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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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Garden Swap We'd like to invite people who have gardens to consider bringing in and sharing the bounty from their gardens. On Sunday morning bring in the fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers that you have in excess from your garden and place them on the designated table. Members and friends of the Gilead Church who don't have gardens, or who don't have those particular items in their gardens, would be invited to take what they like. Any leftovers will be taken and given to Hebron Interfaith Human Services. If you have any questions, please speak with Paul Miller. Thank you!
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Summer Music: Our Choir takes a break during the summer months. If you are a vocalist or instrumentalist and would like to share a solo or piece this summer, please sign up on the sheet
on the organ, or speak with Marianne Vogel.
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Stitchers Circle: During the summer months (June, July, August and September), the Stitchers will meet on the 4th Thursday of the month. All are welcome to join in a time of quilting, knitting and/or crocheting, and fellowship. The group meets in the Fellowship Hall from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Anne Lewis.
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Vacation Bible School This year's Vacation Bible School will be held the week of July 13th-17th at the Gilead Congregational Church, UCC. The theme for this year's program is "Camp Edge: Experience and Discover God Everywhere." Vacation Bible School is open to children who will be entering Kindergarten through grade 6 in September of 2009. The registration fee is $15 per child or $35 per family for registrations received by July 1st. After July 1st, the registration fee will be $20 per child or $45 per family. Registration forms are available as you exit the Sanctuary or by calling the Church Office (228-3077). Volunteers are also needed for the week to teach, assist teachers, provide nursery care, and help with games. If you have any questions about VBS or are willing to volunteer, please contact Cheri Williams (228-1358).
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Nineteen Strings will be performing on Friday, July 31st at 8:00 p.m. at the Buttonwood Tree
in Middletown, CT. Tickets are $15. To purchase tickets or to find out more information,
please contact Anne-Marie Cannata at 860-347-4957.
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Craft & Bake Sale We will be having another Craft & Bake Sale on Saturday, November 14th. Proceeds from the fair will benefit the General Fund. A bake sale will also be held. If you would like to participate, please sign up on the sheet as you exit the Sanctuary. If you have any questions, please speak with Margaret Gibbs (228-6707).
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| HOLY WEEK SERVICES AND EVENTS |
Maundy Thursday
Join us on April 9th, at 7:30 p.m. for this
worship service as we remember the Last Supper Jesus shared with his disciples. Communion will be served
Good Friday
The Board of Christian Education will be hosting a Good
Friday "Walk Through Holy Week" on Friday, April 10th from 10:00 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Children will pick up a passport
and follow Christ's Journey from Palm Sunday through his resurrection on Easter. Children will follow Christ's path, earning a stamp at each station
while enjoying a craft, story or while tasting traditional food of the Seder.
A sign-up sheet is posted in the back of the Sanctuary. Please contact
Annette Langevin with any questions.
The Sanctuary will also be open from noon to 3 p.m. for prayer.
The members of Christ Lutheran Church invite us to join them at 7:00 p.m.
for a Good Friday Service as we remember what our Lord endured for us
and for our salvation. Rev. Jonathan Liebich and his brother-in-law
Jonathan Buescher, a seminary student at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis,
will lead the service. The lights will be gradually extinguished as we read
and meditate upon the suffering of our Lord. Christ Lutheran is located at
330 Church Street in Amston.
Palm Sunday
The Gilead Church's Men's Fellowship will be hosting a Palm Sunday Breakfast on Sunday April 5th. Breakfast will be served from 8:15 - 9:30 a.m. Menu will include pancakes, sausage, breakfast potatoes, waffle sticks, coffee, juice, milk and pastries. There will also be entertainment. Suggested donation will be $5/person or $20/family.
Questions should be directed to: Andy MacKay 228-4104 or Ed Tluck 573-9063. Reserve your space early. We do expect a sellout crowd.
(Please note that there will only be one worship service on Palm Sunday at 10:00 a.m. so everyone can attend the breakfast.)
Easter Sunday
Our two services on Easter Sunday, April 12th 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 the 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. (Please
note: There will not be an 8:30 a.m. service on Easter Sunday.)
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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!
On May 16th, I will officially graduate from Chicago Theological
Seminary with my Doctor of Ministry degree. It was three years ago, in June of 2006, that I started making the trip out to Chicago for three weeks in the early summer for classes. In between the time I was in Chicago, I worked on projects here at home. And each year, a group ...