Do you have a calling?
Jesus invited Simon Peter, James and John to drop their nets and come follow him. As modern-day disciples we also have a calling. However, we are reluctant to claim our callings. Our culture reveres choice. We are taught that our lives are what we make of them. People scoff at the idea of being led by God.
Can we push back on society’s cynicism, and boldly claim our callings? Can we celebrate that everything we do, our family life, our work life, all our life is a calling from God?
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.
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Upcoming Events
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Family Dinner Night - July 16, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Colonial. Youth will cook together and then dine together.
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UCC Synod Youth Online Events - July 16-20
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Christmas-Themed Scavenger Hunt - July 24, 8:00-9:30 p.m. at Colonial.
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Worlds of Fun
Colonial youth joined youth from Plymouth Church for Worlds of Fun on July 12.
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Vacation Bible School Wraps Up with Edson Celebration
A successful week of VBS culminated in a celebration of United States citizenship for Colonial's custodian Edson Palacios-Castrejon. Thanks to Martha Wofford and Camille Breckenridge for leading a great group of kids and volunteers to Mystery Island and discovering the truth about our Creator God.
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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.
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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.
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Colonial Women Breakfast - 9:30 a.m. on Monday, August 2, Big Biscuit.
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Colonial Women Blue Moose Tuesday - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 10. Blue Moose Prairie Village.
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Colonial Women Book Group - 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 10, Stacey Algren's home. We will discuss “Still Life” by Louise Penny.
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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.
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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 12 & 13. 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!
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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. |
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Celebrations!
Please remember these folks who are celebrating milestones.
Happy Birthday!
15 Carol Childers, Jane Pronko,
16 Nick Kromnacker
17 Billy Keane
18 Veda Goudy, Bella Hayden, Jim Loomis, Lynn Sample, Bob Starcke
Happy Anniversary!
16 Matthew & Hayden Ferguson
17 Tim & Marion Taylor
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Colonial Family
Thank you from my humble heart for the celebration of my citizenship and for your friendship and support of my family. Also, thank you for all the cards and for your generosity with the gift cards.
Dios te Bendiga (God bless)
– Edson
Help Pastor Aaron Create Upcoming Sermon Series
You can help suggest ideas for sermon topics or series for this coming year. As we recover from this past year, what do you think would equip and encourage you? Let Pastor Aaron know with this short survey.
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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.
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Scam Alert
If you receive any suspicious email or text messages purporting to be from Pastor Aaron, please do not respond. Some have reported requests for gift cards.
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Calendar
Friday, July 16
9:00 a.m. Quiltmakers, Social Hall
5:30 p.m. Youth Family Dinner Night, Social Hall
Sunday, July 18
11:30 a.m. Council/Administrative Board via Zoom
Tuesday, July 20
9:30 a.m. Book Group
Wednesday, July 21
9:30 a.m. Coffee with Pastor Aaron, Einstein Brothers
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Colonial Staff
Bell Choir Director: Hayden Ferguson
Organist: Dr. Joseph Kern
Building Maintenance: Edson Palacios-Castrejon
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