THIS WEEK AT GOLDEN HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday, June 18, nd Sunday after Pentecost ~ Father s Day

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1 THIS WEEK AT GOLDEN HILL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday, June 18, nd Sunday after Pentecost ~ Father s Day Gay Pride Month Scripture Readings: Genesis 18:1-15 (21:1-7), Psalm 116:1-2, Ministry of Music: For the Beauty of the Earth ~ Women s Choir ~ TODAY AT GOLDEN HILL PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR NAME TAGS! THANK YOU! COFFEE HOUR: Today, we will gather together for a picnic in the park on Golden Hill Street. ~ ~ ~ CHAPEL FLOWERS: Given in loving memory of her husband, Whitney Kerr, and her father, Clarence Carter, by Shirley Kerr. CHAPEL LAY SERVANT LEADER & LITURGIST: Beth Collins CHAPEL USHER: Sonya Green ~ ~ ~ SANCTUARY FLOWERS: Given in memory of the Petrone and Tinaya families, by James & Hermie Petrone. SANCTUARY USHERS: Becki Anderson, Jimmie Floyd, Carton Johnson, & Pauline Mendez SANCTUARY LAY SERVANT LEADER & LITURGIST: Beth Collins YOUTH READER: Joshua Morales TELLERS: Denise Fullerton, and Alan Offeney NURSERY CARE ASSIST: Kyleigh Curtin Nursery Care is led by Donna Green. BACK PACKERS: We would like to thank our Back Packing Volunteers for their hours of service this year in packing the back packs for the students. 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 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.

2 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. 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. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ RECOGNITION OF GRADUATES Negueyer Anderson Graduated from Morgan State with a teaching degree. Mario Beckford Graduated from Auto School Kyleigh Curtin Graduated from Bridge Academy. Future Plans: UCONN Stamford Nicholas M. Dawson (nephew of Bill & Mary Unfricht) Graduating from Western CT State University. Future plans: Nicholas will attend Graduate School in the fall. Aaliyah Dillion Graduated from Swarthmore. Nekeisha Griffiths Graduated from Nursing School with her RN. Martina Ann Morris Graduating from Samuel Staples Elementary School. Future plans: Will be attending Helen Keller Middle School in the fall. Maya Pelletier (granddaughter of John & Phyllis Machledt and member of Jamaica Mission Team) Graduating from George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, Maine. Future plans: Maya will be spending a year in Ecuador through AFS Intercultural Programs and then attending Vassar College In Poughkeepsie, NY. 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: Shawnique 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, TODAY, Sunday, June 18, 2017 Immediately following the 10:45 am worship hour At Golden Hill Park across the street from the Church

4 OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK June 18 June 25 Sunday 2 nd SUNDAY after Pentecost, Father s Day 8:30 am Chapel Worship Service, Guest Preacher 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 Monday 7:00 pm Qrtly meeting of Trustees, Finance, & SPPRC w/pastor Tisha Tuesday 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 Thursday 8:30 am United Methodist Youth Fellowship (UMYF) going to Six Flags 7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.) 7:00 pm Boy Scouts 7:00 pm TRUSTEE Meeting 7-8:30 pm Friday 4:00 pm Private Event in Locke Hall 4-11 pm 7:00 pm Crystal Meth Anonymous (C.M.A.) in the Library Saturday 2:30 pm Parlor in private use 2:30 7:30 pm Sunday 3 rd SUNDAY after Pentecost, 8:30 am Chapel Worship Service 9:45 am Choir Warm-up 10:45 am Sanctuary Worship Service 12:00 pm Sunday Staff meeting w/pastor Tisha SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS: 6/28 Pastor away June 28 July 7 7/1 The month of July will be Sabbath month for the Staff and the use of the building. 7/2 One Service at 9:30 a.m. Tag Sale donations can be left in designated spot today in the Narthex. 7/4 Jamaica Mission team in Jamaica July /7 8 am 12 pm Tag Sale Donations can be left in the designated spot in Locke Hall. 7/9 One service at 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary with the Baptism of two children. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 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 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 in June. 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 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?... Lee Daniels Film maker and Producer - Lee Daniels was born December 24, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for producing films that tackle such thorny issues as race, image, family violence, and sex. Some of the most known films are: Monster Ball, Precious, The Butler and The Paperboy He is the co-creator of the television series Empire. Megan J. Smith was the 3rd Chief Technology Officer of the United States (U.S. CTO) and Assistant to the President, serving under President Barack Obama. She was previously a vice president at Google, leading new business development at Google for nine years. She serves on the boards of MIT and Vital Voices, is a member of the USAID Advisory Committee on Voluntary Aid and co-founded the Malala Fund On September 4, 2014, she was named as the third (and first female) U.S. CTO, succeeding Todd Park, and serving until Jan 2017.

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