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THE EPISTLE
VOLUME 10 ISSUE 4 APRIL 27, 2006
COLLEGESCHOLARSHIP
Each year the Board of FamilyMinistry in conjunction with theMemorial Committee offers a$500 scholarship to a graduatinghigh school senior planning toattend a two or four year collegein the fall. The criteria that willbe used in considering applicantsare: member of our church,graduating senior with plans toattend college in the fall,demonstrated involvement in thechurch, quality of essay, andstrength of letters of recommendation.Information and applicationpackets are available in the churchoffice and on the Family Ministrybulletin board in Fellowship Hall.All eligible students areencouraged to apply.
Allapplications must be completeand submitted to the churchoffice by May 1, 2006
. Please contact Kelly Weidman if you haveany questions.
PASTORAL PERSPECTIVE
By the time you have received this issue of the
Epistle
, we will begathering on Sunday April 30 to celebrate the completion of our 
Forty Days of Community.
When we began this pilgrimage wedidn’t know just how things would work out. Would it be too muchfor us to do? Would we click in our groups? Would we be able toraise the money needed to furnish the youth center at the Pines of Perinton. The planning team consisting of Kelly Weidman, ToniThompson, Bill Harris and myself - we were enthusiastic, but wewondered….Well, I’m happy to say that our dreams have been realized and thatit was a more than successful
Forty Days of Community
. Reports back from the groups make it clear that it was a good experienceall around. There was learning and fellowship and outreach. Rick Warren, in his video lectures sparked conversation. There wasagreement and disagreement; but it enabled us to talk about thingsthat we might not have talked about before. Friendships were madeand others strengthened. We came to know one another in a deeper way than we can on a Sunday morning. Finally our hard work onour outreach project has borne fruit. Our goal has been made andthere will be a completely furnished youth center at the Pines.On Sunday April 30, we will worship and celebrate together. Therewill be guests such as merchants and others who have contributed.Hopefully we will have greetings from our local elected officialsand Len Statham from the Partners in Community Development atthe Pines will speak. During the sermon time, each group willmake a brief witness as to what this meant for them. It will be anexciting and spirit lifting time for all of us.
 
Think ahead to next year, becauseonce again during Lent we will doa forty day small group ministryof some kind or other. In themeantime, some of the groupsmay well keep meeting. If youwere not part of the ministry this year, think ahead to next year. Weneed you and we want you because we do things better together.
 John
JOIN US FOR WORSHIPEACH SUNDAY
April 30:
Third Sunday of Easter:
CELEBRATION SUNDAY
We celebrate the conclusion of our “Forty Days of Community” ministry andcelebrate all the good things God has done among us.
May 7:
Fourth Sunday of Easter:
Celebration of the Eucharist
Acts 4:5-12; I John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18
What do we know?May 14:
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-40; I John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8
Give AlwaysMay 21:
Sixth Sunday of Easter:
Church School Sunday
We celebrate the conclusion of our Church School Program andlook forward to the fall.
May 28:
Seventh Sunday of Easter:
Ascension Sunday
Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53
Over All
THE NEXT EPISTLE DEADLINE IS 3:00 PM,WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2006. (This is a dayearlier than usual.)
 
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REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Martha Bowman, St. John’s Home
NEW ARRIVAL
Congratulations to Stacey andPhil Mulley on the arrival of their son, RyanJoseph Mulley on Monday, April 3, 2006. He isalso the grandson of Bernie and Nan Notarand the nephew of Pam Notar.
Dr. Stephen Hoover has been named VicePresident and Center Manager of theJoseph C. Wilson Center for research andtechnology. He will oversee technology strategyand marketing research and technologydevelopment for Xerox’s printing andmultifunction products.Also congratulations go to Lorrie Harris. Shereceived “The Distinguished Service Award”for her 17 years of volunteer work for thePultneyville Fire Company. She has served asthe fire company’s Grant Coordinator and thisyear they were awarded $43,600 for new turnoutgear. Other positions held by Lorrie includeSecretary, Secretary to the Chief and SunshineChairman.
 
THANK YOU!
I want to thank all you kindfolks for your prayers and actsof thoughtfulness during myrecent operation and continuing recovery. I had no concern about its outcome because of thefaith that I share with you, and express everySunday in worship and music. I will be back withyou soon.
Mike Root 
PICTORIALDIRECTORY
Photographs will be taken for a new PictorialDirectory this coming fall – October 4th through7th, 13th and 14th to be exact.An article on the Directory appeared in theJanuary 26, 2006 Epistle. A follow-up article willappear in either the May or June Epistle. Detailswill follow in September. Why so much notice? So
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