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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 [email protected]. Upcoming Meetings Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. Executive Committee, Wednesday, August 28 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of August 11 were $762.00. The cost for each week is $1,330.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Altar Guild Jean Eggleston and Laura Caravatt will be sharing the Altar Guild responsibilities for June, July and August. Jean will take care of the altar and Laura will display her beautiful flowers. Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Women’s Group - Luncheon and Tag Sale The United Church Women will have their annual tag sale and luncheon on Saturday, August 24. Please look for items to donate to the tag sale. A sign-up sheet is in the front hall for help with both of these events. Help is needed most of the day. Luncheon from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Tag Sale from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Congregational Singing Practice Occasional choir singers and members of the congregation who would like to "go over" the music for a Sunday service should come up to the organ before 9:50 AM, with hymnal in hand, when Ed is on duty. However, he is usually on New Hampshire organ benches on the third Sunday of each month. Remembering Irene and Rising Above Two years after Irene the Thomsons FINALLY have a new home – 10 feet above the lake. Come and help CELEBRATE!!!! BYOB and a dish to share. Sunday, August 25 at 1:00 P.M. 131 Thomson Drive RSVP to [email protected] Deacons’ Luncheon On Sunday, September 8, the deacons will be hosting a Deacons’ Luncheon. We will be offering up a “Salad Sunday” for all those who wish to stay after church to share in a meal. During dessert, we will discuss how the Outreach/Mission Committee disperses its funds each quarter. We are asking for as many members and friends of the church to attend because we want your ideas. Currently, the Outreach/Mission Committee members (Brenda Dansingburg, Linda Thomson, Susan Kneebone and members of the deaconate) select various organizations or individuals that they wish to support based on recommendations of the board, church members/friends and/or requests. Each quarter the church budget allows for the committee to distribute $1000.00. This committee, as per the recommendation of the membership, would like to discuss changing this system. What about choosing one local mission and one global mission to support, rather than searching each quarter to find a “worthy” organization to give the funds? These two missions would be the ones that we, as a church, would support through the coming years, until we decide differently. While these two mission projects would receive the bulk of the funds, there would be some funds set aside for emergency needs which might arise over time. The Committee would appreciate your thoughts on this concept. So, come to lunch after church on September 8 and join us for a meal and discussion. Comments are closed.
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