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Summer 2023

Worship

Worship this Sunday

9:00 am Worship in the Park
  • In Lunt Park (Church Street at Sheridan Road).  Rain location: church sanctuary
  • Bring a chair or blanket
  • Pullout activities for children
  • Community Hour after worship
  • June 11- Sept. 3
    10:30 am Worship 
    • In air-conditioned Tittle Chapel; also livestreamed on YouTube
    • Accessible via the 516 Church St. entrance
    • Coffee and lemonade on the lawn after worship.
    10:15 am Eucharist Service 
    • Brief service in Glenna Hall
    • Offered the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th  Sundays each month

    Summer Highlights

     

    • 24th season of Worship in the Park
    • Sponsor of the Annual Ricky Byrdsong Race Against Hate
    • Co-hosting the North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Annual Convention
    • Creation Camp for 3rd through 8th graders with high school counselors and adult staff at Wesley Woods Camp in Williams Bay, WI
    • Welcome to Sydney Harkrider, our new Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries.
    • 25th year of our Appalachia Service Project (ASP) Mission Trip for high school youth and adult leaders
    • Vacation Bible School, “Faith in the Wild,” free of charge and open to any child entering kindergarten through fourth grade
    • Family Camp on Geneva Lake in Williams Bay, WI for all shapes and sizes of families
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    Programs and Groups

     

    Check out the church calendar for programs and group gatherings this summer.  Note that some of our programing and many of our Christian Education opportunities take a break for the summer and will be back in full swing on Rally Day, September 10.

    Church Calendar

    Summer Programs for Children and Families

    An Invitation to Connect this Summer

    Check out Worship in the Park.  Volunteer for the Race Against Hate or a work day at the Clark Street Bird Sanctuary. Sign a child up for Vacation Bible School.  Find a place to connect – there are plenty of options.

    Have questions? Please ask.

    Sanctuary filled with people on Easter Sunday

    Advent and Christmas

    Adult Education and Faith Formation

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    Find Your Place

    Interested in volunteering? Looking to build meaningful relationships? Want to see what’s on the calendar that sparks your interest?