First Church

ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
15 August 2010

“Rooted and Grounded in Love”
- Ephesians 3

All are invited to join us for fellowship and lemonade on the Church Lawn after 10:00am worship.  (Fellowship Hall if it is raining)

Deaconess for August is Irene Kubitsky (203-453-6672.)  Please make her aware of new births, adoptions, or anyone who needs a note of encouragement or sympathy.  CDs of worship services are available to sign out in Spencer House and sermon recordings are on our website: wwwfirstchurchguilford.org.  Call Mary Norris (203-457-9483) for information about our Prayer Shawl Ministry.

Deacon for August is Kurt Linske (203-453-6838).  If you have questions, concerns or compliments, please speak with him.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September Landmark Deadline Tomorrow! If you have an article you wish to be included in the next Landmark, please submit it by tomorrow to Jeanie Cacopardo, Editor, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  If you lack email capability, please drop it off in the Church Office and Penelope will key it in for you and forward it to Jeanie.  Thanks!

Harvest Fair Crafters will meet on Wed., August 18 at 6 pm in Room 9 (2nd floor of the Church School Bldg.)  No special skills are needed and everyone is welcome!  For more information, please call Mary Norris (203-457-9483) or Yvette Howard (203-453-9953).

Pakistani Flood Relief: Large numbers of people in all four of Pakistan's provinces have been driven from their homes in the area's worst flooding in more that 80 years.  Church World Service Pakistani staff are working urgently to provide the basics: food packages, shelter materials and non-food essentials to families sin need.   CWS medical teams & mobile health facilities are helping to provide emergency health services.  You are invited (even urged!) to contribute to this effort by writing a check payable either to: Church World Service or to First Congregational Church, Guilford, FOR "Pakistani Flood Relief" and put it in the offering plate or turn it in to the Church Office as soon as possible.

From the UCC Calendar of Prayer for August, presented by the Board of Community and World Concerns: Problems far away often seem more urgent and exciting than problems down the street.  The First Congregational Church of Branford does not think so.  Are you aware of Camp Totoket for 6-13 year olds?  It is a free one-week camp for the “invisible” children of HIV/AIDS established by the Church in 1996.  While the children are not sick, someone in their family is.  These young children are confronted every moment of their lives with an illness that might take away their parent, grandparent, brother or sister.  The camp is held at Killam’s Point in Branford, the Church’s shore property, where kids can play, swim, fish, paint or draw, and play music.  In bridging the New Haven – suburban gap, the camp uses volunteer staffers to bring year-after-year support and stability to the campers who return each summer.

Journeys Thank you! A "thank you" to all who helped to make Journeys 2010 a successful voyage to Japan, Pakistan, Brazil and Indonesia.  Thirty-two children and the crew of four youths and ten adults participated as well as Larry and Penelope in the background.  We collected "Pennies for Pakistani Schools" and items for Church World Service 'School Kits" as part of “being our church at work in the world.:  Thanks from Betsy Work and Lisa Horst Clark.

North Guilford Cong Church Annual Country Fair Sat., Aug 21
10am to 4pm.  Enjoy an old-time celebration of fellowship & our rural heritage.  Browse the auction tent, white elephant, children’s petting zoo and train ride, tractor show, books, plants, tools, linens, toys, jewelry and fair trade, handmade items from artisans worldwide..  Sample great food including peach shortcake!   At 4pm enjoy chicken barbeque at adjacent St. John’s Episcopal Church.

Big Y, Bishop’s Orchards, & Stop & Shop Cards: Each Sunday after worship these gift cards are available for purchase for $100 each– in cash or with a check made payable to First Congregational Church.  The church receives a percentage of each card sold.

Guilford Food Bank Needs: 100% fruit juices; canned fruit, tuna, ham, hash, stews; pancake/meal/potato/cake mixes; boxed mac & cheese; dry milk, canned tomato products, dry cereal.  Please leave you donations in the narthex.

CHURCH CALENDAR

ML–Minear Library, Spencer House     CSB-Church School Bldg (brick)

Monday, Aug. 16      7:00pm  Board of Finance – ML

Wednesday, Aug. 18   6:00pm  Crafters Group-CSB Room 9

Sunday, Aug. 22      8:30am  Worship
10:00am  Worship & Nursery care
11:15am  Lemonade & Fellowship

12-Step Meetings at First Church This Week:
AA:  Sun.,  7:15am – GH         Alanon:  Tues., 7:30pm – Chapel
Tues., 7:30pm – FH                             Wed., 10:00am - FH
Wed. 7:30pm–GH                   Alateen:  Tues., 7:30pm-CSB#9
Fri., Noon & 7:30pm – FH      NA:          Sun., 1:00pm – GH
Sat., 7:30am – GH                   OA:        Thurs., 7:00pm - FH