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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 – July 27, 7:00 P.M. Rummage Sale - Saturday, August 20 Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week ending June 26 were $1,085.00. The costs for each week are $1,438.46 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg and Jean Eggleston are the Altar Guild people during the month of July. Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Julie Ann Butler Julie Ann Butler died on Sunday, May 22nd. Julie was born on July 12, 1945. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, July 16th at the church. Ushers for the month of July This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those Sundays that are open. Ushers Communion July 3 Beth & David Brenda & David July 10 **Open July 17 **Open July 24 **Open July 31 **Open Guest Organist Our guest organist this morning is Karlaine Livingston of Claremont, New Hampshire. We thank her for being with us today. Annual Rummage sale will be held on Saturday, August 20th. Please save all your items. Tables will be set up in the garage labeled and ready to be filled. We welcome clean items – no clothing please. For inquiries call Jean Eggleston at 802-558-2591. Windham-Union Ecclesiastical Council The Windham-Union Association will convene an Ecclesiastical Council for the examination of Lynn Wickberg as a candidate for ordination upon the recommendation of the Ministerial Standings and Standards Committee of the Vermont Conference of the UCC. The Council will be convened on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 2:30 P.M. at the United Church of Bellows Falls. The quorum to perform the work of an Ecclesiastical Council consists of a minimum of twenty persons composed of any of voting delegates (up to 4 from each church) and individual members (ministers with authorized standing in the Windham-Union Association) from at least eight churches. Please attend yourself along with delegates from your church. And especially if you are not able to attend, please send delegates. Lynn Wickberg is a recent graduate of Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri. She is currently serving as a half-time licensed minister the United Church in Stratford, Vermont. Lynn’s Ordination Paper, the basis for her examination, is available from her via email at: [email protected] Sacrament of Baptism The sacrament of baptism will be administered today to Jocelyn Rose Liao who was born on November 13, 2015. She is the daughter of Yang Huan and Peter Thomas Liao of Shanghai, China. His grandparents, Mr. Yang Xian and Mrs. Ma Mu Hua are also from Shanghai. Pat Liao of Ludlow, Vermont is also a grandmother. The godparents are Jeanne and Michael Smith. Following the worship service the family would like the congregation to join them for a small brunch. Thoughts on Toleration If we are to have that harmony and tranquility, that union of spirit which is the foundation of real national genius and national progress, we must all realize that there are true Americans who did not happen to be born in our section of the country, who do not attend our place of religious worship, who are not of our racial stock, or who are not proficient in our language. If we are to create on this continent a free Republic and an enlightened civilization that will be capable of reflecting the true greatness and glory of mankind, it will be necessary to regard these differences as accidental and unessential. We shall have to look beyond the outward manifestations of race and creed. Divine Providence has not bestowed upon any race a monopoly of patriotism and character.
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