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SUNDAY BULLETIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Notes on music. On the seventh Sunday of the Easter season
we traditionally observe the Ascension of Christ, which actually
occurs on the preceding Thursday, the 40th
day after the
Resurrection. Several of our hymns mark
the occasion.
As spring blooms around
us, the choir sings David Schwoebel’s
contemporary setting of the words to hymn 291, “All good gifts
around us are sent from heaven above.”
While we often associate
this hymn with harvest time and
Thanksgiving, the words are
certainly appropriate when many of us
are busy getting our lawns
and gardens in order. More importantly,
the outburst of new
life all around us is symbolic of the Resurrection and God’s love
for us. Schwoebel
sets the verses in a light, popular style, while
the chorus becomes a soaring chorale.
United Thank Offering
(UTO) Spring Ingathering is today. If
you forgot to bring your blue box today you may bring it to church
next Sunday.
ECW Bake
Proceedsfrom previous bake sales have been used
to purchase the
lightweight tables used in Hudson Hall. One-half of the proceeds of
this sale will be donated to the
Center. This center provides affordable quality child care, especially
for low-income working families with
children having special
needs. Contributions are also used to purchase various supplies for
donations to needy families. Please
support this very worthy charity
by participating in the sale.
Awesome Playgue – On May 11,
premiere of "The Awesome Playgue,"
performed and produced by
the
not so familiar) episodes from Exodus. "The Awesome Playgue"
is from a script by Rachel Manteuffel, with improvements by
everyone. The performance has been in
development all
Easter Season, with slapstick, ninja choreography, songs, sound
effects, ten plagues, accents and neato set pieces.
May 11th's
service will be in Hudson Hall to make
room for all the
awesomeness.
The Episcopal Church in Southern Virginia has set up a fund
for immediate relief for victims of the tornadoes in the
area.
An initial emergency relief fund of $10,000 from the diocese
is being administered through St. Paul’sEpiscopal Church,
North Main Street
The Rev. Dr. Keith Emerson, is serving
as relief coordinator for
theDiocese of
made payable to St.Paul’s
Episcopal Church and marked
“Emergency Relief Fund.” All contributions
will go directly to
aid victims of the tornado
disaster. For more information, please
call
Email office@saintpauls-suffolk.org.
Several long white
tablecloths for the tables in Hudson Hall are
missing. If you have them at home
waiting to be laundered, please
bring them back as soon as possible.
Men Eating Breakfast
– All men of the church are invited to join
us at 7:45AM next Saturday, May 10th at the McLean Family
Restaurant. For more information contact
Fred Young at
fsyoung@verizon.net or Byron Knight at bf_knight@yahoo.com.
Arts and Crafts Fair and Plant
. Sign up to volunteer now!!! We need several additional
volunteers of all ages, especially in the
afternoon hours. Shifts
are 2 hours, inside and out from
8:30-4:30. Inside shifts include
: welcome table/ticket sales, snack sales or volunteers to “police”
thehall and
help shoppers and vendors. Outside volunteers will be
anyone who can help carry a flat of plants, gardeners who can help
buyers with plant selection and checkout people. A minimum of
40-50 helpers are needed. We have a perfect spot for everyone!
Contact Bonnie Klem at 703-759-5368. Please sign up on the
Sign-Up Board near the Narthex.
ECW Meeting – May 11.
The next ECW meeting, and our final
meeting before the summer hiatus, will be held
at 11:15 in the
Library. All
women of
Please join us as we finalize preparations for
our fall quilt raffle,
discuss the Book Club's summer book
swap, and address other
fun topics. Hope to see you there!
Baptisms will be
celebrated on May 18 and July 13th
at the
10:00 AM service. If you would like to
schedule a baptism,
please contact the church office at
703-442-0330.
Wednesday Book Group
– May 21st, 7:00 PM at Bonnie Klem's
home. Salad supper pot luck, summer book swap, book
selection.
Messenger delivery update.
You should have received your May
issue by email and a hard copy with your
name on it is in the
Narthex for you to pick up unless you
informed us that you do
not want a paper copy. If you have not opted out of the paper
version and have not picked up your personal copy we will mail it
after a week or two.
Samaritan Ministry
Next Step Breakfast is Thursday, May 8th
from 8:00 – 9:00 AM. Come and hear remarkable true-life
stories from Next Step Program
participants, volunteers and others
while enjoying a complimentary breakfast. Learn more at
www.samaritanministry.org .
Contact Sue Caine or Diane Aten
at 202-722-2280 or daten@samaritanministry.org
to make
your reservations.
The Nightwatch program at The Cathedral of
Divine in
worship for
Jr. and Sr. High youth. The program begins on
Friday evenings at
7:30 and is over at 10 am the following
morning. Rachel Manteuffel
is hoping to lead a group of youth
from
touch with the Church office this week if you would be interested
in participating in this exciting event.
Sign up
for
8 – 11 from 9:00AM to noon for preschool
children (ages 3 ½)
to rising fourth graders. Older children
are invited to apply for the
position of CIT (Counselor in Training), counselor or teacher. Parent
volunteers are needed. Please contact Susan
Gardiner at 703-757-0798
or smg@cantab.net. A sign-up sheet is
posted in the Narthex.
Dungannon Mission Trip (July 26 – August 2,
2008). Teens in 8th
grade and up are eligible to participate in the Dungannon
Mission
Trip (current 7th graders are
eligible with an accompanying parent).
Also, we are always in need of chaperones/drivers.
Space is limited so sign up on the EYC door as soon as
possible.
Questions can be directed to Scott Newman at
Dungannon08@fallstech.com or
703-430-3517.
SHARE is in
desperate need of food and dry goods, especially
flour, white sugar, cooking oil, cake mixes and school snacks.
In the last 6 months there has been a 50% increase in the number
of families needing assistance and their
cupboards are bare. Please
remember to bring an item listed above to church on Sunday and place
it in the Narthex baskets.
UNITED THANK OFFERING PRAYER
Gracious God, source of all
creation, all love, all true joy:
accept, we pray, these outward signs of our profound and
continuing thankfulnessfor all of life. Keep each of us ever
thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenge that come
our way. Bless those who will benefit fromthese gifts
through the outreach of the United Thank Offering. This
we ask through Him who is the greatest
gift and blessing
of all, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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