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Celebrate the Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
this Sunday, August 1!
Summer Sunday School for Children and Adults, 9:15 am (August 1)!
Outdoor Worship, 9:15 am! (August 8)!
Virtual Fellowship, 11:45-12:15!
Please connect on YouTube HERE
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Masks and reservations required at the indoor worship service, please.
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Please check the Ark and Dove homepage, the morning of the outdoor service, for cancellation due to inclement weather.
- Please email fellowship@arkanddove.org to receive an invitation to join the Virtual Fellowship call on Zoom.
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Grace and Peace to the Ark and Dove Community,
Summer Sunday outdoor worship is sunny and sultry, and it seems that maybe also vacations are calling people to sabbath. Two changes until further notice. Summer outdoor worship will move to the shady back corner of the parking lot. Still bring your own chairs. Secondly, we will be going acoustic with the sound; no amplification. Next outdoor worship is August 8, 9:15 am. This Sunday, August 1, is outdoor Sunday School and Mythbusters for adults!
When more than 10 people raise their eyebrows and ask our leaders; “Did we really just get our church yard treated for mosquitoes? ” You need to answer. And the answer is we did. Some neighbors called claiming “our” mosquitoes were invading their yards. (I suggested baptizing them, so they wouldn’t come back, but some claimed that all that water would make the problem worse.) The mosquitoes were fierce for the Parenting Group and the first night of VBS, so we called in a company. However we DID NOT use any synthetic treatments, a.k.a. chemical pesticides. We went for the natural option. This treatment uses essential oils, such as lemongrass, peppermint or rosemary, and garlic to repel mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas from our property. The essential oils are diluted in water, kill on contact and were sprayed to form a barrier that lasts for a while. We had two treatments. The children and leaders reported a much better experience at VBS on Tuesday to Friday and our unofficial care for the earth team breathed a non-synthetic sigh of relief.
The CDC has now said masks are cool again. I am glad that we stuck with masks at our indoor worship service. The Session made the correct decision!
Sometimes church comes down to some very basic decisions. At the core is the commitment to care (for each other). Jesus put it this way in Gospel of John 13:34 “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.”
Peace of Christ,
Tim
tstern@arkanddove.org
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Dear Friends and Members of the Ark and Dove Community,
Summer can be a time to reset. Especially at this time of summer, I find it is a good time to recollect, reconsider, and recharge. By the end of July there is enough distance from the busyness of spring and there is still time before the frenzy of fall. Now is a good time to evaluate how the last school year was spent and set priorities before they are scheduled. I hope that you are finding time to contemplate and reflect this summer.
This Sunday, I will be talking about what it means to be called by God. Please spend some time this weekend and next week considering what God has called you to do with your time and energy. Even more, contemplate on these summer days what God might be calling you to be or do in the coming months. Pastor Tim and I are more than willing to discern with you.
Of course, summer is not all relaxation and contemplation. Here and now, we are called into action. Tomorrow morning, we have the chance to stand with our ACT friends at Woodside Gardens in Annapolis to show our support for safe and fair housing. Please contact Shirley Fuller (sfuller@mac.com) if you can join us from 11 am to 12 pm. Next Saturday, all Ark and Dove youth are encouraged to join us in Baltimore for fun, games, and reflection with the Center. Please contact me, if your youth would like to join (jnelson@arkanddove.org).
May your summer be full of rest and recharging.
Peace,
Jon
jnelson@arkanddove.org
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I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
-Ephesians 4:1-3
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Here I am, O God. I am flawed, but gifted. I am a sinner, still redeemed. Use me where I am. Make me a beacon of hope. Send me to be a vessel of love. Here I am, all of me. Only you can take me as I am and do something beyond me. Let me be your light, wherever darkness remains. Amen. |
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Our music this week focuses on Jesus calling us to be in community and discipleship with him. I've chosen a really reflective postlude using the tune of Here I Am, Lord, by Daniel Schutte. Also known as "I, the Lord of Sea and Sky" after its opening line, its words are based on Isaiah 6:8 and 1 Samuel 3:4. Schutte wrote the song at age 31 when he was studying theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. He was requested to compose, on short notice, a piece for the ordination mass of a deacon, incorporating in the lyrics God's word, of Jesus as the light, and the bread and wine of the Eucharist.
Peace,
Margaret
Director of Music
margaret.mcgillivray@gmail.com
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This week the band is going with some previous recordings. The offertory is a beautiful song, and you get to hear one of our singers who hasn't been able to record for certain reasons that you'll understand once you see who it is. 'With You' is a song by Elevation Worship. The hymn is also a song by Elevation Worship, 'Grateful.' Please pull the song up online before service sometime, so you can listen to the tune and feel comfortable to sing along during service. The prelude that I chose this week is by Bohemian composer Johann Kaspar Mertz. He lived from 1806-1856 in Hungary. The opus that this piece comes from is a group of character pieces that he composed while bed ridden and were inspired by listening to his wife practice character pieces on the piano. The title translates to "to my distant one."
Have a blessed week!
Pat
Director of Contemporary Music
psise11@gmail.com
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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 Cornithians 9:7
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Tenth Sunday After Pentecost! |
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Reserve Worship Service Space HERE
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In-Person Sanctuary Worship Every Sunday, 10:30 am, we welcome worshipers of all ages, with masks, into the sanctuary with limited attendance. To RSVP to attend worship in the sanctuary, 10:30 am, please sign up HERE. No child care for now. Singing with masks on is allowed. This service will be live streamed, so most seats will be on screen for a moment or more. A limited number of off-camera seats will be available; more details will be available in the sanctuary.
In-Person Outdoor Worship Reservations for Outdoor services are no longer needed! Outdoor service will be held every other Sunday: August 8 and 22, 9:15 am. Please check the homepage of the Ark and Dove website for cancellation due to inclement weather. The website will be updated the morning of the outdoor service. Out of consideration for other attenders, masks are truly welcome at the outdoor service, but will not be required.
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We are excited for Summer Sunday School outside at 9:15 am every other Sunday. Our next class is this Sunday, August 1. We will share a fun story, create a craft, and play games. Parents, you can join our adult Christian education class that happens at the same time. Any questions? Contact Christian Education Elder, Sara Fox at christianed@arkanddove.org.
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Middle and High School youth are invited to a fun learning experience with the Center next Saturday, August 7, 9:30 am to 2 pm. We will be playing kickball with children of the McCabe neighborhood in Baltimore. The Center, which is an organization of our Presbytery, will help us reflect on how to make meaningful connections with our neighbors. Please contact Pastor Jon (jnelson@arkanddove.org) if you are interested.
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Adult Christian Education |
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The Summer Book Club August selection is "A Lesson Before Dying", which is described as "a deep and compassionate novel about a young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to visit a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting." Having seen this book on some young adult reading lists, you may consider reading this with your older teen. Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, August 17, 7:30 pm. Contact Kim Champagne (kim.champagne@gmail.com) or Pastor Jon (jnelson@arkanddove.org) if you are interested in joining us!
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Will a certain number of people be taken up to heaven in the end times? Did God dictate Scripture to scribes? Is a horned devil responsible for human evil? Join us on Sunday mornings to explore some of these myths of Christianity and bust them! There is no homework or lecture. We will gather at 9:15 am on August 1st, August 15th, and August 29th. (Parents, this class will happen at the same time as Summer Sunday School.) Come as you are. Pastor Jon Nelson, jnelson@arkanddove.org
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Beginning Friday, August 6, 7 pm the GLEAM team will host the LGBTQAI+ support group the first Friday of every month, at 7pm, on Zoom. Contact Amanda Crose at Amanda.rose.crose@gmail.com to RSVP and get the zoom link.
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Pastor Tim, Cathy Debus, and Linnie Girdner will be co-facilitating the next Healing through Grief group on Wednesday, August 11, 7pm, as a Zoom meeting. The Healing through Grief small group is open to anyone attending Ark and Dove, and their family, who have experienced the death of a loved one, whether it is recent or a long time ago. Please contact Linnie Girdner for the Zoom invitation (girdnerlinda@gmail.com). |
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Mission Ministry Back to School Program |
The online and in-person sign-ups for Back to School will be available on Sunday, August 1. In-person sign-ups will be after the 10:30 worship service. The link for the online sign-up is on the Ark & Dove website Mission Ministry page and social media pages or select HERE. Or contact Greg Makar to get the link by email or for more information (GLMakar@juno.com). Please see the July 23 Arkive for more information about Back to School for elementary and middle school students.
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Special Offering for Habitat for Humanity |
Ark and Dove will be collecting a special offering for Habitat for Humanity through August. Habitat is one of the organizations that we have supported since the first days of Ark and Dove. We look forward to the time when we can again participate directly with Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake in local building projects and summer Mission trips. In the meantime, we can continue to support them financially. Mission Ministry hopes that you will consider a generous donation between now and the end of August. Donate by texting a dollar amount followed by habitat to 410-983-3481, visit our webpage, or by check. For additional information contact Lori Kronser, mission@arkanddove.org
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Caring for God's Creation
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Starting this Sunday, August 1, you are invited to attend “Creation Care Buffet: Come to the Table” which is the Presbyterians for Earth Care’s online national conference on Sundays, August 1, 8 and 15. Worship and Bible study will be from 4:30 – 6:00 pm, followed by a dinner break, with workshops from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. There will be 12 workshops including top scientists sharing latest news on the climate crisis, a spiritual director teaching about practices for activists, food waste and composting, worship ideas for creation care, ideas for involving young adults, farming and justice concerns, environmental racism and uranium mining in the Navajo Nation, creation care faith formation, Introducción al Cambio Climático (Spanish) and carbon dividends. The cost is only $20 per Sunday or $50 for all 3 Sundays with scholarship available. Details (conference schedule, workshops descriptions and leaders’ bios, registration) can be found on the Presbyterians for Earth Care website: presbyearthcare.org and on Facebook: @presbyearthcare. Lori Kronser mission@arkanddove.org.
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Christian Assistance Program |
The mission ministry continues to collect food for the Christian Assistance Program (CAP) West County food pantry in Severn. Donations can be left at church on the table just inside the front door or in the covered picnic area. The items needed most are cereal (hot and cold), tomato products (such as canned tomatoes and pasta sauce), and rice and rice sides (maximum two pounds, please). For more information, please contact Greg Makar (GLMakar@juno.com). |
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Gently Used Books Collection |
Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church and the Anne Arundel Literacy Council are collecting gently used books for their Book Fairs happening this Fall. This is the perfect opportunity for you to clean out your bookshelves, recycle those books you no longer need/want, and support great community organizations! A box for book collection will be in the church lobby, but you can also contact Wendy Wellington (wmwelli64@gmail.com) to make other arrangements for pickup, or if you'd like more information about the Literacy Council.
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Please keep the following people in your prayers this week:
PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for Vaughn Brown; Ardeth and Bob Johns; Patty and Steve Plander; Margaret Floyd; Arlyce Lohr; Krista Klohr; Michelle Schoonmaker; Dick Paronto; Richard and Edie Budd; Carol Saylor; Corinne Baker; Tricia Gray’s grandfather, Paul; Cliff Wellington’s sister-in-law, Myeong Wellington; Helen Wilkens' mother, Jane Reinert; Barbara Reynold's brother, Don Campbell; Christina Nelson’s grandmother, Pat Dole; Judy Cooper’s daughter, Jessica Quigley; Paul Doughty’s mother, Ruth Doughty; Tina Anthis’ father, Steve Bissel; Camille Dubois’ parents and the Dubois family; Debbie Saylor’s sister, Christine; Ryan Stavely’s father, Brian; Todd Stubbs’ stepfather, David Hopsicker; Sue Hanburger’s daughter, Megan; a member of the Tardiff family; Dionne Whitby's daughter and niece, Jannah; Brooks Emrick and her sister, Susan; Amanda Crose’s mother, and grandmother, Betty Davis; Dotty Kaufman, her son, Bill, daughter-in-law, Carol, granddaughter, Sarah, and grandson Nathan; Donna Anderson's brother-in-law, Tom Brown; Steve Debus' cousin-in-law, Stephan; Kathy Miller’s sister, Beth Krauth, and brother-in-law, Jeff Miller; Lewis Shorter and Lewis Shorter’s niece, Jennifer Schwandt-Gayle; Bob Fuller’s brother, Joe Fuller; Dot Forloine’s granddaughter Melisa Tucker Saatthoff, her great-grandson Luke and her friend, Kit Robson; Debbie Arey’s sister; Debbie and Bruce Arey’s family in Connecticut, and their daughter, Allison; Linda Taylor’s mother, Izola; Kennon Bauman’s uncle, Dan Johnston; Amy Goldberg’s grandmother, Ruth Cooper; Christy Yeager’s mother, Linda Jordan; Linda Jordan’s niece, Bonnie; Diane Johnson's Uncle Ed, Aunt Janet, and cousin Richard; Shelley Franklin's father; Hollis Butterworth’s daughter, Rachel Mershont; Amanda Wehage’s sister and father, Dave; Laurie Barrow’s nephew, Gunther Kurtz; Sabonna Keeney’s mother; Bernabe and Griselda Solano, and Griselda's sister, Irma; Laura Doughty’s brother-in-law, Carl Hahn; Laura Willoughby's father, Norman; Ann Hirschy’s aunt, Cindy, and brother; Kelly Burnett’s nephew, Justin; Lou Kareha’s cousin, Thomas Kochis; Cheryl and Doug Walcutt’s grandchild, Gray Adacutt; Cheryl Walcutt’s sister Judy, and mother and nephew; Erika Sealing's grandmother, Margaret Schade; Lourdes Cordero's granddaughter; Kim Champagne's friend, Val Witt; Mike and Charlotte Davie’s friends, Dell and Dave Page; Paula Griggs’ friends Char and Jackie Pullen; Kim Young’s friend, Kurt Kost; Shirley and Bob Fuller’s friend Cindy Schafer; May Gilden; and Maren McGillivray-Stubbs’ best friend’s father, Gentry Sims.
THE LOVE AND PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION go out the Green and Brown families on the death of Patriceo Green’s cousin, Philip Brown.
THE LOVE AND PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION go out the Hendricks and Alderson families on the death of Sarah Hendricks’ grandmother, Sally Alderson.
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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Ark and Dove Presbyterian Church | 410-674-6400 | admin@arkanddove.org | www.arkanddove.org | 8424 Piney Orchard Pkwy. Odenton, MD 21113
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