Blessing of the animals 2

Blessing of the animals 1

Good People of the Northwood Congregational Church, UCC

 

This Sunday, July 8, we will be Blessing our animals in our worship time.   This has proven to be a very meaningful time to many and we hope you and your pets will join us.

 

I am always amazed at how well the animals get along, so don't hesitate to Fido, Fifi, or Sam the Salamander (in a salamander holder).   If you don't think your animals will enjoy church, or are too big to come into our Sanctuary, bring a picture and God can bless your pet from afar.

 

This service does put a little more work on those good people who keep our Sanctuary clean.   So if you would be willing to spend 1/2 hour or so in the next week vacuuming extra animal hair, we would greatly appreciate it.   Let me know when that would be convennient and we will make sure you can get into the Sanctuary.

 

Often, Blessing of the Animals is done around the celebration of St. Francis, who believed all of creation was his Sister or Brother.  As we celebrate all that God has made, the special relationship we have with our animal friends, and that anything brings us into worship with God, we would love to have you join us.

 

Blessing on this glorious weekend.  

 

Gayle Murphy

Strawberry Festival 2012

Join us for the Strawberry Festival, Saturday, June 23.

Our annual Strawberry Festival will be held at the church on June 23, from 8 - 2pm.

We will have a pancake breakfast, yard sale, pies, shortcakes, and lunch.

Hello!  We’d like to invite you to worship and recreate with us next Sunday, when we’ll have our annual Children’s Sunday service so that we can show appreciation for the parents of our church’s children, our graduating seniors, our Sunday School teachers and rovers, and of course, God’s presence in our family and church lives.  We hope that you will be a part of this celebration!  Afterward, our community of recently graduated seniors and their families will enjoy a lunch in the church (provided by the congregation) while the families of the younger kids will picnic out on the beautiful, wooded peninsula, by bringing sandwiches and a snack to share with everyone (lemonade and ice cream cones will be supplied).  We encourage you to bring a kayak or canoe (there’ll be at least two or three already there for everyone to use), so that we will be able to enjoy the lake.

If weather does not permit, we will move the picnic indoors and enjoy a game or two instead of the lake.

We hope to see you there!

Gayle, Shelley, Marie and Kathy (your Christian Education Committee)

Official Announcement: Our Church's Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 3rd immediately after worship. There will be important decisions about our budget and the church’s programming;. electing Committee and Board members, and adopting a strategic plan which will guide the work of the church for the next several years. Please join us, we need your input and support.

Nominating Process:

We need your help in doing the significant work of the church by serving on the various Boards and Committees. We are still looking for help on Deacons, Christian Education, Trustees, Mission, Church Moderator, Finance Committee, and various fund-raising and task coordinators. What would excite you as you give your time and energy to the church?