Calendar and Announcements for the Week of June 27

UNION SERVICES WITH EAST WOODSTOCK begin next Sunday (and continue through Sept. 5). Services in July will be here, and August and Sept. 5th at EWCC. Starting in July, Ellen Boylan, our church secretary, will be in the office only on Monday mornings (8:00 - 12:00) until August 16. If you need her assistance at any other time during this summer, please contact her at the office any Monday morning, or ellieboylan@yahoo.com to make special arrangements. Jamie Harrison will be on vacation the month of July, and on study leave for three weeks in August. If you are in need of pastoral care of the church during that period of time, please contact one of our Senior Deacons - Lynn Singleton (963-7229) or John Holt (412-0087).


CHILDREN OF ALL AGES are invited to come downstairs this morning at 10:00 to explore the Parable of the Lost Coin!


THE FLOWER COMMITTEE is missing a few vases as well as the liners for the brass floral containers. If you have seen any of these items, please return them to the upstairs servery as soon as possible. Thank you!


HILL CHURCH HILLBILLIES NEWS: The Hill Church Hillbillies have been invited to play at the East Woodstock 4th of July Jamboree! If you would like to catch their performance and show your support to our church’s great bluegrass gospel band, they are scheduled to play from 12 - 1 in the gazebo.


CALENDAR OF THE WEEK:
Monday 7:30 p.m. AA
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Hillbillies rehearsal
Next Sunday 10:00 a.m. Union Services begin - July to be held here



MESSAGE FROM THE DEACONS

The process of selecting an interim minister is starting to unfold.. The Deacons are working with the Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ, and Eastern Regional Minister, Susan Tarolli, to make our selection. We have just received four profiles this week and we are expecting two more to come in. In the next few weeks, we will be reading these profiles of the candidates and hope to select three to come in for an interview. Our plan is to have an interim minister in place by the first Sunday in October, and we will keep you updated. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to ask any of the Deacons for information.

Calendar and Announcements for the Week of June 20

THIS MORNING’S CHURCH SCHOOL MULTI-AGE CLASS (pre-k through grade 8) will begin at 10:00 in the downstairs art room. Kate Donahue will explore the Parable of the Mustard Seed with the children.

ALL MATERIAL for the July/August issue of SHARE is due in the office today. Please be reminded that this will be the last issue until September, so you might want to look ahead and include your September event announcements in this summer SHARE.


THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE would like to thank all those who contributed to the success of last week’s Church School Picnic by bringing in much appreciated dishes, helping to set up and clean up, assisting with games and activities, etc. We greatly appreciate all of your efforts.

THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL YOUTH EVENT will be held at Boston University on June 24-27 this week. Twenty members of our youth group will be attending this program with over 200 UCC youth from around New England. Please keep our group in your prayers as they gather for worship, workshops, and community service in Boston. Many thanks to our congregations for providing generous financial support for this trip.

CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
TODAY: HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

MONDAY

7:30 p.m. AA Group

WEDNESDAY

7:30 p.m. Boy Scouts

THURSDAY

11:30 a.m. SYG to Youth event in Boston (meet at East)

SATURDAY

7:00 p.m. Carolyn Young Piano Concert

SUMMER CHURCH SCHOOL! – There will be multi-age summer classes beginning June 20th and extending through the month of July. We will have some fun exploring parables, enjoying a snack together and perhaps discovering some of God’s beautiful creation just outside our church doors. Put us on your Sunday morning calendar!

DAILY BREAD - The church school would like to thank all of you for the many food items donated over the course of the year for our friends in need. Please continue to supply the Daily Bread table located in the Great Room throughout the summer months.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BACKPACKS! The church school thanks everyone for your generous donations of school supplies for Covenant To Care! We currently have 10 filled backpacks and will continue to collect more supplies over the summer months

THANK YOU to the Women's Fellowship and members of our church family who have provided scholarship support for youth who are attending summer programs. Your gifts will nurture the faith of our young people as they participate in the New England Regional Youth Event in Boston on June 24-27, the Global Village Overnight at Heifer Farm on July 18, Compassion Camp on the week of July 26-30, and several conferences at Silver Lake.
SUMMER SHARE: Please have any articles in the office by June 20.

CALENDAR OF THE WEEK
TODAY - All Church picnic after worship service!
MONDAY - Community Kitchen
7:30 p.m. AA
TUESDAY
7:30 p.m. Council
7:30 p.m. Hillbillies
WEDNESDAY
10:30 a.m. Bible Study to Overlook 6:00 p.m. RYE Meeting in Hartford (meet at East)
7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts
FRIDAY - SUNDAY - Men’s Adventure Weekend
SATURDAY
9:00 a.m. Giv2 retreat in Hartford