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United Church of Ludlow, Weekly Email News for October 20, 2013

10/7/2013

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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.
Deacon’s Meeting – Sunday, October 27 after service. 

Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of October 13 will be in next week’s bulletin.
 
Altar Guild
Judi Krieger is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of September.

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

Kindly submit your Estimate of Giving form.  This will help your Executive Board in
planning for next year.                
 
Christian Education Program
Christian Education Classes
Starting Tuesday, October 8, 7:00 to 8:30 P.M.
 
 
Rev. Harpster will lead us in discussions of “Our Faith Traditions in America from
the Post-Civil War Era to the Present”. 
This series of classes will run for six weeks on Tuesday evenings in the
Ladies Parlor at the church. All are welcome to attend. For more information,
contact Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895
 
Reformation Sunday – October 27 
On Reformation Sunday, Rev. Harpster will dedicate gifts to the church that
have been made in the past year. Members and friends of the church also have the
opportunity to present monetary gifts in memory or in honor of individuals. 
 
To be included in the bulletin for Reformation Sunday, all gifts should be in
the church office by Wednesday, October 23. For more information, you can speak
with Anne Oakes, Receiver of Offerings.       
 
 A Stewardship Message 
God loves it when the giver delights in the giving -  Looking Upward
 
Once in the Gospels, Jesus healed a woman who had been bent over for years
with an affliction. Her illness not only caused her pain, it also prevented her
from knowing anything more about the world than the small circle of earth she
could see. Imagine how small her world was—looking at feet all those years. And
imagine how wondrously healing it was when Jesus not only gave her a gift of a
straight spine, but also engaged in her world, her relationships, even perhaps
her wonder. 
 
We hear so often that times are hard—and for many they are—that we may
experience life very similar to the bent-over woman with her acute pain and
limited ability to see the world around her. We may even willingly withdraw from
living life fully because it is too painful, overwhelming, or difficult. Whether
self-inflicted or not, the effect is same. We miss out on wonder and gratitude
if we spend our lives looking downward instead of upward, inward instead of
outward, hemmed in by our limited vision.
 
Being generous requires our ability to connect with our world. We many not
feel there is enough as long as we are staring at the ground, beset by thoughts
of how little we have, and how little we have to give. But God made us so that
we are at our most whole when we can delight and wonder at life—even in
difficult times.



This stewardship season, why not ask for the grace of a wider vision so that
you may delight in all God has provided? Then wonder at the awesome thing that
is your life, your relationships, and your world!


 
 
 
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United Church of Ludlow - Weekly Email News for October 13, 2013

10/7/2013

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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.
Deacon’s Meeting – Sunday, October 27 after service.
 
Weekly Offerings

Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of October 6 were
$2,067.00.  The cost for each week is $1,330.00 (derived by dividing the
annual budget by 52 weeks).
 
Altar Guild
Judi Krieger is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of
September.

Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social
hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.
 
Estimate of Giving Forms
Kindly return your Estimate of Giving form. Please help your Executive Board
in planning for next year.
 
Driver Request from Ludlow Health Center
The Ludlow Health Center has requested assistance with getting a ride for one
of their patients who needs to go to dialysis three times a week.  She goes to Rutland Regional on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Her appointment is 3 to 7 PM. 

If you are available to assist with any of these times or even for a one way,
please contact Andria Donohue, RN at the Ludlow Health Center 228-8867.
 
Reformation Sunday – October 27 
On Reformation Sunday, Rev. Harpster will dedicate gifts to the church that
have been made in the past year. Members and friends of the church also have the
opportunity to present monetary gifts in memory or in honor of individuals. To
be included in the bulletin for Reformation Sunday, all gifts should be in the
church office by Wednesday, October 23. For more information, you can speak with
Anne Oakes, Receiver of Offerings.    
 
A Stewardship Message 
God loves it when the giver delights in the giving - Looking Upward
 
Once in the Gospels, Jesus healed a woman who had been bent over for years
with an affliction. Her illness not only caused her pain, it also prevented her
from knowing anything more about the world than the small circle of earth she
could see. Imagine how small her world was—looking at feet all those years. And
imagine how wondrously healing it was when Jesus not only gave her a gift of a
straight spine, but also engaged in her world, her relationships, even perhaps
her wonder. 
 
We hear so often that times are hard—and for many they are—that we may
experience life very similar to the bent-over woman with her acute pain and
limited ability to see the world around her. We may even willingly withdraw from
living life fully because it is too painful, overwhelming, or difficult. Whether
self-inflicted or not, the effect is same. We miss out on wonder and gratitude
if we spend our lives looking downward instead of upward, inward instead of
outward, hemmed in by our limited vision.
 
Being generous requires our ability to connect with our world. We many not
feel there is enough as long as we are staring at the ground, beset by thoughts
of how little we have, and how little we have to give. But God made us so that
we are at our most whole when we can delight and wonder at life—even in
difficult times.
 
This stewardship season, why not ask for the grace of a wider vision so that
you may delight in all God has provided? Then wonder at the awesome thing that
is your life, your relationships, and your world! 


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United Church of Ludlow - Weekly Email News for October 6

10/4/2013

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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.
Deacon’s Meeting – Sunday, October 27 after service.
 
Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of September 29 were
$690.00.  The cost for each week is $1,330.00 (derived by dividing the
annual budget by 52 weeks).
 
Altar Guild
Judi Krieger is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of
September.

 Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social
hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. 
 
Christian Education Program - Christian Education Classes
Starting Tuesday, October 8, 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. 
Rev. Harpster will lead us in discussions of “Our Faith Traditions in America
from the Post-Civil War Era to the Present”. 
This series of classes will run for six weeks on Tuesday evenings in the
Ladies Parlor at the church. All are welcome to attend. For more information,
contact Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895
 
Reformation Sunday – October 27 
On Reformation Sunday, Rev. Harpster will dedicate gifts to the church that
have been made in the past year. Members and friends of the church also have the
opportunity to present monetary gifts in memory or in honor of individuals. To
be included in the bulletin for Reformation Sunday, all gifts should be in the
church office by Wednesday, October 23. For more information, you can speak with
Anne Oakes, Receiver of Offerings.        
 
God loves it when the giver delights in the giving - Looking Upward
 
Once in the Gospels, Jesus healed a woman who had been bent over for years
with an affliction. Her illness not only caused her pain, it also prevented her
from knowing anything more about the world than the small circle of earth she
could see. Imagine how small her world was—looking at feet all those years. And
imagine how wondrously healing it was when Jesus not only gave her a gift of a
straight spine, but also engaged in her world, her relationships, even perhaps
her wonder. 
 
We hear so often that times are hard—and for many they are—that we may
experience life very similar to the bent-over woman with her acute pain and
limited ability to see the world around her. We may even willingly withdraw from
living life fully because it is too painful, overwhelming, or difficult. Whether
self-inflicted or not, the effect is same. We miss out on wonder and gratitude
if we spend our lives looking downward instead of upward, inward instead of
outward, hemmed in by our limited vision.



Being generous requires our ability to connect with our world. We many not
feel there is enough as long as we are staring at the ground, beset by thoughts
of how little we have, and how little we have to give. But God made us so that
we are at our most whole when we can delight and wonder at life—even in
difficult times.



This stewardship season, why not ask for the grace of a wider vision so that
you may delight in all God has provided? Then wonder at the awesome thing that
is your life, your relationships, and your world!

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