WELCOME VISITORS If you are worshiping here for the first time today, welcome! We are glad to have you with us. Please fill out a visitor information card, located on the right as you enter the chapel, and place it in the offering plate.
OFFERING Plates are available just inside the doors to the chapel as you enter and exit. Our gifts take many forms: open-hearted presence here, voices lifted in song, the prayers that rise in us, the material gifts we share with neighbors, and our willingness to live in a world as allies and advocates for those whose needs are overlooked. The monies we bring symbolize the offering of our lives in all circumstances. A separate labeled basket is available each week to receive Our Daily Change offerings, formerly known as Five Cents a Meal hunger offering.
COMMUNITY JOYS AND CONCERNS: If you would like to add or update a prayer request, please contact the church office.
We celebrate: the baptism of Allison Anderson ⸰ Olivia Crescitelli and her three years of service on the Chapel Work Crew ⸰ Rodney Lytle for the Cemetery Walk and Story Share ⸰ the beginning of our Confirmation Class and our Confirmands: Cadence, Evva, Hythe, Steven, and Izzy ⸰ A wonderful Easter Brunch thanks to the members of the Congregational Life Committee
We remember in prayer: The Hamilton family on the death David Hamilton (brother-in-law and uncle) ⸰ Olivia Crescitelli on the death of her grandmother ⸰ Joanne Lincoln with hospiceat Highland Farms Healthcare Center ⸰Arden Starnes, her family, and her caregivers ⸰ all who continue to be affected by loss caused by recent storms. In our congregation, we remember especially Andrew Tripp, Cindy and Dennis Riley, Jackie Wintle, Joyce Cucinella, and Bob, the father of Natalie’s partner Jeff ⸰ Susan Laney, receiving therapy at home ⸰ Ongoing prayers for the extended Lytle family ⸰ Mary Craig ⸰ Jackie Ligon Cole ⸰ Pat Crumpler ⸰ Martha Dugger ⸰ Rick Garrison ⸰ Fran Roberts’ sister-in-law, Linda Briggs ⸰ Jon Hettrick and his family ⸰ Marjorie Hettrick ⸰ Shane Reece (Nancy Garrison’s son) ⸰ Pat Wilson’s son, Kell
ICE CREAM SOCIAL The Ice Cream Social will be on May 4th after the church service in the Fellowship Hall and on the porch. Come for fun and to say Happy Summer to our college students! Toppings, cookies, and ice cream provided by the Congregational Life Ministry Team. All are welcome!
FAREWELL OLIVIA Also on May 4th, we will say goodbye to our College Work Crew superstar, Olivia Crescitelli. She has been on the Chapel Crew for three years, but it is time for her to graduate and move on towards her goal of earning a Master’s in Museum Studies.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING There is a Called Congregational Meeting today to elect a Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC).
PHOTO REQUEST For the centennial celebration, we want your old pictures of the church. The older the better! Please find any photos of the church or church activities in the current chapel, Williams building, Sunderland, or before and give them to Kay Stockdale. We can scan and print them if you’d like to keep the original. Please put your name and any info on the back of the photo.
ADULT EDUCATION CLASS In May we will read and discuss the book, Transforming: The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians, by Austen Hartke. All are welcome at any time, even if you haven’t read the book. Please contact Beth Meriwether at (828)777-2867 or bethmeriwether@gmail.com for more information.
CONFIRMATION CLASS Our Confirmation Class will meet from 9:30 – 10:30 Today, May 18, and June 1.
TOGATHER We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month through May at 1:30 PM in the chapel parlor. This is a time where all are welcome to build and strengthen relationships, spend time in quiet reflection and prayer, learn and practice calming and relaxation skills, and share resources. This is an open group; feel free to come whenever you are able. Contact Beth Meriwether (828)777-2867 for more information.