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MARCH 2020

“Why did I hear no one laugh? Were you not listening?”

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) asked these questions at a Sunday afternoon dinner after he had read the Beatitudes in worship that morning, as if to say, “How can you listen to the Beatitudes and not laugh? Were you really listening?” Overfamiliarity with the scripture can get us so used to the words that we fail to see the irony and/or humor original hearers would have certainly discerned. I remember with fondness my dear late father-in-law good-naturedly guffawing during worship with

us Pentecost Sunday in 2008; he was here for Steve’s confirmation. In our Responsive Reading from Acts 2, we read v. 13, “Some, however, made fun of [the disciples] and said, ‘They have had too much wine.’” Gregarious Charlie burst out laughing when Peter’s response was read (v 15), “Let me explain this to you … these men are not drunk, as you suppose. It's only nine in the morning!” That IS a funny retort from Peter, so Charlie laughed! However, many of us were so used to hearing those words over the years in the stained-glass voice of the somber worship service that we missed the humor and sarcasm of Peter’s response.

“How can you listen to the beatitudes and not laugh?” wondered Kierkegaard. After all, what is blessed or fortunate about being poor, about grieving, or about being meek as a mouse? Don't we really consider such conditions as something of a curse? What blessing is there in hungering and thirsting after righteousness; how can a famine or a drought of righteousness be called “good”? And are not the merciful thought of as pushovers, easy marks, and the peacemakers as starry-eyed dreamers who have no sense of reality about them? As for the pure in heart; aren’t they just a bothersome lot of idealist Puritan party-poopers with their pietistic devotion? And how can you call it a blessing if you’re being unjustly persecuted for righteousness sake? We may pity the persecuted, perhaps even praise the persecuted, but to call it a blessing, to rejoice and be glad when they or we are wrongly persecuted? “Blessed are the meek …” The truth of the matter is most of us would probably do well to get some assertiveness training; we let ourselves get walked over or shut up or otherwise intimidated far too often! How can anyone say or read or hear such words and keep a straight face? No wonder Kierkegaard expected laughter; hearing none, he assumed either no one was listening, or they had all dropped into that pious fog that glazes over the intellect when “religious words” are being spoken or read.

The full text of these beatitudes is remarkably encouraging, insightful, comforting, edifying, inspiring … and we will be taking a deeper look at them during the WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP DINNERS throughout Lent. The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 is introduced with these Beatitudes, which comes from the Latin beatus, "blessed." Or, as one preacher put it, these are the "BE" ATTITUDES, as in, "If you want to be blessed, these are how your attitudes ought to be!" But to be clear, these Beatitudes are not spoken by Jesus in the language of exhortation or demand. Jesus is not saying, "You ought to be poor in spirit" or "Be meek, will ya?!" Jesus' language here is not in the imperative … these aren’t commands; they are observations, statements of fact. But we are not going to understand it all at first, as it all seems to be so counter to what we experience in the real world about us. However, we can trust that “… the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.” (I Cor 1:25). Hope you can join us for dinner Wednesday!

Stephen L. Clark, Pastor

Our pictures are a bit sparse this month, as our semi-official photographer somehow lost his camera last week! If anyone comes across a stray camera in the church building, please bring it to the office or to Jon Farnsworth … thank you!

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” -- Proverbs 22:6, RSV

NEWS FROM THE SUNDAY SCHOOL March 1 is the first Sunday in Lent and we will have Sunday School at 9:00 and ONE service of worship at 10:30 on that day. Our annual Lenten Heifer Coin Drive will begin. Please bring your pennies to church and help us benefit needy people worldwide. All funds raised through this drive will enable the Sunday School to purchase domestic animals for impoverished families. These animals will help feed families and generate income through the sale of eggs, cheese, milk, wool and other animal byproducts. The coin collection schedule is as follows:

MARCH 1 – PENNIES, MARCH 8– NICKELS, MARCH 15 – DIMES, MARCH 22 – QUARTERS, MARCH 29 – DOLLARS

The EIGHTH ANNUAL TALENT SHOW to benefit the annual summer mission trip of the 29Eleven Youth Fellowship is almost here! TRYOUTS were SUNDAY MARCH 1, and it looks like many promising acts are in store for your entertainment! DRESS REHEARSAL - SUNDAY MARCH 8, 4:00 p.m. TALENT SHOW DATES: FRIDAY MARCH 13, 6:00 P.M. & SATURDAY MARCH 14, 5:00 P.M. (Dinner is provided both nights). Tickets are $10.00 each night, or a combo ticket for both performances can be purchased for $15.00.

NOTE: ONE SERVICE OF WORSHIP, 10:30 A.M. ON THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT, MARCH 1, AND ONE SERVICE OF WORSHIP, APRIL 5, PALM SUNDAY. (SUNDAY SCHOOL STILL MEETS 9:00 A.M.) We are sad to announce Hannah the Donkey will be unavailable to join us this year for our Palm Sunday procession, as her handler is undergoing an elective surgical procedure … and Hannah will ONLY travel with her. She suggested other donkey owners we might contact, but so far we’ve found none available to replace Hannah! We’ll keep looking; however, at this point it looks like we might not have a live donkey for the first time in over twenty years.

NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY MINISTRIES:

Calling All Youth Grades 6 and younger !!

You are invited to King’s Kids!

Sundays, 5:00-7:00

ALL CHILDREN SIXTH GRADE AND YOUNGER ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN US AND BRING A FRIEND! We have had so many wanting to come who are not yet in second grade that we have now opened the group to all children sixth grade and younger; we separate into two groups during the course of the evening to better accommodate all age levels. We had so much fun at our annual Valentine’s Dance Sunday February 16; lots of pictures posted on our Facebook page!

PARENTS’ NIGHT OUT MARCH 6 Come join us the first Friday of each month for a night of fun (6:00 – 9:00)! Parents, drop your children of any age with us while you go relax, have dinner, shop, etc. We will entertain them for hours!! We will work on crafts, eat pizza and watch movies. The program is directed by DCM Virginia Jacobs assisted by other adults and teens who have completed our Child Protection training.

PARENT CAFÉ – We continue our Parent Café 9:00 am in Fellowship Hall. Parents, grandparents and /or caregivers are welcome to join us for coffee and discussion while your children are at Sunday School, and then you may worship as a family at 10:30. Come share and discuss what has worked and what has not worked for you, or just come for some encouraging words and Bible verses to help equip you for the week.

WEDNESDAY DINNERS 5:30-7:00PM -- We supply the food and the inspirational program. This is for everyone to come fellowship, relax and hear some inspiring words. We supply a light dinner, then whisk the children off to play and/or do homework while we fellowship together. This is a great opportunity for midweek fellowship for all. We are done before choir rehearsal, so choir members are welcome to join us as well! March 4 begins a weekly Lenten devotional study focused on the Beatitudes, or the “BE-ATTITUDES”, led by Pastor Clark and running through Holy Week.

Save the dates! 2020 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL WILL BE July 20 - July 24!

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29ELEVEN YOUTH MINISTRIES

Living in a me-centered society, our teens are taught to fend for and love only themselves. In the gospel of Mark, Jesus instructs us otherwise: “’And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” (12:30-31) As we meet each week, I continue to seek God’s wisdom

in continuing to teach today’s youth to love others as God loves us.

This month, we shared our love for our youth through quality time. We welcomed the month with our annual lock-in, met many times for meals and games, and studied God’s love and forgiveness for even the least of us. We even got together to watch the Super Bowl, which transitioned into playing some social board games – an ongoing tradition within our group.

Looking forward, I am excited for the EIGHTH ANNUAL TALENT SHOW. I invite every member of the church to join us Friday March 13 6:00 PM and/or Saturday March 14 at 5:00 PM for an amazing night that really brings the Greenwood community together (with thanks to the always-capable direction and organization of Rob and Wendy Petrucci).

Tickets are $10 a night, or enjoy both nights for $15. Dinner is provided during both nights of entertainment. Each year this is one of the most well-attended church events of the year, full of fun and laughter and special moments, as well as one of the most significant fundraisers for our summer mission trip … our upcoming mission trip to Nashville, TN would not be possible without your faithful support! In Christ,

Matthew Majeika, Director of Young Adult Ministries mmajeika@gccp.org

MUSIC PROGRAM Dear friends,

It’s hard to believe we are already in the midst of the Lenten season, quickly approaching our Easter celebration, but as usual our ministries continue through a seemingly increasingly fast-paced cycle. Thankfully, each week at Greenwood is so richly blessed with opportunities for worship and service that the changing seasons only bring excitement and anticipation, and this is especially true as we continue to head toward springtime and Eastertide.

We began the season of Lent with a very moving Ash Wednesday service of worship including a special setting of “Amazing Grace” presented by the Chancel Choir with guest trombonist Emma Pacheco. Our Lenten anthems offer some serenely beautiful meditations during this season, including lovely settings of

“Seek Ye First,” “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus,” “Lord, Be Glorified,” and “As the Deer.” On Palm Sunday, we’ll welcome back the Greenwich Bay Brass to present festive settings of our hymns and a few pieces on their own throughout the service and on Maundy Thursday, we’ll share the moving “Agnus Dei” (Lamb of God) from the Schubert Mass in G we’ll perform at our spring concert. Our Easter Sunday worship services will again be enhanced by professional orchestra, this year with a very special presentation of Handel’s glorious “Hallelujah” chorus, grand arrangements of our hymns, and a few other surprises throughout the services.

Though it seems far away, we’re already making preparations for our Spring Concert, so please do mark your calendars for Sunday, June 7 at 5:00! This program will be accompanied by full professional orchestra and will feature masterworks for choir and orchestra. In addition to Schubert’s Mass in G and a reprise of the Hallelujah Chorus, we’ll sing hymns you’ll recognize, including “Lord of the Dance,” enhanced by the full instrumentation. In the meantime, we’ll welcome a return visit from the Carillon Women’s Chorus on Saturday, May 16 as they present their spring concert of familiar popular and sacred music for four-part women’s voices.

I hope you will join us for all of these special celebrations of worship and music! See you in church.

Blessings,

/s/ John

John C. Black, Director of Music and Choirs, Organist Alexandra K. Nichols, Music Associate

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MISSION COMMITTEE

In Isaiah 58, God issues a call and a challenge for us to love one another more deeply by sharing what we have with those in need. Together, we become the household of God where those seeking shelter, food, and renewed hope are welcome. Received during the season of Lent (February 26 - April 12), ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING (OGHS) is the single largest way that Presbyterians come together every year to build God’s household and welcome our neighbors-in-need around the world by providing relief from natural disasters, food for the hungry, and support for the poor and oppressed. From past editions of Fishermen’s News:

Since 1949 Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians to share God’s love with our neighbors in need around the world through the special mission offering of the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS). This offering, traditionally collected during Lent, began in response to the devastation of World War II. During a Saturday evening nationwide radio broadcast, Americans

were asked to “give generously” to the offering the next morning in their churches. A remarkable variety of national leaders and celebrities gave their efforts to the broadcast, and more than 75,000 churches responded. This nationwide united effort by America’s Christians had an importance far beyond the practical goal of fundraising; this joint program strengthened the vitally important relief and rehabilitation work of the churches overseas, and proved to all the world the great power generated when Christians unite in a common cause. The Presbyterian Church (USA) presently uses funds received through OGHS to support disaster relief, refugee/immigration and development ministries throughout the world through the Presbyterian Hunger, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Self Development of People programs. Contributions to One

Great Hour of Sharing have the potential of making a huge impact on people’s lives. Whether gifts take the form of immediate relief to people experiencing crisis, or partnerships with communities focused on long-term solutions to chronic problems, contributions are a powerful, tangible witness to Christ’s healing love. Portions of our offering to the One Great Hour of Sharing Program are also donated to other agencies we support who provide relief and assistance to those in need. Please use the One Great Hour of Sharing Envelope provided in your box of offering envelopes, or the special One Great Hour of Sharing pew envelopes for your contributions. Please look for more OGHS information in the weekly bulletins!

We are also excited to announce the upcoming visit of our newest mission partner, Keely Sawyer. She works with the Lifelines ministry under CRU, as featured in last month’s Fishermen’s News. She is scheduled to join us Sunday, March 15 at our services. This will be followed by an extended coffee hour in Fellowship Hall. She is also planning to attend our Saturday, March 14 Talent Show. We hope when she visits you’ll show her the kindness and interest you always display for our visiting mission partners; it means so much to our supported missionaries when they make the trip to visit and see our genuine interest in, and appreciation of, their work for Jesus. Learn more about what she does during her visit and why it is so important to connect with our college students about the gospel.

Lastly, if you haven’t heard, Karl and Lanna have announced the birth of their second daughter, Mae; she is in good health and they wanted to pass along their news. Please remember them in your prayers as they continue to serve in Southeast Asia.

Thank you for supporting the ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING as well as all our mission partners.

Sam Koldyk, Chair

Committee members: Emmy Kmet, Jonathan Farnsworth, Wilma Swanson and Marcia Camp

LIBRARY LINES If you’re looking for a great (long) read during Lent, you can’t do much better than one of our two new biographies by Eric Metaxas: Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World and Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. These two German heroes of the faith lived almost five hundred years apart and had radically different personalities but each accomplished God’s purpose in a time of world-changing crisis. Both books are well-researched and thoroughly engaging, reading more like novels than non- fiction. Renowned author Peter Kreeft says Metaxas is to religious biography what Pixar is to cartoons. He certainly lets the truth of the gospel shine through the stories of these two lives.

We have many new books in the library. Watch for highlights in up-coming Fishermen’s News.

Respectfully submitted by: Emmy Kmet, Marcia Camp and Dena Janson

39er’s MARCH GATHERING

Wednesday, March 18 at 11:30 a.m.

Chelo’s Restaurant, 2225 Post Road

Choose off the menu!

Program in Fellowship Hall at 1:30 P.M.

Singer Songwriter Joann Lurgio will entertain us. Free will offering welcome. If you need a ride or a reservation, please call Joan Eichenfeldt (737-0128).

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WORSHIP COMMITTEE

As we make plans for 2020 we are provided with wonderful opportunities to reaffirm our faith, serve the Lord, and deepen our commitment to Christ. As we begin February, we acknowledge Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, a time of reflection and penitence leading up to Easter Sunday. Each Christian is reminded of Geneses 3:19 - “For dust you are and to dust you shall return.” We encourage you to express your love in February through the act of serving the Lord through worship as a Lector, Greeter or an Acolyte. When you volunteer, you will receive the opportunity of knowing, meeting, greeting and

sharing the love of Christ with our entire worship family and witness our Greenwood Church families grow and flourish.

There is no experience necessary to serve the Lord through worship. Training is available for all who are interested in serving. Please give me a call at my home at 738-0480 so we can discuss your interest in serving the Lord through worship. We are truly blessed and thank all our new and regular volunteers for their dedicated and continued support in serving our Lord. Worship schedules are posted in Fellowship Hall and we encourage all to continue to sign up to serve the Lord. I thank all our Deacons and Elders and ask that they continue to sign up to serve the sacrament of communion each month, honoring our Heavenly Father.

Our Worship Committee meets weekly before and after the Sunday services, so if you have any suggestions and/or comments, Don and I would like to hear from you. During the month of March let us make a special commitment to express our love for Christ by being a faithful servant through our words and our actions. May the peace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, always be with you and your loved ones. See you Sunday!

Sincerely in Christ, for the Worship Committee,

Wayne A. Meunier (Don Sorgel, Chair)

2020 SESSION AND BOARD OF DEACONS OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

Each January new officers are elected /appointed by the congregation to serve on the Session and the Board of Deacons. Following the Annual Meeting, each Board elects officers and makes committee appointments.

2020 SESSION OFFICERS

D. Elaine Magyar, Clerk M. Barry Baxter, Treasurer

Emmy Kmet, Financial Secretary Dennis Charpentier, President of the Corporation

H. Samuel Koldyk, Vice President

SESSION COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS CHRISTIAN EDUCATION: Elaine Magyar (chair), Matthew Majieka

MEMBER CARE: Joan Eichenfeldt (chair), Denise Mair MISSION: H. Samuel Koldyk (chair), Emmy Kmet WORSHIP: Donald Sorgel (chair), Wayne Meunier

STEWARDSHIP: Dennis Charpentier (chair), Jeffrey Plouffe, M. Barry Baxter BUILDING AND GROUNDS: Wayne Meunier (chair), Evelyn Murray

2020 DEACON OFFICERS Virginia A. Jacobs, Moderator

Cynthia M. Pisano, Vice Moderator Loretta A. Nelson, Secretary

Monika S. Algozino, Treasurer

DEACON COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS* COMMUNION SERVICE/PREPARATION: Claudette Palin, Nancy Sumrall PEOPLE OF CONCERN: Cathy Schobel, Vera Koldyk, Louis Messier

PRAYER MINISTRY: Bonnie Readett, Loretta Nelson, Barbara Miller, Louis Messier BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL: Cynthia Pisano, Janet Swanson, Barbara Miller COMMUNITY MINISTRIES: Brandon Phillips, Eric McNeely, Louis Messier

TELEPHONE/EMAIL TREE: Virginia Jacobs CHANCEL FLOWERS: Sherry Phillips, Nancy Dickerman, Cheryl Bowser

COFFEE HOUR: Sandra Cook Hall, Steve Hall, Beverly Carson

(* Unlike Session committees, Deacon committees meet only on an as-needed basis, and do not have an appointed chair. Also, those Deacons not present at the February meeting have not yet been assigned. Know, too, that the Deacons assigned various committees

also help with the work of other committees, such as assisting with Coffee Hour, delivering and/or arranging Chancel Flowers, preparing and servicing the elements for Communion Preparation, and all Deacons help give personal attention to individual Persons of Concern. ON A RELATED NOTE, ALL CHURCH MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP AND HELP WITH COFFEE HOUR! WE NEED YOU!

You can help by preparing/donating refreshments, and/or by offering to host and/or clean up a coffee hour some Sunday!)

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NEWS FROM THE PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN Winter is winding down, Lent has begun and spring is right around the corner which also means that the Presbyterian Women’s “Gifts of the Heart” program collection is under way and we do appreciate everyone’s support. Also, Picasso Quilters continue with their talents to help those who are less fortunate and Sandy Olson is always happy to answer questions you may have regarding participating or donating supplies.

The PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN’S SPRING GATHERING is Tuesday, March 31, 11:00 AM in Fellowship Hall. Our speaker is Deb Burton, Director of Rhode Island Elder Information, a nonprofit elderly support resource for Rhode Island residents. The program will be followed by sandwich/salad luncheon catered by Dave’s Marketplace. Cost of the luncheon is $5.00 per person. You can sign up for the luncheon at your March Circle meeting or at coffee hour March 15, 22 or 29. Please remember to bring paper goods and non-perishable food items to donate to our community agencies!

Also, we prayerfully ask that you share your talents and think of ways to help us with the May Breakfast. Some folks are curling the paper for the May Baskets (which can be found with directions on the table outside Fellowship Hall), some enjoy making the baskets, some may have great fudge techniques, and others may be great at slicing breads and pies, along with others who love to serve and show a smiling face to the many folks who attend. We truly appreciate you and your support! SAVE THE DATE! May 2! We are gearing up for this great day and sure hope you will join us.

“The year ahead is empty, Help us fill it with good things; Each new day filled with joy and happiness it brings.”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Happy Spring!

Artena Fairbairn for Presbyterian Women

“A circle of strength, founded on faith”

As mentioned above, the annual “Gifts of the Heart” program is under way. A donation box is on the

ellowship Hall stage. Thank you for your continued support of this project! Items needed: F

HAND TOWELS 15” X 28” / WASH CLOTHS / WIDE TOOTH COMBS NAIL CLIPPERS / BARS OF SOAP (WRAPPED) / TOOTHBRUSHES (BOXED)

‘ROUND IN CIRCLES MARCH FOR

Circle I will meet Tuesday, March 24, at 1:00 p.m. the church parlor.

Circle V will meet Tuesday, March 10, at noon in

Circle VII will meet Tuesday, March 10, at 6:00 .m. in the kindergarten room Circle II will meet Tuesday, March 10, at 12 noon

the church parlor. pin C

ircle III will meet Tuesday, March 10, at 6:00 p.m. Circle VIII (Picasso Quilters) will meet in Fellowship Hall at 1:00 p.m. March 17 to make sleeping bags for the homeless. Circle IV will meet on Tuesday, March 10, at 7:00

p.m. in the church parlor. If you have any questions about circles, please call me at 738-5736.

Circle Notes are distributed monthly at Circle meetings and are also available in the narthex.

Jena Fairbairn Summers, Circle Coordinator

Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can,

In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.

-John Wesley

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MEMBER CARE COMMITTEE

Although we have a Member Care Committee that helps with organization of pot lucks, annual church picnics, PawSox outings, 75th anniversary celebrations and so on, we are all participants in this caring congregation.

As we enter the Lenten season the Member Care Committee would like to expand on part of the message given by Pastor Clark on Ash Wednesday. Instead of “giving up” something for Lent, let each of us determine to proactively give of ourselves to others. This Lenten season let’s concentrate on ways we can make this happen including:

1. Pray for others. This is the most important aspect of our care for others, and when faithfully practiced many of the other aspects of congregational care will fall right into place.

2. Seek to understand and empathize with others. Ask yourself, “How would I want someone to care

for me?” 3. Write to others. This relatively painless gesture can mean a lot to someone. Whether it be a

handwritten note, an email or even a quick text, let them know that you are thinking about them. Let’s all work on these over the next month; in April we will have other suggestions meant not just for the Lenten and Easter season but all year long.

A few reminders: Remember to purchase tickets to the Talent Show March 13 and 14 to help raise funds for our 29Eleven Fellowship’s mission trip this summer. Also, we encourage any and all to please join us for Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner; as mentioned elsewhere in this issue, Pastor Clark will be leading a Lenten devotional series on the “BE-Attitudes” through Holy Week. Food is provided; there is no need to bring anything other than yourself!

Joan Eichenfeldt, for the Member Care Committee

Committee Members: Harry and Sheila Curran, Sue Desmond, Linda Martin, Loretta Nelson, Joan-Sandra McKnight, Bonnie Readett and Cathy Schobel

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OUR SYMPATHIES AND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES go out to Eric Milner on the unexpected January 27 passing of his dear father, Ernest Milner, in Kennett Square, PA. Services for Mr. Milner are March 14 at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of Unionville, PA. (Eric and his wife, Mary Jane, have been Greenwood members since 2015.)

HOSPITALIZED SINCE THE LAST ISSUE: Danny Hayman at Tufts Medical Center in Boston; he is now at recuperating at home. Lois Belle Crankshaw underwent an ophthalmologic surgical procedure, and is now residing with her daughter and family in Attleboro. Dear Greenwood Church,

We are gratefully acknowledging and thanking you for your kind expression of sympathy. Ken and I would like to thank everyone involved with mom’s service in June. Also, special thanks to all who visited Esther Jackson over the years when she could no longer attend services on Sunday. Greenwood Church is truly a caring family who looks after its members. It held a special place in her heart for many years (62!). I am sure she was looking down and smiling at her quilts on the pews that day. Thank you again.

Ruthann & Paul Sisson and

Ken & Kathy Jackson

Dear Greenwood Community Church,

Thank you for your participation with Operation Christmas Child. Together, RI was able to send 14, 861 shoeboxes to share God’s love with boys and girls around the word. To God be the glory!

Jen Smith,

Rhode Island Operation Christmas Child

Karsten Dietz 3/1 Robert Gungle 3/3 Linda Gungle 3/4

Jeffrey Devolve 3/5 Gregory Harrop 3/5

Amy Donilon 3/6 David Tanner, Sr. 3/7

Robert Soave 3/9 Jay David 3/10

Jillian Jacobs 3/10

Lois-Belle Crankshaw 3/11 Joan-Sandra McKnight 3/11

Kaitlyn Richardson 3/12 Millicent Budlong 3/12

Megan David 3/14 Martha Sommer 3/17 Raymond Greco 3/17

Janice Black 3/18

Matthew Rothermel 3/18 Sarah Kaplan 3/19

Zackery Snowman 3/21 Jean Brown 3/24

Chloe Pickup 3/25 Wilma Swanson 3/26 Jeffrey Hebert 3/27

Chandler Budlong-Springer 3/29 Vanessa Vespia 3/30

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