Announcements

The Thrift Shop reopened for the season with great success on February 7th.  A very special thank you to Joy Mueller, Janet Snelley, Jeanne Huseby and Lesa Dovell for being there nearly everyday during the month of January to help with the huge project of cleanup, reorganization and restocking before reopening.  –Connie Swedlund

Thanks to the efforts of Bob and Penny Bach as well as members and friends of the Board of Trustees our Furniture Barn is being insulated and will have new wood paneling on the inside over the insulation.  We celebrate this significant upgrade for the ministry of the Barn. 

Once the work has been completed, Penny will be looking for  a crew to move everything back into the barn, clean and get ready to open (many hands make light work)!!  You don’t have to move furniture to help. We are hoping for a grand reopening around March 15th.  Thanks to all who have worked so hard to make this happen! 

We thank Jim and Donna Cramer as well as the Board of Trustees for moving us all forward on the project to improve our video and audio systems in the sanctuary.  Changes have already been made to move what we projection away from the altar area, provide much clearer images for all to see, and to improve our sound system.  We thank everyone for these great improvements!

We thank the members of the Senior Advocates ministry for hosting a lovely Valentine’s luncheon for our older and more home-bound members and friends on February 13^th.  We had a wonderful time together and especially appreciated being able to celebrate with members Pete and Jane Peabody, who marked their 72^nd wedding anniversary last month!

We thank Joy Mueller, Valerie Jansson, Madi Cassanelli, and all the members of the Christian Education Committee for offering a trivia and game night last Sunday.  It was a fun night with a lot of drama and excitement, including part of our time together being spent under candlelight, and team “Cape Cod Kitties” taking an early lead in the trivia game until, at the very end, the “Sheshells” overtook them.  Congratulations to all who participated.  Stay tuned for our next trivia and game night!

We thank those who have expressed an interest in our minivan ministry, especially those offering to drive our new minivan, to pick up and bring members of our congregation to worship on Sunday mornings.  As we begin this New Year, we continue to welcome people to this ministry.  If you have an interest in assisting those who have trouble getting out, please speak with either John Duncan or Pastor John.  Hopefully we’ll have enough people to be able to bring people to worship regularly, and each driver will only need to do this every few weeks. 

“Greed is unable to envisage any form of relationship other    than absorption or possession.”

(courtesy of a member of the congregation)