Welcome to Plymouth Congregational Church! Open & Affirming€¦ · 8/23/2020 · Dr. Eric Elnes,...
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Welcome to Plymouth Congregational Church! We are an Open & Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ, including all without regard to their race, gender, physical or mental ability, economic status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Our congregation has also voted to become a Peace with Justice church, stressing its importance in our common life. And we voted to become an Immigrant-Welcoming Congregation, which offers a respectful, compassionate welcome and inclusion of immigrants in our midst. Learn more about us at plymouthucc.org Keep in touch! Please keep Barb Gregory apprised of any address, phone or email changes, [email protected]. In addition, you can send Barb short (4 or fewer lines, please) pieces for the bulletin insert at plymouthucc.org/copy The Rev. Hal Chorpenning, sr. minister [email protected] The Rev. Jane Anne Ferguson, associate minister [email protected] The Rev. Carla Cain, associate minister [email protected] Mark Heiskanen, director of music/organist [email protected] Alli Stubbs, interim director of Christian formation for youth [email protected] Tricia Medlock, interim director of Chrstian formation for children [email protected] Anna Broskie, it/communications coordinator [email protected] Yendra Ruiz Tencza, business manager [email protected] Barb Gregory, office manager [email protected] Johnny & Jenn Wieda, sextons [email protected] 970-482-9212 www.plymouthucc.org Please join us again at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday for Midweek Vespers from Plymouth. It is a brief service (under 30 minutes) designed to refill your spiritual reservoir during the middle of the week with prayer, poems, psalms, and music. From the Budget & Finance Committee: Just wanted you to know that your financial support is much appreciated and helpful! You can pay pledges online at plymouthucc.org/give or by mailing your check to the church. Thanks for your generosity! "Martin Luther once said there are two types of conversion--the conversion of the heart and the conversion of the pocketbook. In actuality our financial support of the church is sacramental in nature. And we need to see it that way. A sacrament is an outward act with an inward meaning--a visible sign of an inward grace." Allan Weenink (from Bill Thompson, Stewardship Board). Pastoral Care is still happening! Carla, Jane Anne and Hal are all happy to set up online coffee with those who might want or need it or even to meet in the Memorial Garden (weather permitting) with masks at a safe distance. Just call us…you probably received a fridge magnet with our cell phone numbers (in the Placard, too!). This morning we welcome Linda McGinn as our guest organist!
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Welcome to Plymouth Congregational Church! We are an Open & Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ, including all without regard to their race, gender, physical or mental ability, economic status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Our congregation has also voted to become a Peace with Justice church, stressing its importance in our common life. And we voted to become an Immigrant-Welcoming Congregation, which offers a respectful, compassionate welcome and inclusion of immigrants in our midst. Learn more about us at plymouthucc.org Keep in touch! Please keep Barb Gregory apprised of any address, phone or email changes, [email protected]. In addition, you can send Barb short (4 or fewer lines, please) pieces for the bulletin insert at plymouthucc.org/copy
The Rev. Hal Chorpenning, sr. minister [email protected] The Rev. Jane Anne Ferguson, associate minister [email protected] The Rev. Carla Cain, associate minister [email protected] Mark Heiskanen, director of music/organist [email protected] Alli Stubbs, interim director of Christian formation for youth [email protected] Tricia Medlock, interim director of Chrstian formation for children [email protected] Anna Broskie, it/communications coordinator [email protected] Yendra Ruiz Tencza, business manager [email protected] Barb Gregory, office manager [email protected] Johnny & Jenn Wieda, sextons [email protected] 970-482-9212 www.plymouthucc.org
Please join us again at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday for Midweek Vespers from Plymouth. It is a brief service (under 30 minutes) designed to refill your spiritual reservoir during the middle of the week with prayer, poems, psalms, and music.
From the Budget & Finance Committee: Just wanted you to know that your financial support is much appreciated and helpful! You can pay pledges online at plymouthucc.org/give or by mailing your check to the church. Thanks for your generosity!
"Martin Luther once said there are two types of conversion--the conversion of the heart and the conversion of the pocketbook. In actuality our financial support of the church is sacramental in nature. And we need to see it that way. A sacrament is an outward act with an inward meaning--a visible sign of an inward grace." Allan Weenink (from Bill Thompson, Stewardship Board).
Pastoral Care is still happening! Carla, Jane Anne and Hal are all happy to set up online coffee with those who might want or need it or even to meet in the Memorial Garden (weather permitting) with masks at a safe distance. Just call us…you probably received a fridge magnet with our cell phone numbers (in the Placard, too!). This morning we welcome Linda McGinn as our guest organist!
THIS WEEK @ PLYMOUTH Today: Instant Sermon Sunday; Forum – Adult Ed. Formation 9 a.m.; Worship service (FB Livestream) 10
a.m.; Virtual Coffee Hour following worship (Zoom) 11 a.m.
Monday: Wholeness Prayer Group (Zoom-Email Invite) 10 a.m.; Trustees Board (Zoom-Email Invite) 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Pastoral Mtg. (Zoom-Email Invite) 9 a.m.; Staff Mtg. (Zoom-Email Invite) 10:30 a.m.; Celtic Spirituality II (Zoom-Email Invite) 11 a.m.
Wednesday: Barb’s birthday; Celtic Christianity I (Zoom-Email Invite) 8 a.m.; Prayer Shawls Ministry (Zoom-Email Invite) 2:30 p.m.; Midweek Vespers (FB Livestream) 7 p.m.
Thursday: Admin Mtg. (Zoom-Email Invite) 2 p.m.; Christian Formation Board (Zoom-Email Invite) 6:30 p.m.
Friday: Hal’s birthday; Anna on vacation; Friday Morning Discussion Group (Zoom-Email Invite) 9 a.m.; Cong. Life Coffee Hour (Zoom-Email Invite) 9 a.m.
Saturday: Sunday: Jubilee Sunday; Worship service (FB Livestream) 10 a.m.; NO coffee hour today due to the
Drive-Through event at 12 p.m.; Drive-thru Greet the Pastors (Parking Lot) 12 p.m. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
You can go to plymouthucc.org/streaming ... no Facebook account needed to view worship on Vimeo and for more information on Zoom software go to plymouthucc.org/zoom. If you haven’t received an Email Invite for your event, please contact your Group Leader. Be sure to upgrade your Zoom client to 5.0 here: https://zoom.us/download
Pledge Income – Thank you!
Actual July Pledge Contributions $ 53,478
July Budgeted Pledge Contributions $ 67,454
Year-to-Date Actual Pledge Contributions $ 511,488
Year-to-Date Budgeted Pledge Contributions $ 472,180
Zoom coffee hour begins after the service ends. You won't be able to get into the Zoom link before 11 a.m.
A few changes are coming to our livestream! You can still view Facebook Live, and if you are having trouble with Facebook, you can also watch our Vimeo Livestream by going to plymouthucc.org/streaming
Need assistance? Do you need financial assistance with groceries, rent or medication? We have some funds available to help. Contact one of your pastors.
Adult Formation
Through the summer, we will be mostly on hiatus, resuming classes online (and just maybe in person, with strict safety protocols and keeping online options--stay tuned--after Jubilee Sunday). We will have a few stand-alone special Forums on Zoom at 9:00 a.m. during the summer that will precede our worship service, so keep watch in the weekly Overview for those! Coming up:
Gifts of the Dark Wood: Seven Blessings for Soulful Skeptics (and Other Wanderers) by the Rev. Dr. Eric Elnes, pastor of Countryside Community Church (UCC) in Omaha, Neb. and our Plymouth Visiting Scholar. Join us on Zoom at 9 a.m. on Sundays (9/6-10/25) or 7 p.m. on Wednesdays (9/9-10/28) as we work our way through the gifts of the dark wood. Look for registration info for each class section in the Aug. 23 and 30 Overview emails.
Racial Justice Forums: Sun., Sept 6, 13 and 20th at 9 a.m. we begin exploring the UCC resource "White Privilege: Let's Talk/A Resource for Transformational Dialogue." Look for registration info for each class section in the Aug. 23 and 30 Overview emails.
Candidate Forums: Sundays, Sept. 27 - Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. Join us for Zoom forums with candidates for the upcoming Larimer County and Colorado elections and a discussion of the ballot issues on November's ballot. More details to come. Look for registration info for each class section in the Aug. 23 and 30 Overview emails.
Save the date! Your Visiting Scholar Ministry Team is excited to present Rev. Dr. Eric Elnes for a day of inspiration and contemplation on Sat., Nov. 14, live via Zoom.
Small Groups & Fellowship Ministries The church is OPEN … but we won’t be gathering in person inside the church until further notice. If you are looking for a new small-group activity to try, call any of our ministers, and we’ll help plug you in! Celtic Christianity, Healing prayer, and some new opportunities will be available.
Sophia Circle, a spiritual growth group for women, will take a summer hiatus until Sept. 8, 2020. If you are interested in this group, email [email protected].
Thank you to all who completed the Congregational Life Board survey! It is clear our members are craving small group connections IN PERSON the most. The great news is you can do that on church property with up to 10 people using appropriate social distancing measures! CLB encourages members to email Barb: [email protected] to reserve the lawn between the sanctuary and the labyrinth
Christian Formation Board is looking for someone passionate about supporting Christian Education programs for Adults and Youth. This Volunteer Coordinator will recruit church members to staff education programs at Plymouth. We realize there is a "new normal" and education programs may look very different, so we welcome someone with innovative ideas! Please contact Ross Lane on our Nominating Committee if you would like to discuss this opportunity. [email protected]
Calendar Requests/Booking Zoom Rooms While the building is closed, we have church-owned Zoom online “rooms” for remote meetings, small groups, etc.? Please visit plymouthucc.org and select the News & Events link at the top of the page. The request form can be found at the button by the Calendar. Choose “Zoom Room” as your meeting room, and we will get back to you with information you can send your group members.
“Pandemic Perspectives from Plymouth,” the compiled writings and photos of our Plymouth community is here! To download a PDF copy, click on the icon image on our homepage, plymouthucc.org. Thanks to all who contributed!
