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June, 2015 Vol. 36 No. 6

36520 W. Twelve Mile Road, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331

(248) 848-1750 Fax: (248) 848-1752

Church Website: northcongregationalchurch.org

NORTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 36520 W. Twelve Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Phone: (248) 848-1750 FAX (248) 848-1752

Website: northcongregationalchurch.org

E-mail address: ncc.churchoffice@gmail.com

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2015-16 BOARD AND COMMITTEE ORIENTATION

NOT JUST FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS!

On Wednesday, June 10th, 7:00 p.m., Rev. Mimi Biedron will

introduce the coming program year’s theme, review highlights and special events that

are on the calendar, and share other news important to ALL BOARD AND COMMIT-

TEE MEMBERS! Business Manager/Program Director Danny Hawkins will review

several processes, and we’ll distribute this year’s North Church Handbook, hot off the

press, with lots of important reference information about roles, practices, policies, and

more.

PLEASE PLAN TO COME TO THIS IMPORTANT HALF-HOUR MEETING,

even if you aren’t a newcomer to North Church leadership or your board isn’t meeting

that evening! Sign up outside Fellowship Hall or by email to Danny Hawkins at

ncc.businessmanager@gmail.com.

“Worshiping God, Serving Humanity”

We are gathered for worship of God and service to humanity.

From the Minister… I’m writing this letter a couple of days

before I go down to Delaware, Ohio, to graduate

from a six year program at Methodist Theologi-

cal School in Ohio with my Doctor of Ministry

(D.Min.) degree. It’s been a long and challeng-

ing experience, and I’ve learned so much that I

have already put to work in the life of the church! My doctoral topic was decision

making in the church. The project which formed my thesis was the design of a ro-

tating discussion model which allows a church to gather, consider where God has

led us, and invite the Holy Spirit to take part as participants approach important

topics in a series of conversations. The results of these collaborative conversations

are gathered to provide a field of responses and thoughts ahead of the formal pro-

cess, so that the whole church can contribute insights to be used by leadership in

approaching important decisions. Last June, North Church members took part in

the first test of this process; this year, I’m preparing it for other Congregational

churches to try so that I can further refine the method. A copy of my doctoral thesis

will be in the church library for those interested in seeing the project in its full re-

search context.

I cannot thank you, the members and friends of North Church, enough for

your support, encouragement, and help in this process. I see this, in important

ways, as OUR achievement, not just mine alone. The process I developed will ben-

efit other congregations, but it was originally created very intentionally for this

family of faith. As we approach the ministries, missions, and decisions of the com-

ing program year, I look forward to the collaboration that has always been a dis-

tinctive feature of the Congregational Way. Even more importantly as we begin the

month of June, I’m looking forward to a party! Hope to

see many of you there.

With lots of love and gratitude,

Rev. Dr. Mary E. Biedron

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES’

2015 ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE

June 20-23, 2015 is the date and Salt Lake City is the place for this year’s annual

gathering of delegates and members of Congregational Churches from all over the Unit-

ed States. The business portion of this meeting will review and renew support for minis-

terial students and missions, welcome new congregations to our fellowship, and hear

reports from the Ministry Councils that provide services to our churches: Vitality,

Missions, and Growth. Missionaries from many of the worldwide programs supported by

the NACCC will be present, as will representatives of affiliated organizations such as the

Congregational Library, Olivet and Piedmont Colleges, and more.

Our North Church Delegate to this meeting (and year-round delegate as well) is

Dottie Kendall; she will be joined at the meeting by Alternate Delegate Dave Pniewski

and Mimi Biedron; Judy Campbell will be present in her role as the Secretary of the

NACCC. To learn more about the NACCC, to read reports from the meeting and see any

live streams, see the website, naccc.org.

We will be watching this meeting closely, as the Southeast Michigan Association of

Congregational Churches (of which North Church is a member) is the host for the 2016

Annual Meeting and Conference to be held in Dearborn on June 25-28, 2016. There

will be lots more news to come on that topic, and many opportunities to volunteer!

We will celebrate Communion on Sunday, June 7th.

RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS

On Sunday, June 7th, we’ll be welcoming new members into our fellowship.

This is always a joyous occasion! If you are interested in joining in the covenant

of North Church, or knowing more about church membership, please speak with

Rev. Mimi Biedron, and plan to be present on June 7th!

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GRADUATION TIME IS HERE!

Our congratulations to the following graduates

and their families:

Patrick Murray,

Northville High School.

Patrick will be attending Central Michigan University in

August. He’d like to pursue a career in the medical field.

College and Beyond…

Lindsay Plummer,

Master of Science in Nursing,

University of Detroit Mercy.

Julie Plummer,

BS in Human Development & Family Studies,

Michigan State University.

Eleanor Rhode,

BS in Electrical Engineering,

University of Michigan.

Rev. Dr. Mary E. Biedron,

Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.),

Methodist Theological School of Ohio.

We will be putting up a bulletin board with graduation photos of our high

school and other graduates. Please contact the church office to let us know

about any other graduates of high school, college, or post-grad studies.

June Activities

Wednesday Morning

North Church “Open” Bowling meets at

Country Lanes at 9:00 a.m. If you would

like further information on this league,

please speak with Ross Smith or Jack

Pomeroy.

CHAOS

The ladies of CHAOS met

on May 13th to finalize plans

for our annual White Rose

Dinner. All women of the

church are welcome to join us

for dinner on Thursday, June 11th, at

6:00 p.m., at the Greek Islands Grill,

located inside the Farmington Hills Golf

Club, Eleven Mile at Halsted Road.

We also discussed plans for our role

in the South Oakland Shelter visit in

August, and which projects we would

like to work on beginning in the fall.

CHAOS is in charge of craft activities

for one of the evenings our S.O.S. visi-

tors are with us. We will meet early in

August (date TBD) to prepare and/or as-

semble the S.O.S. craft project for use

later in the month.

As always, CHAOS is open to all

women of the church. Our projects serve

a need and give a great deal of satisfac-

tion and joy, both to us and to the people

we serve. Join us and find out what

we're all about. You are always wel-

come!

TUESDAY LUNCH CIRCLE

Join us each Tuesday for lunch at

11:45 a.m. Reservations are needed, all

women of the church are welcome!

June 02: Buddy’s of Novi

June 09: Big Tommy’s Parthenon

June 16: Bayside

June 23: Border Cantina

June 30: Scrambler Marie’s

FLICK CHICKS Join us on Thursday, June 4th for

a movie at United Artists, followed by

dinner at Applebee’s. All women of the

church are welcome! Gather around the

table in Coffee Hour on Sunday, May

31st to help choose the movie and time.

Renaissance Voices Concert

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 4 P.M.

Renaissance Voices, directed by G. Kevin Dewey, will present

its annual Alumnae Concert on Sunday, June 7, 4 p.m. at North Con-

gregational Church. The 20-voice women’s ensemble will perform

Dirait-on (Morten Lauridsen), The Gift to Be Simple (arr. Bob Chilcott),

Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (G. Kevin Dewey) and works by Guy

Forbes, Ruth Watson Henderson, John Leavitt, Richard Rodgers, and

Michele Weir. Alumnae selections will include Randall Thompson’s

Alleluia.

This year’s special guest will be Vanguard Male Chorus. The

men will perform spirituals as well as contemporary choral selections,

and will join Renaissance Voices for Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria.

The women of Renaissance Voices enjoy performing the finest

in treble choral literature. The group, based at Henry Ford College in

Dearborn, has taken four overseas concert tours and released three CDs,

all recorded at North Church.

Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors/

students. North Church members may purchase tickets in advance for

$7.00 (please contact Nancy Scott).

MASCOT3S

Mascot3s, is a social group open to all adult members and friends of

the church. Please join us once a month for fun, food (always food)

and fellowship.

June 6th – Detroit River Walk

Join us as we head downtown to take a stroll on the Detroit River Walk with a stop for

dinner along the way. We will carpool from the church at 6 p.m.

Please see the sign up sheet outside Fellowship Hall for additional information. If you

have any questions, or would like to suggest an activity, please contact Danny at

ncc.businessmanager@gmail.com.

MEN’S BREAKFAST CLUB

A group of North Church men have

been meeting for breakfast at Moe’s on Ten

Mile (just west of Haggerty) every other

Tuesday morning at 9:00 o’clock. If you

are interested in a little lively conversation

with your breakfast, please contact Steve

Lange at stephenlange@me.com. He will

add you to their e-mail list so you can get

updates on their schedule.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY…

finished their

studies for this

program year, and

are on hiatus for the summer.

They will return in September,

and hope you will also!

BOOK GROUP

The book group will not meet in June and July. We will

spend the summer reading books by Michigan authors: the

first is Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel. Watch for

another book in the July newsletter & plan to come discuss

them all on Wednesday, August 19th at 1PM.

PILGRIM FELLOWSHIP

We’re planning two service projects for this

summer: South Oakland Shelter and construction of

a park from an empty lot in Pontiac, in cooperation

with several other church youth groups.

It also just wouldn’t be summer without a trip to Cedar Point; please let

Rev. Mimi know your availability – weekday or weekend? Which dates

are out?—so that we can make plans!

PARK PROJECT: Several times this summer, we will join students from

First Presbyterian Church of Farmington and Pine Hill Congregational

Church to transform an empty lot into a park in downtown Pontiac! Partici-

pants will help to till the ground, lay out the park design, plant, and weed.

We’ll work for 2-3 hours each time.

OUR FIRST OUTING WILL BE THE MORNING OF SATURDAY,

JUNE 13, meet at the church at 8:45 a.m. and head up to the site at 9; we’ll

be back at the church lot at noon. Get up early and help make a difference!

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THIS ACTIVITY; WE WILL NEED A PER-

MISSION FORM SIGNED BY THE STUDENT AND A PARENT/

GUARDIAN. Questions? Contact Rev. Mimi at church or by email.

SOUTH OAKLAND SHELTER: North Church is hosting the clients of

SOS August 23-30. There will be work to prepare to welcome these fami-

lies and individuals to our church, as well as during the SOS week. Watch

for more or contact Danny Hawkins to find out about volunteering; this is

an all-church project for North, with early morning and evening time slots

(clients leave the church during the daytime). Help us help!!

STRAWBERRY

SOCIAL

Enjoy strawberries

and Guernsey ice cream

at the annual end-of-the-

program year celebra-

tion, put together by the

Board of Religious Education!

Come to Coffee Hour and share in

this fun annual tradition.

APPRECIATION

SUNDAY

June 14, 2015

Music, Education

and Leadership

As we celebrate the last day of

regular Sunday School and the close

of the year for the Chancel Choir,

BelleMusik and the Chancel Bells,

we'll have a time of celebration and

appreciation for the work of so many

dedicated volunteers during the morn-

ing worship service. We will also ex-

press gratitude for those who go to

meetings, teach Sunday School and

Summer Sunday School, lead Bible

studies, work on the church grounds,

organize mission trips, serve as lay

readers, acolytes, and offer hospitality

at church meals and services.

Summer Sunday

school

Sunday, June 21 - August 30th

We'll be having a One Room

Sunday School again this summer,

for children presently in Preschool

through Grade 6. Lesson materials

will include age appropriate activi-

ties for the youngest to the oldest

students, as we explore the theme

“Grow, Proclaim and Serve.” Bring

your children for these more relaxed

summer Sundays! Baby and Tod-

dler care will be available every

week. We will not have class on

Sunday, September 6th, due to

Labor Day Weekend.

SAMARITAN COUNSELING CENTER’S

14th ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF OUTING

You Can Make Samaritan Counseling Center’s Annual

Golf Outing a Big Success!

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015

TANGLEWOOD GOLF CLUB,

SOUTH LYON, MI

248-486-3355

Our Annual Golf Outing supports the Client Assistance Fund, that pays for

counseling for clients who otherwise could not afford it.

Here are some ways to participate:

Golf with us.

Volunteer at the golf outing (and get free lunch.)

Donate to our Client Assistance Fund.

Tell friends and co-workers about SCC and the golf outing.

Purchase tickets for your golfing loved ones.

Be a Hole or Beverage Cart sponsor.

Donate a raffle prize, such as, Professional artwork,

Gift basket, Gift card, Electronic item, Sports collectible.

Join us for a steak (or vegetarian) dinner and exciting raffle!

samaritancounselingmichigan.com, 1-248-474-4701,

Pick up a flyer outside Fellowship Hall or the Plymouth/Bradford Room

or, talk to Emily Dye, an SCC board member, 248-478-3412.

A BIG CROP HUNGER

WALK “THANK YOU!”

Our 2015 CROP

Hunger Walk featured

226 walkers who raised

over $26,000 on walk

day, with more dona-

tions coming in online

and as post-walk donations. North

Church had 15 walkers and a walk

day total of $1,420; we have already

raised more than that, and it’s not too

late to make a donation online at

crophungerwalk.org, or by dropping

off a check at the church office made

out to CWS/CROP .

Funds raised by this walk are

managed by Church World Service,

and are divided among national and

international hunger and emergency

relief projects, with 25% of the total

from the Walk coming back to our

local hunger relief agencies: the

Baldwin Center in Pontiac, Neigh-

borhood House, St. Alexander’s

Food Cupboard, the Salvation Army,

and Yad Ezra Kosher Food Pantry.

Thanks for helping hungry peo-

ple around the world and in our part

of the world!!

Red Cross

Blood Drives

The American Red Cross is in constant

need of blood donations. If you have not

given in the last eight weeks or would like

to give for the first time there are several

sites in and around Farmington Hills

where you can make a donation including:

Tuesday, June 2nd

1:00 – 6:45, Antioch

Lutheran Church, Farmington Hills

Wednesday, June 3rd

12:15 - 6:00,

Commerce Township Library

Thursday, June 4th 8:00 – 7:45,

Costick Center, Farmington Hills

Friday, June 5th

1:00 – 6:45, Orchard

United Methodist, Farmington Hills

Sunday, June 7th

8:00 – 1:45, St. Fabian

Catholic Church, Farmington Hills

Friday, June 12th

7:30 – 7:15,

Providence Park Hospital, Novi

The Donor center on Haggerty south of

Fourteen Mile Road has hours every week

on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

There are also Donor Centers in Bloom-

field and Livonia. Please go to

www.redcrossblood.org for a full sched-

ule of donation sites.

GIVE BLOOD

SAVE LIFE

MICHIGAN CONGREGATIONAL SUMMER CAMP

Camp Copneconic, Fenton, Michigan

Sunday, July 19 - Friday, July 24

When kids go to Summer Camp, everyone wins!

Parents win!

You'll know your kids are having a blast AND they're safe at the same time.

How often does that happen?

Kids with strong morals are more likely to take care of you when you're old.

Quiet time. Remember quiet time?

Camp lets kids test their boundaries and grow into their uniqueness.

Kids win!

It's fun!

You'll make friends for life.

You'll learn stuff that matters.

You'll get to do things you never get to do at home.

Did we mention that it's fun?

Things you will experience at camp:

Good food... with dance breaks!

Interesting Bible lessons

Crazy activities: ropes course, zip line, swimming or sailing, sports & games

A chance to connect with God

Nightly campfires

Mosquitoes. (Hey, it can't all be awesome or you'd never leave.)

Things you won't experience at camp:

Lectures

Old, dirty cabins

Television

Boredom

Camp Goals Our purpose is to help campers develop, through the Christian camping experience, a

knowledge of God, the Bible, and the life and teachings of Christ. Campers learn to live

together as Christians, growing in Christian responsibility, citizenship, and fellowship. It is

our prayer and hope that the lessons learned at camp will affect the lives of the campers

beyond their camping experience.

For more information and registration forms go to: MichiganCongregationalSummer-

Camp.org. Or ask for a paper copy from Danny or Rev. Mimi. North Church will provide

a $75 subsidy per camper making the net family cost $240 per camper, if registered by

June 1st.

North Congregational Church and the

2015 Greater Farmington Founders’ Festival

The Communications Committee has launched an initiative to have a North

Church presence at the 2015 Greater Farmington Founders’ Festival, which runs

July 16 to 19. The Founders’ Festival is a popular, family-friendly event. Our aim

is to continue to have an active presence in the community and share our mission

and values.

We will have a booth in the non-profit area at the Festival, which is behind the

Masonic Lodge. Working with the Festival Committee, we will be running a chil-

dren’s coloring contest. Dave Pniewski has been busy getting local businesses to

donate prizes, such as family meals, tickets to the Civic Theater, and passes at local

family entertainment venues. He has secured seven prize donations thus far with

more to come.

Judging of the entry drawings will be done by members of the Farmington

Hills Arts Commission and the Festival Committee.

North Church’s role, in addition to organizing the contest and prizes, will be to

staff our booth during the Festival. Children will be able to create and submit their

entries at the booth. We will have copies of our welcome brochure and our volun-

teers will be adorned in North Church tee shirts.

It should be a great event, in the tradition of our participation in the duck race.

Keep an eye out, we will be asking for volunteers to help with preparations and to

staff the booth during the Festival.

For more information (or to volunteer to assist) contact Kevin Gromley,

gromk@aol.com or 248-474-2791.

Electronic Newsletters Update Our monthly newsletter is an important means of communicating with our members. We want everybody to have access to it. That said, printing and mailing paper copies takes considerable effort and cost. Our office staff takes about 4.5 hours each month printing, stuffing and mailing the newsletter (this is in addition to the many more hours creating the newsletter). The paper, printing and mailing costs are about $ 1935.00 annually. The Communications Committee’s social media survey showed about two thirds of the respondents indicated that they would be fine with an electronic copy. Consequently, we have decided to transition away from the bulk mailing of newsletters to every parishioner’s home, with the last bulk mailing being the August 2015 Newsletter. If you prefer a printed copy of the newsletter be mailed, first class, to your home, please indicate that preference in one of three ways.

1. Email Danny Hawkins at NCC.BusinessManager@gmail.com 2. Phone the church office, 248/848-1750 3. Complete the form below, then mail it to, or drop it at, the office

NAME: ____________________________________ Please mail me a copy of the newsletter each month

You will also have the option of picking up a printed copy at church whenever you are in the building.

The Music of the Music Man The May 1st Music fundraiser dinner and a show raised a total of $5,281.90

for the Music Restricted fund which is used to supplement the music budget by pay-

ing for special items such as the brass ensemble which accompanies the chancel

choir on Easter. We hosted 120 people for dinner where 24 items sold in the silent

auction for a total of $3,643.00. The show, enjoyed by 170 paid attendees, featured

the Chancel Choir, ensembles and soloists from North Church celebrating the music

of the Tony winning Broadway play “The Music Man” by Meredith Wilson. This

year’s show was the most successful music fundraiser to date, raising 33% more

money than last year’s show.

Special thanks to these people who donated items (some more than one) to

the Silent Auction for the Music Fundraiser.

Becky & Jon Smathers

Beverly Stief

Carol Plummer

Earl & Joanne Hagen

Farmington Civic

Judy & Jim Campbell

Karen & Tim Sirovy

Kim Marlinga

Laura & Don Fergle

Lois Christeller

Mark Kennedy

Mark Payne & John Bell

Micki Gabriel

Nancy & Jim Battle

Nancy Scott & Kevin Gromley

Stephen Plummer

Susie & Danny Hawkins

Thanks also to the Kennedys and Murrays who donated supplies for the

show and/or dinner.

NEWS FROM THE

BOARD OF RELIGIOUS

EDUCATION The Board of Religious Education

has some exciting news. We would like

to welcome our new inductees, Pam

White and Celeste Schwartz, to our

board. We look forward to your many

wonderful ideas and input to continue to

grow our education foundation for North

Church.

We would also like to announce that

the BRE has added Abby Turner as a

junior board member. Abby will be our

first representative in this capacity. As a

junior member, Abby will sit along side

other members in monthly meetings and

contribute as a full member with the posi-

tion being a 1-year term only. We are so

excited to welcome her and look forward

to this new perspective, and all the great

ideas she will bring to our already won-

derful committee. We also want all other

confirmed Pilgrim Fellowship members

to know that this is an open position and

we look forward to working with others

in the future.

If you would like more information

on how to get involved, please contact

any BRE member. We would be happy

to get you more information.

BUILDING

MAINTENANCE

Your help is requested!

All buildings have mainte-

nance issues that arise from

time to time. Our church build-

ing is no exception!

Please advise us when you

notice something

broken, leaking, or if

something has fallen

off, needs to be re-

paired or replaced, or

isn’t heating or cooling, or

closing...by writing it down on

one of the maintenance report

slips and returning it to the

church office.

The report slips may be

found on the Information Table

outside Fellowship Hall, on the

main table in the Sunday

School Wing, and in the Re-

source Room in the office.

VACATION BIBLE

SCHOOL 2015 First Presbyterian Church of Farmington

North Congregational Church

Antioch Lutheran Church

Held at First Presbyterian Church

(Corner of Farmington and 11 Mile Rds.)

August 3-7, 2015; 9:30 a.m. to Noon

Entering Grades K-5 (younger children may attend with a parent)

Children entering Grades 6 and above are welcome to volunteer!

$15 per child ($30 after July 27)

Once again, we’re taking part in a cooperative VBS, held five morn-

ings during the first week in August.

Students and adult and teen volunteers will enjoy this Bible-times

adventure, as they dress in Bible costumes, share songs, dances,

and games, visit Mary’s house to hear about her son Jesus, bake

the day’s snack, and make Bible themed crafts in the Craft Mar-

ketplace each day.

Registration forms are included in this issue and are available at

the church; invite your neighbors and friends to join in this adven-

ture! Youth and adults interested in volunteering should speak with

Rev. Mimi Biedron to begin the process.

We have made a commitment to use recycled/upcycled/donated

materials as much as possible in our VBS program! Here are some

of our needs. The items may be brought to North Church; it’s im-

portant that you sign up (outside Fellowship Hall) for what you’re

providing so that we know what to expect!

OUR NEEDS:

Money towards purchase of bread dough and other items

Matzoh and dried raisins, figs, apricots, apples, also olives

and Feta

Paper towels & hand wipes

Empty Pringles cans with lids

Toilet paper rolls

Flower seeds (inexpensive or last year’s, for a craft not for

growing)

Spices for grinding: dried citrus peel, whole cloves, cinnamon

sticks, dried rosemary and thyme

Empty, clean plastic water/pop bottles (for a craft)

Old towels (not to be returned)

Small paper cups

Yarn of many sizes (for a weaving craft)

Big bottles of white grape juice

Whisk brooms or small brooms

A sponge finger glove from a sporting event

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR VBS!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION — 2015 First Presbyterian Church of Farmington,

North Congregational Church, Antioch Lutheran Church

Held at First Presbyterian Church, (Farmington & 11 Mile Rds.)

August 3-7, 2015; 9:30 a.m. to Noon

Entering Grades K-5 (younger children may attend with a parent)

Children entering Grades 6 and above are welcome to volunteer!

$15 per child ($30 after July 27)

Children’s Names and Grades (entering Fall 2015)

1. Grade

2. Grade

3. Grade

4. Grade

Name of Parent(s) or Guardian(s)

Street Address

City/State/Zip

Home Phone Cell Work ________________

Email

Home church

Persons other than parents to be notified in case of an emergency:

Name Phone(s) ___________________

Name Phone(s) ___________________

Who may pick up your child from VBS?

_________________________________________________________

Any allergies or special considerations for your child?

_________________________________________________________

Please put my child in the same tribe as

Yes, I or my child would like to volunteer!

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GREETERS

Would you like to be a North Church

greeter on Sunday morning for the

worship service? If so, please call

Audrey Poese at 248/960-4881.

June 7

Don and Laura Fergle

June 14

Andy and Judy Shanks

June 21

Robert and Asma Tapert

June 28

Marilyn Fritz and Emily Dye

COFFEE HOUR HOSTS

June 7

Steve Ekizian,

Jeremy Ruckhaber

June 14

Lys Kennedy, Tom Modick

June 21

Pat and Art Lanier

June 28

Jack Cooper, Jon Verdun

Diaconate Benevolences ...for the month of June

Cass Corridor Youth Advocate,

Ecumenical Theological Semi-

nary in Michigan, Casa Colibri, Haiti

(Love Worth Sharing International)

LAY READERS

June 07 - Matt Fergle

June 14 - Brinton Butler

June 21 - Emily Dye

June 28 - Kevin Gromley

ACOLYTES

June 7 - Communion

June 14 - Julianne Noye

July Newsletter… All articles are needed by the 10th

of each month. Please e-mail Debbie at

ncc.churchoffice@gmail.com. Addi-

tional newsletters are available on the

Information Table in the Link.

PLEASE FILL OUT AND SIGN THE

MEDICAL and PHOTOGRAPHY RELEASE FORMS

MEDICAL TREATMENT AUTHORIZATION In the event of an emergency or non-emergency situation in which medical treat-

ment is required for ______________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

as a result of participation with the 2015 Vacation Bible School program held at

First Presbyterian Church , Farmington Hills, Michigan, I authorize the on-site

adult leaders, volunteers, and staff members to act as my agents and thereby con-

sent to emergency medical treatment. I understand that every reasonable attempt

will be made to contact me in the event of an emergency.

Parent/Guardian Signature Date

PERMISSION TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED

During VBS, photographs may be taken by local news media, Antioch Lutheran

Church, North Congregational Church, or First Presbyterian Church of Farmington

for use in websites, news articles, and publicity materials. Any photographs used

will NOT include the names of children.

Names of children: ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________ I give permission for photographs of my sons/daughters to be used.

I do NOT give permission for photographs of my sons/daughters to be

used.

___________________ Parent/Guardian Signature Date

Please make checks payable to Antioch Lutheran Church. Write “VBS” on the

memo line. Return registration form and payment to: Antioch Lutheran Church,

33360 W. 13 Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 (248) 626-7906

antiochelca@sbcglobal.net www.antiochelca.org Thank You!

CALENDAR

(Current version of our calendar can be found on

our web site: northcongregationalchurch.org)

June 2, 2015 - Tuesday

11:45 a.m. TLC - Lunch at Buddy’s of Novi

6:30 p.m. Chancel Bell Rehearsal

June 3, 2015 - Wednesday

9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning “Open” Bowling - Country Lanes

June 4, 2015 - Thursday

Flick Chicks - Movie at UA Theatre - Dinner at Applebee’s

June 6, 2015 - Saturday

6:30 p.m. MASCOT³S - Detroit River Walk and Dinner

June 7, 2015 - Sunday

10:30 a.m. Worship, Communion, Sunday School, NO High School Class

Lay Reader: Matt Fergle

Baptism: Fia Hermann

Reception of New Members

11:45 a.m. Mimi’s Doctoral Celebration - Fellowship Hall

4:00 p.m. Renaissance Voices Concert - Sanctuary

June 9, 2015 - Tuesday

9:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast CLUB - Moe’s on Ten

11:45 a.m. TLC - Lunch at Big Tommy’s Parthenon

6:30 p.m. Chancel Bell Rehearsal (end of season)

June 10, 2015 - Wednesday

9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning “Open” Bowling - Country Lanes

7:00 p.m. Board Orientation - Fellowship Hall

7:30 p.m. Trustee Meeting - Middle School Room

7:30 p.m. Diaconate Meeting - Plymouth Room

June 11, 2015 - Thursday

10:00 a.m. Library Committee Meeting - Library

6:00 p.m. CHAOS White Rose Dinner - Greek Islands Grill

June 13, 2015 - Saturday

8:30 a.m. Pilgrim Fellowship - Pontiac Park Project

June 14, 2015 - Appreciation Sunday

9:15 a.m. Chancel Bell Rehearsal

10:30 a.m. Worship, Children’s Message, Sunday School,

High School Class

Lay Reader: Brinton Butler; Acolyte: Julianne Noye

11:30 a.m. BRE Meeting - Fellowship Hall

11:45 a.m. Strawberry Social - Fellowship Hall

June 15, 2015 - Monday

7:00 p.m. Executive Council Meeting

June 16, 2015 - Tuesday 11:45 a.m. TLC - Lunch at Bayside

June 17, 2015 - Wednesday

9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning “Open” Bowling - Country Lanes

June 20-24, 2015 - Saturday - Wednesday

61st National Association Meeting - Salt Lake City, Utah

June 21, 2015 - Sunday - Happy Father’s Day!

10:30 a.m. Worship, Summer Sunday School

Guest Preacher: Rev. Charles Hall; Lay Reader: Emily Dye

June 23, 2015 - Tuesday

9:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast CLUB - Moe’s on Ten

11:45 a.m. TLC - Lunch at Border Cantina

June 24, 2015- Wednesday

9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning “Open” Bowling - Country Lanes

June 26, 2015 - Friday

10:00 a.m. Samaritan Counseling Center’s 14th Annual Golf Outing -

Tanglewood Golf Course, 53503 W. Ten Mile, South Lyon

June 28, 2015 - Sunday

10:30 a.m. Worship, Summer Sunday School

Lay Reader: Kevin Gromley

Baptism: Jacob Uriah Holmes

June 30, 2015 - Tuesday

11:45 a.m. TLC - Lunch at Scrambler Marie’s