July 21 Colonial Church News

"To Remember and Heal" Worship on July 25

Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash

Due to the pandemic, the Colonial Church community was not able to celebrate the lives of three special women who died this past year – Johnnie Haines, Susie Stroud, and Esther Sunderland.

This Sunday we call ourselves together to remember and celebrate them, and also to hold fast to God's promise of healing for all of us.

It is important to honor the legacy that we all inherit.

Come to Colonial Church to worship at 8:30 or 10:15 a.m.
Connect to online worship at 8:30 or 10:15 a.m. at https://colonialucc.online.church/
Or, you can worship anytime via YouTube at https://bit.ly/CCYouTubeVid

Online Children's Sunday School. This week's Sunday School Bible story will go live on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. https://bit.ly/CCYouTubeVid

Online Coffee & Conversation

Immediately following our online worship service at 9:15 a.m., grab a mug and come over to our community's Coffee & Conversation online. You can connect at https://bit.ly/CCCoffeeCon.

Serve Meals for Homeless

We have resumed our support of the work that Woo and Artists Helping the Homeless offers by preparing and serving a meal on the fourth Sunday of each month. But we need your help to make this successful. We need volunteers to come to the church to prepare the food, bakers to fill our freezer with cookies and folks to serve at Mill Creek Park near the Plaza. Your next opportunity it July 25. Let us know if you can help by signing up at https://tinyurl.com/AHH-Colonial21. Thanks for your help with this important outreach.

Upcoming Events

Christmas-Themed Scavenger Hunt - July 24, 8:00-9:30 p.m. at Colonial.
Wall Mural Paint Party and Movie - August 28, 2:00 p.m. at Colonial.
Colonial Youth Monthly Family Dinner - August 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m. We will be having a chopped style cooking competition.

For more information about any event, email Meredith Griffiths, youth group leader.

Thank You to All Our VBS Helpers

We had 20 children attend Mystery Island VBS. Thanks to our great workers; Jayne Quimby, Marylee Battaglia, Aaron Roberts, Camille Breckenridge, Martha Wofford, Shawn Boelter and youths Sofie Carson, Emmett Freeman, Colson Freeman and Benjamin Freeman. The kids had a great experience. Meredith Griffiths, Carrie Roberts and Brook Carson helped decorate. It takes a village to pull this off and ours was fabulous. Five kiddos were from Colonial, so we reached out to several from our community. Good job friends.

Below you can enjoy a video of Edson's party presented by VBS.

Colonial Women Activities

With the return of nice weather and many of us already having received COVID vaccinations, we are returning to in-person Colonial Women’s activities.

Colonial Women Breakfast - 9:30 a.m. on Monday, August 2, Big Biscuit.
Colonial Women Blue Moose Tuesday - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 10. Blue Moose Prairie Village.
Colonial Women Book Group - 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 10, Stacey Algren's home. We will discuss “Still Life” by Louise Penny.

Teacher Blessing August 8

On Sunday, August 8 Colonial Church will honor members who are or have been teachers and any other teachers who are special to you or your family. Please send information like name, grade level/school/subject to the church office by Wednesday, August 4.

We're Filling the Wagon!

Thanks to everyone who is bringing food for the red wagon in the narthex. Cereal, peanut butter, tuna fish, anything thing you might place in your grocery cart is welcome. Food pantries have even higher demand in the summer when kids are receiving meals at school. We also deliver perishable items and fresh produce you might have left over from your garden or a farmers’ market. Just place the donation in the refrigerator in the Heritage Room kitchen and leave a note in the red wagon to let us know. Board of Outreach members will deliver donations to Village Church Food Pantry, Catholic Charities, Cross-Lines Community Services, and Shawnee Food Pantry.

Your Support Matters

Our work together matters - to each other and to the community. Your pledges help Colonial do its work. You may mail in your pledge checks, as well as any other payments. An easier alternative is to make contributions online. You just fill in your banking information or provide a credit card and your name and email and what fund you are paying (Stewardship, food pantry, etc.) and the amount. Click the donate button below.

If you have any questions, you may email or call Heather in the office or Jayne Quimby, Financial Recorder.

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Calling All Colonial Creative Souls!

Do you have an artistic hobby or are you a Maker? The wheels of Colonial’s 10th Annual Holiday Bazaar are starting to roll! November 13 and 14. If you are new to Colonial, every 2nd weekend in November we have a fun 2-day event with about 10 vendors selling their creative wares. 10% of the profits go to the Board of Outreach. If you are interested call or email Kim or Lisarae with a description of your craft and a photo attached. We also need volunteers to help with set-up and collecting money. Please let us know asap so we can save you a table!

Kim Mann - 913-302-0500 kim@mannmadedesign.com

Lisarae Turnbull - 913-634-7260 lisaraephoto@me.com

Save the date! Gathering Sunday will be Sunday, September 12, following the 10:15 a.m. service. Plan to join us at Colonial for a celebration of being together with food and fun for all.

Celebrations!

Please remember these folks who are celebrating milestones.

Happy Birthday!

21 Michelle Turpen, Martha Wofford, Kristal Yost

22 Lavonne Grossman, Rich Korentager, Ancel Neuburger

23 Kirk Carson

Help Pastor Aaron Create Upcoming Sermon

"What is it with the Trinity? It's not in the Bible? Why did it separate Unitarians and Trinitarians?"

Great question! So Pastor Aaron has decided to do a Sunday worship service on August 1 when he'll respond to questions people ask. So, what do you have? Anything. Just throw them out there.... Send your question to Aaron.

Office Closed July 23-August 1

The Colonial office will be closed beginning Friday, July 23 until Heather returns on Monday, August 2. Pastor Aaron will be available that week but if you have non-urgent questions or requests please get in touch with Heather before the 23rd or wait until the week of the 2nd. Thank you.

Rummage Sale Meeting

Yes, there will be a rummage sale this year! There will be an organizational meeting on August 4 at 10:00 a.m. in the Social Hall. Anyone interested is welcome! Set up will be October 10-14, sale days will be October 15-17, clean up October 18. If you are interested but can’t make the meeting, please contact Cindy Burgdorfer or Marylee Battaglia.