Chime Notes - May 2024

Chime Notes news & updates

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May 2024 | Issue 113

Upcoming Events

Next Communion Sunday

May 5, 10 am

Cinco de Mayo Lunch

Sunday, May 5 ---->

Sunday Worship

May 5-12-19-26

Mother's Day

Perennial Swap

Sunday, May 12

Memorial Day Holiday

Monday, May 27th

In person Worship - we are now MASK OPTIONAL!

In addition to our in person worship, we will continue to use ZOOM to broadcast the 10 AM Sunday Worship Service, which is also streamed to Facebook Live.

Coffee hour is back in Clarke Hall with fans moving the air,

with great thanks to our team of ushers and coffee hour hosts.

Sunrise service 2024, courtesy of Pam Holland

Glenda and Bill Key pose in their Lynn home on April 8th, as they prepare to move south in June.

Cinco de Mayo lunch

on May 5th

Please join us after church in Clarke Hall on Sunday May 5th, for a luncheon of Mexican Food and Fun. We will also say a fond farewell to Bill and Glenda Key, who are moving to North Carolina. Bill and Glenda have been part of our church family for 14 years, and are returning to an area where they spent time earlier in life - Black Mountain, NC. They have kindly donated some of their cherished art items, and we'll be auctioning them off to benefit the church.

There will also be some modest entertainment, and a special presentation to the Keys.

FREE, and all are welcome!

Spring is SPRINGING.

Susan and Karen decorate on the Terrace.

Eclipse sundaes - a delicacy prepared by Chef Cindy Fogarty for the total eclipse that took place on April 8th.

Three lucky first church members and friends got to enjoy these!

A Shred-it truck event was offered by the Brotherhood Credit Union in Marblehead, on Saturday, April 20th. The free service was much appreciated by those who are trying to purge the paper!

^ Earth month (April) happenings ^

Perennial Swap on May 12th

Please come to coffee hour on Sunday, May 12th, and plan to take home a perennial that will grow in your garden and green outdoor spaces forever. This annual event is hosted by the Cherish the Earth ministry team.

Donations are welcome - of plants and miscellaneous garden items.

The team is also planning to host the annual Dollar Yard Sale on Saturday, June 8th. More details to follow, about donations and volunteer opportunities.

Sunday morning Coffee and Conversation

This group meets in the Library on non-Communion Sundays. Each week, a member of the group will lead a discussion of spiritual topics, and how the words and stories of the Bible can inform and influence modern day issues.

We begin at 9:10 am. During May, we will meet on May 12-19-26.

Shufuni Performance 5/21

A musical performance from Israel. At Congregation Shirat Hayam-doors open at 7:00pm, 7:30 start time.

Join us for a community-wide Yom Ha’atzmaut concert with Shufuni, a musical collective from the Gaza Envelope in Israel. This powerful performance will be followed by a moderated Q&A with the musicians who will share stories of their life-changing experiences from October 7.

Presentation of Shufuni – Look At Me program is made possible by the מתחברים | Mit-habrim | CONNECTIONS funding initiative, a partnership between the Israeli Government’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism and JCC Association of North America.

Event is free and everyone is welcome! Please

RSVP link

As part of the Earth Day festivities on April 21st, bikes were available for purchase on the Town Hall lawn.

This image captures the church in the background on a sunny day.

The annual HAWC walk was held on Sunday, April 28th, with support from our Missions Ministry.

HAWC’s mission is to create social change by taking action against personal and societal patterns of violence and oppression. HAWC provides services to victims of domestic violence residing in 23 cities and towns on Massachusetts’ North Shore in order that they may make informed, independent decisions about their futures.

We are back doing the work of the church, from weekly worship to meetings to activities! Come join us!

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