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..The Wright UpsApril 2012Vol. 2012

Issue 4

Wright Congregational,United Church ofCbrist

4821 Franklin Rd.Boise, Idaho 83705

(208) 343-0292E-Mail:

wrightucC@qwestoffice.netWeb: wrightucc.com

Published Monthly,Mailed pre-paid at

Boise, IdahoPermit No. 127

* * *Ministers: All of Us

Pastor:Rev. Michael S. Black

Secretary:Robin Canning

Choir Director:Ron Apperson

Organist:Ginny Trapp

Cry Room availableFor restless little ones.

Board Chairman:Will Patterson

Moderator:Carl Van Slyke

Youth Leader:Kate Hall

Custodian:Robin Canning

Pilgrim Cove BoardMembers:

AI Busche, Carl Van SlykeJanice Aagaard, Ann Durand

Fall, Winter, SpringSchedule:

9:30 Adult Sunday Sch.10:45 Worship &

Children's Sunday Sch.Fellowship- Noon

Summer-June, July & AugustWorship at 10 a.m,Fellowship 11:00

WELCOME TO APRIL!A MONTH OF SUNDAYS AT WRIGHT CHURCH

SUNDAY, APRIL 1PALM SUNDAY!

~10:45 AM- Palm Sunday Worship And Communion ServiceSermon Theme: "A Week That Changed The World"

Choir Anthem: "Jerusalem"3:00 PM -,Memorial Service For Bob Brown

Maundy Thursdav Service - TPM - Red Rock Christian

Communion Served the1st Sunday of each month

SUNDA Y, APRIL 8EASTER!

9:30 -10:15: Easter Breakfast For All10:45 AM - Celebration Of The Resurrection Day!

Special Children's Moment By Ethel FarnsworthChoir Anthem: "The Stone Is Rolled Away"

SUNDAY, APRIL 159:30 Al\1--Adult Sunday School

10:45 AM - Worship And Celebration ServiceGuest Speaker: Jay Sanderson

"The Accidental Believer"Choir Anthem: "Worthy Is The Lamb"

SUNDAY, APRIL 229:30 AM - Adult Sunday School

10:45 AM - Worship And Celebration ServiceSermon Theme: "Always Looking Ahead"

Choir Anthem: "Jesus Paid It All"

-SUNDAY, APRll., 299:30 AM - Adult Sunday School

10:45AM - Worship And Celebration ServiceSermon Theme: "Just Imagine!"

Choir Anthem: "In This Very Room"*********

Special Children's Moment During WorshipK-6 Classes Following The Children's Moment

Refreshments & Conversation Hour Following Worship

NEWS FROM AND FOR THE CONGREGATION---.----~

--It's HOLY WEEK AND EASTER-the most spiritually important and ultimatclYjoyous time of our Christian Year! I hope you'll all help us fill the pews and raise therafters with praise and thanksgiving for the Resurrection of Christ and the promise of NewLife!

--Just as we began to write this issue, word came that our dear friend and longtimebrother in Christ, BOB BROWN, passed away. We will celebrate his life with a MemorialService this Sunday afternoon, April 1, at 3:00 PM here at the church. I hope you can bepresent with us as we remember and honor him. More memories and information abouthis life and work will appear in next month's newsletter.

--We are pleased to note that CAROL HANSEN is doing much better this pastweek. She continues her recovery at Capitol Care Center. Our prayers and love for herand Jack.

of:--Speaking of Holy Week, here are some other special events that we can all be part

--This Sunday, April 1, is PALM SUNDAY: Worship with Communion will lead usto think about that amazing week that literally-and forever-changed the world.

--Join us on Thursday night, April 5, at 7:00 PM, for our 17th Annual jointMAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE which this year is hosted by our ecumenical partners atRed Rock Christian Church, corner of Kootenai and Roosevelt. Share again in the beautyand heartbreak of that night so long ago.

--On Saturday morning, April 7, beginning at 9:00 AM, the Men's Fellowshipinvites all who can to join us for a Light Breakfast, after which we will spend a couplehours sprucing up the lawn and grounds. Bring gloves, rakes, trimmers, trowels, andwhatever to help us make everything look especially beautiful for Easter!

AND ON EASTER DAY:--The Fellowship Committee is preparing an EASTER BREAKFAST for everybody,

which win be served between 9:30 and 10:15 AM. Start your day with a delicious anddelectable treat.

--Would you help beautify the sanctuary with EASTER LILIES? We ask everyonewho would enjoy this, to come a little early for Worship and place a lily on the chancel.

--At 10:45 AM, we will tell the stories and sing the glorious songs of the Day ofResurrection. Let's fill the pews to overflowing. And, a special treat: Our beloved EthelFarnsworth will be presenting a wonderful story for all the children! So, parents andgrandparents, be sure the kids are here to enjoy!

Board of Directors Meeting,Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m.

All committee chairs and board officers needto be in attendance.

Book Club & Library NewsThe Book Group will meet AprilS at 1:00 p.m. in the

church library. Discussion will center aroundThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer,

by Mark Twain (the Read Me Treasure Valley book for 2012)The chosen book for May 3 is A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, byBetty Smith.

If you are looking for If free" reading material, check out thetable just outside our library. All books and magazines onthis table are free for the taking-help yourself-please.

HELP is needed for the following: IRummageSale Set Up, Thursday, April 12 at 9 a.m.

Friday, April 13-9 to 4 RummageSale I

Saturday, April 14, 9-Noon for the sale and then clean up.

APRIL 21:Luncheon for the ladies of 1st Church will be held at 12:00

p.m.on Saturday, April 21 in our social hall.All ladies are always welcome

f'-"-"-'---'-----------'----------'--"--'----'-~I Our Food Pantry needs donation of non- I

perishable items and paper goods. INO OPEN PACKAGES

OR OUTDATED ITEMS PLEASEThanks to everyone for their donations.

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Worship attendance on:March 4- 68

March 11- 84March 18-78March 25- 80

Ushers for April:Dwain Baxter, Will Patterson

Cathy Andrews, Wes Andrews

Communion- April 1Servers:

Marilyn Williams, Jane PenrodClay & Laura Shockley

Liturgist-April 1Jo Elliott-Blakeslee

April Care Givers:Amy Linkert & Jo Elliott-Blakeslee

April Altar/Flower Care:Dwain & Linda Baxter

Communion-EASTER SUNDAYApril 8, Servers:

Chuck & Meredith PondWes & Cathy Andrews

Liturgist:Dwain Baxter

Check out ourbulletin board inthe social hall.It changes monthly.

Thanks for the changes andmaking our church lookwelcome.

Treasurer's Report

January Bal. Gen. FundFeb. IncomeFeb ExpensesBalance

Thanks to your generous and caringgiving we are in the black and thedishwasher has been paid for and isinstalled.

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~~i~ 11 x 17 white P::;l~toilet paper-

~ Thanks to all who have brought in supplies -: it is greatly appreciated.I -~--.-.---._._._._. ._._._._._. . ._._. . • . J

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~i _ISM'S FELLOWSH'~ I~ ~~ SATURDAY, APRIL 7, ~~~ ~~ Light Breakfast served at 9 a.m. ~~ ~~ Following breakfast the men will have an outside church yard ~~ clean up. Bring your rakes, gloves, shovels, hats and your happy face. ~~ k'~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mark your calendars ...Wright Church presents

THE WRIGHT WROUND-UP FUNDRAISER

SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012-6P.M. TO 9P.M.Silent Auction;

Catered by Goodwood BBQ;Dessert Auction;

Entertainment;Western attire encouraged.

Dinner tickets are:$10.00 (10 years and older) $12.00 at the door$5.00 (5 thru 9 years old) $7.00 at the door

Tickets will go on sale Sunday, May 20 following worship

Begin "Wrounding" Up your ideas for donation to our Silent Auction andCreating yummy desserts for our Dessert Auction

Contact Carol Rivers with suggestions or questions.Wround-Up Committee meeting:April II, 2012 at Robin's Bouse

lD~e~-~+Are very busy - if you are single check us out!

Friday, May 11 we will meet at the Egyptian Theaterfor the silent movie presentation. TBA

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Saturday, June 11 Robin is hosting aPink Flamingo Picnic at her house.More details to come - wear pink!

Just a reminder ...Coffee host and Altar flower sponsors

are needed.Sign up sheets for flowers are on the bulletin

board downstairs. You can choose to bring yourown flowers or the church will supply them for you

for $20.Coffee hour host sign up sheets are in the social

hall.Please be a sponsor Ihost soon.

Become a friend of:Wright Community Congregational UCC onFacebook. "Like" us real soon. Also don'tforget our a web page: Wrightucc.com

Thank you from Anna TominagaThank you for the continued support over

the past three years. I cannot believe in 1 year I willbe graduating. I appreciate the love and support thischurch has shown to me and all the other kids incollege. I am grateful that I have been able to learnand grow in a school that prides itself in faith. Ifound it to be encouraging and challenging but I amstronger for it.

Thank you for helping me stay atWhitworth.

Sincerely, Anna Tominaga

9di!is and 'Iami wi{{ 6e out of town tlieweetafter Easter for a ret:a:(jngweet

a{ong tlie OregonCoast. We wi{{welcome Jay Sanderson to ourpulpit on

Sunday, Jlpri{ 15.

King's DaughtersWill meet on Thursday,

April 12 at 1:00 p.m.At Sizzler by the Mall

With Love, gifts have 6eengivenin the :Jvtemoryof:Barbara Rolfe:

Tempa SimmonsenGloria Osgood:

Tempa SimmonsenMarian Niece

Joan Marks:Janice Aagaard, CharlotteDay, Letha Gribble, Gil &Dorothy Haskins

Faye & Frank Fry:Eddie & Carole Boyer

Faye Fry:Letha Gribble,Ethel Farnsworth

Doris Evans:Charlotte Day, Letha Gribble

SPRING RUMMAGE SALEAPRIL 13 & 14.

Fri. 9-4 and Sat. 9-Noon

~~.•.:...",.~~iil~fii Time to do your spring~ .fi cleaning and donate to the; Women's Fellowship Spring~II Rummage Sale.j1i'['ij""'"~~~:,~~

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IN LOVING MEMORYDoris Irene Evans

On March 1, we celebrated the long, good life of our beloved sister in Christ, DorisEvans, who passed away at the age of 93. Doris had been a member of our congregationfor over 50 years, and was always a cheerful, loving, and generous part of our worship andWomen's Fellowship.

Born and raised in Mountain Home, Doris graduated as Valedictorian of her HighSchool Class of 1936. Right out of high school, she and four other girls moved to the "BigCity" of Boise, where she attended Boise Business College. She then worked a couple ofyears for the old C. C. Anderson Department Store, before beginning what would become a40-year career with Idaho First National Bank (now US Bank). She began as a secretaryand would rise to become the Executive Secretary to the President of the bank by the timeshe retired in 1980.

By the way, one of those other girls who moved to Boise with Doris in 1936 was AnnUrrusuno, who would be Doris' partner and soulmate all the rest of her life. Among otherthings, Doris and Ann loved to travel, which included trips to Europe and Hawaii andmany places in between.

We will all remember Doris as the epitome of joy and kindness, and give thanks forher life and faith! And, as seemed so typical of her faithful generosity, she bequeathed alove gift of $10,000 to her beloved church for its future work and ministries. Rest in peace,Doris, in the arms of your Savior.

MAUNDYTHURSDAY SERVICE"Tbe Last Supper"

April5, 2012-7:00 PI1)

at Red Rock (bristial) (burcb1124 s. Roosevelt

Boise, ldabo

Notes From The Board

"Have faith; we do this for all the generations to come. DearLord, as tired as we may become, we are willing and eager to do yourwork, knowing it is for your glory!" We opened our board meeting withan encouraging devotion which acknowledged the effort involved inmaintaining our faith and completing the work of our Church.

o glorious spring! 0 what joy is to come! Have you felt thewarm rain and gentle sunshine? Easter is upon us with all the hope andpromise of new life and new energy for our world. Celebrate Easter andlive anew.

We would like to thank all who donated toward the newdishwasher, especially our faithful and devoted women of the Church.We will use and enjoy clean dishes for years.

Saturday, April 7, beginning at 9:00 AM with a light breakfast,we are planning a general spring clean up of our Church and grounds.We welcome all who can help, even if you can only do a little, togetherwe can accomplish a lot.

Calling all rummage: We will soon be having our Rummage Sale.This is a great opportunity to un-clutter your life and then to replacethe clutter with treasures. You never know what you may find.

Please plan to attend our Summer "Wright Wroundup"Celebration, Saturday, June 23. This promises to be a lot of fun.

Now we must do our part, just as past generations did theirs.

Respectfully Submitted,Will Patterson, Board Chair

Wright Community Congregational ChurchUnited Church of Christ4821 Franklin RoadBoise, ID 83705(208) 343-0292

A Non-ProfitOrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDBoise, IdahoPermit No. 127

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Happy BirthdayApril

4-Tom Eubanks- Db 5-Kellie Canning

.~ ;.I 11-Dale Parsons12-Bob Balfour

Marilyn Williams14-Samantha Flaherty17-Dakota Hunt18-Jo Elliott-Blakeslee19-Bethene Dykes21-Mike Black22-Alice Spielman

Jane Eubanks25-Ruby Oliason29-Will Patterson30-Charoltte Day

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Happy AnniversaryApril

6-Loyd & Patti Bliss13-Ronna & Larry Sundell14-Dwain & Linda Baxter29-Ray & Valorie Sievers

,~r r:a(;1 SIGN UPS ARE NEEDED FOR~ , COFFEE HOUR AND ALTAR FLOWERSt"~"~ SHEETS ARE DOWNSTAIRS

Thanks to everyone who helps out on Sunday Mornings,as of this writing these folks are covering these areas:

April 1:Greeters: April fool's surprise!

Flowers: Phyllis Brown & Vi CegnarCoffee Host: Jo Elliott-Blakeslee & Amy Linkert

April 8: EasterGreeters: Kirsten Becker & Robin Canning

Flowers: Harry TeilmannCoffee Host: Fellowship

April 15:Greeters: Bob & Mary PondFlowers: Marilyn WilliamsCoffee Host: Hunt Family

April 22:Greeters: George & Nancy Miller

Flowers: Hyders & BaxtersCoffee Host: Dwain & Linda Baxter

April 29:Greeters: Danette Hunt & Family

Flowers: Charlotte DayCoffee Hosts: Mike & Nancy Hyder

APRIL 2012

9amt05pmCo HousingWork Shop

Sunday 110nday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

!,--L----~2Palm SundayNo Adult Sun. Sch.

10:45 Worship.Family Communion

Noonish: Fellowship.3:00 Bob Brown Memorial 7:oop SCA

3 4 6 I Good Friday I10:30am5 Lenten Study

1-Book Club

7 Holy Saturday

9:00 a.m.Men's Breakfast

and OutsideClean-up day

7:ooAlanon 7-Choir Rehearsal

6:30p NAMIFamily to Family 1:00 Mahjong

7:00 p.m. Maundy Thurs-day Service @ Red Rock

8 EASTERSUNDAY I 9

9:30 a.m. Breakfast10:45 Worship.

Family CommunionNoon: Fellowship.

Mike is out of th office this week--

6:30p Co-HousingGroup

10 11 12 13 149:00 a.m.

Rummage SaleSetUp

1:00 p.m. King'sDaughters at Sizzler

4:30p BUGS Board

6:00 Huntington'sGroup Meeting

7-Wright Wround-Up Meeting

RUMMAGESALE

9 a.m to4p.m.

RUMMAGESALE

9 a.m toNoon

7:ooAlanon7-Choir Rehearsal

6:30p NAMIFamily to Family

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7:00p SCA

17 18 20 21159:30 Adult 5.5.

10:15 Choir Warm-up10:45 Worship wI

Jay SandersonSunday School

Noon: FellowshipI 7:00 Board I

Meeting

7:00Alanon7-Choir Rehearsal

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1:00 Mahjong

11:30 a.m.Luncheon:

Women's Fellow-ship hosts 1st

Church

6:30p NAMIFamily to Family

9:30 Adult 5.5.10:15 Choir Warm-up

10:45 Worship.Sunday School

Noon: Fellowship5:00p Co-Housing Group

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6 p. Central BenchNeighborhoodMeeting

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I 6:00 ICommunity Supper I

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7-Choir Rehearsal 6:30p NAMIFamily to Family

9:30 Adult S.S.10: 15 Choir Warm-up

10:45 Worship.Sunday School

Noon: Fellowship

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7:ooAlanon

A story from your Global Ministries I ~J~~rL"By God's great mercy we have been born anew to a living hope through theresurrection of Jesus Christ ... "

I Peter 1:3b

Hope Through Resurrection18ach day of the week prior to the March 11 anniversary, thenewspapers carried articles related to the disastrous earthquakeand tsunami in Japan. At the Emmaus Center, our mission churchpartner in Sendai, we planned a simple opening ceremony for anew base of operations in the village of Shichigo. The villagersinvited us to be a constant presence there, and have gifted us witha base of operations. Many of the volunteers who worked throughthe Emmaus Center returned for the anniversary. At 2:46 in theafternoon we all held hands for yet another minute of silence inremembrance. Lost lives, lost homes, lost livelihoods, lost community,lost relationships, lost security of life.Yet in the midst of all this loss wecelebrated that we had come together in a way we had never cometogether before.

This was a simple way to witness to the HOPE that is newly resurrected within ourhearts. I read that 260,000 people are still displaced and that only 5% of the debrisleft from the tsunami has been disposed. The number of volunteers at any giventime last summer was 100,000, in the month of January it was 5000. The needs aregreater now than ever, and yet interest is declining. Here at the Emmaus Centerthough, we have a constant number of volunteers coming to help. There are schools,churches and individuals who have benefited through their experience with us 'whocome back to help. To date we have had 1750 volunteers. It has been an incredibleyear. It has been a blessing to be at the heart of a relief effort so genuine and fruitful.

Our prayer today is for the peace that comes with patience, time and understanding,bringing hope even in hopeless situations.

Global Ministries missionary, Jeffrey Mensendiek, serves the Council on CooperativeMission in Japan. He is assigned to the Emmaus Center in Sendai where he hadworked as director of youth activities, and has now become coordinator of volunteerrecovery efforts.

JEFFREYMENSENDIEK

You make the difference ...The prayers and help you provide through your localcongregations make possible the work and witness of GLOBALMINISTRIES, which is supported by Disciples Mission Fund ofthe Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Our Church'sWider Mission (OCWM) of the United Church of Christ.

WWW.GLOBALMINISTRIES.ORG