Continued Sunday, August 5 & November 4, 10:30am - Sonogee Residential Care Facility, 10:30am. Sunday Worship for the residents and their families. Anyone interested in helping out please contact Cindy at 610.4769 Sunday, August 12, 11:30am Worship Committee Meeting in the Abby Chapel Parlor. All are welcome! Please note the following 2018 Worship Committee Meeting dates, September 9, November 11 and December 9. Sunday, July 1st Monthly Bar Harbor Food Pantry Collection. Our first Sunday of the month Special Children s Offertory Collection of summer garden produce, non-perishable food, feminine products, and diapers. Please bring to Abby Chapel Worship building or leave in the basket at the upper level entryway to the NEH Parish Hall. Thank you! AFFM NEEDS VOLUNTEERS - Please call to talk with Lauri Legere about the many ways you can help children and families at 1-800-833-9786 or Email lauri@affm.net BAR HARBOR FOOD PANTRY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS- Go to https://signup.barharborfoodpantry.org/ to sign up. Please see Joe to learn more. Birch Bay Retirement Village is now offering two monthly Caregiver Support Groups. The Caregiver Support Group now meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 2:30-3:30pm in the Birch Bay Village Library. Attendees are often family caregivers. Please share if you know someone who may be interested in attending. The Community Closet (near the Bowling Alley in Ellsworth) is open Mon. & Wed. 10-3, Fri. 10-5 and some Saturdays. The first 10 items of clothing or shoes are purely by donation. Any items over that are $1 each. June 17, 2018 Welcome to Worship today at the Abby Chapel in Seal Harbor, 10am. HAPPY FATHER S DAY TO ALL THOSE WHO MAKE / HAVE MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIVES! TODAY! Adult Faith Formation Program, 8:30am, in the Abby Chapel parlor. Please join Lelania as she and Joe facilitate this week s session! Camp Infinity for June 18-22 has been canceled due to lack of sufficient registrations. Please note and share with interested households that camp is still open for August 20-24, 2018, (see insert) Sunday, June 24 The Rev. Sarah Pringle-Lewis, Husson University Chaplain shall preach and facilitate Worship while Joe is in Cleveland with JJ & Kemy. Please know that Joe will remain available via his cell & email. Friday, July 6, 7:00am Morning Faith Walk Program. Meet at the Little Long Pond upper parking lot. Tuesday, July 10, 8am ad hoc Valentine Building Committee meeting in the NEH Parish Hall lower level meeting room. ~ 12pm - UCC of MDI Peals for Peace Program Shared ringing of our Church bells as we pray for all those dealing with the impact of chemical dependency on their family and friends. Join us in prayer for healing & peace in our world. Tuesday, July 17, 8:00am Pastoral Relations Committee Meeting in the Ministers Study, NEH Parish Hall. Please note the following 2018 Pastoral Relations Committee Meeting dates: August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6 and December 11. ~ July 17, 5-6pm Church Council meeting in the Parish Hall. All Are Welcome! Please note the following 2018 Church Council meeting dates, Tuesday s from 5-6pm: September 18, October 16, and Nov. 27. Tuesday, July 24, 8:00am Officers Meeting in the Minister s Study in the NEH Parish Hall. Please note the following 2018 Officers Meeting dates: September 11, October 23, November September 11, October 23, November 13, and December 11. (Please see back page for more calendar announcement)
PARISH HALL EVENTS: Tuesday - Rise & Shine Yoga and Meditation with Lelania 5:30-6:45am & 7:15-8:30am More info. - rumisfieldyoga.com Wednesday - MDNA Tops 3-4:30pm Thursday June 21, 4:00am to 7:00am, Celebrate Summer Solstice Yoga and Meditation (see insert) Friday Girl Scouts, Monica Jones Troop Leader, Will meet again in Sept. To schedule use of any of our facilities &/or grounds, please contact the Church Office at: 276-5521 / officeseasideuccmdi@gmail.com MILESTONE S WE CELEBATE BIRTHDAYS June: 11-Paulette Bilsky; 20-Jeb Innes; 21-Gayle Gray; 23-Karen Pinkham; 25-Jan Moore ANNIVERSARYS June: 24-Mark and Laura; 27-Eddie and Kate If you don t see your birthday or anniversary here? Please let Lee know officeseasideuccmdi@gmailcom NEW! UPDATED CHURCH DIRECTORY It s finally here! Copies are now available in Abby Chapel and electronic copies are available on our website. Thank you Lee for all your hard work on this! PILGRIM LODGE 2018 Registration has begun for this year s programs! Seaside has a small endowment/scholarship fund to support youth participation. If you have any questions or need more information please contact Lee in the Office. The Passing of longtime Trustee, Ed Kaelber Please note that Ed s two daughter have communicated to us that they are very happy to receive letters of memory and condolence at this time. Christine Lee, 11108 Welford Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Deborah Worth, 4630 Pelham Road, Earlysville, VA 22936 Or Friends may send condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com PRAYER REQUESTS Week of June 17, 2018 Please keep the following in your Prayers this week: (Please note that this listing is updated as information is provided to the Church office) Congratulations to the recent MDI High School and COA graduates!; Our Nation as we mourn all those killed or harmed by gun violence and seek a different approach to the endemic gun violence plaguing the USA; The courageous young people from around the country who are challenging us to find another way; Colleagues, friends, and all those working for peace especially with IPM & Sustainable Harvest during these tense & troubling times in Nicaragua; Our Congregation as we live into our Just Peace status & Sanctuary Plan; Our neighbors and friends struggling with addiction &/or loneliness; Immigrants & refugees seeking a safe home and new beginning; Our nation in this time of political rancor and mistrust; All those incarcerated, seeking reform in their lives; All those working for racial justice; Bob Beccue, (Shirley s brother); The family and friends of Mikaela Conley; Karen & Ernest Coombs; Duncan Dyer; Fran Gray; Cody Van Heerden; Roger & Jeb Innes; Patti Jones (Travis mother); Rosalie Kell (Joe s colleague at IPM); The family and friends of Ed Kaelber, at this time of mourning; Chuck Mormino, (Joe s Uncle); John Ongeri, (Alyne s father); Steven Robinson, (Gayle s brother); Judith Swett; Robert Allen Taylor, (Timmy s brother); Blake Wallace & his family; The people of Guatemala as they seek to recover from the volcanic eruption; Those impacted by war & violence this past month in Afghanistan, Burma, Congo, Honduras, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Syria, South Sudan, & the USA. Lectionary (Year B) Readings for Sunday, June 24 th : 1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49 Psalms 9:9-20 or Job 38: 1-11 Psalms 107: 1-3, 23-32 2 Corinthians 6: 1-13 Mark 4:35-41
FREE MEALS IN OUR COMMUNITY Enjoy great food, and warm hospitality! CAMP INFINITY PLEASE NOTE: Camp for June 18-22 HAS BEEN CANCELED However August 20-24 is open for registration Second and Fourth Sundays at 4:30 at the Bar Harbor Baptist Church on Ledgelawn in Bar Harbor Mondays from 3-6pm - everyone Eats Free Community Meal in the Parish Hall of St. Dunstan s Church in Ellsworth Tuesday - Open Table MDI will be serving free community supper at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. Dinner on 20 th and then beginning in April every Tuesday from 4 to 7 pm. For more information go to opentablemdi@gmail.com Wednesday from 3-6pm Welcome Table First Congregational Church 2 Church Street in Ellsworth Thursday from November to April at the Common Good Soup Kitchen 19 Clark Point Road in South West Harbor 244-3007 for info. Bar Harbor Food Pantry is open on the first 3 Tuesdays of each month (9am noon) & each Thursday (4pm to 6pm) First Sunday of every month - SEASIDE UCC, Jan. June 8 Main St, Seal Harbor July Dec. 21 Summit Road, NEH 11:30am-12:30pm All Are Welcome (free will offering) Donated by the men of the Church More information please call/email Church office 276-5521/ officeseasideuccmdi@gmail.com PLEASE NOTE: Camp for June 18-22 HAS BEEN CANCELED
Blueberry Rakers Resource Fair Is asking for our help and support The migrant blueberry rakers (primarily Haitians) who come to Hancock County every summer are vital to our local economy. These hard-working folks travel long distances to bring in the harvest and they usually travel very light. They live in camps far from towns and often do not have much in the way of food preparation facilities or time to shop. To support the rakers, Maine Mobile Health (formerly Maine Migrant Health) in conjunction with the Unitarian- Universalist Church, St. Joseph s Catholic Church, and St. Andrew s Lutheran Church all of Ellsworth-- will hold three Resource Fairs for migrants who rake blueberries in August in the Ellsworth/Blue Hill area. The projected dates of the Resource Fairs are: July 31 (Tuesday) 4-9 PM---St. Andrew s Lutheran Church, Ellsworth The Resource Fairs provide rakers/migrants with not only medical care but also clothing and shoes (especially for those who will work in the blueberry freezers and do not have adequate warm clothing), bedding, toiletries, easilyprepared food to take back to their living quarters, and a hot meal during the fairs. The fairs are held close to the beginning of the raking season to assure that the migrants have needed supplies for living. MMH estimates that about 300-500 migrants arrive in the Ellsworth area to rake each summer. The majority of these migrants are older Haitians. Since 2/3 of the growers do NOT provide housing for the migrants, they live in minimally furnished rented housing (often MANY people to a house) or motels. MMH and others transport rakers to the fairs and back. The MMH and the sponsoring churches are asking for local help putting these fairs together. Volunteers are needed to request and assemble donations, help set up the fairs, manage the distribution of the free goods at the fairs, supply the food for the meal, serve the meal, and clean-up. This is an excellent chance for our community to serve the migrant population, who are so important to our local Maine blueberry industry. Please encourage your congregation/organization to offer donations and to volunteer to help for one of the fairs! Donations can be picked up by other volunteers ahead of the fairs. ALL VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME!! (See back for contact info and for a list of needed items) DONATIONS NEEDED: Toiletries!! ALL kinds including feminine hygiene products hair products, soaps, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soaps, body washes, shaving supplies for men! NEW please. Travel sizes are OK; regular and large sizes are especially welcome. Sunscreen, body lotions, powder, (e.g. Gold Bond), Bedding: comforters, blankets, pillows sheets are OK, but less needed than warm bedding. WARM clothes for WORK: For men AND women: Flannel shirts, sweaters, sweatshirts, fleece items of any kind, sweat pants, long sleeved pullover shirts. Dress shirts and pants are generally NOT needed. Gloves all kinds of work gloves in all sizes: NO mittens please. Work shoes and boots/socks: Work socks are ESPECIALLY welcome. Boots and sturdy shoes suitable for the fields or for working in the blueberry freezers men s and women s. Food: Food generally needs to be items that can be cooked on minimal equipment or warmed up: CANNED food: beans (NO pinto beans, nor garbanzos, please,) black, red, white--- vegetables, fruit PLAIN! Not too fancy!! Canned meat and fish; dry pasta and sauces; RICE, canned stews, simple soups! Canned fruit (low sugar or in juice). Also: Peanut butter in VERY high demand!!, spices, salt-free seasonings, salt and pepper, bouillon cubes (especially Maggi), jams/jellies (basic flavors). The DAY of each fair, we serve a hot meal of simple, good food (e.g. macaroni and cheese or spaghetti, hearty meat stews, etc.) Perhaps you would like to donate cooked food and even help serve it! We d LOVE to have you volunteer an hour or all day! Please get in touch! * PLEASE HAVE DONATIONS DROPPED OFF AT THE PARISH HALL BY JULY 27 TH.