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3rd Sunday after Pentecost
Collegiality
June 26th, 2022
In-Person Worship at 9:00 and 10:30 am, this Sunday!
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!
You can connect on YouTube HERE.
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I am very pleased that so many people have signed up to attend the goodbye luncheon for Jon. We are going to have a great celebration on Sunday, last chance to makes reservations by clicking here: Meal Reservation Link - deadline is tonight, June 24th! Definitely going to need hands to set up and clean up for the luncheon. Many hands make work light. Click here Response Form to sign up to help.
Setting up church celebrations and cleaning up is actually a form of hands on prayer. We will send the Nelsons off with lots of good prayers.
I would like to remind us all that on Sunday July 3, we will be celebrating communion and that it will be Single Service Sunday. Once service at 10:30.
Deep peace of Christ to you,
Tim
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Dear Friends and Members of Ark and Dove,
I hope to see many of you on this my last Sunday at Ark and Dove. It will be a time of thanksgiving for the great gift you are to me. I am going to save my expressions of gratitude for the services and reception, so please watch the service if you are unable to come. I do hope that, one way or another, I can say thanks to you. I believe that today is the last chance to RSVP for the reception.
It is and will be hard to say goodbye to this church. So many good things over so many hard times have happened here. I will watch from afar what God will do in and through Ark and Dove. New people keep coming here. You keep adapting and reforming around the new things God is doing. You shift when needed; you accommodate to evident needs. God's love overflows here and you draw deeply from the well.
Many have said to me over these weeks, "I am sad for us, excited for you." I must now say the same to you. I am sad to leave, but so excited for you. Believe me, Ark and Dove is something very special. It will continue to be so special to people who need something other than what they have seen before. The next pastors, leaders, and visitors who come through those glass doors will usher you into God's good future. I look forward to seeing that happen.
Peace,
Pastor Jon
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I thank my God for every remembrance of you, always in every one of my prayers for all of you, praying with joy for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.
-Philippians 1:3-5
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For all the love that is shared among us, for all the peace that is known between us, for all the faith that is proclaimed to us, for all the hope that is given for us, and for all the joy that is experienced by us, we give you, O God, our thanks. Amen. |
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Last week, I talked about this Sunday being a day of new beginnings and endings for our church. I'm choosing to focus on the new beginnings this week. New beginnings for the Nelson Family. New beginnings for our church as we step into a new phase without the Nelsons. New beginnings for our band, playing for the first time this Sunday. This week will be a celebration that we were blessed with seven years with Jon and Christina and excitement for their family as they begin a wonderful new adventure.
We will have a special guest musician for the services and the celebration for Jon - Pat Sise! For the services, we will sing "Hold On To Me" by Lauren Daigle, and we will send the Nelsons forward with "The Blessing" by Elevation Worship. Pat and I have some special music planned for the celebration afterwards as well, but we will keep that as a surprise.
I look forward to celebrating the new beginnings with you this Sunday. Jon, Christina, Emery and Elias- you will be missed more than I can express. Here are some photos of our adventures throughout the years. My favorite might be the one from this year, when my son asked if he could be in your family Easter photo. :-)
With love,
Rebecca
Director of Music
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DONATE ONLINE! One-time and recurring!
TEXT your donations! 410-983-3481
Text give to get started. Text commands for more options.
To donate for Ukraine help, text amount followed by Ukraine.
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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Bulletin - 3rd Sunday after Pentecost |
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Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. -Joshua 1:9
Olivia Connally, Bowie High School
Joseph Morrison, Arundel High School, joining the Navy
Nyla Everett, Ft. Meade High School
Abby Nicole Musican, Arundel High School
Savannah Howe, Arundel High School
Alexis Yeager, Arundel High School
Jack Burnett, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Alex Beaudry, Salisbury University, BS
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Single service Sunday will be on July 3rd. We will have the service at 10:30am.
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CHRISTINE CAUFIELD-NOLL CELEBRATION OF LIFE |
Share the joy of knowing Christine on Saturday, June 25 from 12:00 - 4:00pm at Boone Station Hall Severna Park Community Center, 623 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Severna Park, MD 21146. Lunch and a semi-structured program will be held from 12:00 until about 1:30 pm with socializing and sharing afterwards. Please RSVP below. The RSVP link can also be used to share a memory, if you are unable to attend. Thanks.
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Anti-Racism and Social Equity |
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Once again Ark and Dove proclaims God's love for all people with newly installed Black Lives Matter and Pride banners. Many thanks to the banner experts - Jan Hof, Bruce Arey, Amy and Keith Tardiff! |
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Ukranian Relief Aid Special Offering |
You can help people in Ukraine with special offerings to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA). To donate for Ukraine help, visit our online donation page, text amount followed by Ukraine, to 410-983-3481, or simply notate on your check 'Ukraine'.
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The Stewardship Team would like to extend our thanks to all of the congregation for the sharing of your time, talents and resources. Your dedication and generosity encourages others simply by setting the example. Many of us congregants have chosen to ease the process of providing our financial resources by utilizing regularly recurring Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Giving via EFT provides convenience for the giver and consistency for the church. However, you may find that during church services you miss having the opportunity to place your gift in the offering plate. It is important for us to participate in the act of giving as part of our worship. If you have chosen to give via EFT, please consider dropping an “I donate via EFT “ slip located in the seat-back pocket in front of you into the offering plate during the Sunday offering. By doing this, not only will you have a tactile reminder of God’s blessing to you to ponder and be grateful for, but we pray that this will also allow others to see how many of Ark and Dove’s members give of their financial resources and encourage new offerings whether they are from new visitors or members still considering whether or not to donate. In utilizing this card, a symbolic representation of your gift is placed with the gifts of others and blessed together through prayer. In gratitude for your continued generosity of your time, talents, and resources, have a wonderful summer.
The Stewardship Team.
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Children's Christian Education |
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The Nursery is OPEN for Business |
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Cara Moody, our new Nursery Coordinator is super excited to welcome all of our nursery age children, (birth to 3 years of age) during both our 9 AM and 10:30 AM worship services.
We NEED volunteers to assist in the nursery during these services. Please consider helping out. Teenagers are welcome to sign up and can have service hours signed for by Sara Fox, Christian Education elder upon request. Please use link below for sign up to volunteer.
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Vacation Bible School will run July 18-22, 2022 from 6-8pm. Our theme this year is Passport to Peace. Children PreK-Grade 5 are invited to learn that there are many opportunities and ways to live as peacemakers. Passport to Peace invites children to see every person as part of God’s family and every interaction as an opportunity for peacemaking. Registration for VBS can be found below.
Opportunities for middle and high school children to help are available. We still NEED adult volunteers as well to assist with this amazing summer program. Please contact Sara Fox, [email protected] if interested.
If you'd like to make a supply donation, check out our Amazon wish list. Items ordered from this list will be delivered directly to the church. Please arrange for supply donations to be received by June 24th. Contact Christina Nelson with questions: [email protected]. |
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Summer Sunday School is Coming! |
This summer Sunday School classes for rising K-5 graders will be held during the 10:30 service. This is for the months of July and August only. We ARE in need of adult leaders and helpers for this program. Please contact Sara Fox, at [email protected] if you can lend a hand with this program, even for one week!
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Please keep the following people in your prayers this week:
PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for Rebecca Echols friend, Lauren Douglas, and Uncle, Rick Orfinger; Andy, friend of Karen Dodson; Healing for Jeanne Elbefeld & Donna Beckwith; Abawi family member hospitalized; Prayers to the person(s) who attempt to change us by repeatedly defacing, destroying, and stealing our signs of affirmation; Praise the healthy arrival of Lillian Rose, Great niece of Laurie & Fred Barrow; Charlotte Davie; Mike Bartgis's cousin; Lydia Doughty for a speedy recovery; Marjorie Tanner, Laura Doughty’s mother, recovering in hospital after fall; Ellen for a successful surgery this week and a full recovery; Cara Moody family member, Gary Moody Sr.; Friends of Michelle Schoonmaker: Carly & Chris Taylor, Karen Butler, Bri Reed, and the Conway Family on the passing of Bruce Conway; Jan Hof recovering from COVID; Laurie Barrow brother, Steve Beckwith, recovering from surgery; Fred Barrow’s sister, Betsy Sargant; Debbie Saylor's Family and Friends: Carlene Printy, Helen Rossum, Wayne Rennex, & Alison Buffington; Karen Mongold, colleague of Ray Bussey; Donna Kurtz who is waiting test results; for a woman, E.B., and her children, leaving an abusive home environment; Irina Lee, Jan and Al Jank's daughter-in-law, recovering from surgery; William Campbell, grandfather of Cherese, with cancer; Chris and Jeff, friends of Deb Saylor; Amber Maschino, neighbor of Craig West; Dotty Kaufmann; Jack Sweeney, fighting cancer; Mary Lou Dulina, friend of Cheryl Schafer; Alvin Dennis and Audrey Price; Ashton Borsella, recovering from heart surgery; Donna Williams; Courtney Dudley Thomas, recovering from a stroke; Tiffany Thompson, starting a new round of cancer treatments; Courtney, Deborah Dingle’s niece, in the hospital suffering from brain cancer; Anna Scofield; the people of Ukraine; Lou Kareha's friends and family: Aubriella and Michael Steele, B. Wicker, James Karanasky (sister-in-law's brother), Thomas Kochis (cousin), and Nando Smacci (friend); Mike and Denise Bartgis' son-in-law; Kathy Miller's brother-in-law, Jeff Miller, and sister, Beth Krauth; Lourdes Cordero's family and friends: Diane Cordero (sister), Jose (brother), granddaughter, and Fred and Arelene Jones (friends); Christy Hipchen’s nephew and grandmother, Ann Chubon; Josh Arnold; the family of Mike Esparza; Amy Tardiff’s Aunt Fran; Michelle Schoonmaker; Michelle Schoonmaker's friends and their children: Kai S., Liam F. and Ezra R.; Floretta Watkins-Barbee, Michelle Schoonmaker's Aunt and Ylonda Fauntleroy’s friend; Bernice Taylor, Michelle Schoonmaker's great aunt and Ylonda Fauntleroy’s Aunt; Cameron Jackson, Ylonda Fauntleroy’s cousin, dealing with a difficult situation; Frank Stillwell; Mary Caolo; David Johns; Angela Goska; Belinda Edwards; Karen Stokes; Betty Small; Calvin Latham; Ann Hirschy's family: Isaiah, Aunt Cindy, and brother; Ann Hirschy; Adell Gaurin; Carol Saylor; Carol Saylor’s family: sister-in-law who passed away of stomach cancer, and granddaughter being bullied at school; Ray Bussey's mother, Doris; Vaughn Brown; Arlyce Lohr; Dick Paronto; Amy Hagemann’s sister, Susan Pratt; Mary Benson’s sister; Bill Lifsey Sr., Amy Carskadon Lifsey’s father-in-law; Helen Wilkens' mother, Jane Reinert; Karen Dodson’s cousin, Miles and the family; Pam, Carrie Dodson's friend; Lewis Shorter; Jennifer Schwandt-Gayle, Lewis Shorter’s niece; Dot Forloine’s Family: Melisa Tucker Saatthoff (granddaughter) and Luke (great-grandson); Dot Forloines; Linda Taylor’s mother, Izola; Amy Goldberg’s grandmother, Ruth Cooper; Diane Johnson's Family: Uncle Ed, Aunt Janet, and Cousin Richard; Diane Johnson's friend, Tom; Shelley Franklin's father; James Franklin's sister-in-law, Kelli Franklin; Gunther Kurtz, Laurie Barrow’s nephew; Carl Hahn, Laura Doughty’s brother-in-law; Ruth Doughty, Paul Doughty's mother; Cheryl and Doug Walcutt’s Family:Cheryl Walcutt (mother of Cheryl), Judy (sister of Cheryl); Don Clark, friend of Cheryl Walcutt; Margaret Schade, Erika Sealing's grandmother; Rob Yeager’s friends: Greta Daughtrey and Peter Brown; Linda Jordan, Christy Yeager’s mother; Bonnie, Linda Jordan’s niece.
If you have prayer concerns or blessings that you would like to share, please contact Deacon Patriceo Green at [email protected] and he will add your concern to the prayer partners email chain.
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