This Week @ Plymouth
June 7 - 13, 2019
Sunday Worship
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Service at 10:00 a.m.

Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-13 ; Acts 2:14-21
(please click the verses in blue to read the scripture passages)

Preaching:  Senior Pastor Al Bunis

Sermon: " Something Larger Than Ourselves"

Sunday School in McNaughton Hall - Sunday School for ages 4 years old through 5 th  grade will be in McNaughton Hall following the Children’s Moment.

Nursery:  Childcare for Infants up to 24 months (Nursery) is in McNaughton Hall. Parents may drop off their children before the worship service or after the Children’s Moment.

Toddlers : Sunday School for ages 24 months to 3 years old will be in Preschool Room 10. Parent’s may drop off their children before the worship service or after the Children’s Moment.  

Note: Please pick up your children in McNaughton Hall or Preschool Room 10 following the worship service. If you have questions or are new to Plymouth Church, please contact Cindy Smith, our Sunday School Director at
305-773-6210 or  cindy@plymouthmiami.org
 
Fusion - Youth at Plymouth - "Fusion" is a time for the youth (grades 6-12) to come together as a community to connect, learn, and grow in their faith! Fusion is on recess beginning Sunday, June 2 - Sunday, August 25. Enjoy your summer!

Join us - for fellowship and coffee punch in the Garden immediately following the service of worship.
Words for Thought
"Some things have to be believed to be seen." - Madeleine L'Engle, 
Gerry Brenes - Plymouth's New Interim Dir. of Music
We welcome Gerry Brenes into his new position as Interim Director of Music. Gerry is well known to the Plymouth chancel choir where he has served as a singing tenor for two years. During that time Gerry also filled in for Mary Kauffman in her absence and he directed the children's choir for the 2018 Hanging of the Greens service.

On a full time basis, Gerry's teaches chorus and other music classes at Coral Gables Senior High School, where he has worked since 2017.

Most recently, Gerry and his wife, Valerie, welcomed their newborn daughter into the world. Her name is Kara. The whole family now consists of Gerry, Valerie, Kara, and their cat, Saoirse.

You can reach Gerry at  gerrybrenes@gmail.com .
Sunday, June 16, is Can-Do Sunday
Communion Sunday is
Sunday, June 16.
It will also be a “Can-Do” Communion Sunday…Buy One, Give One…We are asking everyone to bring in at least one non-perishable food item for the Can-Do Cart.
 
Your generosity will help our Grove neighbors. You will see our blue “Can-Do” cart out on the plaza of the church. Every Sunday, after worship, we take the food to the Coconut Grove Food Pantry at Christ Episcopal Church. 
It's Time to Register for VBS!
Introducing, Zion the Lion, o ne of our VBS friends!

Vacation Bible School
Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9
“ROAR” with us on Plymouth’s Savanna
where we will learn that even though Life is Wild;
God is Good!
For details and to register > click Zion
Summer Choir Begins!
Beginning June 2,
enjoy the fun and fellowship of singing in the Chancel Choir
with no weekly evening practices.
No experience is necessary.
All you have to do is arrive in the Choir Room on Sundays at 8:45 a.m.and enjoy some coffee and breakfast bite them go into the sanctuary for a
9:00 a.m. rehearsal.
The music we select is easy and familiar so come and make a joyful noise!
This Week @ Plymouth
100 Hands Service Day
Saturday, June 8 from 7am - 1pm
We will be repairing homes of neighbors in need with Rebuilding Together Miami-Dade in the West Village
of Coconut Grove.
To sign up: please contact
Donna Huck
305-665-6590 or dhhuck@bellsouth.net
All volunteers must register!
Directions for online registration > click ...more
OneBlood - Blood Drive
Share your power - Donate Blood
Sunday, June 9 - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Look for  the big red bus  in the parking lot
and make a life saving difference
by making a donation.
An Informal Forum on
Mental Health, Suicide Awareness and Suicide Prevention 
Led by Tiffany Hernandez of 211 Miami
Sunday, June 9 - 11:30 a.m. - in Pilgrim House
For details click > ...more
This Week @ Plymouth
100 Hands Service Day - Saturday, June 8 - 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
See above

Bible Study w/Pastor Al - Sunday, June 9 - Plymouth Hall - 8:00 a.m.
Summer Choir Rehearsal - Sunday, June 9 - Choir Room - 9:00 a.m.
See above
One Blood - Blood Drive - Sunday, June 9 - Parking lot - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Forum on Mental Health & Suicide Awareness - Sunday, June 9 - 11:30 am.
See above

Men's Bible Study - Tuesday, June 11 - Le Pain Quotidien - 7:30 a.m.
See below
Women's Bible Study - On Summer Recess - See below

Bible Study/Bkfst. - Thursday, June 13 - Le Pain Quotidien - 8:00 a.m.
See below
Chancel Choir Rehearsal  - On Summer Recess - See above
Women's Bible Study
This women's bible study is on summer recess.
Please watch the Newsletter for our return date and
enjoy your summer!
Bible Studies & Prayer Groups
Our Bible Study and Prayer Groups have their own page on our website.
To read more about each group > . .. more
Contact Us
Plymouth Congregational Church
3400 Devon Road
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Church Office: 305-444-6521
Website: http://www.plymouthmiami.org
Editor: liz@plymouthmiami.org