THE STEEPLE BELL JULY - 2017

Dennis Union Church Dennis, Massachusetts

WITH JESUS AS OUR ANCHOR AND COMPASS, GOD BIDS US TO BE A BLESSING IN THE WORLD

The Dennis Union P.O Box 2020

Dennis, MA 02638 508-385-3543

WEBSITE www.duchurch.org

Rev. Terry Martinson

Interim Pastor seniorpastor@duchurch.org

Margaret Bossi

Organist & choir director music@duchurch.org

Rev. Bette Anne

Crowell Associate

Organist & choir director

Barbara Wells Bell Choir, Director

Cindy Fiscus

Church School and Youth Fellowship

Coordinator cedirector@duchurch.org

Sue Martin

Media coordinator media@duchurch.org

Nancy McKiernan Office administrator

office@duchurch.org

Peter Berrien, Gordon Bellemer Finance officers

finance@duchurch.org Dave Crocker Sexton

My Father’s Day sermon referenced one of my favorite books, The Simple Faith of Mr. Rogers by Amy Hollingsworth. I have given this book as a gift more than any other book. You can purchase the paperback edition from Amazon and it’s available for your Kindle ($1.99.) Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian pastor, is one of my favorite theologians. He

produced over 900 episodes of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and wrote more than 200 songs.

Below are some of my favorite gleanings from the book: “Taking one’s time, especially in relationships, allows the other person to know he or she is worth the time.” “The essence of prayer is relationship… the thing God wants most of all is a relationship with you.” “Perhaps the greenness of your youth is gone, but in its place is a wisdom that allows your true colors to be displayed.” “How we see ourselves affects how we see others.” “You establish yourself as a neighbor by your show of mercy to others.” “Your neighbor is the person you happen to be with at the moment.” “Every person is made in the image of God, and for that reason alone, he or she is to be valued – appreciated.” “Forgiving others turns out to be a gift to you, not so much the gift to the person you’re forgiving.” “Listen with your heart… it is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” “Heroes are people who will notice a need in the world and do something about it, and rather than view it with despair, they view it with hope. Terry

10:00 A.M. WORSHIP IN JULY July 2 – Communion Sunday Sermon: Holy Encounters Text: Exodus 24 and Matthew 12 July 9 Sermon: What Is In Your Hand? Text: Exodus 3:1 – 4:7 July 16 – Jazz Sunday Guest: The Rev. Ken Landall, preaching July 23 Guest: The Rev. Connie Bickford, preaching July 30 Guest: The Rev. Josh Crowell, preaching WE INVITE YOU TO COME AS YOU ARE… AND DISCOVER WHO YOU CAN BE.

“Jazz Sunday” is July 16th

AND

“Broadway Sunday” is August 20th

July 2 Given by Katie Clancy “In honor of my superstar parents, Dave & Dolores Ahern.” July 9 Given by Gary and Deb Anderson “In loving memory of James & Kathleen Meade.” July 16 Given by Liz Cross “In memory of my dear friend, Arnold Bossi.” July 23 Given by Skip and Nancy Walsh “In loving memory of Charles & Margaret Walsh.” July 30 Given by Patti and Dennis Goyette “In memory of our loving parents, Anita & Victor Goyette, and Dorothy & Sonny Lewis.”

The 63rd Annual Auction and Bazaar takes

place on Saturday, August 12 on the Dennis Village Green.

• Sorting takes place on Tuesday mornings

from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. Please lend a hand if you can. (No sorting on July 4th.)

• We are in need of a volunteers to test the working order of all the appliances that have been donated. This can be done at your convenience. Please contact Ralph Aceti if you are able to take on this responsibility. (raceti@gmail.com)

• Ralph Aceti and Joanne Ashby are the chairs of this year’s Auction and Bazaar. If you have questions or if you would like to volunteer, please contact them.

• This year’s auction is dedicated to the memory of Sandy Wiper and Kent Whitcomb…two outstanding and hard-working auction leaders.

PARKING

Before parking along Old Bass River Road on Sundays, please be sure that all the spaces are filled around Carlton Hall. Please fill in the lot first!

HYANNIS SOUND Hyannis Sound sings every Thursday night at 7:00 P.M. at Dennis Union Church. Tickets are always available at the door. Adults @ $15. Seniors and children @ $10. FACEBOOK When in worship, please consider “checking in” with Facebook.

RECEIVED IN THE MAIL Dear Friends, I can’t thank you enough for all the cards, calls, offers of help, prayers/good wishes and flowers received during my recent absence. It’s great to be back…and I should be running around normally in a few weeks! You all were so kind when my Mac was sick…I figured that was plenty of good wishes for one lifetime…but this was just amazing, and I thank you all so much. DUC is a good port in a storm. Much love, Nancy

SOCIAL CONCERNS Service opportunities!

Faith Family Meals served at the Faith Assembly of God Church on the FIRST Friday of every month! You can be a part of this vital mission in Hyannis by assisting in the set-up, serving, and clean-up of this meal. Very easy and fulfilling work. Please contact Cindy at cindyfiscus@hotmail.com fir more information.

Day of Hospitality luncheons are served every-other-month at Dennis Union. We require Drivers to transport guests from Salvation Army (corner of North and Winter Streets) to DUC and back again to Hyannis. The lunches begin as soon as guests arrive at approximately 12:30 p.m. and conclude at 2:00 p.m. Also, we always need desserts, drinks, and HOSTS. Our next lunch is this month!

D-YECH SUPERMARKET GIFT CARDS Have you tried our easy way to do your part in homelessness prevention? Using our gift cards helps to provide necessary funds to the Housing Assistance Corporation in their effort to minimize family homelessness. Five percent of card sales go directly to this much needed program. Cards can be purchased during our Fellowship Hour or in the church office. In addition to supermarket gift cards, we can order gift cards for many other stores.

TARGETED DONATIONS

Thank you for the generous donations during the month of June of outdoor toys for the MSPCC. In July we will be collecting pasta, pasta sauce and Chef-Boy-R-Dee for the Hands of Hope Food Pantry.

10:00 am

7/2/17 Bob/Doris David, Elsa Erickson 7/9/17 Betty White, Nancy Aceti, Louise Armstrong 7/16/17 Francis Sellers, Gary Forrister, Barbara Lussier 7/23/17 Lois Andre, Earl Springer, Linda Gillespie 7/30/17 Peggy Mcaloon, Jan Gardner, Midge Kuntz

USHERS

Are you willing to usher occasionally for Sunday morning worship? Please be in touch with Earl Springer or Cheryl Cerbone to volunteer.

Pastor Terry hard at work…

CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY The minister, officers, and congregation of Dennis Union Church offer their sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Joan Marsh who died on May 31, 2017. The also offer their sincere sympathy to the family and friends of George Buffington who died on June 7, 2017. The minister, officers, and congregation of Dennis Union Church also offer their sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Elizabeth (Betty) Sterrett who died on June 16.

JULY BIRTHDAYS Bill Boothe July 2 Jean Hilton July 4 Nancy Beimler July 8 Elaine Hill July 8 Carol Michel July 9 Gregory Roughan July 12 Ellen Clancy July 13 Mary Crowell July 13 Constance Rosenberger July 14 Jerilyn Chinault July 15 Mark Roughan July 16 Bill Tucker July 17 Betty White July 21 Phyllis Horton July 22 Barbara Mabee July 23 Loretta Norton July 25 Marjory Gillis July 25 Eileen LePain July 26 Mike Cerbone July 27 Carol Bohn July 29 Betty Bartlett July 31

JULY ANNIVERSARIES Allan & Darlene Fisk July 8 Bill & Betty Boothe July 11 Jeff & Julie Drake July 30

HANDS OF HOPE FOOD PANTRY A program of the Cape Cod Council of Churches

49 RT. 28 PO BOX 387 WEST HARWICH, MA 02671 churcheshoh@comcast.net

Summer 2017 Thank you for your Food Collections!

We appreciate all of your support.

Please help us with any of the following: Cereal, juice, granola bars, baked beans, spaghetti sauce, Chef-Boy-R-Dee, canned corn, canned fruit, Hamburger Helper, toilet paper, tooth paste, boxed mac ‘n cheese. Donations brought to the church will be delivered to the Food Pantry.

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SCHEDULE Summer Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. all summer! Every Sunday a different service project. We begin in Worship - except for Communion Sundays! The DUC auction is August 12. All Youth Fellowship needed to run the Food areas!

Thank you for taking part in this weekend's historic Tri-Conference Annual Meeting! I hope you'll agree that the participation of so many people from across our three Conferences made for a truly remarkable occasion.

An initial article about the vote in favor of moving forward with plans to form a new

Conference has been posted online, along with the Together, As One video shown at plenary and many, many photos.

We will continue to post additional articles about what transpired, including the votes taken at the separate plenary sessions, in the coming days; and we will post videos from the event as soon as they are ready.

We will also post a synopsis of each Conference's meeting that delegates can use to report back to their congregations on the business conducted.

All of that is being posted on our Annual Meeting Wrap-Up page at: macucc.org/triconam.

You will hear more from me in the coming days as more information and resources are posted. In the meantime, I want to encourage you to share your experience with the folks in your congregation through newsletter and bulletin articles, ministry moments and social media. We're counting on you to help the folks in your congregation understand what is happening in the wider church.

Thank you!

Tiffany Vail

Associate Conference Minister for Communications Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Conferences

E-MAIL LIST Are you on the church email list? If not, please sign up for emails on our church website (duchurch.org) Each Friday the latest church news is sent by email. PASTORAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE The Pastoral Relations Committee meets regularly with our interim pastor to discuss any concerns the members of the congregation may have with the pastor’s performance. Members of the committee are: Nancy Berquist, Paul Gray, and Jane B. Wilson. Should you have concerns, you may share them in confidence with any committee member.

COUNTRY STORE It’s almost time to get rolling for making goodies for our August Auction & Bazaar! July & August sessions in the new kitchen: July 11: Pickles & Relishes - 9:00 to 2:00

July 25: Pies - 9:00 to 2:00 (These will be fresh frozen and baked the day before the fair.) August 11: Flower Arranging - 10:00 to 1:00 (In the Board Room) Our bouquets are some of our best sellers. If you want to donate cut flowers…GREAT! We will, of course, want many individuals to bake fresh pies, cookies, cakes and breads, and to make big batches of homemade baked beans. Also, this year, we are trying to introduce some handcrafts. Do you make something cute and appealing? Do you sew something irresistible? Do you knit? We would love to sell your treasures! Maggie Bossi, Chair Country Store

QUILT SHOW As part of our Apple Festival – October 7 – we will have a Quilt Show in the sanctuary. If you have an interesting quilt we might borrow, please be in touch with Betty Boothe.

Helloeveryone, Last year we held our third Silent Auction, andthankstoallofYOU,itwasahugesuccess! In order to continue this great event,we kindlyask our members for help. Your donation ofsporting tickets, cottage rentals, gift cards,boating trips and any type of service would beveryhelpful.Anydonationthatyoucanmakeoracquirewouldbegreatlyappreciated! If there is a local business that you know orpatronize please visit them and ask for adonation! Silentauctionitemsdonothavetobelimitedtogift cards or retail items. Some other ideasincludeaskingabusinessthatperformsaservicelike a landscaper, carpenter or hairdresser, todonatea fewhoursof their time, these serviceswouldalsomakewonderfulauctionitems. TheAuctionCommitteeisagainaskingthateachchurchcommitteeorboardmakeupagiftbasketthatcanbeofferedatthesilentauction.Lastyearthese committees made beautiful baskets andwereabighit! Ihavealistofbusinessesthatwehavesolicitedinthepastthatcouldbecalledorvisitedaswell. Anygift,donationorideasarewelcome!Astheysay"Manyhandsmakelightwork"! If youcouldpleasecontactmebyemail,phone,text or come seeme at church byAugust 1st, itwouldbemuchappreciated! Thanks, LukeFurey 774-212-3459 LHFUREY@YAHOO.COM