THURSDAY MEMO for June 15 & 22, 2017
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JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
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THIS SUNDAY, The 2nd Day
after Pentecost, there will be two
services at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
NEXT SUNDAY, The 3rd Day after Pentecost, there will be an 8:00 am service at the Church
and the 10:00 a.m. service will be the All Parish Eucharist and Picnic at White
Lake. Please see more about this below.
There is a service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday mornings at 9 a.m.
We hope you will join us
for worship and fellowship.
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READINGS FOR SUNDAY
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Sunday, June 18th
Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7
Psalm 116:1, 10-17
Romans 5:1-8
Matthew 9:35-10:8-23
Sunday, June 25th
Genesis 21:9-21
Psalm 104
Matthew 10:24-39
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PARISH EUCHARIST & PICNIC AT WHITE LAKE -
Our Annual All-Parish Picnic at White Lake State Park will be held June 25th
at 10:30 AM, a week from today. A regular service of Holy Eucharist will
also be held as usual at the church at 8 AM. Our event will be held rain or shine
since the pavilion is under cover. This has proved to be a fun community event,
so feel free to invite friends and family members who might not regularly join
you for church. The worship service will begin at about 10:30 (not our regular
10:00), and will be followed by the picnic. You are free to stay and enjoy the
park until park closing time.
When you come through the “check-in gate”
just tell them you are there for Saint Andrew’s Picnic, then proceed to the
pavilion. Set-up will be taking place from 9:00 on, so feel free to arrive
early to drop off your food and get settled. The site is wheelchair accessible,
including the bathrooms. Burgers, hotdogs, buns, and beverages will be
provided, but you are invited to bring something for the food table: chips,
salads, or dessert. The swimming at White Lake is excellent and good for
children as well as adults; the water warms up early. Bring your kayak if you
want to enjoy the whole late.
The official amount that the church will
pay for pavilion use is $5 per person, BUT WE DO NOT CHARGE FOR THE EVENT. If
you want to come, come! If you would like to help subsidize the cost to the
church, we welcome your contribution, large or small. (Checks can be made out
to St. Andrew’s with a memo: for parish picnic.)
What
to bring:
A food table contribution of chips, salad, or dessert, informal clothing suitable to the weather, including an extra layer in case it gets chilly
A food table contribution of chips, salad, or dessert, informal clothing suitable to the weather, including an extra layer in case it gets chilly
Optional:
A comfortable portable chair (The pavilion has only backless picnic tables.)
Swim suit and towel (if you want), Sunscreen, Kayak or swim toys
A comfortable portable chair (The pavilion has only backless picnic tables.)
Swim suit and towel (if you want), Sunscreen, Kayak or swim toys
Directions from the south: The
White Lake State Park entrance is on the left about a three-minute drive north
from the West Ossipee intersection of Route 25 W and Rte 16. (Think McDonald’s,
then head north toward Conway.)
Directions from the north: It is
on the right about 3.5 miles south from Chocorua Village.
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FROM THE INTERIM RECTOR
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Funeral planning worksheets
I’ve recently had
requests for the form for funeral planning, and have made an updated version.
It is now available for anyone who is interested in planning ahead. You may
wonder how important this is and if you should fill one out. My answer to
anyone who asks me about this is that families are always glad when this has
been done. It takes away a portion of the stress one feels when a loved one
dies and the family is happy to know that they are following their loved one’s
wishes for the service.
What’s involved?
There are a few questions relating to your preference for the disposition of
your body:
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Whether you wish
to be cremated or embalmed
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Where you wish
to be buried
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Whether you’ve
made arrangements with a funeral home.
The rest of the
questions have to do with the service itself:
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Whether you wish to have
Communion
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Whether you prefer Rite I (Elizabethan
language) or Rite II (contemporary language)
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Scripture readings you would
prefer
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Music preferences
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If there are people you’d like
to participate (readers, ushers, remarks, etc.)
Choices of Scripture readings as
listed in The Book of Common Prayer and the texts are available in a separate
document, as are hymn suggestions.
This fall I will plan to have a
session on funeral planning for anyone who is interested. But in the meantime,
these materials are available upon request.
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VIGIL -
This Evening at 7pm at Hesky Park in Meredith at the
docks is the annual ride in of motorcycles to the POW/MIA Vigil. this
vigil is one of the longest running vigils in the country and is held every Thursday
at 7pm. Peg Cade will be one of the honored guests as her brother was a POW
during WW II.
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DINNER BELL
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Thank you to Bev Hammond for stepping in as Dinner Bell
coordinator!
This is a very important
outreach opportunity that
needs new volunteers. There are still many dates that need to be covered
for the upcoming year!
Open Dates for Cook Teams for Dinner Bell at St.
Andrew’s Episcopal Church
2017
July
2
August
20, 27
September
3, 24
October
8
December
17, 31
There
will be a Christmas dinner on 12/25
but anyone wants to still do a Dinner Bell
meal for 12/24 they can.
2018
February
18, 25
March
4, 18,
April
1, 15, 22
May
13, 20
June
3, 17, 24
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SEARCH COMMITTEE
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A Request from the Search Committee
As we continue with our fact gathering for our
parish profile, we have mentioned at our Sunday services that we would be
having small informal group discussions so that parishioners could continue to
discuss our parish, and our search for a new rector. This coming Sunday, in the
parish hall, there will be a sign up sheet with the names and addresses of
parishioners who have agreed to host these discussions. Please sign up under
the place, date, and time that is most convenient for you.
Your
thoughts and opinions are very important in our search process, so we would
like as many of you as possible to attend one of these sessions
If you
have any questions, please contact any search committee member.
For the latest news from the Search Committee
please click here: SEARCH
COMMITTEE UPDATE MEMO
Prayer for St. Andrew’s during the search
process.
Loving God, giver of all good gifts, grant to
the Search Committee, and to the parish, wisdom
and faith. Be with us as we develop and create the Parish Profile. We ask
this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Search Committee: George Rau, Lisa Thompson, Cathie Lewis,
Tom Huckman, Betsy Hess and Pat Adams.
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COMMUNITY FOOD
CENTER
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~CONGRATULATIONS~ AGAIN!
The Hannaford Store in Ossipee, NH has selected The Community Food Center
as the June recipient of the Hannaford Cause Bag Program!
Anytime a shopper purchases our Fight Hunger reusable bag,
a local Hunger Relief Agency receives $.25!
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions
throughout the year.
The monthly item for JUNE is paper
towels.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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A Prayer attributed to St. Francis
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Lord, make us instruments of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let us sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is discord, union;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to
console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive; it is
in pardoning that we are pardoned;
in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
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FROM Deb IN THE OFFICE
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I will be on
vacation June 19-25th.
Office hours will be limited with
volunteers staffing, as follows:
Tue 10a-noon/ Wed 1p-3p/ Thur 1p-3p/
Fri 10a-noon
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This is a two week Thursday Memo. It will not be
produced on June 22nd.
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES -
If you do not see your birthday or anniversary listed, please make
sure Deb in the office has an information sheet on file for you.
Birthdays
11 Dale Appleton
26 Gabriele Wallace, Mary Harrington
27 Aislinn Hird
Anniversaries
1 George & Patti Rau
14 Bob & Susan Luz
16 Bernice & Ron Thompson
20 Sally & Vic DeGroot
22 Joan & Bob Wright
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