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Re-dedication of Beecher Statue - THURSDAY
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Thursday, June 22 @ 4 pm
The Henry Ward Beecher Monument has been restored and is being rededicated in Columbus Park (near Cadman Plaza East and Johnson St.). Plymouth's Choir and other Plymouth representatives will join community organizations, agencies, leaders and Debby Applegate, author of
The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher,
in the ceremony and festivities. A reception immediately following is being hosted by The Municipal Art Society of New York at Plymouth. More Information
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Third Sunday after Pentecost
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How might we paraphrase the metaphor of the kingdom of God? What about the dream of God? Like a mother who has great dreams for her child, God has dreams for us. Or the revolution of God? God seeks to overturn the world of power, lust, racism, nationalism, consumerism, and greed. The mission of God? God is at work and calls us to be agents of that same work. The party of God? Jesus compared the kingdom to feasts and banquets. We could talk about the story of God that invites people to become good characters, the school of God that calls us to learn as students, the symphony of God in which all of us play our unique parts.
~ Brian McLaren
Worship @ 11 am (Next week worship moves to 10 am)
Sermon
"A Parable Universe
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Anna Carter Florence
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We are delighted that Anna Carter Florence will be preaching at Plymouth on June 25 and July 2. Dr. Florence is the Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and holds degrees from Yale College and Princeton Theological Seminary (M. Div. and Ph. D.). Her books include Preaching as Testimony, Inscribing the Word, and Come Back When You've Found Something True: New Ways to Encounter Scripture, based on her 2012 Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School. Anna and her husband, the Rev. David Carter Florence, have two grown sons. They also have two dogs, two cats, a flock of chickens, and way too much knitting yarn.
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Where are they?
Brett and Carol Younger, Edith Bartley, Grace Faison and Jim Waechter are participating in the Annual Meeting & Conference of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (NACCC). Plymouth Church is a member and Jim serves as vice-moderator.
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Plymouth member Greg Keilin extends an invitation to learn more about the Plymouth Racial Justice Ministry group. Click here to watch his personal invite to you.
What you can do:
Visit with members during fellowship.
Check out the ALL NEW Meet/Greet & Eat: All Church Cook-Out
Learn more and sign up at fellowship for the food and fun on July 20.
Help Brett with his Sacred Spaces sermon and worship service coming up in a few weeks
Who Doesn't Love a Sale? Seriously? Stuff a Sack Sale Sunday!
Get great deals and support our anti trafficking ministries at our Underground Thrift Store, 12:30 - 4 pm. All you can get into a bag for $25. Fab shoes and accessories, cool men and women's summer clothing and seriously great children's wear. Something(s) is shouting your name.
**The Underground will cease taking donations from Sunday June 11 due to our seasonal summer closing on June 26th, in order to fully spring clean the store. We look forward to taking select donations again starting August 1, 2017.
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Thursdays, June 22, 29 @ 5:30-7 pm / Family Playground Nights
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In her account, Ms. Rinehart, who had never broken a law in her life, is wakened early one morning, handcuffed, arrested, and hauled off to jail along with her husband of less than a year. It turns out that her husband ....
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July 2 through Labor Day / Summer Worship @ 10 am
Summer Worship and Children's Sunday School move to 10 am. Childcare available beginning at 9:30 am.
Wednesday, July 12 @ 7:30 am / Morning Liturgy and Communion
Many members of Plymouth are away on weekends during the summer. Several have commented on how much they miss worship and the Lord's Supper. On Wednesday morning, July 12, at 7:30 am, we will have a Eucharist service in the sanctuary. We will share liturgy, scripture, confession, and the Table. We will be finished before 8:00 am. We would love for you to join us in this time of prayer.
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Thursday, July 20 @ 7 pm / Meet, Greet & Eat All Church Cook-Out
August 7-11 / Vacation Bible Camp!
Sunday School children and youth are invited to put on some scrubs and lend their hearts and hands at this summer's VBC. The week will feature arts and crafts, games, music and theater activities connected to the daily Bible story. The outreach component of A Heart for Missions brings the story to life. Be a Good Samaritan by helping local school children. Hear God's call to action and collect diapers for CHiPS (Christian Help in Park Slope) and books for a local daycare center. Create items to share with others....it will be a busy, memorable week. Children are welcome to join us for the entire week or for the days that work for their schedule.
Register here!
Tuesday, August 8 @ 7pm / Women's Book Club Special Summer Edition
Thursday, August 17 @ 7 pm / Men's Group Cook-out
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The grace God offers the disgraceful is the grace God offers us. God, who looks at people who do evil and sees children worth loving, believes we are worth loving, too.
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Worship Coming Up at Plymouth
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July 2 (Worship moves to 10 am through Labor Day)
Anna Carter Florence preaches
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July 9 (Communion Sunday)
July 16
Rabbi Seth Wax preaches
Listening to one another is a step in becoming better neighbors. On Saturday, July 15, Brett will be preaching at Congregation Mount Sinai on Cadman Plaza. The next day Rabbi Wax will be preaching at Plymouth.
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October 27- 29 /
All Church Retreat in Highland Lake, NY.
Plymouth is taking an All Church Retreat to Highland Lake, NY Oct. 27-19, 2017. We've reserved a beautiful conference center. Brett and Carol will be leading us through the parable of the loving father, the elder brother and the prodigal son. Children's activities are available and all ages are welcome. Cost includes accommodations and meals: $207/one adult in room; $161/two people in room; $131/three or more adults in room; $76/child (ages 5-12).
Register here.
Contact John with questions.
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