Church Office Hours

Minister, Rev. Amy Kindred:
Wednesday & Thursday, 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Please arrange an appointment:
EMAIL or call (912) 234-0980

Office Administrator, Anne Butler:
Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday 2:30 - 6:30 pm

Anne is in briefly on Mondays and Fridays,
but her hours vary, so please be sure
to call ahead on those days.
EMAIL ANNE

Please remember that, if you are leading a service, you must have all information for the Order of Service to the office no later than NOON Wednesday before the Sunday you are leading the service.

Sunday Service Spoken Announcements
All information to the Minister
no later than NOON Friday

STAND FOR PEACE
SUNDAYJANUARY 22

1 - 2 PM Johnson Square

Church members and friends are invited to join us for this one-hour silent meditation on peace.

Pastoral Care Committee

 A new committee! 

 The Pastoral Care Committee was formally approved as a standing committee at the July board meeting. The committee, a second generation of the Caring Circle originated by Rev. Joan Schneider, was restarted by Rev. Linda Bunyard, early this spring, and has been meeting informally since then.

The committee mission is: To facilitate healthy community with expressions of care.

The goals for 2011 include:

Implement a committee system to identify and respond to life needs of individual congregants,

Develop a volunteer response system to facilitate prompt connection and response to congregant needs, and

Develop programs to address life stage transitions and which provide a venue for members to share and network.

The committee has already embarked on fulfilling the third goal with the start of the Daytimers Aging to Saging program. This program is held from 11:00AM-1:00PM on the first Friday of each month in the Fellowship Hall. It is open to anyone interested in the topic, but has been specifically designed with those who don’t like to drive at night and have time available during the day in mind. Pat Redden is currently serving as the coordinator and Evie Mayers has agreed to handle communications for the group.

Current members of the committee are Vicki Weeks, Judy Gautier, and Jean Iaderosa, but the group would like to welcome other friends or members who would like to serve in this ministry.  The committee meets the first Saturday, every other month, from 10-11AM. The next meeting will be held September 3.

If you or someone you know is in need of care, or would like to join the committee, please contact any committee member. The committee will also take note of, and respond as they are able, to any Joys or Concerns expressed during Sunday services.

Respectfully submitted,

Vicki Weeks

AA & AL-ANON

Double Winner (AA/Al-Anon) meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 p.m. AA meets on Sundays & Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. All meetings are held in Building 3 (307 East Harris Street)

HOSPITALITY NEWS

We'd like to express our deepest gratitude to those who bring items to share each Sunday. The rest of the congregation may not realize that the Hospitality Committee only provides coffee, punch and paper goods (as well as set-up and clean-up services). The goodies are brought by members of the congregation who are kind enough to bake or stop by a store on their way to church.

    Someone asked if sign-up was required for bringing items to share during Fellowship Hour. The answer is no! Please feel free to bring anything you want on any Sunday. We accept both sweet and savory items. Keep in mind that we have members with dietary restrictions, so gluten free and/or non-sweet items are always welcome in addition to the traditional goodies. Yogurt and fruit are always popular, as is bread with dipping oil and herbs (which we have on hand). On those rare occasions when we have too much we can freeze most things for the following week.

     As we enter the Fall months, we are faced with a budget shortfall that prevents us from serving soup and bread every week. We will be serving soup and bread just once a month, on the third Sunday.  

     We will be starting a new sign-up for kitchen helpers for the Fall. Please see Susan Daggett during Fellowship Hour to volunteer for set-up or clean-up duties, and/or for third Sunday soup and bread making.

     Finally, your contributions in the Fellowship Hour basket will be gratefully accepted to help defray the costs of providing coffee, punch and paper goods. A dollar per person goes a long way.

TRUE COLORS

True Colors Now Meets
Every Sunday and Wednesday

7:00 - 9:00 PM IN at 307 E. Harris Street
An open gay and lesbian AA meeting – Everyone is always welcomed