This Week
Wednesday, August 14
- 9:00 a.m. Staff Meeting
- 11:00 a.m. Noble Horizons
Thursday, August 15
- 10:00 a.m. Fall Festival Meeting
- 4:00 p.m. Parish Hall in use
Sunday, August 18
- 9:00 a.m. Mindfulness Meditation at the Scoville Memorial Library
- 10:00 a.m. Worship
- 11:30 a.m. Trustees
Monday, August 19
- 11:30-5:00 p.m. Duplicate Bridge Club
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Dear Friends,
The rubicon of midsummer is well behind us, and conversations around the Church are filling up with plans for ministries and events in the (dare I say it?) autumn. That, plus the ripening tomatoes, give a clear measurement of the steadily changing season.
Among the most exhilarating, mind-enriching, heart-expanding opportunities we have are Bible studies, beginning the first week of September. This year I'm suggesting that both our Women's Bible study on Thursday afternoons and our Men's Bible study on Friday morning explore the Gospel According to Mark: the earliest and shortest of the gospels, written with extraordinary rhetorical sophistication and a challenging message filled with "aha!" moments. We'll make use of a fine guide titled,
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Say to this Mountain": Mark's Story of Discipleship
, by Ched Myers and others.
If you are interested in participating in the Women's Bible study or the Men's Bible study, please
contact me
so I may order a sufficient number of books. If you are interested in a Bible Study at some other day or time, please let me know about that, too!
Christlove,
Pastor John
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Sermon & Readings
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his Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18, Pastor John's sermon will be "
Your Perfect Faith.
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From Jack Bowman, Minister of Music
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This Sunday Martin Baltus is singing the famous bass aria from
Messiah entitled
The People Who Walked in Darkness Have Seen A Great Light. The exciting organ prelude is
Dialogue on the Mixtures. French composer Jean Langlais exploits the sounds of the various “mixtures” on the organ. In case you are asking yourself, “what is an organ mixture?” most ranks of organ pipes have one pipe for each note on the keyboard. When a mixture is activated, more than one pitch sounds for each note on the keyboard. For example, a three-rank mixture will have three notes sounding when the organist plays only one note. If you are now confused but still curious, talk to me and I can demonstrate how this work. The organist uses ranks of mixtures to create many special colors of sounds on the organ.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Jack
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MONTHLY NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES
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The Deacon's Breakfast and Sunday School Registration will take place on Sunday, September 8. New families welcome:
learn about God, make friends, and get to know your church community!
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Deacons’ message for August
Submitted by John Estabrook
As lead deacon in July, it’s my turn to write a message from the deacons for the August newsletter. This is a huge challenge, as I am not a literary person and my usual reading material doesn’t lend itself to spiritual inspiration. Recently, however, the name of English humorist P.G. Wodehouse popped into my head. My father was a devotee, as was his father, and you could say I was raised on P.G. Wodehouse stories about Bertie Wooster and his inimitable butler, Jeeves...
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This summer you may discover an abundance of fruit or cucumbers in your garden. If so, plan to make some jams, preserves, or pickles for the Fall Festival in October. These home-made items are very popular with visitors to the Country Kitchen during the week-end event. All proceeds from the Fall Festival at our church are given to the Board of Christian Action to donate to local organizations. It's a win-win for everyone!
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Cleaning Out? Donate to Treasure Trove
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Are you cleaning out your closets, cabinets, basement, attic, or garage this summer? If so, donate your unwanted “treasures” to be recycled to eager buyers during the upcoming Fall Festival. Leave your items on the table in the basement for Roseanne Lamson to sort and price. (Please—no books, clothing, computers, TVs, or exercise equipment.) If you have questions, contact Barbara Collins at
bacollins430@gmail.com
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This week Scooter Tedder began construction on the new ADA-compliant bathroom at the front of the church. The project will be completed over the next few months.
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Planning Meeting for Church Anniversary
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Planning Meeting on Wednesday, August 7 at noon:
On
Sunday, November 24, we will have an all-church Celebration to commemorate the Church's 275th Anniversary. Mark your calendar an exuberant worship service and a boisterous birthday party!
For that day, we are collecting
stories of service to our neighbors, near and far. Can you share how you have put your faith in action? Please contact Pastor John (
click here) or the church office.
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This year's
CROP
Hunger Walk is scheduled for Sunday, 29 September. Please mark your calendars - and if you have interest in helping to organize a group of walkers from our church, please
contact Pastor John
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Help end hunger and poverty one step at a time!
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We have implemented a new security measure for the Church House: If any of the staff is in the building alone, the Library Street door will remain locked. If you stop by during office hours and find the door is locked, please press the intercom button to the left of the door. The staff person will come down and open the door for you!
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If you would like to provide flowers for a Sunday service
, contact Linda Estabrook at
(860) 824-5896
by Wednesday of the week the flowers will be donated. You are welcome to provide flowers in memory of or in honor of a loved one.
Simple bouquets and garden flowers are encouraged - there is no need to spend a lot of money!
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Please contact the office if you would like to add a name to the prayer list, by calling the office 860-435-2442 or emailing
kwigginsscc@gmail.com
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Please make sure you have permission from someone to add their name to this public list.
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The Coffee Hour sign up
is in the Parish Hall. If you have never served at Coffee Hour and would like to “learn the ropes,” please sign your name in the column marked “helper” and you will be paired with an experienced Coffee Hour server. If you have served before, please sign up for a Sunday or two and consider inviting someone new to join you!
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Click above to access our secure site
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If you would like a church directory, they are available in the church office.
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Melissa Adam, Financial and Communications Assistant, is in the office Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00-2:00. Her email is:
sccmelissa@gmail.com
Kathy Wiggins, Administrative Assistant, is in the office Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8-3 and Thursday from 8-2.
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The Congregational Church of Salisbury, United Church of Christ
125 Main Street, PO Box 392, Salisbury, CT 06068
Phone (860) 435-2442
email: salisburyucc@gmail.com
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