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We
welcome you with joy in the life of this church, our community, and
our nation! We promise you our
friendship, our prayers, and
by the power of the Holy Spirit may we continue to grow together in
God's knowledge and love and be
witnesses of our risen Savior!
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Seeking
Organist and Choir Director
Job Description:
We are seeking an Organist and Choir Director to play at two Sunday
morning worship services mid-September until Memorial Day. One service
in the summer months. Austin pipe organ. Piano, organ and choral
experience preferred. Salary commensurate with experience. Benefits
include SS and four weeks paid vacation. Wedding and funerals paid
separately. click
here to read more
Persons
interested in this position are invited to send a resume to:
Organist/Choir Director Search Committee
in care of the Gilead Church
672 Gilead Street, Hebron, CT 06248
gileadchurchucc@earthlink.net).
Submission Deadline: May 21st
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MINISTER
OF MISSION
With gratitude to the generosity of Bob and Lynn Owens, we are searching
for a part-time Minister of Mission at the Gilead
Church. The Minister of Mission will be funded fully by the Owens
family for one year and then generously supported over an additional
four years. The position was envisioned to honor the life of Bob
and Lynn's daughter, Kathy, who died last year.
Persons
interested in this position are invited to send a resume to:
Minister of Mission Search Committee
in care of the Gilead Church
672 Gilead Street, Hebron, CT 06248
gileadchurchucc@earthlink.net).
Job Description:
The Minister of Mission will be responsible for the mission life
of the Gilead Church. This will include both mission among our Church
members and friends as we seek to care for one another in times
of crisis and need, and also mission among the wider community and
world as we seek to reach out and share the love and caring of Christ
with ... click
here to read more
Submission Deadline: February 19th, 2010
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Events
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our PRAYER LINE is always on call to lift up
your needs to the Lord in prayer. Please call Renee Ellis at 228-3363. All
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Summer Potlucks & Prayer: Join us on four Wednesday evenings this summer (July 7th, July 21st, August 4th and August 18th) at 6 p.m. on the Gathering Terrace for a potluck dinner. Our Board of Deacons and Board of Christian Education will be grilling up hamburgers and hot dogs. Beverages and condiments will also be provided. Folks are invited to bring a side dish or dessert to share. A free will offering to help defray the costs of the hamburgers and hot dogs will be received. Suggested donation is $5-$10 per family. Following the good food and fellowship, a prayer and hymn will close the evening. Everyone should be on their way home no later than 7:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please call the Church Office (228-3077).
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Open & Affirming Committee Update
The Open & Affirming Committee continues to engage the congregation in a time of discernment as to whether or not we
will become an Open & Affirming Church. Since the O&A
Committee will not be meeting during June or July, we wanted
to take this opportunity to provide a general update of the process. We have provided many opportunities throughout the past year
for the congregation to become involved in this time of discernment through: an introduction to O&A session, panel discussions, a
Bible study series, individual speakers, presentation of opposing viewpoints, a movie viewing, a suggestion/question box, and an
open invitation for one on one discussions with committee members. We have received input from and participation by a diverse cross section of the congregation, and have finally reached the point where we have prepared the following draft "Open & Affirming Statement":
"In the spirit of Jesus' great commandment to love God, and our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:28-34), and Paul's teaching of acceptance of one another (Romans 14:1-15:13), we, the members
of Gilead Congregational Church seek to let our light shine
(Matthew 5:14-16). As a church set on Gilead Hill, we welcome
and affirm all persons of every race, age, gender, family structure, physical or mental ability, economic status, faith background, nationality and sexual orientation or identity into the full life and ministry of this community of faith, including membership and leadership. We welcome and embrace the gifts that each child of
God brings to the life of our congregation. As an Open and
Affirming church, we join our sisters and brothers in the United Church of Christ and all persons who are committed to the
struggle for justice, love and inclusiveness, with the example
and teachings of Jesus Christ as our guide."
We have also launched a "pony express" distribution of the movie "For the Bible Tells Me So", so members and friends who were not able to come to the viewing at the church can watch this important movie at home. Sometime over the summer months, you will be
receiving this movie. The Committee asks that you try to watch it within a week of receiving it, cross your name off the list, and pass
it along to another household on the list. If you are unable to pass the movie along, please call the Church Office (860-228-3077) and
we will arrange to pick it up.
If you have any questions or would like to provide feedback on
the draft Open & Affirming Statement, discuss the movie, or
have any other comments, please speak with Mark Hand, Chairperson of O & A.
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Youth Group News |
All youth in 7th grade and higher, as well as their friends,
are invited to be a part of The Gilead Congregational Church
Youth Group which seeks to "provide the youth of the church
and community with regular opportunities to participate in Christian
service and fellowship". The Youth Group is a large and
very active group who meet the second Sunday of every month
during the school year.
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| Sunday,
January 10th |
Sledding
(weather permitting) @1:00. If no sledding, regular Monthly
Meeeting (Fellowship Hall) @6PM |
| Friday,
January 22nd |
Game/Movie
Night w/Sleepover @7PM |
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| HOLY WEEK SERVICES
MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 1st, at 7:30 p.m.
there will be a Tenebrae worship service in the Sanctuary
which will include Communion.
GOOD FRIDAY, April 2nd, The
Sanctuary will be open that day from noon to 3:00 p.m. for
prayer. Also, Christ Lutheran Church (330 Church Street, Amston)
invites us to join them for a service of prayer, song and
reflection at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend this service.
EASTER SUNDAY, April 4th, our two services
on Easter Sunday will be at 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. At 6:00
a.m. there will be an Ecumenical Sunrise Service in the field
behind our Church. Refreshments will be served in the Fellowship
Hall following this service. At 10:00 a.m., in the Sanctuary,
will be our Easter Sunday Festival Worship. (No 8:30 a.m. service)
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| Summer Worship Schedule
June 20th: 9:00 AM (Summer Schedule begins)
September 19th: 10:00 AM (no 8:30 service)
September 26th: 8:30 & 10:00
AM (Regular service schedule resumes)
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