June 2014 Sunday Schedule for Eastertide

10:30 am Worship

11:30 am Coffee Hour and Fellowship

June 1 - Seventh Sunday of Easter Mr. Jay Sanderson, preaching Scripture: Acts 1.6-14 Topic: Waiting for God's Hope

June 8 - Eighth Sunday of Easter Rev. Drew Terry, preaching Scripture: Acts 2.1-21 Topic: Pentecost

Reports and Meetings

Board meeting highlights. Carl Van Slyke read the devotional on motion

and how life is constantly moving/changing.

Cynthia was thanked by the board for all her work caring for our congregation the last 21 months.

Jay Sanderson will be our guest minister June 1

st and Drew Terry’s first worship service will be

June 8th.

The fund for Drew’s moving expenses is still in need of approximately $2000. Please give generously.

The pump should be repaired this week and both BUGS and the church should have water again. The church and BUGS are splitting the costs to fix it.

Franklin Grove apartments have decided not to help with the tree removal cost.

Tickets for the annual fundraiser on June 28

th are being sold each Sunday. You can also

purchase them online from the church website complements of Trevor Makinson. Our website is: http://www.wrightucc.com/

NOTE: All board members and committee chairs are asked to attend all board meetings or send a representative of your committee. Your input into the life of the church is very important. The next Board meeting is early this month on June 11, 7:00 pm, in the social hall.

Financial Summary For April 2014

General Fund Income $5372.39 Expenses (7283.06) Balance (1910.67)

The balance still due on the Furnace replacement and repair is approximately $1059. We have about $1424.00 in the fund for the new pastor expenses and I understand it may be a bit more than that. Your generous support of the church and the church missions is greatly appreciated.

Janice Aagaard, Treasurer

Almost Final Report from the Search Committee

Since I last wrote we have had our candidating weekend with Drew Terry. Following Sunday worship at the congregational meeting we voted to extend a call to Drew Terry to be our Settled Pastor. The following weekend Drew was ordained at this home church in Atlanta, Georgia.

The following weekend Drew began his extended trip across the country with a college friend. They are traveling some of the Lewis and Clark route.

Drew is scheduled to arrive in Idaho the first few days of June and plans to be in the office on June 5. The Rev. George Andrew (Drew) Terry will be preaching on Pentecost Sunday, June 8. Plan to be in church that Sunday to welcome him to Wright.

Drew is scheduled to meet with the Covenants Ministry Team of the Central Pacific Conference on June 20 to begin the process of transferring his standing to the Central Pacific Conference.

A progress report on the “Move Drew” Fund to help cover the costs of interviewing, candidating, and moving costs for Drew is as follows:

Estimated costs $4,630

Donations through May 25 $3,435

Still needed $1,195

As you are able please make your donation and place it in the morning offering and designate “Move Drew” Fund. Thank you for your generosity. It is greatly appreciated.

Carl Van Slyke

P.S. Do you have an extra fridge? Jim Morrow would like to borrow it! Rev. Drew is staying in Jim's house until he locates an apartment and Jim's house needs a temporary fridge. Large or small does not matter. Please contact Jim Morrow if you can help out.

May Worship Team Lay Worship Leader Carl Van Slyke June 1, Syl Apperson June 8, 15, 22, and 29

Ushers Chuck Pond, Dale Ramsey, Wes Andrews, Dwain Baxter

Care Givers Meredith Pond

Altar Care Marilyn Williams

Communion Servers Carl Van Slyke, Marilyn Williams, Carol Rivers, Haylee Andrews

Date Greeters Fellowship Hosts Flowers

6-1 Danette & Dakota Hunt Kim & Mike Smith and Family

6-8 Dave & Debbie Turner Marilyn Williams & Anne Schnebly Willard Gribble and family in loving memory of Don & Letha Gribble's 74

th

anniversary.

6-15 Father's Day

Tom & Jane Eubanks

6-22 Jerry Lawson & Jack Hansen

6-29 Chuck & Meredith Pond

Church Missions

June Bench Supper All hands are needed as Wright Church continues to serve our free monthly meal to the Bench community.

Our next supper is Thursday, June 26. Please contact Julie Patterson if you are interested in helping with suppers.

Help Restock the Pantry Our pantry continues to be used by the community and we are running low on basics like canned meat and spaghetti fixings.

Our own Susan Busche is volunteering her time and talents as the interim camp manager for Pilgrim Cove. If you see her coming, prepare yourself to say 'yes' to all her requests!

Simple Giving Ideas for Pilgrim Cove Please remember that you can easily give a little bit more to Pilgrim Cove without even knowing it! Take advantage of the rewards programs offered by such retailers as Fred Meyers, Albertsons, Amazon. You can designate Pilgrim cove to receive a percentage of every purchase you make. It costs you nothing and if we can get all our church members and friends of Pilgrim Cove to sign up it will be a financial help to the camp.

Boise Urban Garden School

BUGS summer season of classes and gardening begins this month. Watch for dates and times when the farm stand will be open.

Plant and Craft Sale update: Thank you to all who came out, either as venders or buyers. The weather was crappy and Franklin was a mess of construction. It was fun, however, we made a bit of money, and maybe next year will be better all the way around.

Personal Touches

Memorials

Memorials were given to celebrate the lives of the following: David Carmen by Janice Aagaard, Marilyn Williams and Dick and Maxine Palmer, Mike and Tami Black, Jack Hansen, Carol Rivers, Pat Robb, Anne Schnebly, and Carl Van Slyke

Margaret Johnston by Larry and Ronna Sundell

Ted Kloss by Jerry Lawson

Thank you Everyone has been so kind to me and the family since David's passing. I especially wish to thank those who sent cards, expressed condolences and offered to help in any way. All were appreciated and helped to give comfort at a difficult time.

Love and blessings to all.

Marilyn Carmen

Celebrations in May

Birthdays

June 5 Kenny Pond

June 6 Willard Dykes & Virginia Scholl

June 10 Bob Pond

June 15 Nancy Hyder

June 18 Agnes Thayer, Cathy Andrews, & Jerry Card

June 28 Carol Mansfield

June 30 Clay Shockley

Anniversaries

June 2 Jack & Joan Wenske

June 3 Hugh & Ida Lovin

June 10 Pat & Jim Tennyson

June 12 Chuck & Meredith Pond

June 15 Dale & Mary Ellen Parsons

June 22 Sally & Dan VanderVeen

June 28 Frank & Jama Capshaw

June 30 Dale & Betty Ramsey

Coffee Hosts/Worship Flowers We need coffee hosts and worship flower sponsors!

Signup for coffee hour hosts in the social hall. Sign up for worship flowers on the downstairs bulletin board.

Please be sure and indicate on flower sign up whether you will bring your own or you would like the church to supply at a cost of $20.

Pastoral Notes Jay Sanderson will return to our pulpit on Sunday, June 1

st. Jay always brings fun and inspiration

when he is with us. Let's all give him a warm Wright Church welcome.

Should you have a pastoral emergency between the time when Rev. Cynthia leaves and Rev. Drew arrives please contact Carl Van Slyke at 350-9424. He will help you or direct you to assistance.

Bon Voyage!

Back in September 2012 I wrote,

Frankly, I haven’t a clue where we are headed and I don’t know how long it will take to get there. I do have the absolute conviction that God will guide us if we will just keep our eyes open for the signs on the road ahead. In the meantime, I will do all that I can to maintain our metaphorical bus and be sure that we don’t run out of gas, burn up the engine, or drive off a cliff. I will be preaching and teaching, administering and mentoring, visiting and meeting, and attending to all the usual stuff of pastoral ministry. In addition, I will be asking some impertinent questions, provoking some outlandish ideas, stepping unintentionally on some toes, and prodding some folk to engage in fresh explorations of faithfulness. At some point down the road, I will happily step out of the bus and hand the keys over to someone else of yours and God’s choosing. Until then, I will strive to live up to my own personal maxim for the interim pastorate, ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord (and then get out of the way)!’

I hope that I have succeeded. Time will tell. In the meantime, thank you for all your kind gifts and your patience. Please take care of each other and be kind to Drew. God bless.

Cynthia

Fellowship and Study Activities

Women's Fellowship In May we met in the social hall and played BUNCO, had some treats, and a short meeting.

There will be no gatherings during the summer months of June, July and August. Next meeting will be September 3, 2014 – see you then.

The 2014 Women's Retreat will be held at Pilgrim Cove Camp and is being hosted by the McCall Community Church. The theme this year is "A Stitch In Time" with guest speakers Rev. Charlottie Havlicak and Charla Havlicak. Registration forms are available. Hope you can make it. It is absolutely heavenly in McCall on the lake shore. Registration forms are in the office.There will be some ladies going up from Wright Church if you would like to catch a ride, contact Janice Aagaard for details.

Janice Aagaard

President

On Saturday, May 31, we will have an East Boise Adventure with a meal at the Crow Inn. Please RSVP to Carol Rivers. We will take a break in June and gather again in July for the annual Kuna Barbeque!

Lunch bunch is taking a break for the summer.

Let Pat Robb know if you prefer the third or fourth Thursday of the month as plans are made for the fall.

Need a Tag? Wear a Tag!

Do you know who you are? More importantly, do you want Drew Terry to know who you are? Join the "Be Nice to Drew" Fan Club and wear your official Wright Church name tag. If you need a new one, just fill out a pew card and put it in the offering plate on any Sunday or leave a note on Robin's desk.

The book club meets on the first Thursday each month at 1:00 pm in the library. All are welcome to come and enjoy a cup of tea and an interesting discussion.

June 5 The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean A modern classic of personal journalism is a wickedly funny, elegant, and captivating tale of an amazing obsession. Determined to clone an endangered flower, a deeply eccentric and oddly attractive man named John Laroche leads Orlean on an unforgettable tour of America’s strange flower-selling subculture, through Florida’s swamps and beyond, along with the Seminoles who help him and the forces of justice who fight him.

July 10 Bring one or two favorite poems to share.

August 7 Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

September 4 The Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

October 2 Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford

Arts, Crafts, and Potluck The arts and crafts group will not meet in June. Stay tuned for more information on our next meeting which will be in September. This group just gets together for fun, friendship and, of course, food. So, take the summer to create some new items to share and bring the craft you are working on and enjoy the company in September.

The deadline for the July Wright Ups is June 25.

Also, please check your online contacts list so you have the correct e-mail address for Wright Church. It is: church@wrightucc.com

June 2014

Room Key SH-Social Hall UR-Upper Room S-Sanctuary K - Kitchen

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 10:30 Worship-Communion

With Jay Sanderson 11:30 Fellowship/Coffee

2

3 7- Alanon SH

4

5 1- Book Club L

6

7

8 Pentecost Sunday 10:30 Worship

With Rev. Drew Terry 11:30 fellowship/Coffee

9

10 7- Alanon SH

11

6:00 Huntington's UR 7:00 Board of Directors (one week early)

12

13

14

15 Father's Day

10:30 Worship 11:30 Fellowship/Coffee

16

17

BUGS classes begin 7- Alanon SH

18

19

20

21

22 10:30 Worship

11:30 Fellowship/Coffee

23

24 7- Alanon SH

25

Wright Up articles due

26

6:00 pm Bench Community Supper

27 Robin's vacation begins

28 Annual Wright Church Fund

Raiser and Silent Auction

29

10:30 Worship 11:30 Fellowship/Coffee

30

Wright Community Congregational Church United Church of Christ 4821 Franklin Road, Boise ID 83705 wrightucc.com

June 2014 Vol. 2014 Issue 6 Published Monthly

Contact us: Phone: 208.343.0292 E-Mail: church@wrightucc.com Web: wrightucc.com

Ministers: You

Interim Pastor: Rev. Drew Terry

Office Administrator: Robin Canning

Organist: Ginny Trapp

Board Chairman: Chuck Pond

Moderator: Carl Van Slyke

Sunday Schedule: 10:30 Worship 11:30 Fellowship Time Cry Room available for restless little ones.

Communion 1st Sunday of each month

Return service requested

A Note from the Pastor! Dear Wright,

Greetings! I am beaming with excitement and anticipation as I write this. Only children on Christmas have as much glee as I do about becoming your new pastor. We embark on this new journey together on the day of Pentecost, Sunday June 8. This is reason to celebrate because it’s the birthday of Christianity. So, Happy Birthday! Cheers to Christianity, and cheers to our new life together!

This is an exciting month also because we have our June Fund Raiser coming up. I feel that the best way to celebrate the Holy Spirit is through food, music, and dancing. A little fact about me, I love dancing. Together we shall dance with the Holy Spirit. I know I have not seen the June Fund Raiser in action, but I have had dreams and visions of how much fun it will be. I have already invited many friends and I hope that you will tell everyone you know. The more the merrier.

I will conclude by saying that everyone is in my prayers and I look forward to beginning our new adventure together. May the Holy Spirit guide this first month and all that follow. I know many of you, like me, are traveling during this time. May God’s light protect and keep you. Always remember, wherever you go, whatever you do, God is always present.

Many blessings!

Rev. Drew Terry