March 2012Vol. 2012

Issue 3

Wright Congregational,United Church of Christ

4821 Franklin Rd.Boise, Idaho 83705

(208) 343-0292E-Mail:

wrightucc@qwestoffice.netWeb: wrigbtucc.com

Published Monthly,Mailed pre-paid at

Boise, IdahoPermit No. 127

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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

Communion Served the1st Sunday of each month

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WELCOME TO MARCH!A MONTH OF SUNDAYS AT WRIGHT CHURCH

SUNDAY, MARCH 4THE SECqND SUNDAY OF THE LENTEN SEASON

10:45 AM - Worship And Communion ServiceSermon Theme: "Lent: Give It Up!"

Choir Anthem: "Come, People Of The Risen King"

SUNDAY, MARCH 11THE THIRD SUNDAY OF THE LENTEN SEASON

9:30 AM - Adult Sunday School10:45 AM - Worship And Communion Service

Sermon Theme: "Lent: The Radical Renovation"Choir Anthem: "Were You There?"

SUNDAY, MARCH 18THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE LENTEN SEASON

9:30 AM - Adult Sunday School10:45 AM - Worship And Celebration Service

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER:Rev. Kim Cran, Minister, First Congregational UCC

(Mike will be speaking at First Church)Choir Anthem: "The Garden"

SUNDAY, MARCH 25THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE LENTEN SEASON

9:30 AM - Adult Sunday School10:45 AM - Worship And Celebration Service

Sermon Theme: "Lent: God Loved The World So Much ... "Choir Anthem: "Thy Will Be Done"

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

Refreshments And Conversation Hour Following Worship

.ID~eM4-~+Are very busy - if you are single check us out!

Saturday, March 17 (St. Patty's Day) - we will dolunch at Elmer's on Capitol at 11:30 a.m, and ~

then tour the Historical Museum - ~wear green!

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 onthe bulletin board downstairs. Youcan choose to bring your ownflow-ers or the church wiII supply them

for you for $20.Coffee hour host sign up sheets

are in the social hall.Please be a sponsor Ihost soon.

Lots of dates available.

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

~ Telephone DirectoryJ-1. Changes:

Hugh & Mary Geisler: new e-mail:gralym @gmail,com

Mary 10 Presley: 8960 W. Colt Dr,83709

Kirsten Becker: e-mail correction:krstnbckr9@gmail

Please make the changes in your Wright Churchphone directory.

One Great Hour of SharingOffering - March 18

OGHS responds to disasters on average every 2.5 days,while it changes lives 365 days each year. Your gift toOGHS is hard at work in 138 countries, including the

U.S. When you make a gift to the offering you become apartner in the refugee, disaster relief, and communitydevelopment efforts of the United Church of Christ.

Please give generously.

Mark your calendarsSATURDAY,

JUNE 23, 2012Wright Church will present

THE WRIGHTWROUND-UP

New western theme, new foods,new fun and games and

new entertainment.Western attire encouraged.

Stay tuned for more details, contact Carol Riverswith suggestions or questions.

Wround-UpCommittee meeting:March 7,7:00 p.m. at the church.

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: SPRING RUMMAGE SALE ~~ ~: NEXT MONTH, t; APRIL 13& 14. ~~ ~~ ~~ Time to do your spring cleaning and ~; donate it to the Women's Fellowship ~~ S· R SI ~fii pflng ummage a e. ~~fii""=~riB;:;:"

Please do not bring any item until theweek of the sale:beginning Sunday,April 8 as we have no storage place.

NEWS FROM AND FOR THE CONGREGATION

--With sadness we report the death of our longtime Sister In Christ, DORIS EVANSat the age of 93. Doris had been a member of our congregation since 1960, and was suchkind and generous lady. A Memorial Service will be held at the church this Thursday,March 1, at 2:00 PM. Our love to her longtime companion and friend, Ann, and to allDoris' extended family. More information about her life will appear in next month'snewsletter.

--We also are keeping CAROL HANSEN in our prayers. Carol is gravely ill at theCapitol Care center. Our love to husband Jack and all their family.

--We're glad to hear that MARILYN WILLIAMS came through her knee surgerywith flying colors and is "back on her feet". We look forward to seeing her in church soon!

--Glad to see CHARLOTTE DAY back in church last Sunday! Charlotte had footsurgery last month and is now recuperating nicely.

--Special thanks to the choir for their especially excellent anthems these last twoSundays! Please know how much we appreciate your time and talents and hard workevery week!

--ANNE BURKHOLDER wiD be our organist/pianist for the first two Sundays ofMarch as Ginny Trapp and Tom Falash - along with Tom and Jane Eubanks - will be offfor a long ocean cruise that will take them from the Caribbean through the Panama Canal.

--THE SPRING ASSEMBLY of the Central Pacific Conference will be held May 18-19 at the Hillsdale United Church Of Christ in Portland. The emphasis this year will be onOur Church's Wider Mission, and will feature the Bishop of our sister church, the UnitedChurch in the Philippines. «you'd be interested in attending, please let Mike know.

--Thanks to our four members of the Pilgrim Cove Board, AL BUSCHE, CARLVAN SLYKE, JANICE AAGAARD, AND ANN DURAND, for all their hard work anddiligent efforts to bring stability and a bright future to our Pilgrim Cove Camp. Also inline for special commendation is JACK WENSKE, who, in his role as Moderator of theIdaho Association, has played a leading role in recent deliberations.

--Perhaps more than any other time of the year, the seven-week Lenten Seasonleading up to Easter helps us get back to the roots of our faith, and causes us to re-examineour lives and our commitments to Christ. We see and hear again the stories of Jesus'teachings and commandments, of his love and sacrifices, of his determination to bring newlife and hope to a spiritually starving world. As writer Mark Neilsen wrote:

Thank God we have a Savior who was willing to love us to his very last breath.Thank God he held nothing back.

Thank God we are no longer slaves to sin and the fear of death.

May we all reconnect this Lenten Season to our God who has given us abundant lifenow and the promise of life forever through the Resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ.

Board of Directors Meeting,Wednesday, March 21, 7 p.m.

In the social hall-all committee chairs andboard officers should attend.

Book Club & Library NewsThe Book Group willing for March 1 was canceled,

the reading for March will move to April.The next meeting will be April 5 at 1:00 p.m. in thechurch library. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by MarkTwain (the Read Me Treasure Valley book for 2012) will bediscussed. The chosen book for May 3 is A Tree Grows InBrooklyn, by Betty Smith.

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

The Ladies of Wright Church will be gathering Saturday,March 3rd at 1:00 p.m.at the church, then proceed to theCapitol Buildingfor a tour of Idaho's most famous building.

Don't' forget ... Spring RummageSale April 13 and 14.

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lOur Food Pantry needs your donation of I: nonperishable items and paper goods. I

NO OPEN PACKAGES IOR OUTDATED ITEMS PLEASE :

Thanksto everyonefor theirdonations. ~Keepup the goodwork. ~

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: 11 x 17 white paper- needed soon !~ Thanksto thosewho havebrought in supplies- it is ~

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Worship attendance on:Feb. 5- 66Feb. 12- 72Feb. 19- 55Feb. 26-79

Ushers for March:Ray Sievers, Dale Ramsey,Chuck Pond, Wes Andrews

Communion- March 4Servers:

Clay & Laura ShockleyDwain & Linda Baxter

liturgist-March 4Cindy Shoemaker

March Care Givers:Jack & Joan Wenske

March Altar/Flower Care:Wes & Cathy Andrews

check out ourbulletin board lnthe social hall.

It changes monthly.Thanks for the changes andmaking our church lookwelcome.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGSTIME BEGINS SUNDAY

MARCH 11-DON'TFORGET TO SPRING

AHEAD BEFOREGOING TO BED!

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Frank .- __ has been doing the dishes by hand. Jama---~ ~ said she is sick ofFrank's dishwasher hands and would appreciate it if we could get a new one. Well, thanks

to our man JacI~ we got a verygooddeal on a new dishwasher (they gavethechurch a senior discount, because the church is over 100 years old) and it was installed

Thursday, just in time for the community supper . The dishwasher cost$3,401.54, then there was the cost of the plumber and the electrician to get it installed and

hooked up for a total of $3880.95 . The Women's Fellowship donated$3000. toward the cost and the Treasure Valley Food Coalition donated $200. and along

with some other donations, we have a total of $3250.00 leaving a balance

due of $630.00 . If you could drop your loose

change in the cute little looks-like-a-dishwasher piggy

bank located in the Narthax we wouldn't have to take it out of the general

fund. Yeah!!!!!!!Clean dishes.

Notes from the Board

In spite of our shortcomings, Jesus is the perfect friend; afriend who forgives our every fault. Change in each of ourlives, and the life our Church is constant, yet Jesus' love for usis steadfast and unfailing. Carol Rivers opened our meetingwith a poetic devotion on friendship. Knowing we have afriend in high places we conducted the business of our Church.

Our Church season is changing, with the beginning ofLent. Unlike our Idaho weather, we know what to expect. Lentis sad, as we know what fate will befall Jesus, but joyful as wecome to understand the final results. Without Jesus suffering,you and I would not be saved.

We are now into our budget and expenses for 2012. Weare expecting continued challenges as work through thesedifficult financial times. However we are full of hope and faiththat better times are in store and the best is yet to be. Thankyou for your continued support.

It is good to see new faces at our Church. If you are one ofthese new faces, we welcome you, and invite your continuedpresence. Our Church is open to all who believe in the Bibleand Christ Jesus. We pray you find this a satisfying Church.experience.

We all need a friend, and we all have a friend in Jesus.

Respectfully submitted,Will Patterson, Board Chair

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SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDSAT PILGRIM COVE!

ATTENTION:CHILDREN & YOUTH -PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS

Here's the scoop on Summer Camps - Make your plans now:

Pilgrims (2nd- 5th Graders) and Sojourners (6th- 8th):

July 8-14

Exodus Camp (9th_12th grades) - Date TBA very soon:(Either late July or early August)

Registration Forms Available Online soon at cpcucc.org(We also will have hard copies in the church office)

Cost of the camps will be $365 - Our church will contribute$100 toward every camper!

The Study Theme For The Camps This Year Is"Secrets Of The Kingdom-The Parables Of Jesus"

These daily discoveries and studies are deeply rootedin Scripture and offer a fun, thoughtful way to explore

our relationship to God, one another, and creation.

We Still Need More VolunteersCamp counselors, directors, music and craft leaders and others

to make the camp complete. Volunteers' housing and meals are providedfree to all who will give their time for this important work. If you can help,

please contact one of the following:

Rev. Janie Gebhardt - janiegebhardt@cableone.net or 208-232-3056Laura Creech - creech1i@gmail.com or 208-467-3448

Catrina Thomas - thomasactivities(a1hotmail.com or 208-376-4149Kristina Culver - culver13@gmaiJ.com - 208-830-3062

PULPIT EXCHANGESUNDAY, MARCH 18

On Sunday, March 18, our morning worship service will be honored to have theRev. Kim Cran of our sister congregation, First Congregational UCC, as our preacher. Atthe same time, Mike will be filling the pulpit at First Church.

Kim has been the Minister at First Church for just about three years now. She is agraduate of the State University of New York-Buffalo, and General Theological Seminaryin New York City. Among other places, she has served congregations in New York andScotland, where she met and married her husband, Bill.

Kim is a wonderful speaker, and we urge everyone to be present so that we have afull house to welcome her.

A story from your Global Ministries I ib~~RCH"May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy!"

Psalm 126:5

The Tear Stained Floorm:OOarn, Sunday morning in Maputo, Mozambique.The Women's Xirilo (the women's group of the UCCin Mozambique) gathered at the Mavalane Churchto welcome three new women into the Xirilo. Thesethree women made vows to be prayerful women ofGod, to wear their uniforms proudly and to committo serving the church. Rev. Maria "bloused" theirstark white shirts with a new belt and a blue bow.There was much singing and dancing in celebration! JONATHANAND DAWNBARNES

After the sermon the Xirilo and deacons of the churchcarne forward, bowed down on their knees and began to pray out loud together. I satin my chair right beside where the people were bowed down. There were some peoplewhispering to God, others shouting, some solemn, some crying, but all bowed downon both knees seeking ... hoping ... praying. I felt uncomfortable and humbled sittingin my chair, looking at this wonderful act of worship. I was challenged to think aboutmy own prayer life while watching sisters and brothers in Christ pour their heartsout to God. The power of the Holy Spirit was so real, you could feel it moving anddancing among the prayers.

When this group of people quietly and solemnly returned to their benches, there,where they had prayed, was a tear stained floor. There were small puddles of tearson the floor where people had been pouring out their hearts to God. To me this wasevidence - evidence of God. - evidence that the Holy Spirit was in this place. Soonthose tears were dried up with the movement of feet dancing, singing and celebratingagain. But the picture in my mind is still there ... tears of God's people poured out inworship and prayer.

o God, when have I last had a tear stained floor? When have I last poured out myheart to You and felt the Holy Spirit dance among my prayers? It is time .. .it is time!

Jonathan and Dawn Barnes serve with the Mozambique Synod of the UnitedCongregational Church of Southern Africa, based in Maputo, Mozambique.Dawn serves as an HIV and AIDS Coordinator and Jon serves asproject anddevelopment officer.

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

Notes from the Treasurer

Gen FundIncomeExpensesJanuary Bal

$8892.65-10349.39

1447.74

Although this isn't a great startfor the year. In February we received$7493.00 from the DeBeaumont Fundand the Baked Potato Bar sponsoredby the Wright Ones raised another$335.Thank you all for your continuingsupport.Janice AagaardTreasurer

I. h"Lenten Lunc ..All Saints Episcopal Church

Invites you to join us for"Lenten Lunches"

Dates: EACH Thursday during LentBegin: February 23, 2012End: March 29, 2012

Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm .

Place: All Saints Episcopal Church704 South Latah (at Cassia) -' I

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Clam Chowder or SoupSaladBread

BeveragePrice: $5.00

Dessert: Homemade PiePrice: $2.00 per slice

Thank you from the Watson kids ..I would like to thank Wright church for their

scholarship they gave me this semester. It has helped meattend the University ofIdaho for the last 3.5 years. Ithas been a great experience and 1 am looking forward tograduating! The professor who hired me to work as anundergraduate in his lab has invited me to continue mywork with him and earn myself a Master's of Science inEnvironmental Engineering. I am seriously consideringhis offer, however I have sent out applications to severalother graduate schools in the hopes to receive fundingelsewhere.

Sincerely, Ben Watson* * * * * * * * *

I just wanted to thank the Wright church for thescholarship they have me this semester. Every little bithelps when you're a college student so I really appreciateall that you guys are doing for us. This will help a lotwith the cost of books and lab fees. Thanks again!!

Sincerely, Heather Watson

OFFERING - SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2012

Share the joy!

You know the joy of giving - the delight you share when your

gift makes a difference in someone's day. Imagine the joy whenyour gift changes someone's life.

In church, we talk about God providing us with blessings in

abundance, yet every 'day we see people who live with far less.Millions of God's children in the world live on less than we spend

on a cup of coffee. Hundreds of thousands live every day in the

midst of violence and war. And countless families both here andabroad find themselves at the mercy of nature's fury with few

resources to restore their homes and rebuild their lives.

Ever think God wants you to be a bearer of abundance - tobe more than just a recipient of God's love and blessing? Thatyou can be the channel through whom God satisfies the hungry,

comforts the distressed, and brings hope to the hurting?

For over 65 years, Christians in North America have changed lives with

their gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing. By sharing our resources,

we share God's love and blessing, bringing joy to thousands of God'schildren who wait for their seed of hope to bloom.

Even when times are tough and the world around us seems

uncertain, are we confident enough in God's blessings to shareabundantly with those in need? Create more joy in the world

with your generous gift to One Great Hour of Sharing.

"GOD IS ABLE TO PROViDEYOU WITH EVERY BLaESS~MGI~

ABUNDAMCE, SO THAT BY ALWAYSHAVIMG EMOUGH OF EVERYTHING,YOU HAY SHARE ABUNDANTLY 1MEVERY GOOD WORK."

SHARING RESOURCES.CHANGING LIVES.

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Sunday Mondav Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Lenten Study 10-BUGS1-BookClub

1:00 Women's2:00 Evans Memorial Fellowship

6:30p NAMIState Capitol Tour

Family to Family

4 5 6 7 8 9 102nd Sunday of LentNo Adult Sun. Sch.

10:30am

10:45 Worship,Lenten Study First Church Staff

Retreat at Wright

Family Communion 9:ooato 3p

Noonish: Fellowship,Wright-Ones-Jewish 7-Wright Wround-

History tour in Caldwell up Meeting 6:30p NAMI7:00p SCA 7:00Alanon 7-Choir Rehearsal

Family to Family

l!J0 Daylight Savings 12 13 14 *begms--spnng ahead 15 16 17

*~10:30am3rd Sunday of Lent Lenten Study 11:30 am

9:30 Adult 5.5. Wright Ones-Singles

10:15 Choir Warm-upLunchlldaho History

10:45 Worship,Museum tour

4:30p BUGS Board 6:00 Huntington'sSunday School 6:30p Co-Housing

Group Meeting 6:30p NAMINoon: Fellowship Group 7:00 A1anon-Alateen

Family to Family

Diaconate meeting 7-Choir Rehearsal

18 19 20 21 22 23 244th Sunday of Lent 10:30am

One Great Hour of Sharing Lenten Study

9:30 Adult 5.5.

I 7:00 Board I10:15 Choir Warm-up Meeting I 6:00 ·110:45 Worship Community Supper

With Rev. Kim Cran 7:00p SCA 7:00 Alanon-Alateen

Noon: Fellowship 7-Choir Rehearsal 6:30p NAMIFamily to Family

25 26 27 28 29 30 315th Sunday of Lent 10:30am

9:30 Adult S.S. Lenten Study

10:15 Choir Warm-up10:45 Worship

Noon: Fellowship6:30p NAMI

5;Ogp Co-Housing Group 7:00 Alanon-Alaateen 7-Choir RehearsalI

Family to Family

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

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Happy BirthdayMarch

2-Aubrey Balfour5-Bill Spiva

Deb Carlson9-Julie Patterson10-Kirsten BeckerI2-Lupe TauatiI5-Joan Wenske17-Ida Lovin

Pat TennysonI8-Renata Coffey20-Ray Sievers

Bob Brown22-Dale Shoemaker24-Marian Niece26-Chuck Pond

Tom Robb28-Shirley Nielsen

Happy Anniversary •

8-Mike & ~:c~c!Yder .::) ),25-Maxine & Dick Pahner30-Laura & Clay Shockley

~~~\ SIGN UPS ARE NEEDED FOR-I I) COFFEE HOUR AND ALTAR FLOWERS1",,_ .,~~ SHEETS ARE DOWNSTAIRS

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

March 4:Greeters: Betty & Dale RamseyFlowers: Mike & Nancy Hyder

Coffee Host: Mike & Nancy Hyder

March 11:Greeters: Ronna Sundell & Margaret Johnston

Flowers: Tom & Jane EubanksCoffee Host: Jerry & Carol Card

March 18:Greeters: Hunt Family

Flowers: Carl Van SlykeCoffee Host:

March 25:Greeters: Gilhnore Family

Flowers: Larry & Sandi GillmoreCoffee Host: