A warm welcome to all visitors.  If the Pastor or any member of the congregation may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net.  Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church.   

Upcoming Meetings
Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.
Executive Committee, Wednesday, July 23 at 7:00 P.M.
        
Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of June 22 were $889.00. The cost for each week is $1,385.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).
 
Altar Guild
Jean Eggleston is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of June.
 
Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.

Ushers for the months of  June & July
This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those Sundays that are open.                           

                       Ushers                        
June 29           **Open
July 6           Laura, Allison, Jesse (also for communion)
July 13            ** Open
July 20            ** Open
July 27            ** Open

Annual Church Picnic – Saturday, June 13
The annual church picnic at the Thomsons (131 Thomson Drive) will be on Sunday, July 13, rain or shine, starting after fellowship time after church (that will give us an opportunity to race home after the hymn sing and get set up!)
 
As usual, we will provide the meat for grilling and ask folks to bring something to share…appetizers, salad, desert etc. If you have any special drink requests, we ask that you bring that along too!

Come prepared to have fun.  We have a beautiful lake to swim in, kayaks, canoes a rowboat a paddle boat, lawn games and chairs to sit an just relax. We look forward to welcoming you to our finished home……although landscaping is next and hopefully will be complete by the 2015 picnic!!  
 
Hymn Sing
On Sunday July 13, in lieu of a sermon we will be having a hymn sing…..to sing some favorites and hopefully to learn some new songs.  

To help prepare and not throw any curves to Ed, we are asking that you provide the names of songs that you might like included.  If your selections are not in the hymnal, provide the name and if possible a copy of the selection and I will pass it on to Ed and make copies. 

Please understand that we may be limited on the number of selections we sing by time and difficulty in accompanying.  It certainly is not my intention to ask Ed to learn difficult new selections.

It is the intent for us ALL to have fun!  But it is an opportunity to learn some new songs too. Also, please understand that we may not be able to honor all requests!

So…. Please complete the form provided in the bulletin.  Leave it at the church or send me an email at thomson131vt@gmail.com.

A warm welcome to all visitors.  If the Pastor or any member of the congregation may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net.  Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church.    

 Upcoming Meetings
Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.
Executive Committee, Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 P.M.       

Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of June 15 were $1,032.00. The cost for each week is $1,385.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).
 
Altar Guild
Jean Eggleston is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of June.

Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.

Gathering at Jim and Sandy Peplau’s Home
The Peplaus invite members and friends of the congregation to their home at 826 Twenty Mile Stream in South Reading on Sunday, June 22nd  at 3:00 P.M. to enjoy their flowers, some fellowship and light refreshments.

 Ushers for the months of June & July
This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those Sundays that are open.                          
                    Ushers                        

June 22        Brenda & Dick
June 29           **Open
July 6           Laura, Allison, Jesse (also for communion)
July 13            ** Open
July 20            ** Open
July 27            ** Open

A warm welcome to all visitors.  If the Pastor or any member of the congregation may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net.  Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church. 
 
Upcoming Meetings
Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.
Executive Committee, Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 P.M.
         
Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of June 8 were $916.00. The cost for each week is $1,385.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).

Altar Guild
Jean Eggleston is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of June.

Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.
 
Ushers for the month of June and July.
This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those Sundays that are open.                          
                       Ushers                         
June 15        Anne & Andy
June 22        Brenda & Dick
June 29           **Open
July 6        Laura, Allison, Jesse (also for communion)
July 13            ** Open
July 20            ** Open
July 27            ** Open

A Special History Opportunity
Special Preview Screening of Selected Scenes “The Roosevelts:  An Intimate History” will be held at the Bellows Falls Opera House, Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. All tickets are $20 – reserved seating. 

Tickets may be purchased at the Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls (802-463-9404) and at the Bellows Falls Town Hall (Opera House) (802-463-3456).  

The film series which will be shown in the fall on PBS will emphasize the lives of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt.  Ken Burns will present the screening and be available to answer questions.

 
Father’s Day
Father's Day was inaugurated in the United States in the early 20th century to complement Mother’s Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting.

Father's Day was founded in Spokane, Washington at the YMCA in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.  

Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there.  After hearing a sermon about Mother's Day in 1909, she told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them. Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June.
 
In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day.   Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972. 
      
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
GOD CALLED IT…..DAD
 
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it...
Dad

 - Author Unknown

NEW HYMNALS
United Church of Ludlow purchased 24 new hymnals for the sanctuary. 

In the past, hymnals have been donated by members and friends of the church. You are welcome to designate one or more of the hymnals in memory or in honor of loved ones.

A special bookplate indicating the same will be placed inside the hymnal on the front cover. The cost of each hymnal is $16.00. 

If you would like to participate in this opportunity, please indicate on a piece of paper the dedication you wish printed on the bookplate.  

Enclose $16.00 for each hymnal to Anne Oakes, Receiver of Offerings or send the material to United Church of Ludlow, 48 Pleasant Street, Ludlow, Vermont  05149.

The new hymnals will be dedicated on Reformation Sunday, October 26, 2014.  

A warm welcome to all visitors.  If the Pastor or any member of the congregation may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net.  Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church.  

Upcoming Meetings
Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.
Executive Committee - Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 P.M.

Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of May 25 were $878.00. The cost for each week is $1,385.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).
 
Altar Guild
Jean Eggleston is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of June. 

Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.  

Ushers for the month of May and June
This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those Sundays that are open.                
                   Ushers                                    
June 8            **Open
June 15     Anne & Andy
June 22           **Open
June 29           **Open


WINDHAM-UNION ASSOCIATION SPRING MEETING - June 8, 2014
Westminster West Congregational Church
Registration at 1:15 P.M.
Business Meeting at 1:30 P.M. 
 
The spring meeting is the time when the Association does its business; reporting on its activities, hearing a short message from the Vermont Conference, electing officers and adopting a budget.  
Most importantly, it’s also a time for the Association to gather for worship, fellowship and shared ministry.  

The Spring Meeting will be an important event in the life of the Association and the life of Dr. Lise Sparrow, as the Association meets as an Ecclesiastical Council to see if it will approve Dr. Lise for ordination as a minister in the United Church of Christ.  Bob and Ginny Kottkamp and Pastor Harpster will be attending the meeting.

 NEW HYMNALS
United Church of Ludlow purchased 24 new hymnals for the sanctuary. 

In the past, hymnals have been donated by members and friends of the church. You are welcome to designate one or more of the hymnals in memory or in honor of loved ones.

A special bookplate indicating the same will be placed inside the hymnal on the front cover. The cost of each hymnal is $16.00. 

If you would like to participate in this opportunity, please indicate on a piece of paper the dedication you wish printed on the bookplate.  

Enclose $16.00 for each hymnal to Anne Oakes, Receiver of Offerings or send the material to United Church of Ludlow, 48 Pleasant Street, Ludlow, Vermont  05149.

The new hymnals will be dedicated on Reformation Sunday, October 26, 2014.

A warm welcome to all visitors.  If the Pastor or any member of the congregation may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net.  Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church.  

Upcoming Meetings
Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.

Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of May 25 were $878.00. The cost for each week is $1,385.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).
 
Altar Guild
Jean Eggleston is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of June. 

Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.  

Ushers for the month of May and June
This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those Sundays that are open.                    

                   Ushers                   Communion                

June 1      Ginny & Bob              Sandy & Jim
June 8            **Open
June 15     Anne & Andy
June 22           **Open
June 29           **Open


NEW HYMNALS

United Church of Ludlow purchased 24 new hymnals for the sanctuary. 

In the past, hymnals have been donated by members and friends of the church. You are welcome to designate one or more of the hymnals in memory or in honor of loved ones.

A special bookplate indicating the same will be placed inside the hymnal on the front cover. The cost of each hymnal is $16.00. 

If you would like to participate in this opportunity, please indicate on a piece of paper the dedication you wish printed on the bookplate.  

Enclose $16.00 for each hymnal to Anne Oakes, Receiver of Offerings or send the material to United Church of Ludlow, 48 Pleasant Street, Ludlow, Vermont  05149.

The new hymnals will be dedicated on Reformation Sunday, October 26, 2014.