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DUNSTANS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

TID BITS FROM THE TABLE ~ JULY 1, 2016
UPCOMING WORSHIP SCHEDULE:
Sunday, July 3 Holy Eucharist, 8 and 10am, Mother Johanna
Wednesday, July 6 Feast of John Hus, Witness and Martyr, 1415, 6pm, Mother Johanna
Sunday, July 10 Holy Eucharist, 8 and 10am, Mother Johanna
Wednesday, July 13 Feast of Conrad Weiser, Witness 1760, 6pm, Mother Johanna
Sunday, July 17 Holy Eucharist, 8 and 10am, Mother Johanna
Wednesday, July 20 Feast of Adelaide Teague Case, Teacher, 1948, 6pm, Mother Johanna
Sunday, July 24 Morning Prayer with Communion, 8 and 10 am, Joan Preble, Homilist
Wednesday, July 27 Feast of William Reed Huntington, Priest, 1909, 6pm, Mother Johanna
Sunday, July 31 Morning Prayer (No Communion), 8 and 10 am, Diana Gazis, Officiant and Homilist
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Sunday, July 10 Vestry Meeting
Sunday, July 17 ECW Meeting
Sunday, July 24 Sunday School Planning Meeting
MEETINGS FURTHER OUT
August 7 All Parish Meeting, 9 am Liturgy
August 13 Rotary Breakfast
August 21 United Thank Offering Ingathering
September 3 Loaves and Fishes Pie Day at the Blue Hill Fair
LITURGICAL HEADS UP
Ha, Ha, Igor, we are experimenting..again!!
Yes, its true. Mother Johanna is offering an experiment for the Eucharistic Prayer this Sunday.
Not to worry, all the congregational responses are the same and new language may bring new
thoughts and ideas about our Eucharistic life together.
Igor, please pass me the electrodes!!!
Yes, Dr. Frankenstein!
MID-WEEK EUCHARIST UPDATE
The 6 pm Mid-Week Eucharists continue. Our worship on Wednesdays has taken on a more
relaxed, contemplative shape. If you have not yet made use of this spiritual practice, please
give it a try. This Wednesday we celebrate the Feast of John Hus, Witness and Martyr, 1415.
Heinz Has 57 Varieties and We Have 57 Days
57 individual days to count our blessings this summer by participating in the United Thank Offering (UTO)
now through August 21. Our UTO drive kicked off last Sunday, June 26 with a special message and scripture
reference presented by Bill Thomas. All attending received a UTO kit including a contribution box to use each
day. When we place a coin in our UTO box daily, we can reflect on a blessing we have received no matter
how large or small and make it part of our daily spiritual practice to give thanks to God for that gift.
In addition to filling up your UTO box with abundant blessings, we are encouraged to fill out a blessing card
found in the pews to note a blessing for the week on Sundays. These will be read during our service and then
posted on the UTO bulletin board created by Deacon Joan.
Celebrate our 57 days of blessing this summer and get involved. UTO kits will continue to be available from
the ushers through July for anyone unable to be at last weeks service. Extra boxes are available as well and all
family members are encouraged to have their own box. Boxes will be placed on the altar during our ingathering
celebration August 21.

United Thank Offering (UTO)

June 26th was our UTO kickoff!!! Heres a morsel from the National UTO table:
A PRAYER FOR LITTLE PLACES

Loving and living God,

You chose to be born in a small town.
You never failed to visit little communities.
You made it your joy to serve the least.
We pray now for our small churches in remote places.
May they offer worship that gives life and hope where
resources are scarce;
May they provide nurture that gives sustenance and
comfort where people
are hungry and broken hearted;
May they live out Gods mission in a fashion that
provides light and joy to the communities in which
they are planted.
Help us to know that in your creation, there is no body
so tiny as to be counted unworthy of your love.
Help us to know that by your measure, the small are
great and the humble are powerful.
Help us to know that in your economy, the last are
counted first and the holy
is found in common things.
Help us to know that in your Kingdom, there is no
outpost so remote as to be
removed from your grace and real presence.
We pray now for the little places, our God.
May they know your joy. May you bring them life.
Amen.
The Rt. Rev. J. Scott Barker
Bishop of the Diocese of Nebraska

Summertime and The Livin is Easy EZ Coffee Hours Extended Through The Summer
In late May, we introduced a lighter approach to our coffee hours to celebrate the ease of summer. Based on
feedback, we are continuing these for the July and August.
The ECW will continue to provide coffee, tea, creamer and juice. If you have something to share on a
particular Sunday, bring it in. Everything is welcome even that left over dessert from the evening before.
If you wish to help set up for coffee hour, join the fun in the kitchen around 9:30 AM. Our thanks to Liz and
Hyla Tracy for doing our kitchen laundry over the summer and for being on hand to help with weekly set up.

Retreat! Retreat!
ECW members are considering hosting a retreat during 2016 for any and all women. If you have any
suggestions or ideas, please fill out a brief survey form so that it can be considered during our July meeting.
Survey forms are available in the Narthex. A basket to collect completed forms is also available in the Narthex.
Questions? Please contact Leslie.
A Chance to Help November 19 Holiday Fair to Benefit THAW and Friendship Cottage
The ECW selected Friendship Cottage, a facility that provides medical level adult day care services and
activities to area residents and The Heating and Warmth (THAW) fund as the two 2016 beneficiaries of our
upcoming holiday fair proceeds during our June meeting.
If you would like to help with fair planning, please plan to attend our upcoming ECW meetings held the
third Sunday of the month after the 10 AM service. If you have a craft, jellies or jams to offer to the fair, please
let an ECW member know.
This will be our third fair where we are able to donate proceeds to worthy organizations in our community as
part of our parish outreach. Through your help and generosity, we have been able to contribute to THAW the
past two years and we also provided funds last year to Everybody Eats! Weekends with EE! Student Food
Backpack Program and the Rectors Discretionary Fund.
Our Sexton, Lori, offers excellent cleaning services. She is looking for new clients. Please call her
at 404-3205.
Rectors Discretionary Fund
St. Dunstans has a Rectors Discretionary Fund (RDF) for the use of our priest. These funds are used for
outreach expenses deemed appropriate. Your donations by cash or check to Mother Johannas RDF are
welcome at any time. Undesignated cash donations from the offering the first Sunday of each month will be
directed to the RDF. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Remember to wear your nametags each Sunday!

Lay Ministers:
Sacristan
Officiant
Reader
Officiant
Chalice Bearer
Lay Readers
Crucifer
Server
Ushers
Coffee Hour

~WORSHIP and MINISTRY SCHEDULE~

07/03
07/10
Judy Stockbridge and Leslie Beyer
Dianne Kelley
8 am Service
8 am Service
Mother Johanna
Mother Johanna
Jean Rohrer
George Stevens
10 am Service
10 am Service
Mother Johanna
Mother Johanna
Jim Newett
Andrew Chattin
Jim Newett, Bill Thomas, Sarah Whalen
Andrew Chattin, Harvey Kelley, Muffet
Stewart
Dave Wells
Jim Newett
Caiden Chattin
Dan DeLong
Ralph Preble and Karl Haller
Cheryl and Jerry Whitney
EZ Coffee Hour
EZ Coffee Hour

If you should have an emergency, you may contact: Reverend Johanna-Karen Johannson, Priest 902-1013;
Senior WardenDave Wells at 667-6206 (h), 610-3709 (c); Junior WardenDan DeLong at (h) 667-9019. For
pastoral needs: DeaconRev. Joan Preble at 667-4068. Ann is in the office on Thursdays from 9am-3pm.
Our email address is: stdunstansellsworth@gmail.com