FEBRUARY 2016 FEBRUARY 2016 FEBRUARY 2016 FEBRUARY 2016 The children will be making cras over the month of February to sell for the fair on March 6th. As many of you know, Heifer is a great organizaon that gives animals and educaon to the most impoverished areas of the world. Our fundraiser allows us to purchase animals for families in need! The more money we raise, the more people and communies we help!! Please mark your calendar for March 6th and help our children raise as much as they can for Heifer Internaonal! Please mark your calendar for March 6th and help our children raise as much as they can for Heifer Internaonal!! SPRING CLEANING! Help us look spiffy for Easter as the Council of Ministries has set Saturday morning, March 12 as clean-up day at Woodfords Congregaonal Church! More details to follow. ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE FEBRUARY 10th, 7PM SANCTUARY
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FEBRUARY 2016FEBRUARY 2016FEBRUARY 2016FEBRUARY 2016
The children will be making cra�s
over the month of February to sell
for the fair on March 6th. As
many of you know, Heifer is a
great organiza�on that gives
animals and educa�on to the
most impoverished areas of the
world. Our fundraiser allows us to purchase animals for families in need!
The more money we raise, the more people and communi�es we help!!
Please mark your calendar for March 6th and help our children raise as
much as they can for Heifer Interna�onal!
Please mark your calendar for March 6th and help our children raise as
much as they can for Heifer Interna�onal!!
SPRING CLEANING! Help us look spiffy for
Easter as the Council of
Ministries has set Saturday
morning, March 12 as
clean-up day at Woodfords
Congrega�onal Church!
More details to follow.
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE FEBRUARY 10th, 7PM SANCTUARY
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H a p p y F e b r u a r y B i r t h d a y To . . .
Virginia Debree 02/01
Lynne England 02/02
Linda Mairs 02/03
Judy Swicker 02/03
Margaret Metcalf 02/05
Robert Jordan 02/05
Janie Young 02/06
Priscilla Hennessey 02/07
Carol Juliano 02/08
Marilyn Winward 02/09
Colton Nelson 02/09
Lana Johnson 02/10
Sue Ann Lord 02/10
Beth McKeeman 02/10
Skylar Salvaggio 02/11
Eva England 02/12
Joan Strout 02/14
Zachary Nelson 02/14
Stephen Smith-Erb 02/15
Jessica Gellar 02/15
Joan Moore 02/16
Laura Carten 02/18
Helen Cleaves 02/19
Ann BabbiB 02/19
Kathryn Harrison 02/19
Sara Winward 02/19
Pamela Libby 02/23
Elaine Armstrong 02/24
Adrienne-Marie Wilson 02/25
Madison Hurley 02/25
Martha Hamilton 02/26
Roger Bowker 02/26
Happy February Anniversary To... CharloBe and Robert Cuzner ...................... 02/20/1971
Here’s to 45 years and many more!
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It’s a Boy!! On January 21st, EvereB Patrick Koster was born to Tim
and Heather Koster. He is the first grand child of Roy
and Jean Koster. He is truly a bouncing baby boy
weighing in at 10 lbs. 6 oz. Tim and Heather were
married by Rev. Carolyn in July 2013 at Woodfords
Church.
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Let ‘The Wild Rumpus’ Begin! Come with your children on Saturday, February
13,March 5, and April 2 from 10am-12pm for music, muffins, coffee and a
huge space for children to dance, run and play while you dance, run and
play or sit and have coffee with other parents. Bring a friend and their
kids too to the Woodfords Church gym.
All are welcome. No charge. If this is successful, we’ll hold ‘The Wild
Rumpus’ monthly. Please let me know if you’re coming by contac�ng
What is Spiritual Direc/on? Every Wednesday at 4pm, Mary Zachary-Lang
meets with a group of 6-8 Woodfords
members who, through prayer and discussion,
explore their Chris�an spiritualityPlease join Mary in the 2nd Floor
Classroom on Wednesday when will talk about Spiritual Direc�on and
what it could mean for you in your spiritual journey.
A Round of Applause! A HUGE thank you to the many hands that joined in making the Yale Glee Club Concert on January 16th a grand success. Though the weather kept us on edge in the morning, all cleared for the afternoon, the parking lot was plowed and sidewalks cleared and sanded by the time the choir arrived at Woodfords.
We could not have asked for a better crew of volunteers. From providing food, setting up and preparing for our guests, making them feel welcome all the way through to cleaning up Memorial Hall and the kitchen after supper and the Cloister and Sanctuary after the concert, everyone pitched in and all ran efficiently and smoothly. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We are also deeply appreciative of the partnership with the Boy Singers of Maine, as our work together made the concert logistics and publicity so successful. The students from Yale were most appreciative of the delicious food, and the warm hospitality of everyone they met at Woodfords. The benefit to everyone was the beautiful music the Yale Glee Club shared with us that evening.
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The Snow-Storm Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,
Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,
And veils the farm-house at the garden's end.
The sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit
Around the radiant fireplace, enclosed
In a tumultuous privacy of storm.
-excerpt by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lenten Soup and Study:
“My God, My God: Why?
The Lament Psalms”
“Lament: A passionate expression of grief
or sorrow, o�en portrayed in music, poetry
or song. A prayerful plea for God to help
and /or a complaint to God over social
injus�ce.”
Most of us experience sadness and despair in our ordinary daily lives.
Friends and rela�ves get a lousy diagnosis, rela�onship end poorly,
people we love die. Couple that with the current chaos in the world and
some�mes we want to scream: “Why God? Why?”
As we approach Lent once again, we o�en think of it as a very dark �me
that culminates in death. And yet it is also a �me of real/tangible
catharsis and renewed rela�onships with God and each other.
I invite you to join me in a considera�on of the lament psalms and
conversa�ons about your own experiences of lament. Not only will we
read and interpret the Psalms of Lament, we’ll also have the opportunity
to write our own laments – personal and corporate: a great opportunity
for both crea�vity and release.
Rev. Carolyn
February 21 and 28 a�er worship. Please watch for sign up sheet for
meal contribu�ons and help in sePng /cleaning up.
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SAVE THE DATE! LAY MINISTRY WORKSHOP
Sooner or later, we all have to make a decision about how to care
for our loved ones when they can no longer care for
themselves. How do we make this decision without the burden of
guilt? What are the spiritual components in making this
decision? How does our faith instruct us? What do we look for in a
facility? What is it that elders REALLY want as they approach their
final years? Using Atul Gawande's helpful book, "Being Mortal"
and a variety of faith resources we'll explore some of these
ques�ons. And, as always, while this workshop is designed for Lay
Ministers, it is open to all our Woodfords family who might be
struggling with this issue. The date: Saturday, February 20 from
9am to noon. Leadership for this event will be Rev. Jim, Elder
Chaplain and, Rev. Elaine Armstrong, Hospice Chaplain. To register,
look for the sign-up sheet in the cloister or register by calling Rev.
Jim at 774-8243 ext. 106 and leave a message.
Portland String Quartet Concert 2 PM Sunday, February 14, 2016
Pre-concert lecture at 1 pm
A Special Valen/ne's Day with Lantz and Kargul:
“From Northern Lights to Southern Nights”
Join PSQ violinist Ronald Lantz and pianist Laura Kargul, Director
of Keyboard Studies at the University of Southern Maine, as they
treat us to roman�c literature for violin and piano, featuring the
Sonata No. 3 by Edvard Grieg and works by Chris�an Sinding, Arvo
Pärt, and AstorPiazzolla, among others.
"As always, �ckets are free for the asking at the gate for Woodfords
Church Members."
GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP 774-2200
Thursdays, 5:30 - 7:00, Feb. 25 - April 14,
Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland
“How Come You Didn’t Come to See Me?” Believe it or not, our ministers unfortunately hear this all the
�me– and o�en even if it isn’t expressed to our ministers, it
is to fellow parishioners. It has been several years since
ministers or lay visitors were allowed to peruse hospital
pa�ent lists. The fact is they no longer are allowed to do so. This means
they have to rely on you or your family or friends to keep them informed
if you are in the hospital or other medical facility. If you know you are
going to be in a hospital or rehab unit, please let Rev. Carolyn or Rev. Jim
know your plans as soon as you make them. If you are in the hospital
because of an emergency, please ask a member of your family or even
the nursing staff to call the church office and leave the informa�on on
Rev. Carolyn or Rev. Jim’s voicemail. Your ministry staff want to be there
for you, and will make every effort to do so. But first you’ve got to let
LADIES VALENTINE TEA February 13th from 3-5pm in the Cloister. All ladies of the church
and friends, young and young at heart, are invited to this fun
event. We will have tea and a lot of special Valen�ne treats.
Dressing up is op�onal. Join us for the fun!
MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA/GAME NIGHT
February 27th Pizza 5:30 - 7:30pm & Games and Fun
5:30 - 8:30pm Grab your favorite game and the
family and come join us in Memorial Hall for a night
of fun and games, everyone gets to design and then
eat their own pizza. Yum! Sign up will be in the
cloister.
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Schubert Mass in G and the Portland String Quartet SUNDAY, March 6, 10:00 am The Portland String Quartet will accompany the Chancel Choir during the 10:00 am worship service on Sunday, March 6. Central to worship will be Franz Schubert’s Mass in G Major. As one of his best known shorter masses, composed in 1815, the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Benedictus will used throughout the communion service. In addition, the PSQ will offer additional music by Schubert as prelude and postlude to our worship together. Music leads our thoughts to God and is an important element of our worship life. We hope you will join us for this wonderful annual service.
Join the Easter Choir! We welcome singers who would like to join the Chancel Choir for the Lenten/Easter season even if you may not be able to commit to singing the
rest of the year. This is a great way of enhancing your Lenten journey. Rehearsals are held on Thursdays from 7- 8:30 pm in the music room (under the chancel). We will begin rehearsing Easte r music in mid-February . We have also prepared a number of ‘guest ’ folders for anyone who is curious about what singing in the cho ir is like and would like to visit on a Thursday evening. You just might have so much fun you'll want to retu rn on a regular basis. Please contact Rebecca or Paul Schnell with any que stions or comments about the choir music program. ____________________________________________________________
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Our Church Family Mourns
May their souls rest in peace.
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The congrega�on sends its blessings and prayers to Gerry
Moore upon the news of the death of his brother, Richard
Moore, of Milford MA on December 22, 2015.
Become a Hospice of Southern Maine Volunteer We are currently accep�ng applica�ons for our spring training which
begins in March. If you are interested in becoming a hospice volunteer,
and would like more informa�on, please contact our volunteer
department. You may also visit www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org and
click on Volunteering. Please inquire asap, as training sessions fill
quickly. Contact Kelli PaP at Phone: (207)289-3652 or Email:
Shakespeare once wrote that “There is nothing either good or bad but makes it so.” We shape our reaction
to the world. Hard as it may sound, we can try to change our perspective and see winter as a time of excitement and wonder. We experience snow. We see variety. We can better appreciate a warm fire and hot cup of cocoa.
Read more at http://www.beliefnet.com/Wellness/Galleries.
The Grant Fund Ac/vi/es For Woodfords Church Seniors 65+
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Grant Fund Yoga
Thursdays, 10:15am-11:15am, the Parlor $3 a class or $20 for the 10-week session. Classes are held in the Parlor. The next full session begins February 18th. You can “walk in” during the current 10 week session and pay the $3 a class. Please contact Jennie at 774-8243 to register.
Lunch and Learn Presentations
First Friday of the Month: Mar 4, Apr 1, May 1 & June 5 11:30am - 12:30 pm, Second Floor
Conference Room (Parents Corner) Bring your own lunch; drinks and dessert will be provided. PLEASE RSVP to Jennie at 774-8243 The Grant Fund is continuing the Lunch and Learn Presentations on the first Fridays of the month. The presentations start at 11:30 am and are held in the Second Floor Conference Room (formerly Parents Corner), unless another room is designated. People are asked to bring their own bagged lunches and to RSVP so we know how many people to expect. There will be time to ask questions during or after each presentation. IF not enough people sign up beforehand we will have to cancel— so it is important to RSVP.!
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Winter/Spring 2016 Schedule of Topics:
Feb 5th: “A Trip 60 Years in the Making” with Mary Rokosz. Come hear Mary talk about her recent trip to England and Paris. You will learn why this trip was so important to Mary and how
something inspired it when she was just a child. Mary will share photos, souvenirs and reflections from the journal she kept while on the trip. March 4th: “Photo Presentation of California Trip: October 2011” with Bob Cuzner. Please join us to see a power point presentation of photos taken on a trip to visit Bob and Charlotte’s son and his wife in 2011, to include the Berkeley Marina, Point Reyes State Park and the Napa Valley. Also included is a side trip to Yosemite Valley with numerous pictures of one of the most scenic national parks in the country; a piece of Heaven on earth.
April 1st: “Introduction to Portland Conservatory of Music (PCM) and their new Senior Classes with Jean Murachanian, PCM Executive Director and Scott Wheatley, PCM Instructor- Please come meet the new PCM Director, Jean Murachanian and hear about their new classes for seniors. Scott Wheatley will discuss the two classes they have scheduled for the spring: Opera Appreciation and Musical Theatre Performance! They will also discuss other offerings such as group classes to learn to play the guitar and ukulele.
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Social- Adult Coloring
Wednesday, February 17th
Second Floor Conference Room, 1:00pm- Come try out the new craze of Adult Coloring with beautiful coloring books/pages and colored pencils. This is not your grandchildren’s coloring! We will have materials for newcomers to the pastime or you can bring your own! As always, we will have tasty treats to share! Please RSVP to Jennie at 774-8243 by Monday, February 15th. Book Club Thursday, February 18th
1:30pm, Parlor We will be discussing Gifted Hands by Ben Carson. Books have been purchased for current members. Please check with Jennie before purchasing a book to see if she has extra copies. Feel free to get the book on your own and join in the discussion. Lana Johnson will be facilitating the book discussion this month. If you are interested in joining book club, please contact Jennie at 774-8243 or at [email protected]
May 1st: “Aging in Place in Back Cove” with Len Freeman, Back Cove Neighborhood Association- Please join us to hear Mr. Freeman present about the national movement to establish “villages” to allow people to stay in their own homes for as long as safely possible. Mr. Freeman will discuss the initiative to create a “village” in the Back Cove area of Portland. June 5th: TBA
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Would you like to be a part of the
Easter Art Installa/on? All you need to be able to do is cut out something
with scissors. That’s it. You can do it at home
while you “watch” TV. All of the pieces need to
be cut out by Ash Wednesday on February 10.
I think you will love the final art work and you will enjoy being a
part of its crea�on. Please let me know as soon as possible.
service), The Parlor Please join us to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the
Elders and Children of Woodfords Church. This is a great fellowship opportunity for the youngest and oldest Woodfords members to get to know each other. There will be a craft/activity and yummy treats to share! Please look for additional details in the March Beacon. If you have questions, please contact Jennie Titcomb at 774-8243 or at [email protected] or Jessica Gellar-Cote at [email protected].
