April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013
This Sunday - Can you believe there are only two more Sundays until Pentecost? This week we will look at these passages. After a rough couple of weeks in the wake of events in Boston, this week's passages will be a fresh reminder of wonderful things of God: creation and new life (Flowers!), no more death (Spring!), and love (Christ's people!). 

 After worship & Sunday School, join us for...

 Work Day @ Thaxter Park - We will again join our neighbors at Thaxter Park for pizza and a work day, helping them clean and spruce up their little corner of the world for the Spring. Bring work gloves/clothes with you to worship and plan on helping for a couple of hours. Can't lift or rake? Just come and hang out with the residents there while the rest of us do.

Sabbatical Period Update - Many things are on-going in preparation for the sabbatical period this summer. Candidates for our summer internship have been selected. We are currently working on ministry descriptions for them and hope to announce them to you soon! We will be asking for households in the congregation to host them for dinner throughout the summer. We really want to welcome them into our church community.

Mark your calendars with the various upcoming dates/events: Another presentation and update will occur during the potluck on May 19th. Details are coming together for the all-church outing to George's Island on Saturday, June 15th (boat tickets and lunch are all provided!). And don't forget the Labor Day Weekend Sabbatical Retreat that will wrap up the sabbatical period taking place Aug. 30th through Sept. 2nd (stay tuned for further details, but be prepared to let us know if you will be attending within the next month or so).

Guatemala Update and Spanish Word of the Week - It is with great disappointment that we announce that our brothers and sisters from Guatemala will not be able to visit us in June. While we wrote a really nice letter of invitation for the US Embassy, their visas were not approved. They are feeling disappointed too, so perhaps checking in at the Facebook Group page to say hello would be a good thing. Our word(s) of the week are estoy bien, which means, "I'm fine".

  • Need a place to live on the South Shore? Dawn Haskell needs a roommate! Awesome apartment in the Wollaston area of Quincy, right by ENC, close to the T and the beach. Three-bedroom apartment in a two-family home, washer and dryer in the basement, $400/month plus utilities. Great neighborhood and fun neighbors! Available now! :)
  • The children will have their last Bible quizzing meet this Saturday (4/27) at the Quincy Wollaston Church of the Nazarene.
Other Reminders:
Sunday, April 21st
Gathering to Worship(9:30 AM)
Sunday School (10:30 AM~)
Wednesday, April 31st
Community Dinner (6:00 PM)
Bible Study (7:00 PM)
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