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April 6, 2014April 6, 2014April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 9:00 am9:00 am9:00 am9:00 am Welcome to First Worship! We extend a welcome as broad as the outstretched arms of God, who calls us to be here together to rejoice in God’s glorious presence. Welcome to children of all ages – to all the children of God, each one of us. If you are an old friend or here for the first time, we welcome you.

Our worship is an intergenerational experience and we want children to feel fully included. Children are welcome to pick up an activity bag and to bring snacks to their seats. We remember that worship offers us all a special place to be with God. In this space we talk a little more softly and walk a little more quietly. We are listening for God.

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TODAY’S NOTES Pastoral Care If you have any pastoral needs or know of any in the Village Church family, please call Diane Ander-son at 781.235.1988 x14. The Chancel Flowers this morning are given in honor of our Interim Senior Pastor, Reverend Mary Luti, as we bless her and welcome her to our congregation this week. Fellowship Hour 11:15 am, Village Common Please join us for coffee and fellowship. Information for visitors is available at the Welcome Table. Providing hospi-tality today are members from the Board of Finance. Please take a moment to thank them. Healing Prayer Service 11:15 am, Burtt Chapel One of the pastors will be there for a laying on of hands, and anointing with oil, if you like. You may use this time of quiet and music to pray silently, or write your prayer, to be prayed by the pastors. Join us to experience the gift of heal-ing prayer. Presentation of Church’s Energy Audit Report 11:30 am, Upper Room Colby May from Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light will be here to present the results of the energy audit. Join us for a fascinating look at how our church building is wasting energy and what we can do about it. Complete with thermal photographs and statistics based on current church energy usage, this report begins a dialogue aimed at reduc-ing our church’s carbon footprint and inspiring our congregants to do the same. Junior Choir Rehearsal 11:15 am, Youth Choir Room For information, email Kevin McDonald at mcdonaldkevin23@yahoo.com. Cherub Choir Rehearsal 11:15 am, Sanctuary For children in Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grades. For information, email Linda Harding at hardinglr@gmail.com. NWW Ecumenical Fellowship The Newton Wellesley Weston Committee for Community Living is Village Church's partner in ministry to adults with developmental disabilities. Fellowship gatherings including worship, craft projects, and dinner are schedule several times a year. The final date for this spring is today from 4:30-6:30 in Village Common. All are welcome to this joy-ful community gathering. Middle School Youth Group Workshop 5 pm, Youth Room High School Youth Group 7 pm, Youth Room For information about youth programs, contact Pam Emslie at 781.235.1988 x15 or pam@wellesleyvillagechurch.org.

BULLETIN NOTES

From the Senior Pastor Search Committee This week the Search Committee sent the Leadership Expectations Survey to those with email addresses on file with the church. Surveys are also available in the Central Street lobby. Please take a few minutes to complete a survey, your feedback is most important to us as we begin the search process. We ask that you complete these by Tuesday, April 22nd.

Walk with the Village Church Team at the Family Promise Walkathon Saturday, April 12, Natick Common (intersection of Rt. 27 and Rt. 135) Registration at 7:30 am. Walk begins at 8:30 am, wrap up and prizes at 10:30 am. Raffles and refreshments. A 3.1 mile walk around Natick. Join the Wellesley Village Church Team by signing up at www.familypromisemetrowest.org. Con-tact: Margaret Taylor at taylorcpa@hotmail.com or Ruth Breden at ruthbredon@aol.com. Easter Offering - One Great Hour of Sharing Easter Sunday, April 20 In addition to our morning offering, the Service Ministry is sponsoring a special offering to One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS). One Great Hour of Sharing, the refugee, relief and development offering of the United Church of Christ, trans-forms lives through health, education, agricultural and emergency relief initiatives in 138 countries. Please place your cash or check donations in the OGHS envelopes found in the pews and at the doors on Easter Sunday. Make checks paya-ble to Wellesley Congregational Church and indicate "OGHS" in the memo section. Easter Plant Donations If you would like to donate an Easter plant that will be used to decorate the Sanctuary and First Worship spaces for East-er, donations forms can be found at the back of your bulletin. Donation forms are due by Monday, April 7 at 9:00 am. Following services on April 20, the plants will be taken to those in need of encouragement or support. Volunteer Opportunity The Village Church Wedding Committee is looking for volunteers to serve at weddings that take place in our church. If you'd like to learn more about this joyful ministry, contact Jade Hargrave at (617) 816-4123 or jmh@zug.com. Christian Service Scholarship The Village Churchwomen offer a scholarship each year to a member of the congregation who is pursuing graduate stud-ies in preparation for a religious vocation. Anyone wishing to apply for this scholarship should do so by writing to Betty Seaborn at 4 Framar Road, Wellesley, MA 02481, or by e-mailing Betty at eseaborn@comcast.net before April 30. Youth Choir Rehearsal Wednesday, April 9, 6:15 pm, Youth Choir Room For information, email Kevin McDonald at mcdonaldkevin23@yahoo.com. Sunday Morning Offering Counters Needed Beginning last Fall, in an effort to improve our financial controls, we implemented a simple two-person counting of Sunday morning collections after the 10 am Worship Service. Two church members count the cash donations re-ceived, as well as listing the number (anonymous/no names) of checks and adding up the totals received in the offer-ing. The process takes 20-30 minutes after the 10 am worship service. We employ six teams that rotate the work, so Counters are only on duty every sixth week. The Church is currently looking to expand its list of substitutes (who fill-in when the regulars need help), as well as to form teams of Counters that will start a rotation next Fall. If you are available and willing to serve, either as a periodic substitute or as a team member, please email Barbara Kucich (Barbara@wellesleyvillagechurch.org) or call her at 781-235-1988, x18. As a reminder, your financial contribu-tions to the church can also be made through your on-line banking or checks can mailed directly to the church, attention Barbara Kucich. Parking Please remember to park in the nearby lots and on the side streets if you can, on Sundays and in the evening, and reserve the church spots for those who truly need to park very close to the building. On Sundays, there is parking available imme-diately behind the Church Square stores (E. A. Davis, Blue Ginger only). We are welcome there. However, please do NOT park in the back lot, off Abbott St. as it contains assigned spaces for store tenants. Thank you!

Worship Schedule Palm SundayPalm SundayPalm SundayPalm Sunday April 13April 13April 13April 13 9:00 am First Worship

10:00 am Worship & Church School

Maundy ThursdayMaundy ThursdayMaundy ThursdayMaundy Thursday April 17April 17April 17April 17

8:00 pm Tenebrae Worship with Communion

Good FridayGood FridayGood FridayGood Friday April 18April 18April 18April 18

12:00 noon & 8 pm Worship These services are very similar

Holy SaturdayHoly SaturdayHoly SaturdayHoly Saturday April 19April 19April 19April 19

8:00 pm Easter Vigil Worship, Communion &

Renewal of Baptismal Vows

Please bring a bell!

Easter SundayEaster SundayEaster SundayEaster Sunday April 20April 20April 20April 20

7:30 am Sunrise Worship Intergenerational Service w/

Communion

8:30 am Easter Breakfast

9:00 & 11:00 am Easter Worship Childcare for infant-5s provided.

10:00 am Fellowship Hour

10:20 am Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Plant DonationEaster Plant DonationEaster Plant DonationEaster Plant Donation

Return this form with your payment to

the Easter bag on the table in the Central

Street Lobby by

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Cash $________ Check $________

Plants are $15 each, payable to

Wellesley Congregational Church. Please note Easter Plant on your check.

Following services on April 20, the plants will be taken to those

in need of encouragement or support.

VILLAGE CHURCH STAFF The Rev. Mary Luti – Interim Senior Pastor

The Rev. Pamela H. Emslie – Associate Pastor Diane E. Anderson – Interim Minister of Pastoral Care

The Rev. Christina L. Braudaway-Bauman – Pastor at Large The Rev. John C. Allen – Pastoral Resident

Audra C. Teague Mackey – Pastoral Resident Linda C. Smith – Pastoral Residency Coordinator

Michaela F. McDonald – Director of Children’s Ministries David R. Carrier – Director of Music

Dr. Kevin J. McDonald – Director of Youth Music Jodi M. Hitzhusen – Music Director of First Worship

Erin I. Donato – Church Administrator Leslie W. Petzing – Controller

Barbara P. Kucich – Church Accountant Tricia T. Kibbe – IT and Administrative Coordinator

Felicia R. Nadel – Administrative Assistant Christy L. Cadigan – Administrative Assistant

Donald S. Banks – Sexton Dolphe Richard – Assistant to the Sexton Gerardo Ortiz – Assistant to the Sexton

2 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02482

781.235.1988 wellesleyvillagechurch.org

An Open and Affirming Congregation of the UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

What’s happening in 10 am Church School today?

• Kindergarten students and younger will be welcomed in their classrooms before 10 am worship begins. The Infant/Toddler Room is located on the main floor just outside the Sanctuary to the left of the Chancel. 2 year olds through Kindergarten classrooms are located on the upper floor. Children should be picked up promptly at the conclusion of worship.

• Grades 1-8 will worship with their parents until it is time for class, as indicated in the bulletin. At that time,

Grades 1-8 meet at the signs downstairs in Village Hall and proceed to the following classrooms for a special activity. This Week … Grade 1: Fishes and Loaves Café Grade 2: Storyteller’s Tent Grade 3: Science Room Grade 4: Games in Village Hall Grade 5: Artisans’ Market

Grades 6, 7 & 8 will meet in Miriam’s Retreat (the room behind Village Hall).

Classes for Grades 1-8 conclude at 11:15 or the end of worship whichever is later. Students in Grades 3 and below should be met by their parents at their classrooms.

The Family Room is available for parents who aren’t quite ready to leave their infants and toddlers in childcare. In this room, parents will be able to listen to the worship service while their child naps or plays. This room is located upstairs beyond the library.