June 23 - June 29
School Dressing Days - Church of the Messiah is a member of the Interfaith Community Council of FXBG. Throughout the year, clothes and school supplies are collected and will be distributed to students (elementary – high school) on July 25 & 26. Our church has been assigned to collect BACKPACKS & GIRL’S DEODORANT ONLY! Here are the instructions: middle school & high school backpacks should be plain with no graphics…. gray, black are preferred colors; elementary school backpacks should be any color and have some type of graphics or cartoon characters on them. We will collect these items until Sunday, June 29. Donations can be placed in the tub outside the church foyer under the announcement poster. Thank you, Messiah, for your generosity and love as we serve together those less fortunate in our community.
Darren & Rochelle Felsburg Farewell Reception - Please join us as we say our good-byes to Darren & Rochelle Felsburg on Sunday, June 29th during coffee hour. Please RSVP if you can attend. The sign-up sheet is in the Narthex. Food will be catered by Mission BBQ. There are also blank notecards available so that you can write a special note to the Felsburgs and leave in the box in the Narthex.
Catechism Class/ New Members – The next class will be Wednesday, July 9th at 6:30pm in the church.
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 $100.00. We are currently at $25,505.41. THANK YOU for your generosity!
Altar Flowers – The 2025 calendar is in the Narthex. The NEXT OPEN SPOTS are July 6 & 20 (1 SPOT), August 3, 10, and 17 (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