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 This Sunday is the celebration of All Saints' Sunday: a day of remembrance. All are invited to honor and remember their loved ones at both the 9:30 am and 11:00 am Worship Services.
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MESSAGE FROM PASTOR TIM
Dear Friends and Members of Ark and Dove,
This Sunday is All Saints Sunday, a day we give thanks for all the people in our lives who live now only in our memories and pictures. During worship you will have the opportunity to light a candle for these Saints in worship. Also, during the communion prayer, we will read the names of all members and family members of the Ark and Dove community, who have died in the past year.
In this way we claim our faith. We understand that these loved ones live now with God. We believe that since we come closer to God in the Lord's Supper, we come closer to those who are not gone from us.
Please join me in prayer and please join me in sharing joy this autumn.
Catch the Joy is our stewardship mantra this year. Please take stock and give thanks to God for the many ways Ark and Dove brings joy to the community and to your family. I give thanks that every month Ark and Dove provides emergency assistance to 8 to 12 families in our community, who are experiencing financial crisis.
Could you share your joy with the rest of church community? Place your joy on the bulletin board in our lobby.
May the peace of Christ descend upon your lives and loves.
Peace of Christ,
Tim
Pastor Tim
TimSStern@gmail.com
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VERSE AND PRAYERS
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.
--Hebrews 12:1-3
O God of Creation, you have blessed us with the changing of the seasons. As we embrace these autumn months, may the earlier setting of the sun remind us to take time to rest. May the crunch of the leaves beneath our feet remind us of the brevity of this earthly life. May the steam of our breath in the cool air
remind us that it is you who give us your breath of life. May the scurrying of the squirrels and the migration of the birds remind us that you call us to follow your will. We praise you for your goodness forever and ever. Amen.
Glorious God, I praise you. I praise you for who you are, loving, merciful, powerful and just. I praise you for the ways you act in creation, creating beauty, bringing freedom, making peace, offering healing. Thank you for opportunities I will have today to glorify you in my words and actions. Thank you for this very day in which I am able to enjoy you by participating in your activity in the world. I pray that the enmity between people and nations may give way to true communion. In the name of Christ, the great Reconciler, I pray. Amen.
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Please join us this Sunday as we celebrate the saints who have passed away. The Adult Choir will share a beautiful arrangement of Nearer My God to Thee.
It is not too late to join the Christmas pageant in any form. I am still on the search for a director and someone to help with costumes and the set. Children can still join this chorus as well! Please email me with any questions or if you'd like to be a part of this awesome show!
Love,
Rebecca
rebeccaebell@gmail.com
I am so excited that the LOGOS Middle School group is going to be participating in worship this Sunday, doing the instrumental prelude before the 11:00 service! They have all been working really really hard on their first chime piece of the year, and it's going to be great!
If you have a kiddo participating in this group, please have them come to Rebecca's office after Sunday School at 10:30, so that we can get one last practice in to play for service!
God Bless,
Mark
www.MarkEdwardsguitar.com
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 CATCH THE JOY!
Help us share the joy! There is a new bulletin board in the lobby, which we hope you will help us fill. It's a place where we can begin to capture all of the ways that we experience joy through our faith, our service, our fellowship, and our community here at Ark and Dove.
It's a place where we can share what inspires us, and from which we can draw inspiration. Like our church, it's a place where joy can truly be contagious! Stop by, see what others have shared, and please take the opportunity to share a thought, photo, or bible verse that brings you joy.
And, as you continue to consider your pledge for next year, please reflect on how you can bring a
spirit of joy to the work of the church and to the lives of those around you! Amy Carskadon, Discipleship Elder, amy.carskadon@gmail.com.
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Church Leadership Retreat
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PLANNING FOR JOYFUL MINISTRY
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CHURCH LEADERSHIP RETREAT
Planning for Joyful Ministry in 2017 and beyond!
Friday, January 6, 6:00 pm to Saturday, January 7, 2:00 pm at Bon Secours, Marriottsville, MD. Overnight rate is $160 for single occupancy and $214 for double occupancy. Includes dinner, breakfast, lunch and snacks. Check-in time is 3:00 pm, dinner starts at 6:00 pm, and the program will begin at 7:15 pm. Reserve your space by filling out a registration form today (lobby bulletin board). Questions? Pastor Tim, timsstern@gmail.com.
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COMMUNIDAD PRESBITERIANA LA TRINIDAD
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HISPANIC MINISTRY: COMMUNIDAD PRESBITERIANA LA TRINIDAD The Bay Area Disciples Ministry Group is delighted to announce the hire of The Reverend Migde Lucas of El Salvador to develop a new Hispanic Worshiping Community in Anne Arundel County. BAD and the Presbytery of Baltimore's Commission on Thriving Congregations have partnered to create a new Hispanic ministry in the Reformed tradition with a social justice-social service component. The ministry is part of a nationwide movement within our denomination to start 1001 Worshipping Communities - an effort to redirect our churches from an inward focus and membership maintenance to creative engagement with the larger world . Cont.
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Communication and Outreach
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SENIORS TO MEET AND PLAN You are invited to the first meeting of the Senior Group (yet to be named) to plan how we wish to proceed. Come and join us at church on Saturday, November 5, 2:00 pm, to enjoy light snacks, name ourselves, and make plans for the future. Questions? Please contact Joan Berry (410-672-5237 or berry96@verizon.net) or Frances Keyes (410-874-7253 or FRKeyes1005@gmail.com).
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Christian Education Fellowship
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TRUNK OR TREAT All are invited to Trunk or Treat on November 1st. Put on your costume, decorate your trunk! You are invited to do another round of gathering treats at 6:50 in the church parking lot. If you would like to decorate your car, please arrive at 6:30. Please contact Amy Tardiff for any questions itsmemeim@gmail.com.
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GIVE SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING
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CAP WEST COUNTY'S FOOD PANTRY Featured item for November is CANNED VEGETABLES (mushrooms, unsweetened peas, beets, etc.). Please drop off food
items in the Mission
Zone bin. Thank you for your donations!
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 PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for Dot Bruno; Tim Stern's sister, Jean Stern Wollenberg; Barbara Reynolds mother, Ruth Campbell; Kelly Burnett; Chip Burnett; Abbey Boudreau; Joe and Ann Devers; Laura Talbert; Laurie Barrow and her father and mother; Nora Chidlow; Florence Myers; Ann Hirschy; Mary Benson; Dot Forloines; Henry Duncan; friends of the Stantons, Pat Smith and Gary Finzel; Helene Marchand-Stancil's parents, Paul and Mimi Marchand; Ray Mosella; Judy Cooper's brother-in-law Bill Eardley; Linnie Girdner's friend, Rose Dorrell; Scott Howe's friend, Eric Diana; Mary Stum's sister, Barbara Kendig; Pierrette Kimble; Breinny Mosella's friend, Emma; and a father who has been diagnosed with cancer.
THE LOVE AND PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION go out to the Hanburger and Abernathy families on the death of Jason Abernathy, friend of the Hanburgers.
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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