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3rd Sunday after Epiphany
January 22, 2023
In-Person Worship at 9:00 and 10:30 am, every Sundays!**
Livestream Worship, 10:30 am, every Sunday!
**Mask required at 9:00 am Worship, Mask Optional at 10:30 am Worship
Child Care available for 9:00 and 10:30 am services!
Sunday School for Pre-K - 8th Grade during 10:30 am Worship, every Sunday!
Get your bulletin here.
*Register for Sunday School here.
You can connect on YouTube HERE.
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Dear Friends and Members of the Ark and Dove Community,
The 31st Annual Meeting of the congregation will take place on Sunday February 12th, 2023, after worship - Noonish. Fellowship time after 10:30 worship will be a smorgasbord of finger foods. You are invited and encouraged to attend the meeting and the smorgasbord. And if you could sign up HERE to bring something for the spread -that would be terrific!!! Contact Elder Katie Nilson Johnson at knilsenjohnson@arkanddove.org to RSVP---Healthy options encouraged, sweets not forbidden. And we need people to clean up too.
When we join Ark and Dove, we covenant to try to live out the Six Marks of Discipleship. I thought it would be useful to list them here in the Arkive as we all strive to live out our 2023 resolutions.
- Daily Prayer, Reflections, Devotions
- Daily Bible Reading
- Regular Worship
- Commitment to Spiritual Growth and Relationship Building
- Generous Stewardship
- Acts of Mission, Mercy and Justice
I will be offering a 90 minute Equipping the Saints Class on The Six Marks of Discipleship on Tuesday February 28 at 7:00 PM in the Ark and Dove Room. If you have not yet taken this course, you are warmly encouraged to sign up HERE.
Peace of Christ,
Tim
tstern@arkanddove.org
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Message from Interim Associate Pastors | |
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Dear friends and members at Ark and Dove,
When they go on a trip some folks like to simply jump in the car and head off toward a location. We are the opposite. Reservations are made and plans in place before we head out of the door. Of course, on more than one occasion those plans have had to be altered or abandoned all together. Nonetheless, we are the kind of folks who like to plan ahead and become anxious when plans have to be changed. Is that because we enjoy the illusion of being in control? We know the spiritual truth that ultimately none of us is ever fully in control. Over a lifetime of plans derailed or things not turning out quite as we had expected, hopefully we are gradually learning to trust God and rely less on our own flawed expectations.
In recent weeks some plans at Ark and Dove have had to be altered. It can be frustrating when we have announced this or that event then find we have double scheduled and need to adjust. But when it comes to the church schedule, it is probably a good thing. Lots of good events are happening during that after-church time slot. We’ve needed to adjust the date of our Annual Meeting and rethink a class which has been planned, but nothing is being tossed aside, simply reassigned a new time. Sunday afternoons have been filled with worthwhile events. Last Sunday we viewed and discussed the movie Changing the Game, which gave us new ways of thinking about issues faced by Transgender youth. Next Sunday the parent’s group will be meeting after church and the following Sunday will be our discussion on Racism and Microaggressions. The more aware we are, the more we can avoid harming others. After church on the first Sunday in February, we’ll be meeting with parents and youth interested in the summer youth trips. The week after that is our Annual Meeting. Not to worry, even though that is Super Bowl Sunday, the meeting will be over long before the game begins.
Speaking of the Super Bowl, please don’t forget the Souper Bowl of Caring competition at church: Team Middle School versus Team High School to see which group collects more soup and money to support our food bank. In this game, you are welcome to support both teams by bringing soup and money for each.
Thank you for supporting the youth and those in our neighborhood who are food insecure!
Caroline and Stephen
caroline.pricegibson@arkanddove.org
stephen.pricegibson@arkanddove.org
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19But Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid! Am I in the place of God? 20 Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today."
Genesis 50:19-20
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Loving God, When Joseph forgave his brothers, he made for the future a new nation. When you forgave us, you gave us eternal life. Help us use the power of forgiveness with those who have hurt us so that together we may have a new hope; in the Spirit of Jesus, whose light is shining today. Amen | |
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This week, the services will be led by the Ark and Dove Band. While there will be traditional music in the hymns, this week's service is more contemporary. The services will open with a beautiful piano arrangement of Blessings by Laura Story. The Offertory is called Give Me Doubt by The Brilliance, which I will sing as a solo. I arranged this piece for piano, percussion and synthesizer. This song opens with the line "give me doubt so I can see my neighbor as myself". The lead singer of the band, David Gungor, says that doubt provides space for persistent and transformative faith to believe. Following the Offertory, we will do a GORGEOUS arrangement of Agnus Dei by Michael W. Smith- a timeless "oldie, but goodie". This piece is arranged for piano, synthesizer, guitar, bass, with the band singing backup vocals. This song will be led by Paul Doughty's beautiful tenor voice. The final hymn will be All to Us, by Chris Tomlin, again led by Paul Doughty. If you don't already know the song, you can listen to Paul sing the first verse and join us on the second verse. This hymn is a powerful expression of gratitude and trust in God, and it has a tune that will be stuck with you the whole week.
Looking ahead, next week we will be led by the Adult Choir, Children's Choir and Youth Percussion Ensemble and soloist Milena Hernandez Lee. Make sure you are on time for the services, or you will miss hearing our children and youth!
Have a wonderful week!
Rebecca
Director of Music
rechols@arkanddove.org
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Message from
Interim Director of Youth Ministry
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The youth are hosting the Souper Bowl of kindness. You can donate cans of soup by putting them by the signs in the sanctuary. The teams are middle school vs. high school, so make sure you put your soup by the sign for the team that you want to win!
We will also be hosting an informational meeting about youth summer conferences immediately after the 10:30 service on Sunday, February 5th.
Kind regards,
Whitney Grimm
Interim Director of Youth Ministry
whitney.grimm@arkanddove.org
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2023 Renewed in God
Stewardship Team
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Dear Members and Friends of Ark and Dove,
The 2022 Renewed Stewardship Team would like to sincerely thank everyone who has already submitted a pledge card for 2023. We are excited to share that 68 of 160 households have pledged so far and many have increased their pledges to help meet the needs of our church and community! If you have not submitted your pledge card to the church yet, either via USPS, in the offering plate, or giving@arkanddove.org, there is still time to do so! We are so grateful for your generous giving to support our mission and ministries at Ark and Dove.
Separately, we are all individuals. But together, we are connected in renewed and supportive community, and we flourish as one body of faith in Christ. With each gift we give, we multiply Christ's work in our world through our mission and ministry efforts. Every pledge counts, no matter how big or small, and every gift is sacred. If you are a regular giver through EFT or PayPal, we would like to invite you to fill out a pledge card this year. Our pledges are important because they help us plan how much of the vision put forth by our Elders and Deacons we can fulfill in the new year. As we embark on this journey of a new year, we ask that you pray for each other, our church, and all the good that we do together to bring hope and healing to each other and to those most vulnerable. Thank you!
-Tricia Gray from The 2023 Renewed in God Stewardship Team
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92% pledged and estimated as of Friday, January 20th
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Bulletin - 3rd Sunday after Epiphany | |
Christian Education for Children and Youth | |
We will be hosting an informational meeting about youth summer conferences immediately after the 10:30 service on Sunday, February 5th. Please contact Whitney Grimm if you have any questions. | |
Sunday Mornings for Children and Youth | |
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9:00 AM
Childcare
Middle School Chimes and Percussion Ensembles (9:00 to 9:45)
10:00 AM
Children’s Choir (9:45 to:00 to 10:15)
10:30 AM
Childcare
Godly Play Sunday School Pre-K through grade 4
Middle School Sunday School grade 5 through 8
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Leaders and Helpers Needed
To ensure that we can continue to offer the above Christian Educational opportunities we NEED leaders! Currently we do NOT have enough to fully staff any of these programs. Please consider offering your gifts and talents to help these programs thrive. You will need to complete a background check and training. Curriculum and materials are provided. Please contact CE Elder, Sara Fox at christianed@arkanddove.org if interested.
Thank you to those of you who’ve already made a commitment to help out this year!!!
Nursery Helpers: If you are already a CE leader or a high school student please consider signing up HERE to help in the nursery. You will be assisting Cara Moody as needed.
As always, any questions or concerns please reach out to me at christianed@arkanddove.org.
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New from the Ark & Dove Library | |
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The Ark and Dove Library is pleased to announce the addition of the highly acclaimed All That She Carried by Tiya Miles. An excerpt from Amazon website describes the book beautifully:
“In 1850s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinking quickly, she packed a cotton bag for her with a few items, and, soon after, the nine-year-old girl was separated from her mother and sold. Decades later, Ashley’s granddaughter Ruth embroidered this family history on the sack in spare, haunting language. [In All that She Carried,] Historian Tiya Miles carefully traces these women’s faint presence in archival records, and, where archives fall short, she turns to objects, art, and the environment to write a singular history of the experience of slavery, as well as the uncertain freedom afterwards, in the United States.”
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In anticipation of our church’s upcoming Antiracism session “The Race Card and other ‘microaggressions’ that get in the way of real conversations about race” on January 27th, I am pleased to share a book you might also find helpful. In “Silencing White Noise: Six Practices to Overcome Our Inaction on Race” author and pastor Willie Dwayne Francois III calls us to engage in six “rhythms of reparative intercession” to silence white noise and to develop lifelong Christian anti-racist practices.
Please view our online catalog at for more details about these books, as well as other great books in our church’s library. For more information about the library, contact Kim Champagne (kim.champagne@arkanddove.org).
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Peace and Global Witness Special Offering
Our Peace and Global Witness Special Offering collection ended in November and a portion of this offering fulfills our financial commitment to ACT. We are making a special request for additional donations, as our Peace and Global Witness offering is insufficient to meet our financial commitment to ACT.
Our participation in ACT is a reflection of our commitment to the vision of Matthew 25 to act boldly and compassionately serving people who are hungry, oppressed, imprisoned, and poor. ACT is made up of people who are building power to improve the lives of our families, communities, regions, and nations. Through ACT, we are in service with 27 religious and community organizations.
ACT challenges people to imagine the change they can accomplish, connect leaders to multiply their power, and organize people by the thousands to make their voices heard. We believe it is time for a new capacity and generation of grassroots leaders who unite to solve issues at the local and county level.
Ark and Dove has been involved in ACT since its inception in 2016. The pandemic was problematic to the organizing and work of ACT. With a new organizer and a fresh mindset toward action, we foresee that our participation in ACT will strengthen our skills in relationship building, community engagement, and doing the work that Jesus would have us do.
Please give generously to support our financial commitment to ACT.
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Yarn Donations Requested for Guatemala Partnership Trip
Ark and Dove have participated in many trips with the Presbytery of Baltimore throughout the years. The type of Intercultural Encounters that Ark and Dove have participated have changed since we first started participating. We began through the Immersion-Work Groups. A time of study of a certain topic with work experience where they would participate in mutual learning and interaction with Central American people and groups. We later stared participating in Partnership Strengthening Visits which helps solidify relations with local groups and/or churches. We learn about the realities in which their partners live day to day.
If you would like to learn more about the Partnership, please visit the Baltimore Presbytery website under the Relationships tab.
On March 25th Lori Kronser, Sher Atkinson and I will be traveling to Guatemala for a week of reconnection with CEDEPCA after a few years off due to Covid-19. We will be taking with us yarn for the women who create beautiful scarves that help to support them and their families. A box will be placed near the collection area by the nursery. Any type or color of yarn will be greatly appreciated.
Blessings,
Cheryl Walcutt
Leader of CEDEPCA Team
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CAP Food Pantry
The January Items of the Month are shelf milk (like parmalat®) and juice. We have bins marked for CAP food in the cabinet across from the lobby coat rack. Food can also be taken directly to the pantry at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odenton, on Tuesdays 10:30am-1:30pm and Thursdays 1:30-5:30pm. Or contact Greg Makar (GLMakar@juno.com) to make other arrangements.
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GLEAM - Queer Support Group
Join us at 7:30 on Tuesday, January 31st in the Marshall room for our monthly queer support group. All questions should be directed to Amanda Crose by emailing her at Amanda.rose.crose@gmail.com.
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THE RACE CARD
(And other "microaggressions" that get in the way of real conversations about race)
On Sunday, January 29th the Anti-Racism team will host a luncheon after the service, followed by a 2 hour workshop from 12:30 - 2:30pm presented by Jeff Bolognese. Jeff comes to us highly recommended from Presbytery and has led these trainings through work and in churches. Please add the date to your calendar now and plan to join us for this important training.
Please register no later than January 22nd:
Register Here
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Parents Group
Join us in the Marshall room Sunday, January 22nd, immediately after the 10:30am service for our monthly parents group. Please bring a dish to share. Childcare will be available for a small fee. All questions should be directed to Amanda Crose by emailing her at Amanda.rose.crose@gmail.com.
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Friendly Seniors Invites You
We are planning a trip to the NSA Cryptology Museum on Friday, February 3, at 2:00 pm. This is a fun, hands on tour for all ages on how we've spied. Let Joan Berry (joanb3rry@gmail.com) know by Sunday, January 29th to RSVP.
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The Fellowship Table Wants You!
With more people visiting Ark & Dove, we want to make sure they feel welcome. We are looking for people to help with bringing the snacks, setting up, and cleaning up on a regular or periodic basis. This can be a great opportunity to get children involved in the life of Ark & Dove! They can help choose the "menu", set the table, and get to meet more folks in our faith community. Please contact us at Outreach@ArkandDove.org to sign up or want more information.
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Please keep the following people in your prayers this week:
PRAYERS OF HEALING AND SUPPORT for Laura Talbert; Nikol Sahai; Denise Bartgis; the Marsh Family traveling home with their adopted sons; Amy Tardiff's mother recovering from COVID; for family members suffering from addiction; Layla Tyus; Herman's next door neighbor - open heart surgery; Sarah, Brenn Budge's sister; Doris Fields in the hospital; the Gouldman and Stavely families upon the death of Ryan's Aunt Pam Gouldman; the Myers Family on the passing of Joe Myers; Colleen recovering from a stroke; Knight Family; Layla Tyus; a friend facing brain surgery; Bon Strom family on the sudden death of Arnold Bon Strom; Deb Saylor; Ramin Abawi; a mother in the hospital; Adell Gaurin; Reggie Connally and family; Don Clark; a friend having medical issues; Linda Walcutt; Mike Davie; Daryle Echols; Kathie Brownie, who lost her husband; Crystal Evans on the death of her mother; Ann Hirschy; Carole Wilson; a friend of Kathy Emmert, Natalie Fenwick who is in the hospital; Karen Dodson; MaryAnn Buckley; Sue Miller, Laura Willoughby-Perry’s mother, after hip surgery; Audrey Miller, daughter of Kathy Miller; Neal Frick in the hospital; Shannon Graf, and for her family; a wonderful teen facing the challenges of an eating disorder; The mother of Sara Yotter; Dotty Kaufmann; Mary Elizabeth Nay; Bri Lapp; a teen struggling with peer concerns at school; Ron Miller; Holly Folk, friend of Laura Willoughby-Perry; Carol & Henry Saylor; Rose having health issues; Deb Saylor's grand-nephew, Jordan; Christy Hipchen's Great Uncle, Steven Stanko; Chantel Seetram; Debbie and Bruce Arey's Daughter, Allison; families impacted by gun violence; Dr. Jesse Nicholson, Connie Batts' brother-in-law; Danni Johnson, fighting cancer; the family of Gavin Hurley; Amanda Welford; Bruce Arey's sister; Helen Jarkiewicz; Dee going through breast cancer; Doug Dehaven; Karen Judeich; Marie, Nikol Sahai’s Mom; Irina Lee, Jan and Al Jank's daughter-in-law; Fran; Dot Forloines; Vaughn Brown; Dick Paronto; Julie Devers' friend Zenia Dacio-Messina; Hope Sutphin; Emily Wehage; Jeff Miller, Kathy Miller’s brother-in-law; Freyja Hartzell; Rebecca Echols friend, Lauren Douglas; Andy, friend of Karen Dodson; Ghazal Abawi; Mike Bartgis's cousin; Cara Moody’s father-in-law, Gary Moody Sr.; Carly & Chris Taylor, Friends of Michelle Schoonmaker; Debbie Saylor's Friends: Carlene Printy and Helen Rossum;
If you have prayer concerns or blessings that you would like to share, please contact Deacon Patriceo Green at patriceobgreen@gmail.com and he will add your concern to the prayer partners email chain.
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