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1 Come celebrate Summer with NCCUMC this June Fresh strawberries Homemade biscuits Real whipped cream Join us at our 67 th Annual Strawberry Festival Saturday, June 16 11:00 AM 4:00 PM (Grandma s Attic opens at )

2 JUNE 2018 FROM THE PASTOR The grace and peace of the living Christ is certainly with us. It feels as though spring has finally sprung and we're only a few weeks from summer! Saw my first bear of the season last night on the way to choir, so I feel welcome in the neighborhood again. And soon, the smell of strawberries will fill our church. I love Annual Conference. I'm one of those very strange people that truly delight in spending 4 days with people from all over our Conference - Long Island, NYC, Staten Island, the Catskills, and half of CT. What always strikes me is the diversity - African- American, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Jamaican, Brazilian, Ghananese, Chilean, Ecuadorean, Native American, members from India, Philippino, and some that I probably haven't named. We are a diverse Conference! Maybe the most diverse in the US. And when we get together once a year, we celebrate that diversity. Let me say this - Caucasians are in the minority in our Conference! We tend to forget that up here in northern CT. Many things happen at Annual Conference. We worship. We remember those who have gone on to glory. There is Commissioning and Ordination. And we deliberate petitions, tackle the budget and health insurance, elect Trustees, and we deliberate petitions (oh, did I say that already?). In the United Methodist Church, the power comes from the bottom up. Local congregations and caucus groups write petitions that are deliberated and voted upon at Annual Conference. Some of those petitions are about divesting from fossil fuels, matters of sexuality, and justice issues like prison reform or fair trade coffee at fellowship hour or going green. Dealing with the petitions is one of my favorite parts of Conference. Every year, someone's personal story changes my life when we go into deliberation. And every year, I make new friends. This year Annual Conference is from June Please pray for us. Pray that justice rolls down like waters and righteous flows like an ever flowing stream. And please pray for grace to abound! Mary Brevigleiri and Pat McGarry will be your representatives as members of Conference this year. Please pray for them too. See you in church, in the community, and in the world, Pastor Karen / karen.cook57@gmail.com

OUR CHURCH FAMILY SECRETARY S CORNER Prayers are requested for: Shootings in Santa Fe, Texas, Parkland, New Mexico, Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs, and Rancho Tehama; the people of Puerto Rico; Gerry

3 OUR CHURCH FAMILY SECRETARY S CORNER Prayers are requested for: Shootings in Santa Fe, Texas, Parkland, New Mexico, Las Vegas, Sutherland Springs, and Rancho Tehama; the people of Puerto Rico; Gerry & Ray Kinch; Eva Bacewicz; Nate Clark; Nancy Hudon; Marlene's husband, John; Jeffrey Davies; Bev Kibbe; the Kardys Family; the York family; Marcin Kochmanska; Betsy McCalmont (Marlene's co-worker); Jim Woodard; Sal D'Aleo (Deb Woodhall's bro-in-law); Corrin A. Brittand (Gilbert and Cynthia Johnson's dau); Sandy Pilares; Eileen Baedor; Henry Evonsion; Connie Porter; Dave Bullock; Walt Kelly; Dot Seger; Marion Burr; Doris and Norm Adams; pregnancy of Leah Stark Gordon; the Seymour UMC; the appointment season; our DS "Rev." Alpher Sylvester; our Bishop Tom Bickerton. Families in mourning: Hiram White Elizabeth Esposito Alice Chase (Sandy Pilares' mom) Naomi Moulton; June Stark (Pastor Karen's extended family); Keith Jones' mom; Marion Moore; Norm Alaire; Van Mason; Douglas Clement. Please remember them all in your prayers. If you know of anyone who should be added or removed from this list, please contact our office at (860) , or at nccumc@att.net. It's that time of year where the smell of Strawberries are in the air! Don't forget the Strawberry Festival on June 16 and make sure you get your strawberry shortcake before it's all gone! Our next messenger will be the summer edition which will cover July and August which means you will have to think ahead and get me your articles and dates for July and August by June 21. A lot of changes have been going on in my personal life. Some good, some bad. On the good note, I have taken on a third job. It is in my field of work as a real estate paralegal with a local law firm. I have had to change the office hours here at the church to accommodate everyone. I am now in the office Wednesday, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Thursday, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm and Friday, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. I thank the church for letting me be able to work around my crazy schedule. Marlene S. MacBain Church Secretary ALTAR FLOWERS Please consider honoring someone in your life, an important day or a loved one's memory. In order for your mention to be listed in the bulletin, sign up two weeks prior. Church signup sheets for all church services are to the right of the large kitchen window in Case Hall. If for any reason you have a last minute date, please leave a detailed notation for honoree on Marlene s desk, prior to Wednesday of the upcoming Sunday bulletin. Of course, check the list first in Case Hall to make sure that no one else has that date. Many dates are available, which is convenient as our yards are beginning to bloom and grow. Stores conveniently have flower bouquets made up reasonably as well, as do local farm stands. Thanks, Deb Parker and Dru McNeil

CONGRATULATIONS! Our congregation extends its heartfelt congratulations to our graduates: Our High School Graduates: Jodie Cahill is graduating fourth in her class from Southwick Regional High School.

Our College Graduates: Andy Adams graduated from Naugatuck Valley Community College with a degree in the manufacturing program.

4 CONGRATULATIONS! Our congregation extends its heartfelt congratulations to our graduates: Our High School Graduates: Jodie Cahill is graduating fourth in her class from Southwick Regional High School. She will be attending Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH. Her major will be in Secondary Education in Math. Our College Graduates: Andy Adams graduated from Naugatuck Valley Community College with a degree in the manufacturing program. FOOD BANK UPDATE The Food Bank never stops, in fact, it is really needed during the summer months when the children our home from school. Please donate whatever you can whenever you can. Thank you. The Milkes PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY The Prayer Shawl Ministry will not meet over the summer and will meet again in September. Enjoy the summer! Please see or call Carolyn Milke at (860) if you would like to join our group or for more details. SOUP TO GO Soup to Go will have a short meeting after church on June 3. All soup makers and anyone interested in making soup please come to our meeting. Bring your suggestions with you. We will continue on in September. SUMMER MUSIC Each summer our choir takes a short break and, in their absence, soloists, small ensemble groups, musicians, etc. provide us with special music during our worship services. A sign-up sheet is posted in the Choir Room for Summer Sundays. Please consider sharing your talent and praise of God! We wish to extend our thanks to our Choir, for all the ways they have enriched our worship through music throughout the year! We are always looking for new members, so if you enjoy singing and having fun with a delightful group of people, please join us at our weekly Thursday night 7:30 pm rehearsals, when they resume in September. Our last rehearsal will be June. AUCTION ITEMS ARE NEEDED! Do you have something to donate? Have a special talent for hand-made items? If so, please see Laurie Bourque after church service or call her at We would love to get a donation from you!! The auction letters are ready to be handed out to local businesses, so please take a few, and deliver them to your favorite merchants. We ve had some very original items in the past few years, so keep those creative juices flowing! Here are a few ideas: Artwork * Jewelry * Themed Gift Baskets * Lamps * Furniture * Children s Games and Toys * Bicycles * Equipment or Lessons for Golf * Fishing * Boating * Hiking * Skiing * Knitting *Scrap Booking * Sewing * Gourmet Foods or Restaurant Gift Certificates * Private Home Dinners * Vouchers for Yard Work or Garden Clean Ups * Still not sure or have any questions? Feel free to call Laurie Bourque at to discuss. Carolyn Milke and Marnie Cooper

5 BURGER BOOTH All persons desiring to help with the United Methodist Men's Burger Booth at the Strawberry Festival are invited to sign up starting Sunday, May 20. There will be a special easel for this signup sheet in Case Hall. Fred Swan GRANDMA'S ATTIC We have ALOT of great items and potential revenue downstairs in Grandma s Attic. If you are interested in helping get things ready there are a few options: 1. Bring in brown paper bags. (We are all set on plastic bags and packing paper). 2. Organize one specific area such as yarn, fabric or packing materials. 3. Stop in on a Tuesday or Saturday morning between 8:30-11: 30 to help out with the day s project. 4. Sell items online. Just a few hours of your time will be a great help! Thanks, Sue Gannon There s Nothing Like a Homemade Biscuit! Don t forget to sign up to bake a bunch! Shhhhh!! Official Biscuit Recipe 2 cups unbleached white flour (no whole wheat!) 4 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons sugar ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup shortening ¾ cup milk (more if needed) Cut circles using a 6 ¾ ounce tuna can (both sides cut out) that is dipped into flour. Cut straight down and lift. This recipe makes approximately 6 biscuits, plus or minus one. Doubling the recipe does not work. (Don t know why, it just doesn t!) CALENDAR OF EVENTS SUNDAY SCHOOL Each Sunday 11:30 am 12:30 pm 7th grade through Adults (Case Hall) EVENING SERVICES AT WASHINGTON HILL The 2018 Schedule of Sunday Services at Washington Hill are as follows: Sunday, June 10 Sunday, July 8 Sunday, August 12 Sunday, September 9 Sunday, October 14 (*184 th Anniversary) Wednesday, November 21 Sunday, December 23 2:00 PM* Strawberry Festival June 16 11:00 AM Combine dry ingredients. Cut in shortening until it looks like coarse crumbs (small peas). Make a well with dry ingredients. Add milk all at once. Stir quickly with a fork until dough follows fork around bowl. Turn dough onto lightly floured board. Knead gently times. Pat (do not roll) to ½ inch thickness.

June Birthdays 5 Bill Coates, Mary Jones 8 Michael Jones 9 Don Warne 10 Michelle Levesque 16 Skyler Williamson, John Malentacchi 18 Brenda Ransley 21 Kyle Woodhall 24 Sandy Pilares 29 Noreen Reuber

6 JULY/AUGUST MESSENGER DEADLINE All articles and notices for the July/August Messenger are due by Thursday, June 21. Please leave articles on the secretary s desk in the office or articles directly to nccumc@att.net. Thank you. ARE YOU CELEBRATING IN JUNE? June Birthdays 5 Bill Coates, Mary Jones 8 Michael Jones 9 Don Warne 10 Michelle Levesque 16 Skyler Williamson, John Malentacchi 18 Brenda Ransley 21 Kyle Woodhall 24 Sandy Pilares 29 Noreen Reuber ARE YOU SERVING IN JUNE? Coffee Hour Barbara Mason ( ) 3 Renata Parsons and Laurie Bourque 10 Eva Bacewicz and Sue Gannon 17 Anne Tsimboukis and Amina Weiland 24 Sue Levesque and Barbara Naugle Flowers Deb Parker ( ) Nancy Slauenwhite 24 Ushers Nancy Slauenwhite (860) Elaine West and Dawn Harris 10 Paul and Marge Wickersham 17 Ed and Carolyn Milke 24 June Anniversaries 1 Carolyn and Don Warne 2 Gerry and Ray Kinch 10 Cyndy and Dean Donaldson 12 Norm and Doris Adams 24 David and Laura Freytag Tom and Sue Levesque Are you missing? If your birthday or anniversary is missing, please the church office at nccumc@att.net, or drop a note on my desk in the office. Thank you, Marlene S. MacBain

7 June 2018 North Canton Community United Methodist Church Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Days for Girls 9:00 AM Church cleanup 8:00 AM 3 Worship Soup to Go Meeting - 11:15 AM Sunday School 11:30 AM 4 Trustee Meeting - 5 Men s Group Nurture Membership Choir Rehearsal Worship Men s Group Finance Meeting 13 Movie Night Hulling Party 5:00 PM 16 Strawberry Festival 11:00 AM 17 Worship Sunday School 11:30 AM Men s Group Church Council Sr. Pancake Breakfast 8:00 AM Messenger Deadline Worship Church Picnic 11:30 AM Men s Group SPR 27 Movie Night 28 District mtg all day 29 30

Come celebrate Spring with NCCUMC this May

Come celebrate Spring with NCCUMC this May FRIDAY NIGHT OUT DINNER May 19 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Featuring our Country Roaster Pulled Pork dinner with potato salad, coleslaw, roll, beverage and our Heavenly