THIS WEEK AT GOLDEN HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday, June 4, 2017 Christian Education Sunday ~ Peace with Justice Sunday ~ Trinity Sunday

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1 THIS WEEK AT GOLDEN HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday, June 4, 2017 Christian Education Sunday ~ Peace with Justice Sunday ~ Trinity Sunday Gay Pride Month Scripture Readings: 2 Corinthians 13:5-9, Matthew 28:16-20 Ministry of Music: Feel Good L.Craig Tyson and Leonard Scott ~ Young Glory Singers ~ Special offering today: for Peace with Justice Sunday, A church-wide special Sunday of the United Methodist Church. Your generous gift supports Peace with Justice Ministries in your annual conference, administered by your conference Peace with Justice Coordinator, and Peace with Justice work in the United States and around the world, administered by the General Board of Church and Society. When you give today, you encourage people to live not just preach a gospel of peace. TODAY AT GOLDEN HILL PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR NAME TAGS! THANK YOU! COFFEE HOUR: is held in the Parlor following the 10:45 worship service. COFFEE HOUR HOSTS: Diana & Carl Moore ~ ~ ~ CHAPEL FLOWERS: Given in memory of her mother, Cora Plue, and his sister, Virginia Campoluce, by Gordon and Julie Lewis. CHAPEL LAY SERVANT LEADER & LITURGIST: Isabel Trudeau CHAPEL USHER: Phil Philbrick ~ ~ ~ SANCTUARY GREETERS: George & Barbara Nelson SANCTUARY FLOWERS: Given to the Glory of God. SANCTUARY USHERS: Opal Crosdale, Don Wakeman, Jamal Curtin, & Kyleigh Curtin SANCTUARY LAY SERVANT LEADER & LITURGIST: Isabel Trudeau YOUTH READER: Ashani Ross TELLERS: Janice Caruso, Margie Betts, and Gordon Lewis NURSERY CARE ASSIST: Chanel Francis Nursery Care is led by Donna Green. BACK PACKERS: Tuesday, June 13 th at 5:30 p.m. Jim & Barbara Stinson, Claudette Giscombe- Markes, Amanda Berry, and Becki Anderson ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK: COMMUNITY SUPPER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The supper is in need of volunteers on Wednesday, June 21 st to serve the meal and clean up afterwards. You are needed to arrive at 4:30 pm and be finished by 6:30 pm. Please contact Melodye if you can help. outreach@goldenhill.org or X302 Please join the SPPRC Committee in expressing our gratitude for our hard-working staff, by creating a note of appreciation. Simple blank notes will be available for both services and can be completed and put into the box in the narthex for Sanctuary service, and just outside the chapel for the 8:30 am service. The notes will be hand-delivered at the end of the month. I m sure we all want to express our gratitude to Pastor Tisha, Melodye Merola, Dan Pettit, Brenda Hogue, Jorge Moreno, Bergeau Pierre, Mario Beckford and Orrieon Cowes. Jane Wakeman, Chair of SPPRC

2 The Shower Ministry Items needed right now Men s deodorant, men s underwear size M, L, & XL, and travel size body powder. We will keep you posted as the inventory fluctuates. Thank you for all your support of this ministry. Weekenders: And that's a wrap! Thanks to some early shopping, we have all of the needed items for the last packing of the school year. Working together, we have successfully filled 30 backpacks each week for children who are food insecure. I see students getting similar food distributions at my school each Friday and it is very apparent just how much it means to them. None of this would be possible without all of your contributions of items for the backpacks and the time that it takes to pack them. Enjoy your summer! If you happen to see one of our regular items on sale this summer, feel free to pick things up. It will be September before you know it and we will be sending backpacks home again. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Nichols M. Dawson (nephew of Bill & Mary Unfricht) Graduating from Western CT State University. Future plans: Nicholas will attend Graduate School in the fall. RECOGNITION OF GRADUATES Aaliyah Dillion Graduating from Swarthmore College with a Bachelor in Psychology and a Minor in Religion & Philosophy. Martina Ann Morris Graduating from Samuel Staples Elementary School. Future plans: Will be attending Helen Keller Middle School in the fall. Joseph Philbrick Graduating from Masuk High School, Monroe. Future plans: Joseph will be attending the University of CT studying History and Education. Shawnique Samuels Graduating from Niagara University with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing with a minor in Intellectual Business. Future plans: Shannigne will be working for Pratt & Whitney Global Supply. Shangyne Samuels Graduating from Niagara University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Future plans: Shangyne will be attending Graduate Professional Health School with plans to become a OB/GYN. Michael Sibley-Prusak Graduating from Shelton High School, Shelton. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

3 Golden Hill United Methodist Church Father s Day Cookout ~Sponsored by the Men s Ministry, NEXT Sunday, June 18, 2017 Immediately following the 10:45 am worship hour At Golden Hill Park across the street from the Church Please sign up on the sheet on the table in the back of the sanctuary and the chapel if you and your family plan on attending this church event. If you have any questions you can Ed Kaine at edkaine@gmail.com or John Machledt at jmachledt@sbcglobal.net

4 OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK June 11 June 18 Sunday Sunday TRINITY SUNDAY, Peace With Justice Sunday, Christian Education Sunday 8:30 am Chapel Worship Service, Guest Preacher 9:30 am Adult Study 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship Service, Guest Preacher 12:00 pm Tag Sale Meeting 12:00 pm Private Event in Locke Hall 12 3:30 pm 6:30 pm UMYF (United Methodist Youth Fellowship) Monday 6:30 pm Boy Scouts Tuesday 5:30 pm Back Packers 7:00 pm SOCIETY & MISSION Committee Meeting in the Oak Room 7:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.) Wednesday 2:00 pm Shower Ministry 5:00 pm Community Supper 6:30 pm Shekinah Prayer Group 6:30 pm Boy Scouts 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal Thursday NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.) 7:30 pm FINANCE Meeting Friday 7:00 pm Crystal Meth Anonymous (C.M.A.) in the Library Saturday 10:00 am Liturgical Dance Rehearsal 3:00 pm Parlor in private use 3 7 pm Sunday 2 nd SUNDAY after Pentecost, Father s Day 8:30 am Chapel Worship Service, Guest Preacher 9:30 am Adult Study 9:45 am Women s Choir Warm-up 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship Service, Guest Preacher 12:00 pm Picnic in the park across the street. Sponsored by Men s Group 6:30 pm UMYF (United Methodist Youth Fellowship) SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS: 6/19 7 pm Qrtly Meeting of Trustees, SPRC, Finance w/pastor Tisha 6/22 United Methodist Youth Fellowship going to Six Flags today. 7 pm TRUSTEE Meeting, 7 pm Boy Scouts 6/23 3:30-11 pm Locke Hall in private use. 6/25 Last Sunday for the Choir, Baptisms during 10:45 service, 12 pm Meeting for the Sunday Staff 6/28 Pastor away June 28 July 7 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GOLDEN HILL PARISH STAFF The Rev. Tisha Branch, Senior Pastor: PastorT@goldenhill.org Melodye Merola, Director of Outreach Ministry: Outreach@goldenhill.org Daniel Pettit, Director of Music Ministries: Dpettit@goldenhill.org Brenda Hogue, Administrative Assistant: Office@goldenhill.org Jorge Moreno, Church Sexton: Sexton@goldenhill.org Bergeau Pierre, Parking Attendant Office: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

5 During Pride Month, we would like to celebrate the contributions of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual+) persons to our world. Where would we be without?... Music: Leonard Bernstein (born Louis), 8/28/18-10/14/90, was known all over the world as an orchestra director, composer, music lecturer, and pianist. He directed the New York Philharmonic for many years and conducted concerts with most of the world s leading orchestras. Music he composed includes Peter Pan, Candide, Wonderful Town, On the Town, and his widely acclaimed work, West Side Story. Bernstein married Felicia Montealegre in 1951, and together they had three children. In the book, The Leonard Bernstein Letters, released in 2013, his wife revealed his homosexuality. Sports: Augustus Richard (Gus) Kenworthy, 10/1/91- A resident of Telluride, Colorado, Gus Kenworthy is a British-born freestyle skier, competing in slope style and the half pipe. He won the silver medal in men s freestyle skiing at the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The following year, Kenworthy made public on Twitter that he is gay. ESPN followed that announcement with the creation of a video in-depth presentation of Kenworthy s life and career to date. Happy Pride! June is Pride Month, and we at Golden Hill will be recognizing our diversity by celebrating this together as a congregation during the services on June 4 th. You may have seen the symbol of Gay Pride, the Rainbow Flag, but do you know what the 6 colors of the flag stand for? According to Gilbert Baker (the flag s originator), red represents life, orange stands for healing, and yellow for the sun, while green represents nature, blue is for art, and violet stands for spirit. Together, the colors of the freedom flag stand for unity. Should you spot a flag, please offer a prayer that ALL God s children LGBTQIA+ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual) may come to love, respect and value each other. Do you know anyone who is gay? Perhaps a co-worker? A neighbor? A friend? A church member? Statistics tell us that approximately 10% of the population is gay. If you don t feel you personally know anyone who is gay you might recognize some famous gay people, such as; Michelangelo (artist) Leonardo da Vinci (scientist), Cole Porter and Elton John (composers), Neil Patrick Harris (actor), Rita May Brown (author), and Martina Navratilova (athlete) (partial source: Good Catch! 1995). If you hear or read about LGBTQIA+ issues, please lift up a prayer for a gay teen who might be contemplating suicide, for the suicide rate for gay teens is 3 times that of their straight contemporaries. With God s help, let us work together toward a world in which everyone can live knowing they are loved, accepted, and celebrated, not only in June, but always. Written by Sharon Offeney on behalf of the Open and Affirming Task Force

6 Welcome back the long-awaited return of the Golden Hill TAG SALE! Golden Hill United Methodist Church Corners Lafayette, Golden Hill & Elm Streets Bridgeport, CT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Donations will be accepted starting Sunday, July 2 nd! We appreciate your donations in the following categories: Sheet Music Small Electric items Large Pots & Pans Lamps & shades Radios & TV s Small furniture Computers & software Large Games Picture frames & pictures Tools Bicycle If you would like to donate any other item not listed, please speak to Geri Floyd. We are looking for interested individuals to be on our Tag Sale Team, and volunteers to sort & price. If you are interested in getting involved, please speak to Geri Floyd at Jfloyd01@snet.net or Please join us for our Tag Sale Planning Meeting TODAY, Sunday, June 11 th at 12 p.m. (after the 10:45 am worship).