UPCOMING EVENTS!
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your calendars now: Mother's Day, May 11th is also Pentecost
Sunday. We will have one worship service that morning at
10:00
A.M. The Men's Club is throwing a Mother's Day Beakfast at
8:30
A.M. for Moms and their kids. The Sunday School will be
participating in worship and the theme will be "The Fruits of the
Spirit". Bring Mom. Wear red for Pentecost and
bring a
piece of fruit for the Communion Table. |
Sunday,
May 25th, Vernon High School's Choral Group "Close Harmony" will be
joining us for both our 8:30 and 11:00 A.M. services.
Our worship
that morning will focus on the liturgical arts, and they will sing
several gospel songs. Holly Drew will also participate in
both
services, offering us a liturgical dance with a musical accompaniment
based on the "Footprints in the Sand" poem. Hope you can join
us! |
| *Please
plan to join us for an old-time summer favorite "ICE CREAM SOCIAL"
on Saturday, June 29th at 7:00 P.M. Music will be
provided by the group "Revival". |
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CASA Volunteers - The Court
Appointed
Advocates (CASA) programs are recruiting volunteers to serve as
advocates for the abused/neglected children. Such volunteers
help
facilitate placement of children into a premanenet home and represent
the child's best interest in family court. CASA volunteers
must
be 21 years of age or older and have a sincere desire to help
abused/neglected children. To become a CASA volunteer, call
(973)
579-0723.
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PUT IT ON THE
BLOCK! The Session
will be sponsoring an auction during 2008 to raise money for the
general fund. It has been about 10 years since the church
held a
real auction, and it was a very successful venture at that time,
raising over $6,000.
This event will be different from our Silent Auctions in a number of
ways. First of all, it won't be silent! We will be
looking
for an auctioneer, so if you are aware of anyone that we can contact,
please pass along the information. Second, we will be looking
for
items that are brand new, one of a kind or collectible items such as a
handmade quilt or Longaberger basker, or items that will generate some
interest, such as home furnishings or services. If the event
is
to be successful then the items put on the block will have to be ones
that will bring people in from outside the congregation. Our
intent is to raise additional funds to help us meet the 2008 budget,
not to ask the congregation to dig even deeper than it already has.
In true Presbyterian fashion, the first
step in this fundraiser is to -- wait for it -- form a
committee!
Volunteers are needed now for the planning stages. More will
be
needed as time goes on to procure items for the auction, pick up items
if necessary, and for set up and clean up after the event. It
must be a church-wide effort. If we all work together our
budget
woes can be going-going-gone! Please contact Lynn Hayn if you
are
willing to be a part of the Auction Planning Committee.
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The Community Choral Society
will
hold its Spring Concert on Sunday, June 1st at 3 P.M.
Rehearsals
for the concert are held each Tuesday from 7:45 - 9:15 P.M. at St.
Thomas Episcopal Church on Rt. 94, Vernon, N.J. Singers in
all
sections are invited to sit in and see if they'd like to
join.
Any questions, call Janet Morrison at (973) 209-7978.
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| The
Membership Committee is in the process of updating its records on each
member. We are
asking that each member complete a Membership Information Form and
return it to the
church by April 30th. Forms are located in back of the
sanctuary
and in the West Chancel. Thank you for your help. |
All
information
for the next edition of the CHIMER should
be left in the Church Office or
contact
Barbara Collver. No
handwritten material please! Thank
you!
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DEACON'S FOOD PANTRY
MISSION: The
shelves are bare and
food is greatly needed!
Items to be brought in for May/June:
- Puddings,
Snacks, Cake Mixes, Macaroni & Cheese, Shampoo, Soap,
Toothpaste, Cereal, Pop Tarts, Oatmeal.
Things
to collect all year:
- Super
market bags (brown
& plastic).
Also
for
Samaritan Inn: They
will be
collecting small appliances (coffeepots, toaster ovens, alarm clocks,
etc.) and linens (towels, sheets, pillowcases) for their guests.
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| The
Worship Committee is looking for Lay Readers. If you would be
interested in being a Lay Reader during worship some Sunday, please
speak with Pastor Rhonda or Elder Lynn Hayn. Lay
participation
in worship is a vital part of our Presbyterian faith and heritage. |
| The
Session would like to ask that when submitting a Prayer Request for an
individual, be sure to let the church office know the reason for the
request -- e.g. recovering from surgery/illness/injury;
dealing
with a personal loss; facing a chronic illness; serving overseas in the
military, etc. This will make our prayers more specific and
will
enable us to write cards that are more unique to the person for whom
prayers are offered. Thank you in advance! |
| One of
the programs that the Deacons
have
organized is a "Food Chain" which provides meals to those in our
congregation
who are temporarily physically unable to prepare meals for themselves,
or their families, due to illness. If we can have many
members in
the "chain", then the need to provide frequent meals is reduced to a
minimum
(this is one situation where too many cooks do not spoil
the
broth).
Please think about joining our "Food Chain"- you can leave your name
and
phone number with the Church Secretary in the Church office (973)
827-6444)),
or on the sign-up sheet at the rear of the sanctuary. |
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