summer? We would love to hear from you!
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LOGOS TRAINING WORKSHOP This
Tuesday, May 31 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm for our
Achieving Excellence in Children's and Youth Ministry Workshop. We will focus on the 12 realities of ministry with youth and children and what we can do to implement them in our LOGOS program. All parents and adult volunteers are invited. Childcare provided. Dinner will be served. Please sign up in the lobby. Contact Amy Tardiff with any questions: itsmemim@gmail.com.
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 CALLING ALL GRADUATES The Deacons want to celebrate all those who have achieved educational milestones this year! If you or someone close to you recently graduated from
high school, undergrad or grad school, let us know admin@arkanddove.org! Please include the graduate's name, school and, if applicable, his/her major. Graduates will be included in the prayer list and formally acknowledged in an upcoming church bulletin.
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THE CHRISTIAN WALLET by
Mike Slaughter. Pastor Tim will be leading a one night study group on the book
The Christian Wallet by the Methodist minister, Mike Slaughter. There are ten chapters - if you sign up to be in this group, you will be agreeing to read at least one chapter in each section:
How We Spend;
How We Give; and
How We Live. We will meet
June 14 from 6:30 to 9:30. Bring your own dinner, and we will munch together. Pastor Tim, TimS10@aol.com.
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NEW MEMBERS/INQUIRERS CLASS Saturday, June 18, 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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CALLING ALL CHURCH LEADERS All Elders, Deacons, and Team Leaders are invited to join the Long Range Planning Team for a 1/2 day Leader Retreat on Sunday, June 5, following the second service. Lunch will be provided. Every three years, Ark and Dove tasks a small team to look at what Ark and Dove is doing, and where/what the leaders and congregation would like Ark and Dove to be in the future. This Long Range Planning Team gathers information from the church leaders and congregation to use, as they reflect on the future. Please sign up for this event to contribute input to our Long Range Planning Team.
Sign up in the church lobby or
ONLINE. Or for more information, please contact Admin Elder, Wendy Wellington. swt520@verizon.net, 410-923-3814.
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 PRAYER CONCERNS Please keep the following people in your prayers this week:
PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for Ann Hirschy; Laurie Barrow; Merlin Berry; Lester Dabbs; Kirsten Seidler; Jim Lewis; Rebecca; Dot Bruno; Nora Chidlow; Florence Myers; Carol Baily; Laura Talbert; Barbara Reynolds; Mary Benson; Norma Forgrave, Minnie Bradley; Dot Forloines; Henry Duncan; Jason DeVono; Christian Noll's father, Craig Noll; Pat Stanton's brother-in-law, Ken Hare; Marlene DeHaven; Shelly Franklin's father, Arlo; Brett; Bill Champagne's mother, Patricia; Ryan Stavely's grandfather; Pat Stanton's niece, Karen; Jane Biondolillo's sister, Betsy; Amy Tardiff's brother-in-law, Brian; Dot Forloines' nephew, Tim Soyars; Melissa Beaudry's mother, Donata Zartman; and Kelly Burnett's husband, Chip.
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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The church office will be closed, Monday, May 30th in observance of
Memorial Day and will reopen, Tuesday, May 31st. Have a safe and healing holiday! Thank you!
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