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prEview May 30, 2019

IN WORSHIP THIS WEEK

Pastor Rachel continues with the theme "Be the Church: Share Earthly and Spiritual Resources." The sermon title will be "All Things in Common," based on Acts 2:37-47. Claudia Anderson will be Deacon of the Day, Anne Habeck and Allie Hermansen will be our Lay Readers, and Ashley Adams will make a special presentation. We will celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism and the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Musical leadership will be provided by Zoe Vandermeer and the Sanctuary Choir. Please join us for a special coffee hour following the service, hosted by the Adams and Drake families.

NEXT WEEK: We will welcome three students into our congregation through the Rite of Confirmation. Please plan to join us on Pentecost Sunday for this special service!

A CHANGE IN YOUR WEEKLY PREVIEW: During Monday's Cabinet meeting, a concern was raised about publishing our Preview on our updated website. The concern is that those whose names have been offered for prayer may not wish to have this information broadcast to the general public. So, we will omit the prayer list from this and all future Previews. A separate email to church members only will go out, and we will disseminate our prayer list that way. A reminder: Please let Pastor Rachel or Heather know if you would like your name or a loved one's name added or removed from the prayer list. If you have questions, please speak with Pastor Rachel or with Moderator Jim Welsh.

On June 2nd we will be chatting with our graduating Seniors. We will be thanking them for being a part of our church family and wishing them well on the next chapter in their lives.

On June 9th we will be recognizing the commitment of our students to the church with Carter Tishkin Slack Scholarship certificates. We have the honor of investing in the future of the our students who have invested many hours here at church.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK:

Worship and Congregational Care Board:

Monday, June 3, 7:15 PM

Please bring in your clean grocery bags! Youth group will be hosting The Green Sleep Sleep Project a non-profit that makes sleeping mats for he homeless.

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The Green Sleep Project

Join us in welcoming Deepi Thaker. Come find out about her non-profit project, weaving plastic bags into sleeping

mats for the homeless.

On Sunday June 2nd at 2:00pm we have the privilege of welcoming an amazing

girl to join us for youth group.

Her name is Deepti Thaker and she weaves plastic bags in to sleeping mats for people who are homeless. She will be telling us more about her mission and will be showing us how to weave these mats as well.

Right now 6th-11th grade are invited to this event

(12th grade will be on a separate outing)

UPCOMING ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL FOR

DR. JANE ELLINGWOOD!

Dr. Jane has completed all the requirements for ordination, including an ordination paper, and has been approved by the Committee on Church and Ministry to proceed to an Ecclesiastical Council.. From the UCC Manual on Ministry: "In the United Church of Christ, the authroity to ordain ministers and to grant ministerial standing is given to Associations."

Dr. Jane's Ecclesiastical Council has been scheduled for Sunday,

June 9, at 4 PM, in our sanctuary. Clergy and delegates of the Fairfield East Association will gather to learn more about Dr. Jane and her call to ministry and faith journey, and to ask questions about her paper. They will then vote on recommending Dr. Jane for ordination, pending a call.

This is a very important moment in Dr. Jane's life, but it is also an important moment in the life of this congregation and in the life of the United Church of Christ. This congregation has walked with Dr. Jane for the years she has been a Member in Discernment. You have supported her, cared for her, just as she has supported and cared for you. You are invited to attend Dr. Jane's Ecclesiastical Council, to hear her words, listen to her responses to questions, and to support her in this very important step on her journey to ordination.