PEACE Vigil
Adult Sunday School
Cass Luncheons
Dorcas Circle
Scrip Orders ongoing fund raiser

 

PEACE Vigil

We will be having a PEACE Vigil once a month, on the first Sunday of every month, beginning September 2..

It will be for one hour, from 12 noon until 1 pm.

This will be a vigil FOR PEACE.  It will not be a vigil or a protest against anything.  It will not be anti-war, or anti-military, or anti-our president, or anti-any country, or anti-any people, or anti-any belief system.

 It will simply be FOR PEACE.

We will stand silently on the church lawn at the curb of Ten Mile Road , holding signs for passersby to see..  There will be no shouting or chanting of slogans.  There will be no waving of hands or signs or any interference with traffic.

Only signs that say PEACE or PRAY FOR PEACE will be acceptable.

 This is a vigil to be done in a positive way, so only PEACE will be focused on.  We will not focus on anything negative, which is why we will not express anti-anything.

We will pray together for PEACE.

If anyone stops and asks us what we stand for, we will reply that we are for PEACE.  We will not discuss any personal political views, or make comments on any war, people, politicians, events, or conditions.  We are simply FOR PEACE.  They may join us if they wish to abide by our way of being, as outlined here.  

Prayer and positive thoughts have an effect.  We are a small group, even if everyone in our church joins us.  But our being FOR PEACE may influence others, who may influence others, who may influence others………

 Our PEACE Vigil will coincide with our monthly communion service.  As we take communion, we affirm our connection with Jesus, and all he taught and stood for.  PEACE is a very important part of his message to us.  Let us honor his teaching of love for ALL of our neighbors by expressing our desire for PEACE in the world.

 Please join this VIGIL FOR PEACE.   Please bring your own sign, keeping to the guidelines stated above.  But if you don’t have a sign, simply stand with us.  

As the numbers grow, people will be bringing their own signs to the vigil, so I want to remind everyone that the signs should say only "Peace" or "Pray for Peace".  As this is being done in a totally positive manner, I do not want to draw attention to any divisions between people, whether to groups we do not belong to, would not belong to, or even those we DO belong to.  A positive peace ministry is all inclusive and does not point out the divisions between "them" and "us", even though we are very happy to be "us".  So please do not put any designs or symbols on the signs that represent any particular group.  Something simple like a heart or a peace dove or flowers are fairly universal symbols and so leave no one out.  But even wonderful symbols that we love, such as the cross or the American flag or the Methodist cross & flame, represent only some people, not all people.  So please do not use such symbols on the signs.  I hope that you will be understanding of this request.

For further information, send email to howardlkahn@hotmail.com.  If you can’t make it every time, then be there some of the times.  And when you can’t be there in person, please join us in prayer from wherever you are.

 One hour, once a month.  Is PEACE worth it to you? 

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A flyer advertising the PEACE Vigil and inviting people to join us is available as a pdf file.  Contact Howard Kahn for a copy.

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Adult Sunday School Starts Sept 16 

The adult Sunday School class meets immediately after Friendship Hour.  This puts the starting time usually at 11:15.

Click this Adult link for a listing of recent and current subjects.

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CASS Luncheons
We serve CASS Luncheon once every three months on a Saturday morning.  We meet at church at 9:00 a.m. to prepare the meal, then transport it down to CASS Community Center and serve the meal to the homeless.  We are back at the church around 2:00 p.m.  Further information about this Outreach Ministry can be obtained from Nan Douglass (810) 229-9808 or Kathy Ballard (248) 624-7389..     Click for Pictures

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Dorcas Circle

Dorcas Circle: Regular monthly meetings are held in the church library on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.  All women of the church are invited to attend.  2008 officers are :  Co- Presidents: Sue Seelye and Chris McQuiston
Vice President:  Audrey Strauss
Secretary:  Dyanna Martin
Treasurer:  Barb Lewis

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Scrip Order Ongoing Fundraiser

Todd Phillips is in charge of Scrip orders and will announce periodically when he is going to place an order.  To plan ahead, following is the web address link for the scrip list so you can see every retailer available to us on the Scrip plan.  The list is searchable or you can just browse. Check it out.  Just click on the link below and it will take you to the list site..

http://www.glscrip.com/retailerlist/index.aspx?pfv=1

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