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18th Sunday after Pentecost
October 9th, 2022
In-Person Worship at 9:00 and 10:30 am, this Sunday!
Livestream Worship, 10:30 am, every Sunday!
**Mask required at 9:00 am Worship, Mask Optional at 10:30 am Worship
Child Care available for 9:00 and 10:30 am services!
*Sunday School for Pre-K-5th Grade during 10:30 am Worship, every Sunday!
Get your bulletin here.
*Register for Sunday School here.
You can connect on YouTube HERE.
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Dear Friends and Members of the Ark and Dove Community,
It is the election season in our county and country. In less than a month we have the opportunity to exercise the sacred right to vote. Democracy is dependent upon a citizenry in order to thrive. Some people dismiss the importance of elections between Presidential elections as less important. This is a mistake. All elections are important.
Ark and Dove is an important member of Anne Arundel Connecting Together a non-partisan organization of congregations and community organizations that works for fairness and justice in Anne Arundel County and our state. We also work with two sister organizations: PATH, People Acting Together in Howard, and AIM, Action in Montgomery. Together, the three sisters are over 110 congregations and organizations representing tens of thousands of people.
On Friday October 14th, Ark and Dove will be hosting the ACT Candidates Action for Anne Arundel County, where we take the time to introduce ourselves to the six candidates that have responded they will attend. We will also have some time to hear from them. Both County Executive Candidates, Pittman and Haire will be attending. It begins at 7:00 pm and you can register here.
On Thursday October 20th Ark and Dove will host the Statewide Candidates Action for ACT, AIM, and PATH. Wes Moore and Brooke Lierman have confirmed. This will be a great opportunity to heat from two top candidates. You can register here.
Both events can be attended by Zoom, as well as in person.
There also will be the opportunity to register to vote on the 14th.
I hope you will attend by Zoom or in person. It is an act of faith to participate in democracy.
Peace of Christ,
Tim
tstern@arkanddove.org
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Message from Interim Associate Pastors | |
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Dear Friends and Members of the Ark and Dove Community,
Ark and Dove is well known for its contributions of leadership and energy to ACT—Anne Arundel Connecting Together through the years. It’s human nature to take the familiar for granted, so we want to call attention to something unfamiliar, new and very promising that is happening with ACT.
ACT has an impressive track record of improving life in the country, by giving many people a voice and a presence in the decision-making of local government. It is a remarkable coalition of people for many organizations - traditional Christian denominations, independent Pentecostals, Muslim, Jewish, and others that defy easy classification, all working together for justice and real opportunities for all who live in the county. But everything that has been accomplished so far is just the beginning.
A few weeks ago, Katie Zimler, ACT’s new full-time organizer, was introduced at the Opening Fall Relational Meeting. Katie is an experienced community organizer who has a plan for ACT to “move up from J.V. to Varsity.” Post-Covid, and newly reorganized in a coalition of common purpose with other such organizations in Maryland and beyond, ACT is beginning a new chapter of listening, organizing, and transforming our communities. Some things will be familiar, such as the upcoming Accountability Actions with candidates for county offices on October 14, and for statewide offices on October 20, both of which to be hosted here at Ark and Dove. But ACT definitely has a new coach, with a new playbook. It’s going to get very interesting. The one certain constant is that Ark and Dove, will be in the thick of it.
from co-interim Pastors,
Caroline and Stephen
caroline.pricegibson@arkanddove.org
stephen.pricegibson@arkanddove.org
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Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
Jeremiah 29:4-7
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O God of all creation of earth and sea and sky,
of cactus, shrub and redwoods, of beasts that creep and fly
the sweep of light and color, the range of shape and size
command our adoration and stun us with surprise.
But we who are your creatures reject our creaturehood
And fail to make this planet a global neighborhood
restore to us the vision, your image print anew
on us who need new models of ways to think and do.
By Jane Parker Huber
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This Sunday, you will hear the newest member of our band, Stephen Herman. You may know Stephen's wife, Lauren, who is a Christian Education and Godly Play leader, and storyteller that was recently featured in The Lobby. Stephen joins us with many musical gifts- as both an instrumentalist and singer. He sang in an a cappella group at his University and he is excited to get back to singing. We are fortunate to have him in our midst. Stephen and I will sing the Prelude, Great Are You Lord by All Sons and Daughters. Our offertory is an upbeat, folksy piece based on Psalm 23, The King of Love by I Am They. The offertory is a quartet, sung by Adell Gaurin, Paul Doughty, Stephen and myself. It should be a great week!
Don't forget to get your tickets to the Beau Soir Ensemble! On Sunday, October 16th, Ark and Dove is excited to be hosting this flute, viola and harp trio. Details are below, along with a link to purchase tickets. Lunch will be provided after the 10:30 service for those who will be staying for the concert, so please make sure you register so that we know how much food we need. This will be a family friendly concert and suitable for all ages.
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With love,
Rebecca
Director of Music
rechols@arkanddove.org
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Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7
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September End Financial Statement | |
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YTD Expected Unpledged Income $37,500
Actual Unpledged Income $12,417
Behind $25,083
YTD Expected Pledged & Electronic Giving $383,563
YTD Actual Pledged & Electronic Giving $375,907
Behind $7,656
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Bulletin - 18th Sunday after Pentecost | |
Peaceful Demonstration
GLEAM and Anti-Racism are teaming up for a peaceful demonstration today Friday, October 7th from 4:30pm - 6:00pm. Bring a sign or select a sign from past demonstrations at the church. Join Us!
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Mask required at 9:00 am Worship, Mask Optional at 10:30 am Worship
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Associate Pastor Nominating Team | |
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The Associate Pastor Nominating Team (APNT) needs your input. We began our work in late August and are meeting every Monday. Our first step in the process to call a new Associate Pastor is to create a Ministry Information Form (MIF).
The MIF includes a detailed description of our congregation and highlights the specific skills, qualities, and attributes we seek in our prospective Associate Pastor. to gather your ideas and input on these qualities we are hosting two listening sessions.
Please join us for either session on Sunday, October 9th at 11:45 am in person at church or Monday, October 10th at 6:15 pm by zoom (See Zoom Meeting Link below). No reservations are necessary for either meeting. Please feel free to ask any team member questions about the process. We welcome your input.
Please keep our team in prayer over the next few weeks and months. Gratefully, the APNT: Adora Grace Nilsen-Johnson, and Ylonda Fauntleroy, Co-Chairs; and Donna Anderson, Fred Barrow, Jim Cooper, Julie Devers, Aaron Fox, David Lawson, Emma Talbert, and Laura Willoughby.
Zoom Meeting Link
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Newest Episode: 2 October
Join Guest Host Michelle Schoonmaker interview a member of the Associate Pastor Nominating Team (APTN), Jim Cooper, as they discuss the upcoming APTN listening sessions.
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18 September
Join this week's Lobby guest host Lilly as she interviews Amy Tardiff as they discuss and experience what it's like to take part in a Godly Play class. Anyone interested in teaching Godly Play? Please contact Sara Fox.
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GLEAM- Family & Ally Support Group
Monday, October 10th, 7:00- 8:00 pm. This support group is for family and friends of LGBTQIA+ persons and allies who want to learn more. This month we are discussing how to interrupt bias-based behaviors and other topics brought to the group. For the zoom link contact Amy Tardiff Lilac.n.Spruce@gmail.com.
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Candidate Action
Upcoming Actions both in person and via zoom
Ark and Dove will host ACT’s Anne Arundel County Candidates nights in our Sanctuary
The county-wide Candidate Action is Friday, October 14 at 7pm! Accountability Action with Candidates for County Executive and County Executives.
To register please click HERE.
The statewide Candidate Action is Thursday, October 20 at 7pm! ACT- Candidate Accountability Action with candidates for Governor, Attorney General, and Comptroller.
To register please click HERE.
We will need help in the following areas:
-Tech Team
-Hospitality
-Registration
-Parking
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Hurricane through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
To support people impacted by hurricanes in the southeast and Puerto Rico. Donations to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance can be made on the Ark and Dove website giving page or by texting $xx disaster to (410) 983-3481.
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CAP Food Pantry Item of the Month
The October Item of the Month for the Christian Assistance Program (CAP) food pantry is Canned Green Beans. We have bins marked for CAP food in the cabinet across from the lobby coat rack. Food can also be taken directly to the pantry at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odenton, on Tuesdays 10:30am-1:30pm and Thursdays 1:30-5:30pm. Or contact Greg Makar (GLMakar@juno.com) to make other arrangements.
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From Zero-Sum to Solidarity
I read and recommended The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee over the summer. If you haven't read it yet, there's still time, and you just might find a copy of the book in our newly updated library! Then join us on November 1st for an in-depth look at what racism costs all of us and how we can prosper together across race. Contact Paula Sparks for Zoom Link: trebleclef48@gmail.com.
The author gives a 15-minute overview HERE
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Climate Justice = Social Justice
Fall has arrived and the weather is finally cooling off. Even with the record-breaking heat waves and droughts we experienced this summer, many experts say we may never experience another summer as cool as this year. Even if we can meet our carbon reduction goals, the climate will continue to get warmer and vast areas of the earth will become unlivable. The climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act recently passed by Congress are a great step forward but do not get us to where we need to be. We must do more to reduce our carbon footprint and to make provisions to deal with the consequences of a warming earth. The future holds major challenges for our country and the world in the areas of health, food production, and immigration to name a few. Keeping in mind that the most affected will be the most vulnerable, climate justice is social justice. Climate change affects every area of church ministry. If you are concerned about hunger, you are concerned about climate change. If you are concerned about immigration, you are concerned about climate change. If you are concerned about the health of children, you are concerned about climate change.
The earth Care Team is encouraging everyone to get involved. Join our team or another advocacy group. Support green candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. Take small actions at home to reduce your carbon footprint. Finally pray about climate change. Make it part of your daily prayers. Contact Bob Fuller at rtfuller@mac.com for more information on Ark and Dove’s Earth Care Ministry.
Read More: This Hot Summer Is One of the Coolest of the Rest of Our Lives - Scientific American
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Weekly Bible Study
Weekly Bible Study will not meet on Wednesday, October 12th and will resume October 19th at 10:00am. Email Stephen Price-Gibson at stephen.pricegibson@arkanddove.org, to join Weekly Bible study and receive Zoom invitation.
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Ark and Dove Book Club -
October Selection
Join the Ark and Dove Book Club for our October selection of "The Girl in His Shadow" by Audrey Blake, an "unforgettable historical fiction novel about one woman who believed in scientific medicine before the world believed in her." We will discuss the book on Zoom on Friday, October 21st at 7:30pm. Contact Kim Champagne at kim.champagne@arkanddove.org for more information and/or the zoom link.
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New Arrival at the Library
Thanks to Ark and Dove’s Mission Ministry, our library has been able to obtain a subscription to Sojourners Magazine. This month’s issue is currently on display and features a series of articles by an international faith delegation who went to Ukraine to pray for peace. This quote towards the end of one of the articles really spoke to me:
“Putin’s war against Ukrainians should make American Christians very uncomfortable. Not only because of the immense human suffering, the threatened use of nuclear weapons, and the potential downstream impact of famine in Africa and the Middle East from stalled grain exports, but because our own Christian nationalism takes a page directly from Russkii Mir (“Russian World”) teaching.”
There are also timely articles dealing with reconciling Christian and Indigenous worldviews, as well as the perceived rift between faith and science. I am very proud of the fact we have been able to obtain Sojourners Magazine, for which we have access to both print and digital versions. Please email Kim Champagne at Librarian@arkanddove.org if you’d like digital login information.
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To see these and other books in our library, check out the catalog HERE.
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Children Christian Education | |
LOGOS
LOGOS Ark & Dove's mid week children's program on Tuesday nights 6pm - 7:15pm is in full swing, but it's not too late to register your PreK to 5th grade kids!
Register here.
Our first Family Time dinner is coming up on Tuesday October 18th. We're still in need of adults or teens to help with set up, clean up, serving, and/or preparing the food.
October 25th is our annual Trunk or Treat. We're looking for volunteers to decorate their trunks and pass out candy.
If you're able to help with either of these events, please let Jen know at logos@arkanddove.org
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Nursery: open for children age birth to 3
9:00 AM and 10:30 Service
PreK Sunday School: Ages 4-5
4 year olds , case by case at 9:00am service
ONLY at the 10:30 service
Godly Play: Elementary Ages, Grades K-5
9:00 service is a K-5 group
10:30 service has both a K-2 and a 3-5 group
Middle School Sunday School: Grades 6-8
Date starting TBD
ONLY at the 10:30 service
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Leaders and Helpers Needed
To ensure that we can continue to offer the above Christian Educational opportunities we NEED leaders! Currently we do NOT have enough to fully staff any of these programs. Please consider offering your gifts and talents to help these programs thrive. You will need to complete a background check and training. Curriculum and materials are provided. Please contact CE Elder, Sara Fox at christianed@arkanddove.org if interested.
Thank you to those of you who’ve already made a commitment to help out this year!!!
Nursery Helpers: If you are already a CE leader or a high school student please consider signing up HERE to help in the nursery. You will be assisting Cara Moody as needed.
As always, any questions or concerns please reach out to me at christianed@arkanddove.org.
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Renewed in Faith
Our 2023 Stewardship Effort is one that asks for reflection before penning the numbers on the pledge card. The effort has three key aspects: Embracing the Future, Renewed in Faith, and Living with Hope and Love. It is through this lens that we seek God’s help in allowing us to envision how we are individually called to support the vision which God has revealed to us through the use of our resources, time and talents. This week we want to explore what Renewed in Faith means and how we respond to the church’s aspirations to make our community and world more inclusive and just. On a personal level, I have been able to find new employment that is engaging, and I am able to approach social interaction without fear as opposed to the prior two years. It is miraculous what modern medicine has produced that has restored some form of normalcy to our lives. We can now gather with our family, friends, and fellow church members in ways that were not possible in early 2020. This is a reality only by the grace of God that has been provided through the hands of many. I have been reminded that my life and all that I have is something that has been gifted by God for me to be a good steward of and not something to be taken for granted. Renewed in Faith, I look to seek how I can continue my journey of spirituality and understanding of my personal calling by participation in the teachings and actions which I am part of as a member of Ark and Dove. This calls me to look at how God has shaped and continues to shape me as a faithful disciple and what I am able to do to further my journey. I cannot individually accomplish everything that is in my heart to do, but I can put my resources to work to help enable others at Ark and Dove to learn, grow and act in ways that reshape the world in God’s vision. My personal interpretation of an increase of 1% or whatever burden that I can saddle is compounded by each and every member’s commitment. That 1% helps us drive our mission activities that has been informed through the deeds, actions, voices, and insights of the congregation and our interpretation of God’s touch on our lives. This allows us to expand the circle of love to serve our community and our world. We all face inflationary pressures – but being Renewed in Faith allows me to take on pledging an increase knowing that the future is brighter now and there is need to share that light with those that could use a little more Hope and Love in their lives. Reflect on where being renewed in Faith is leading you, and in November, make a pledge that represents your personal commitment to making that future happen for yourself and others.
Doug Walcutt & the 2023 Renewed in God Stewardship Team
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Ark and Dove is always growing. Celebrate the past 30 years and the 30 years (and more) to come! We will be having a catered and potluck dinner at 5pm on October 23rd in the sanctuary. We are asking folks to bring dishes that remind them of "community", something they feel connected to. There will be multiple ways to get involved - pay attention to the Arkive for even more news to come! Click Here to RSVP! | |
Share the Aromas and Taste
Love to cook? Have some recipes that remind you of special times or are hand-me-downs? Ark and Dove is putting together an online Cookbook to celebrate our 30th Anniversary in October. To make sure we get all the info, there's a Breeze form for your convenience. Please use the link below to fill it out and send it to Joan Berry. Let's have a yummy start to our 31st year!
Submit Your Recipes Here!
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Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Baltimore will be holding its IN PERSON Fall Gathering on October 8th at Catonsville Presbyterian Church pavilion from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Let Joan Berry know if the new date changes your reservation status. The birthday party will be celebrating the 100th Birthday of the Birthday Offering. The cost for the celebration lunch will be a whopping $1 donation to the Birthday Offering! Joan Berry will need to report the count of those going (men can come too) by September 18. Please let Joan, 410-672-5237, know if you are coming. | |
Friendly Seniors Plans
It appears that we are resuming our social lives. This means Friendly Seniors will begin only having special events, not a monthly meeting. We are currently looking at going to Bowie Community Theater the 15th of October at 8 p.m. to see Wait Until Dark, a mystery. The whole church is invited to participate. If we get 10 reservations the tickets will be $15 each. Give Joan Berry a email, joanb3rry@gmail.com, or call her at 410-672-5237, if you have a date preference.
Then in November, date TBD, we are looking at going to the Cryptological Museum for an afternoon. Again, everyone is invited. Clearly, there will be more details coming. The contact person is Joan Berry for any preferences you want have taken into consideration.
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Please keep the following people in your prayers this week:
PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for The Chidlow & Cashier Families upon the Death of Barbara Cashier, Nora Chidlow’s mother; The Britt family upon the death of Michael Britt; for a healthy pregnancy for a young mother to be; Deb Saylor's grand-nephew, Jordan; Christy Hipchen's Great Uncle, Steven Stanko; Friend's mother in hospital battling an illness; Chantel Seetram; Debbie and Bruce Arey Daughter, Allison; a husband awaiting test results; families impacted by gun violence; Loretta Miller & her family on the death of her husband; Dr. Jesse Nicholson, Connie Batts' brother-in-law; Laura Talbert; prayers for granddaughter starting a new job; Danni Johnson, fighting cancer; Denise Bartgis chemo treatments; Thanks for Bill and Kim Champagne's son reaching a year of sobriety; for Michelle Schoonmaker's friends recovering from surgery; Donna Anderson's brother-in-law, Tom, recovering from surgery; prayers for Mike Davie's granddaughter starting a new job; for friends recovering from surgery; David and Abbey; little girl diagnosed with leukemia and her family; the family of Gavin Hurley; Amanda Welford; Bruce Arey's sister; Helen Jarkiewicz; Tricia Gray; Dee going through breast cancer; Anthony Welford, recovering from surgery; Arlyce Lohr; Doug Dehaven with cardiac problems; Karen Judeich; Harrison-Wyatt Family searching for Jamil Wyatt; Marie, Nikol Sahai’s Mom; Irina Lee, Jan and Al Jank's daughter-in-law; Payton 18 months old, starting chemo therapy; Fran; Dot Forloines; Vaughn Brown; Dick Paronto; Pamala Morrison recovering; for Julie Devers' friend Zenia Dacio-Messina; Hope Sutphin; Dotty Kaufmann; Emily Wehage; Diane Makar's friend’s mother; Jeff Miller, Kathy Miller’s brother-in-law; Freyja Hartzell; Amy Goldber's father, Michael Cooper; Rebecca Echols friend, Lauren Douglas; Andy, friend of Karen Dodson; Jeanne Elbefeld; Ghazal Abawi; Mike Bartgis's cousin; Marjorie Tanner, Laura Doughty’s mother; Ellen; Cara Moody’s father-in-law, Gary Moody Sr.; Friends of Michelle Schoonmaker: Carly & Chris Taylor and Bri Reed; Laurie Barrow's brother, Steve Beckwith; Fred Barrow’s sister, Betsy Sargant; Debbie Saylor's Family and Friends: Carlene Printy and Helen Rossum;
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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