Chanticleer. Pastoral Coverage will be provided by Pastor David Keller and our own Dawn Christenson.

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1 Chanticleer Volume 90, Issue 7 Pastor Phil will be in Chicago for the summer residency for his DMin program for three weeks. He leaves just after church on June 18th and will be back in the office on Tuesday, July 11th. Pastoral Coverage will be provided by Pastor David Keller and our own Dawn Christenson. Rev. Dave Keller Dawn Christenson pastordkeller@yahoo.com dawn.christenson@sbcglobal.net Cell: Cell: Church: Home:

2 Movie Night: Sunday, July 2 nd, at 6:30 PM, in the church lounge. Special showing of the National Geographic film Before the Flood This 2016 film features Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace traveling to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand. With unprecedented access to scientists, political leaders, and thought leaders, DiCaprio shares a riveting account of the changes now occurring as well as the actions we can take to prevent the disruption of life on our planet. Please join in cleaning up the church yard and garden on Thursday, June 29 th at 6:30 PM. Bring any gardening tools you may have, including gloves and bags for weeds, etc. After June 29 th, we will be scheduling clean-ups on the 2 nd and 4 th Thursdays of the month at 6:30 PM. Once we get the worst of the weeds pulled and shrubs trimmed, it won t take long each time. It will just help our church house look more welcoming if it s not overrun with weeds. We want to Be the Church, after all, and protecting the environment includes keeping our green spaces beautiful!

Upcoming Church Activities July 2 6:30 pm - Movie Night Lounge July 10 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex July 17 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex July 24 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex July 31 6:30 pm

3 Upcoming Church Activities July 2 6:30 pm - Movie Night Lounge July 10 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex July 17 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex July 24 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex July 31 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex Aug 6 6:30 pm Movie Night Lounge Aug 7 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex Aug 9 3:30 to 5 pm at the Eagles Community Dinner Aug 10 Church Sponsored Concert on the Square 6:30 pm Aug 14 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex Aug 21 6:30 pm Summer Story Hour Annex - Finale Aug 30 3:30 to 5 pm at the Eagles Community Dinner Sept 3 6:30 pm Movie Night L Sept 19 World Religions Seminar Sept 20 3:30 to 5 pm at the Eagles Community Dinner Sept 26 World Religions Seminar Oct 2 6:30 pm Movie Night L Oct 3 World Religions Seminar Oct 10 World Religions Seminar Oct 15 Noon to 2 pm - Harvest Feast Oct 17 World Religions Seminar Oct 10 World Religions Seminar Oct 25 3:30 to 5 Eagles - Community Dinner Nov 3&4 Bazaar Nov 5 6:30 pm Movie Night - L Nov 24&25 Festival of Trees Dec 2 9 am - Hanging of the Greens Dec 3 6:30 pm Movie Night L Dec 13 3:30 5 pm Eagles - Community Dinner

4 Summer Junior Church Summer Junior Church for toddlers and older children during the worship service... Dates: June 25, July 9 & 23, August 13 & 27, September 10. Please sign up to take a Sunday. All materials and the sign-up sheet are on the counter in the Bess Fulton room downstairs. Teaming up with a partner makes everything more fun. Consider asking a friend to take a Sunday with you! Thank you! Note: There will be no Junior Church on Sundays where no one has signed up. Please contact Judy Johnson ( ) if you have any questions.

) June 26th--Our Earth July 17th--Trains (We will have a visit by a model train maker.

5 Summer Story Hour Mondays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. First Congregational Church 106 S. Bostwick, Charlotte--Annex Building July 10th--Three Little Pigs June 19th--Dr. Seuss (Free hot dogs and movie to follow in the parking lot.) June 26th--Our Earth July 17th--Trains (We will have a visit by a model train maker.) July 24th--Gingerbread July 31st--Water (rain gutter boat races) August 7th--Ice Cream August 14th--Elephant and Piggie August 21st--Finale Join us for stories and activities and a free book to take home. We will enjoy a light snack. Our story hour is designed for children ages 3-8 years old and a parent or caregiver.

Music Notes Ramona Kime, Music Director I have been spending a lot of time looking for movies and documentaries that shine a light on social justice and environmental issues (Be the Church, after all!

v=wh7bq_rjjqg ) The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn

6 Music Notes Ramona Kime, Music Director I have been spending a lot of time looking for movies and documentaries that shine a light on social justice and environmental issues (Be the Church, after all!) for our monthly movie night. There are also several wonderful movies that speak to the power of music. Here are some good ones: August Rush (2007) (trailer: ) The story of a charismatic young Irish guitarist and a sheltered young cellist who have a chance encounter one magical night above New York's Washington Square, but are soon torn apart, leaving in their wake an infant, August Rush, orphaned by circumstance. Now performing on the streets of New York and cared for by a mysterious stranger (Robin Williams), August uses his remarkable musical talent to seek the parents from whom he was separated at birth. (synopsis from imbd.com) Copying Beethoven (2006) (trailer: ) Vienna, In the days before the first performance of the Ninth Symphony, Beethoven needs help with copying out the charts, so a promising student of composition, Anna Holtz, 23, is sent to assist him. She not only aids the transcription of the notes, she provides guidance from the orchestra pit as Beethoven conducts the work's debut. During the next two years, the final ones of Beethoven's life, Anna provides assistance to the deaf, temperamental, ailing man. In return, he tutors her in composition and explains to her the ideas and principles of Romanticism. He tries to speak for God. (synopsis from imbd.com) Mr. Holland s Opus (1996) (trailer: Glenn Holland (played by Richard Dreyfuss) is a musician and composer who takes a teaching job to pay the rent while, in his 'spare time', he can strive to achieve his true goal - compose one memorable piece of music to leave his mark on the world. As Holland discovers, 'Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans' and as the years unfold, the joy of sharing his contagious passion for music with his students becomes his new definition of success. (synopsis from imbd.com) Music of the Heart (1999) (trailer: ) The true story of a young teacher (played by Meryl Streep) who fights against the board of education in her bid to teach underprivileged kids in a Harlem school the beauty of music through the violin. In her struggle, she loses everything as the system comes down on her with all their might, but her determination for the kids happiness helps her to battle back with wonderfully inspirational results. (synopsis from imdb.com)

7 From the Trustees, Approved Financial Figures as of May 31, 2017 (General Budget Only, NOT restricted accounts) Month of May 2017 Income: $12, Expense: $18, Loss: $ 5, January 1 thru May 31, 2017 Income: $87, Expense: $78, Gain: $ 8, Board of Trustees - Sunday Counters July 2 Maria Davis & Judi Cates July 9 Maria Davis &? July 16 David Frost &? July 23 open July 30 Eric Crandall & Bill Rinckey

I cannot believe it is July already. I hope you are all having a good summer. Outreach had a good meeting June 18 th. We had not met for a couple of months.

8 I cannot believe it is July already. I hope you are all having a good summer. Outreach had a good meeting June 18 th. We had not met for a couple of months. Generally we meet the 3 rd Sunday of the month. We welcome any one to come and see what we are about. We also welcome all your ideas. This year we are again joining with Peace Lutheran to sponsor a Concert on the Courthouse square lawn. August 10 is the date we have picked. We will be having our famous chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches. We will also have bubbles and sidewalk chalk for the kids. This was a big hit last year. We still have money left from the loose change offering, we took up last year for the concert, to pay this year s concert fee. The name of the band Full Circle with Tom Baker. Tom is the son of Daryl and Mary Jean Baker who are long time Charlotte people. Please put this date on your calendar s and come out and support the church and the community concerts. We can always use help too so let myself or someone on Outreach know if you can help. Next spring Outreach will again be putting together spring shoe boxes that we donate to SIREN/Eaton and Eaton Clothing and Furniture. They then give them out to the children for activities to do during spring break. I realize it is early to be bringing this up however the stores will start having sales on the types of items that we put in the boxes. We like crayons, coloring books, reading books, small toys for inside or outside, sidewalk chalk, jump ropes, balls, etc. If you purchase things just put on the counter in the Bess Fulton room to Outreach s attention and I will see that they are stored away for next year. Last spring we did 60 and that seems to be a good number. We are in need of boxes! Thank you in advance for your generosity. In November we have brown bags to collect nonperishable food items that we distribute to Helping Hands and SIREN/Eaton and in December we have white bags for personal hygiene items and these go to the above 2 places plus Eaton Clothing and Furniture. These items are not just needed at those times but they are an ongoing need. There is a basket near the elevator for food and personal care items and there is a plastic tub on the counter in the Bess Fulton room for personal care items particularly the small items you get when staying at a motel or hotel. I always save them and put them in that box. So, if you are traveling this summer and you have some of those items or if you could buy extra food or personal care items at the grocery store and donate it to the basket or tub it would be much appreciated. Starting this month on the 2 nd and 4 th Thursday of each month at 6:30 in the evening we are asking people to come and help clean and spruce up the church grounds. Weeding needs to be done on a regular basis. Shrubs and bushes need trimming. The sidewalks need edging. There have been individuals in the past who have done some of this but it is getting hard to keep up with it on a regular basis. We felt if it was worked on a couple times a month we would stay on top of it. So please come if you can and let s keep our church grounds beautiful. Bring gloves, rakes, trimmers, bags, and any other gardening tools you feel are necessary. This can be a fun time of working with fellow church members. Our next meeting is July 16. Stay Tuned. Mary Normand, Chair

Minister: Every Member Minister of Worship and Congregational Life Phil Hobson Director of Music Ramona Kime Moderator Amy Frost Vice Moderator Curt Scott Board of Deacons Matt Slot Board of Trustees

org Mission Statement of First Congregational Church Our church will provide a place and direction for joining with God, healing the broken, and education for youth and adults.

9 Minister: Every Member Minister of Worship and Congregational Life Phil Hobson Director of Music Ramona Kime Moderator Amy Frost Vice Moderator Curt Scott Board of Deacons Matt Slot Board of Trustees Judi Cates Board of Christian Education Amy Slot Outreach Board Mary Normand Church Clerk Barbara Anderson Financial Secretary Don Johnson Treasurer Eric Crandall Staff: Office Manager Sher Brown Custodian Rex Todd The Chanticleer is a monthly newsletter, distributed to members and friends of First Congregational Church. We welcome most comments and articles. Chanticleer article deadline is the 18 th of each month. address: fcuc@sbcglobal.net Website address: ucccharlotte.org Mission Statement of First Congregational Church Our church will provide a place and direction for joining with God, healing the broken, and education for youth and adults. We will be challenged by our faith to reach out to our congregants, our community and world family, and to offer opportunities for spiritual growth and renewal. We welcome others into our Christian Family. Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m., Children s Sunday School: 10 a.m. Adult Bible Studies: Sunday 8:15 a.m., Tuesday at 6:30 pm Men s Group: Saturday 8:00 a.m. Senior Choir meets each Wednesday at 7 pm in the Lounge Board of Trustees meet the third Monday of the 6:30 pm in the Annex Library Advisory board meets the third Thursday of the 6:30 pm in the Annex Small Meeting Room Women s Prayer Circle Women of the church are welcome the 1 st & 3 rd Thursday of each month at 10:30 am in the Annex Library. Blanche Moyer Circle July 10 At 6:30 pm in the Lounge Church Office: Hours: Tuesday thru Friday from 9 am to 3 pm Phone Number: Prayer Shawl Ministry meets The 1 st & 3 rd Saturdays at 9:00 am. Love to knit or crochet? Don t know how? We ll teach you! Come & join us we would love to have you!

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Chanticleer. Chanticleer July 2018 Page Chanticleer FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, CHARLOTTE, MI JULY 2018 VOLUMN 91 ISSUE 7 Farewell to Pastor Hobson & Family July 15 Service of Farewell with Rev. Dr. Campbell Lovett at 10:00 AM Holy Communion