F OREST STREET FOOTPRINTS

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1 F OREST STREET FOOTPRINTS October 2011 Inside this Issue... Upcoming Church Events Mission Moment Your Are Invited Mission Statement Liturgist Needed From the Deacon s Closet Saturday October 15th Annual Penny Social Methuen VFW Hall, 26 River Street Doors 4PM Drawings 6PM Snack Bar Door Prizes 50/50 Raffle Deacon s Meeting Council Meeting Friendship Circle Music Notes From the Trustees August Missions Annual Church Meeting Pray Chain Sunday October 23rd ALL Church Youth Group Pumpkin Party after Service, more details to follow Youth Group Sunday School Support Our Troops Penny Social Church Contact Info Building Calendar Church Happenings Youth Group Calendar Troop Wish list Sunday October 30, 2011 at 2:00PM Ordination Service for Carrie Ann Burnap Hooksett Congregational Church 5 Veterans Drive, Hooksett, NH Reception to follow

2 Page 2 Mission Moment Carrie Ann Burnap What does being ordained mean? Ordination according to the United Church of Christ can be defined accordingly. "Ordination is the rite by which people whom God and the church have called to ordained ministry are set apart by prayer and the laying on of hands. It is a recognition of a particular calling from God and its acceptance by an individual. Ordination gives initial authorization to perform duties and exercise the prerogatives of ordained ministry. In the United Church of Christ ordination is carried out by an association in cooperation with a local church." But where did the idea of ordination come from? Many say the concept of ordination comes from John 15:16 (KJV) where Jesus said to His disciples, Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. Ordination is the act of setting someone apart legally and spiritually for God's ministry. We believe that God is the source and summit of all ministry in the church. For The United Church of Christ (UCC) ordination is not synonymous with ministry. We believe all Christians are called by God and equipped by the Spirit for service in the world when they are joined to the ministry of Jesus Christ in our baptism. On the other hand, not every member is called or equipped by God for the exercise of ministry within the church. For this reason the UCC has an ordination process. The ordination process consist of holding a bachelors degree, achieving a Master of Divinity, being a person in discernment within an association and going though an examination time. This examination period consist of writing an ordination paper and participating in an ecclesial council. After this point a candidate is considered ordain able pending a call. This is where Forest Street Union Church has crossed paths with my process and will service as my call from the local church. Two very important things happen at an ordination. First the candidate for ordination will make a covenant between themselves and the UCC. The covenant outlines these five principles. 1. It is a public testimony by which the call of the ordained is declared before God and in God s name. 2. Ministry is committed in the name of God and of the Church to the one who has been called. 3. By solemn vow, the one called becomes obligated to the Church to render faithfulness in the ministry. 4. The Church is to recognize in ordination that the Pastor has divine authority to teach. 5. The Church commits to God the ministry of the one that is called, and prays that God might bless their ministry. After this covenant is made the body present with the member of the UCC Association will participate in the laying on of hands on the candidate for the ministry. The principle of laying on of hands is a scriptural act of identification and accreditation and was practiced by New Testament Christians in the initiation for entrance into full time ministry. After this point and time, the candidate assumes full responsibility of their God ordained capacity for the ministry and then is considered an ordained minister both scripturally and legally. Ordination is not the ending of a process. It is really the beginning of a new journey. Just as we mark the completion of an academic program with commencement so ordination marks the commencement of a life that is now qualitatively different because of the ordination vows. The ordination will take place at Hooksett Congregation Church, Hooksett New Hampshire because they are the body of Christ that has held me in discernment though my ordination process. Please let us all come together for this new beginning! Thanks be to God,

3 Hooksett Congregational Church cordially invites you to the Ordination Service for Carrie Ann Burnap Sunday October 30, 2011 at 2:00PM 5 Veterans Drive, Hooksett, NH Reception to follow

4 Forest Street Footprints Page 4 M ISSON STATEMENT Forest Street Union Church is a family of believers in Jesus Christ, who through Christian love, encourage continued spiritual growth for ourselves, our children and all who enter here. We are a caring church, blessed with a rich heritage, seeking to share our faith in God through acts of service to the community and the world. F ROM THE DEACON S CLOSET We need your voice! Liturgists...are needed to read at Sunday services. Please sign up in the Vestry. Thank You! for sharing your voice with us in September We had our first meeting with Pastor Carrie on September 18th and everything went very well.. Highlights of the meeting are as follows: At the suggestion of the Pastor, we voted to have our Christmas Eve service at 6:00 p.m. rather than 7:00 p.m. as Dec. 24th is Christmas Eve so 6:00 p.m. would be younger family friendlier. We also confirmed that the Christmas Day service on Sunday Dec 25th would be at our regular time of 10:00 a.m. We hope lots of people will attend Pastor Carrie's ordination at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 30th. We thanked Trudi Driscoll for being the Church's coordinator with Pastor Carrie during the summer up to 9/4/11. At the suggestion of the Pastor, we will be trying out a Friendship Book at the Sunday Church services. We would ask that all people attending Church please add your name so as to make it less obvious for our visitors to sign the book. By signing, you also make it easier to see if a parishioner is ill. The Diaconate will temporarily act as pastoral liaison with the Pastor while the Pastoral Relations Committee is being formed. We voted to support the purchase of new hymnals. We noted that we are pleased as to how things have gone since Pastor Carrie took over as our settled Pastor. Deacon's Serving in October: Nancy Pollock, Trudi Driscoll weeks 1 and 2, then Ruth Hattori for the rest of the month. Thank You Sean Davis, Jim Elliott and Nancy Pollock for sharing your voices with us in September! October Deacon s Meeting Sunday 10/16 30 minutes after Service Deacons for October will be: Nancy Pollock Trudi Driscoll Ruth Hattori

5 Page 5 Council Meetings Octobers Meeting will be held Tuesday October 11 7PM Please agenda items to Trudi by October 5th, gtdrisco@comcast.net Friendship Circle Thursday 2PM Joyce Barden s home 56 Poor Street, Andover All ladies of the Church & their friends are welcome! Looking forward to seeing you there! A LITTLE NOTE ON MUSIC HE LEADETH ME Written by Joseph H Gilmore Music Wm B Bradbury On autumn nights as we sleep peacefully in our beds, millions of songbirds travel under cover of darkness, heading south. Somehow, they know their way. God has given them a state-of-the-art internal guidance system. If we look at Psalm 23 verse 2-3 He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name s sake. Are we not as lead by our Lord as the birds who fly south who of a certainty follow guidance there as well? This famous hymn He Leadeth Me was written by Dr Joseph H Gilmore who was the son of a Governor of NH. The story is retold that Dr Gilmore was doing pulpit supply in the First Baptist Church in Philadelphia on March 26 th The topic he had chosen was the 23 rd Psalm, which he had preached on, upon other occasions. He began, The Lord is my shepherd, but did not get further than He Leadeth Me - The words took hold of him as they had never done before and he saw in them something he had never dreamed of before, significance. It was during one of the darkest times of the Civil War. He did not refer to that fact, (as he was speaking) as he recounted, he didn t think that he did, but it may have subconsciously been a factor that led him to realize that God s leadership is the one significant fact in human experience, that where we are led, or how we are led is not relevant as long as we know that God is leading us. As he and a few members were discussing his thoughts following the service they kept on talking about the thought he had emphasized. At that point, on a blank page of the brief from which he spoken, he penciled the hymn, talking and writing at the same time. He later handed it to his wife and forgot about it. She on the other hand sent it to The Watchman and Reflector, a Boston publication where it was first printed. He was later to be totally surprised that his hymn had been set to music by William B. Bradbury. IT was while he was preaching in Rochester NY at the Second Baptist Church that he was amazed to find, his own hymn, He Leadeth Me in their hymnal. 1 He leadeth me, O blessed thought! O words with heavenly comfort fraught What e er I do, where-e er I be, still tis God s hand that leadeth me. Reference source Then Sings My Soul 150 of the World s Greatest Hymn Stories, by Robert J Morgan 1

6 Forest Street Footprints Page 6 F ROM THE TRUSTEES SAVE THE DATE! Trustee Meeting Monday October 3rd 7PM A UGUST MISSIONS With your generosity Missions was able to donate Annual Church Meeting Sunday January 22, 2012 Snow Date Sunday January 29, 2012 PRAY CHAIN YOUTH GROUP $250 to Lazarus House We thank you & Lazarus House thanks you as well! Great fun was had by all at our Youth Group Kick Off Game Night! Everyone enjoyed playing Apples to Apples and our new Ping Pong table was a huge hit! If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer Matthew 21:22 For prayer chain requests please contact Terry Witkum ( ) Become a link in our chain Thank You Bob Rapa for your generosity! Our Youth Group is sure to enjoy many fun hours of Ping Pong! Check out the last page of the newsletter for the Youth Group calendar. As we head into the winter months the donation of a standing coat rack for the Youth Group room would be wonderful! Youth Group Meets weekly PM grades :30PM for Senior High

7 Forest Street Union Church United Church of Christ 15 Forest Street Methuen, MA Phone: Office Hours: Tues-Fri 9AM-12PM We re on the Web Sunday School & Christian Education It was great to see our old friends and welcome new friends to our Church School program on Rally Sunday. We have a terrific group of young people, ranging from 1st grade to 8th grade. It is truly amazing to watch them interact with each other; we are fortunate to have such a wonderful group. We would love to have more adults join us this year. Please speak with Amy White, Robin LaTorre or Cherie Smeltzer if you are interested in getting involved with these wonderful kids! Don t Forget Saturday, October 15th our annual... Penny Social Methuen VFW 4PM We are planning for another wonderful event...our best Penny Social ever! Let s make this one of our best fundraisers of the year! S UPPORT OUR TROOPS Please continue to collect Your generosity has allowed the church to continue supporting the troops! Our next cut off date is Sunday November 27th Your donations can be placed in the Vestry collection box. Please refer to page 10 in this newsletter for the troops Wish List!

8 Forest Street Footprints Page 8 October 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Quakers 2-4PM WW 9:30AM Band Night Youth Group GS 4:30-5:30PM GS 4-5:50PM WW 6PM GS 4-5:30PM 7-10PM 6-7 & 7-8:30PM TRUSTEES 7PM GS 6-8PM AA 7:30-9PM AA 7PM 9 Quakers 2-4PM Youth Group 6-7 & 7-8:30PM 10 GS 4:30-5:30PM BS 6:30-7:30PM 11 COUNCIL 7PM GS 6-8PM 12 GS 4-5:50PM AA 7:30-9PM 13 WW 6PM 14 WW 9:30AM GS 4-5:30PM AA 7PM 15 PENNY SOCIAL 4PM Quakers 2-4PM Youth Group 6-7 & 7-8:30PM GS 4:30-5:30PM BS 6:30-7:30PM Twins 7PM GS 6-8PM GS 4-5:50PM AA 7:30-9PM FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE 2PM WW 6PM WW 9:30AM GS 4-5:30PM AA 7PM DEACONS WW 9:30AM Quakers 2-4PM GS 4:30-5:30PM GS 4-5:50PM WW 6PM GS 4-5:30PM Youth Group BS 6:30-7:30PM GS 6-8PM AA 7:30-9PM AA 7PM Quakers 2-4PM Church Happenings Monday 10/3 Trustees Mtg, 7PM Tuesday 10/11 Council Mtg, 7PM Saturday 10/15 Penny Social, Methuen VFW, 4PM Sunday 10/16 Deacons Mtg, after Service Final day to donate your change Thursday 10/20 Friendship Circle, Joyce Barden s home, 2PM Sunday 10/23 ALL Church Youth Group Pumpkin Party 11:03AM

9 YOUTH GROUP CALENDAR OCTOBER DECEMBER 2011 Our Youth Group theme through December is Bible Stories! We would love to see you...please plan to join us! October 2: The Story of Cain and Able Genesis 4 October 9: The Story of Jacob Genesis chapters 25 & 27 October 16: David and Goliath 1 Samuel 17:1-51 October 23: ALL Church Youth Group Pumpkin Party October 30: Please come to Pastor Carrie s Ordination! No Youth Group. November 6: Psalm 23 November 13: The boy Kings, Joash/Josiah 2 Kings 11-12, 2 Chronicles 22: 10-24, 2 Kings 22-23, Chronicles Theme: God can use me to do great things even though I am very young. November 20: ALL Church Youth Group! Bible Cake Bake November 27: No Youth Group December 4: I am so wonderfully made Psalm 139:14 December 11: Christmas Yankee the Walko s, 3PM

10 TROOP WISH LIST Please do not collect or donate pork products, anything in aerosol cans, alcohol, any homemade products or anything not sealed in the original packaging. ENTERTAINMENT board games DVD's and CD's paperback books footballs, soccer balls, Nerf balls baseball gloves and balls dart board/darts small electronic games w/batteries playing cards puzzles magazines comic books dominos video games (Nintendo, Wii, Playstation, Xbox) dice poker chips hacky-sac HYGIENE/FIRST AID Liquid, bar or waterless soap Shampoo, conditioner combs & brushes nail clippers & files deodorant, roll-on or gel only body & foot powder baby wipes toothbrushes & paste dental floss, picks eyeglass cases disposable razors non-aerosol shaving cream hand/body lotion, tubes only eyeglass wipes cotton swabs, travel packs sunscreen lip balm no-water aspirin eye drops throat soothing drops Vaseline/Blistex, Carmex aloe vera burn gel flexible cloth bandages blister care oral pain reliever vitamins contact solution and cases liquid body wash hand sanitizer saline spray/drops feminine hygiene products, Tampax Dr. Scholls moleskin mouthwash EXTRAS long distance calling cards sunglasses disposable cameras perfumes, cologne writing paper makeup pens/pencils bandanas swim goggles air fresheners blank greeting cards or postcards powder laundry detergent newspapers (not liquid) moisturizer, face facial cleanser FOOD ground coffee non-melting candy chewing gum, breath mints canned fruit breakfast, protein or granola bars canned or dry soup, chowder beef summer sausage beef jerky individual serving crackers, pretzels, potato chips pouch tuna or pop-top cans raisins, trail mix, nuts, dried fruit hot sauce in plastic containers bean and cheese dips cereals powdered drink mixes pre-packaged popcorn Cup O Noodles, Ramen noodles Twizzlers Doritos tea bags squeeze butter mac & cheese, microwave Jelly beans Rice Krispie treats snack mixes sunflower/pumpkin seeds Gatorade crushed red pepper salt & pepper hot cocoa mix individually wrapped cookies and crackers PRACTICAL padded shoe insoles strong flashlights w/batteries and replacement bulbs surgical masks water bottles w/straps non-aerosol bug repellant (Deet) Ziploc bags batteries, all sizes Kleenex pocket tissues water bottle Koozies inflatable pillows stress relief squeeze balls sewing kit shoe laces for gym shoes or boots brown t-shirts boot socks underwear hand/foot warmers inflatable seat cushions Icy Hot patches microwavable plates, bowls, cups paper plates, towels foot massager sweat bands