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This Sunday come take part in Pentecost at both the 9:30 (choir led) and 11:00 (band led) worship services!
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MESSAGE FROM PASTOR TIM
Dear Friends and Members of the Congregation,
You may remember that Anne Arundel
IAF is made up of about 20 religious organizations in Anne Arundel County. Our goal is to combine our efforts with other people of faith to affect positive change in our county. Ark and Dove became involved with
IAF because, when we did our last long range plan, the congregation said it wanted to work on the root causes of the problems we address through our
Mission Ministry. We are in the pre-sponsoring stage, and we don't yet have an official name. We are combining our efforts with other people of faith by building relationships and listening to each other. In fact, right now, we are in the middle of a listening campaign. Member organizations have pledged to listen to 2794 residents of Anne Arundel County. Our church has pledged to hold listening sessions for 290 people. To date, the members and staff of Ark and Dove have hosted nearly 20 listening sessions, and we have heard the concerns of 188 people.
This week we are hosting a series of listening sessions at Ark and Dove, and we are inviting you to participate. Your voice is important to us. When we announce the results of the listening campaign, we want to speak with integrity about the concerns of a wide-range of Anne Arundel citizens. The sessions take an hour or less, and your concerns will be recorded (by hand) and help IAF decide what its first action will be. I sincerely hope you will attend one of these listening sessions.
- Sunday, May 20, 11:10 am and 12:15 pm (Marshall room)
- Tuesday, May 22, 6:30 pm (limit 8 people) and 7:00 pm (Marshall room)
- Wednesday, May 23, 7:00 pm (Marshall room)
- Thursday, May 24, 6:30 pm (limit 8 people) and 7:00 pm (Ark and Dove room)
- Saturday, May 26, 10:00 am (Marshall room, Spirited Sisters)
- Sunday, May 27, 12:15 pm (Marshall room)
Peace of Christ,
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VERSE AND PRAYER
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:1-4
Come, Holy Spirit! Rain upon dry and dusty lives. Wash away our sin and heal our wounded spirits. Kindle within us the fire of your love to burn away our apathy. With your warmth bend our rigidity, and guide our wandering feet; through Christ our Lord we pray. Amen. - Book of Common Worship
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FAREWELL LUNCHEON!
Sunday, June 17, 12:10 PM
Let's celebrate Rebecca's ministry and express our thanksgiving and appreciation! All are invited!
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N
 TES FOR YOU
Please join us this Sunday for Pentecost! Next Sunday (Memorial Day Weekend), Mark, myself and a special guest will be singing some of our favorite collaborations over the past 10 years together. This will happen at both services. I can't wait to share it with you!
Love,
Rebecca
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PARENT'S NIGHT OUT Calling all parents! Who needs a night off? Once again the youth will be hosting Parents Night Out on May 19th from 4pm to 8pm. Drop your kiddos off at the church for an evening of games, movies and crafts. We'll even feed them dinner!!! Just $25 for the first kid and $15 for each additional kid. This event is open to everyone, even if they don't attend the church, so if you have friends you've just been dying to hang out with, they can sign their kids up too! All ages are welcome, though we do have a max number per age group so sign up early! Sign up ONLINE
or on the board in the lobby. Please make sure to tell us how many and what ages your kids are if you sign up on the board. Please email Amy Stavely,
amy@stavely.org,
if you have any questions.
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JONAH AND THE WHALE Mark your calendars! On June 10 you will be treated to the children's musical O Jonah! at SINGLE SERVICE, 10:00 am! Questions? Ryan Stavely, ryan@stavely.org.
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STEPHEN MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES
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STEPHEN MINISTER TRAINING
We will begin our next Stephen Ministry training series this coming fall. If you are interested in exploring becoming a Stephen Minister, please plan to join us at one of THREE Information Meeting Opportunities:
* This Sunday, May 20 after each service in the Marshall Room
* Monday, May 21, 7pm in the Marshall Room
If none of these dates works in your schedule but you're interested, please reach out to either Kelly Burnett (kellyb327@aol.com) or Laurie Barrow (barrowfl@aol.com) to set up a one-on-one meeting.
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YOUTH AND ADULT MISSION TRIP
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY The youth and young adult mission trip will travel this year to work with the Eastern Shore of Virginia Habitat For Humanity. The trip is
Sunday, June 17 to Friday, June 22. The registration deadline is
Sunday, May 27. Please register by sending an e-mail to Pastor Tim, t
imsstern@gmail.com. Habitat requires that participants be 16 years old, or older, by June 17, 2018.
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C
AP WEST COUNTY FOOD PANTRY
Featured item for May is DRIED FRUIT (prunes, raising, craisins, pineapple rings, etc.). Please drop off food items in the Mission Zone bin. Thank you for your donations!
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PLANNING MEETING Friendly Seniors will be holding a planning meeting over lunch at Newks on Sunday, May 27, at 1:00. If the weather is nice, we plan to meet outside so look for us there. Please let Joan Berry know if you plan to come so we have the table(s) arranged properly (berry962@verizon.net or 410-672-5237)
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PARENTS POTLUCK
A fellowship opportunity for all who are in a parenting role.
June 8th, 6 to 8 pm. This time we can grill, so bring a side dish or dessert. See you then!
Contact Pastor Jon for any questions (
jgnelson1985@gmail.com
)
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PRAYER CONCERNS
Please keep the following people in your prayers this week:
PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT
for Karen Dodson; Don Ziegler; Cliff Wellington's father, Roy; Rob Yeager's mother, Rebekah Jennings, stepfather, Bill Jennings and grandmother, Peggy Jones; Cheryl Walcutt's sister, Judy Walsh; Amanda Wehage's family; Debbie Arey's sister, Denise Dostoler; Julie Devers' cousin, Blane; Jon Nelson's aunt, Linda; Jay Olson; Emily Burnett; Kim Champagne; Laura Doughty's aunt, Marie; Ylonda Fauntleroy's aunt, Bernice Taylor; Diane Johnson's aunt; Brooks Emrick's sister, Susan; Vaughn Brown's sister, Kathie, and brother, Jim; Erin Morrison's husband, Les; Arlyce Lohr; Joy Dabbs; Ann Hirschy; Carol and Dick Baily; Hollis Butterworth; Christy Yeager's father, Leon Jordan; Donna Anderson's brother-in-law, Tom; Josh Ederheimer's father, Stanley; Mary Beckwith; Frances Keyes; Dot Forloines and her brother Jack; Helene Marchand-Stancil; Ellen Makar's father, Don Erickson; Laura Willoughby's father, Norman; Steve and Brandi Downs; Mary Stum's sister-in-law, Sandy; Julia Kirby's mother, Margaret Floyd; Amy Carskadon's nephew; Jason Ziegler; Erika Sealing's son, Trip, and grandmother, Margaret Schade; Tawes Dewyngaert; Archer and Honor Bauman's grandmother, Jackie; Sue Hanburger's grandson, Enzo; Laura Rockwell's friend, Adam Hurst; Edie and Richard Budd; Dotty Kaufmann's grandson, Nathan; Amy Benson's family; David Michels; Joel Davie's father-in-law; Mike and Charlotte Davie's friend, Richard Mensi; Bill Jennings; Ashton Milcalski; Patrie Conroy; Kelly Stern's friend, Bill Paul; and Jerri Webb's best friend, Jodi and her best friend's mother, MaryAnn Van Orten.
If you have prayer concerns or blessings that you would like to share, please contact Deacon Patriceo Green at patriceobgreen@gmail.com, and he will add your concern to the prayer partners email chain.
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