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(June 29, 2008)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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► THIS Sun., July 7, After worship: 20th Anniversary Celebraton of Mike & Erica's ministry at WHF.
► EVERY SUNDAY during coffee/snack time - "Spanish conversation practice" group. All are welcome. See Announcements below for details.
► Sun, July 13: first meeting of Collaborative Writing Project (Bennett and Mike invite the writers in our community to work together on a single story). RSVP to Mike.
► July 19-24, Yearly Meeting. Guest Speaker Tony Campolo (Mon-Wed eves, 7 p.m.)
► July 20 – Last day to sign up Kids for Camps at Yearly Meeting.
See Announcements, below, for other important information.
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M E E T I N G for W O R S H I P
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Thanks to everyone who helped with the memorial service for Phil. It was a beautiful celebration. Thanks especially to those who led music: Jim, Claire, Rich, April & Leslie. Thanks also to Erica, Wilbur and Lorie for all their behind-the-scenes work and to Sally for the reading. Finally thanks to EVERYONE who brought food. We were able to provide Kenneth and his family with a wonderful feast. I am grateful to be part of a community like this, where people step-up to show their support in a time of need. Thanks again!
This week, Jim and Claire led music -- with a guest appearance by Leslie on the final song. Claire brought First Word, reflecting on a line from poet, Mary Oliver: "What will you do with your one wild and precious life?" Our life is a gift, perishable and worthy of our attention. Laurie S. brought the message this week. She read Philippians 4:6-7 and explored some of the practical ways she has learned to release her anxieties to God's care. Dover served as Elder o' the Day and closed the meeting in prayer.
There was one insert in the bulletin this week. It was an invitation to Yearly Meeting sessions, July 19-24.
No one counted the number of people who attended in worship.
After worship, we gathered to celebrate the life of Phil Hughs. After the memorial service, we gathered for a potluck.
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S
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* Mike & Erica will celebrate 20 years at WHF THIS Sunday. Please come and help us observe the milestone.
* The writer's workshop has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 13. I hope you can still come! Please RSVP to Mike.
* Ye Olde Fair Trader will have fair trade goods available THIS Sunday.
* A "Spanish conversation practice" group will meet during Coffee Hours. All are welcome; look for the Quakers wearing sombreros and salsa dancing, probably outside (if the weather is nice).
* Please see Betty Lou if you can bring flowers to decorate the worship area during (at least part of) July.
* The meeting has established the Jesse Gillette Memorial Fund to help people in our community pay for the costs of burial. From now until July 15, every donation to this fund will help pay for a marker for Jesse's Grave (which costs $850).
* Have something to say? Please consider bringing a 3-5 minute "First Word" to the meeting. Contact Laurie S. or reply to this email if you'd like to get on the schedule or learn more.
* Please consider spending time with the children of our meeting this summer. You can sign-up to watch the preschool or grade-school group during worship. We need volunteers until regular schedule resumes after Labor Day.
* Please consider signing up to bring a snack after meeting. Wilbur and Lorie would be glad to give you more info.
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