June 3, 2012
Flower Communion and Child Dedication @ 9:30am & 11:15am
Rev. Emmy Lou Belcher and Steve Cooper, Director of Religious Education
It is appropriate to dedicate a child on this Sunday which is our traditional flower communion. Each person (young to old) brings a flower to this service. During the service, we each pick a flower to give to someone else. This ritual symbolizes the power of a community of unique individuals in relationship with one another. We will have a dedication ceremony for Hazel Suman, daughter of Meghan and Ben and sister of Ivy. In that process, we welcome Hazel into our community and, in the name of our tradition of love and justice, promise to help guide her spiritual development. We take on the responsibility of walking with her parents as they instill in their daughter ethics and morals that uphold a world of justice and the love that underlies all justice. Hazel will only be at one service, but the charge to the congregation and its meaning will be a part of both services. This is a service for all the persons of our congregation. Child care will be provided for the infants through three year-olds. Don't forget your flower! (Extras will be available at the church.) The DUUC Adult Choir will provide special music.
YOUTH RE
Children attend the service, Service for All Ages
SUNDAY MORNING FORUM
9:30am - Founders Room. (the last Science Sunday before the summer recess starts), Dr. Mike McCormick, intrepid Antarctic explorer, returns to discuss his recent trip to the southern continent. Mike's portion of the Larissa project investigated life found under the continental ice shelf that broke off almost a decade ago. This is one of the most challenging environments on earth, yet life forms have been able to be detected. The group took core samples that should provide a wealth of information about alternative means that life has found to survive in these super-cold, nutrient poor environments. Mike's talk will fill us in on what the group studied and what preliminary hypotheses can be developed. It should be fascinating!
June 10, 2012
Pancake breakfast (9:30am)
Annual Meeting of the congregation (11:00am)
The Fellowship Committee will provide a pancake breakfast starting at 9:30, followed by our Annual Meeting at 11:00. Led by the president of the congregation, at this meeting we debate and accept the budget the board has recommended for the coming year, vote in new board members, and recognize those who have finished their terms on the board. We also vote on candidates for the Endowment Committee and the Committee on Ministry. There will be a little ceremony to honor Deb Connet who has served as the coordinator of our junior high and high school programs as she leaves to take another job. This form of church governance was founded on the idea that only through the voices of members could the "world of God" for the community be heard. Only through our gathered presence, discussions and votes, and our careful selection of those who lead us can we be assured that we are headed in the right direction. Come help to live out this calling to good stewardship of our resources and of each other in our living out of the mission set by this congregation.
Please note: Only those who meet the requirements for membership may vote - you must have joined the church on/before April 26, 2012. You must also be a member in good-standing, i.e., you must be current in paying your 2011-2012 pledge and you must have made your pledge for 2012-2013.
