July 14 - July 20
Fr. Kyle Vacation – Fr. Kyle will be on vacation beginning Friday, July 18th and returning on Sunday, July 27th. The Rev. Rachel Rickenbaker will be our celebrant for both services. If you have an emergency, please contact our Senior Warden - Rod Hughes (540-903-0861) or Junior Warden - Eric Barnes (540-847-0472).
Summer Church Picnic - Sunday, August 3rd during Coffee Hour in the Fellowship Hall. Please join us for a joyful afternoon of fellowship, food, and fun! We'll be serving hamburgers, fresh off the grill! Please bring a side dish to share. If you would like to attend and bring a dish, there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex or please let Katherine Meyer know at meyerhs2005@gmail.com.
Capital Campaign Fund - The purpose of the Capital Campaign is to raise money for painting the church, to get new flooring in Fellowship Hall, to repair drains outside Fellowship Hall doors, and to pave the ramp. Our goal is to raise $40,000. If you would like to give towards this fund, there will be envelopes in the Narthex to place your donation and please drop it in the offertory basket. This week we collected $585.00. We are currently at $26,390.41. THANK YOU for your generosity!
Altar Flowers – The 2025 calendar is in the Narthex. The NEXT OPEN SPOTS August 17 and all of September (2 SPOTS). Thank you for supporting the Altar Flower Ministry.
Coffee Hour - Katherine Meyer is looking to revamp the way that we are currently doing Coffee Hour and fellowship events to include graduation, funerals, and special events. To do so, she is looking to form a Fellowship Committee of at least 12 people who will plan and host these events. Currently, she has 9 people. If you would like to help out with Fellowship Hour in July please contact: Christine Knights, Betti Small or Katherine Meyer. If you'd like to be a part of the Fellowship Committee team, please speak to Katherine or contact her at meyerhs2005@gmail.com.
Community Ministry Center Food Pantry – The Mission & Outreach ministry is partnering with a local Food Pantry to collect non-perishable food donations. If you would like to donate, there are bins in the Narthex to place them. Thank you for continuing to serve and meet the needs of our community.
Church Directory Update – If you have any changes, (address, cell number, email, add anniversary or birthday date), or would like to be added to the church/photo directory, please email the church secretary (Madeline) at cotmfredericksburg@gmail.com or call the parish office at 540-786-3100.
PERSONAL PRAYER REQUESTS: In the church, please place written requests in the Prayer Chest located on the Sanctuary west wall. ANY OTHER PRAYER REQUESTS can be sent by email or by phone (emergency or non-emergency) available 24/7. All prayer requests are confidential.
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For those who do not have The Book of Common Prayer, Morning Prayer Rite II can be found here: https://www.bcponline.org page 75