Pilgrimage Herald

MISSIONS AND OUTREACH NEWS--
The Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse: Please contribute cereal and fruit this week.
Crop Walk: October 23, 2005 from 12:30-3:30pm. For pledge forms to walk, or to sponsor walkers, please see someone from the youth group or a member of Missions and Outreach during coffee hour.

Gifts of the Heart School Kits: The grand total of kits sent on the Church World Service is 115. THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS TREMENDOUS RESPONSE.

Neighbors in Need: There will be a special offering this Sunday to support the United Church of Christ's American Indian Ministry, Hunger Action Ministry and work of justice and compassion throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

New Member Classes: Rev. Marks and The Membership and Evangelism Committee are together planning to offer a series of three classes for people interested in "owning the Covenant" with us in church membership. The classes will be held for one hour following morning worship. The first class will be held on October 16th at a location to be announced. (It may be in the restored Church House)! Childcare will be provided during the meetings. If you have an interest in joining us in ministry please let Rev. Marks know or phone the church office (508-746-3026).

Harvest Fair News: The fair is less than 3 weeks away and we are in need of volunteers to help out with setting up and volunteers for working on tables during the fair. If you have a few hours the day of the fair, October 29th or Friday, the 28th we need you! And your help would be greatly appreciated. A few tables are also in need of things: American Girl Doll Table is looking for any gently used clothes for dolls or Bitty Baby dolls or doll accessories. Please call Marilyn Colburn at 746-8690. The Bubbles and Bath Table is looking for any pretty hand towels, soaps, lotions etc. Please contact Barbara Northrop at 781-582-2050 if you can help in this area. The Linens and Things Table is looking for any linens such as tablecloths, napkins, doilies, placemats, table runners etc. We are also looking for any sewing items such as pillows, runners etc. that anyone may have. Contact is Gail David at 746-9182. Debby Porter is looking for kitchen help for the Harvest Fair Luncheon. She does such a wonderful job with this, serving lobster rolls and other yummy items for lunch. Please call her or speak to her in church if you could help her out. Her phone number is 746-4109. Remember to pick up your raffle tickets at church on Sunday. Dave Cowie has done a lot of work on this and we have a lot of great prizes to be won this year. This raffle brings in one quarter of the total funds of the fair. Let's keep it going. Pick up tickets to sell to friends, neighbors, colleagues and yourself and have a chance to win a fantastic prize. Thank you Dave for all your hard work! There will be a final Harvest Fair Meeting on October 17th at 7pm at Laura Curtin's home, 10 Kristin Road. Call for directions if need be 746-7761. Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to help with the fair and to all of you who work so hard year after year on your tables! It is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Laura Curtin

Annual Halloween Dinner Dance: This year we will be having a Pot Luck Supper and Dance on Friday evening, October 28, 2005. Dessert, Salad, Rolls and a Beverage will be provided as well as an evening of Halloween fun. You are asked to bring a main dish to be shared that does not include nuts or shellfish (we are concerned about those who may have allergies). Be sure to label the dish with a description of the dish and your name so the container can be returned to you. It might be fun to add the recipe for those who would like a copy to use at some future date. The cost for the evening will be $3 per person with a $10 maximum for a family of four or more. We hope that you will come in costume and join in the "parade." Eugene Distefano has agreed to be our master of ceremonies this year and has some interesting things planned. Sign-ups will begin this Sunday and continue for the month. Don't miss this event. It is a staple for our Harvest Fair weekend and is always a great time.

Habitat for Humanity: On Saturday, October 8 from 9am to 2pm Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth is having a Harvest Craft Fair at Memorial Hall. It will include 31 crafters, clowns, Habitat items. Come support this worthwhile cause.

Thank you from Ruth: Ruth Belcher thanks everyone for birthday greetings and good wishes on October 2nd.


garymarks@8townsquare.org	October 9 , 2005	office@8townsquare.org
Volume LXXVII		No. 29
Dear Friends, Since I've returned to church after my surgery I have had several tours of our Church House to see the progress being made. Last week Larry Foster gave a tour of the building to a few who will be working with young people there. I, along with the others, could hardly believe that we were in the "old" Church House! (Larry, by the way, has been overseeing the project almost every day since it has started. He deserves, with may others, a great deal of praise for what he accepts as a labor of love for the Church of Christ). The building is so dramatically different from what it was that I've even suggested that we change its name. There aren't many who have positive remembrances of the building by its present name! No matter what becomes of the idea of a name change, I have been impressed by the dedicated ardor of the many people involved in the Capital Campaign and with all who have planned the layout of the building, and have executed those plans. I am more than impressed, I am inspired! The office space, meeting space, classrooms, the large open space now on the second floor, the storage rooms, the kitchen, et.al. have all reflected suggestions made and have taken into account the space we need for ministry and for possible future uses for new avenues of ministry. You have probably heard the old adage that a camel is an animal designed by a committee. Church House was designed by many committees and, evidently by divine intervention, because it completely defies the wisdom of the camel-adage! I can't wait for all of you to see how lovely and efficient a really bad space has become! The Church House as reconfigured is a spiritual calling at The Church of the Pilgrimage. Christian education has always been among our top priorities along with our worship of God who speaks to us still in risen life of Christ. In November we will welcome a new settled associate minister who, with me, will "labor in this vineyard" to honor those priorities. I spoke with Heather a few days ago and she is excited about he possibilities there are for growth in the Spirit at The Church of the Pilgrimage. She has been, frantically in fact, planning her service of ordination at the U.C.C. church in Minnesota. She will be ordained today (October 9, 2005)! In all sincerity and humility Heather asked that you pray for her and to remember her especially at 3:00pm when the "hands" of those ordaining her are placed on her head. Heather is a very spiritually-minded young woman. She accepts her ordination in complete solemnity appropriate to one who is called by God to serve the ever unfolding truth of God's living presence of the Risen One. Please pray for her. Please thank God for her. The days, weeks, years ahead promise to be spirit-filled at The Church of the Pilgrimage. Give all praise to God! Love, © The Church of the Pilgrimage in Plymouth, MA Inc., all rights reserved.
Sunday, October 9, 2005-Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Morning Worship: 10:00am, Rev. Gary L. Marks preaching. Flowers: In loving memory of Suzie Saunders. Given by Jean and Bob Campbell.
CHURCH RECORD Wedding: On September 30, 2005 Elizabeth Kallio and Seth LaCivita were married in the church sanctuary. On October 1, 2005 Matthew Doran and Sunny C. MacAllister were married in the sanctuary. Recuperating: Gail Mason is recuperating at home. Bruce Allen's surgery has been delayed because of an infection.
HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR SPECIAL $10 DRAWING TICKETS??? Only 100 tickets will be sold. Here are the prizes you could win..... Picnic Basket with Quilt and Goodies from Diana Budge 2 Tickets-Holiday Pops (12/11/05) from Plymouth Philharmonic 2 Tickets-Patriot's v. Dolphins (1/1/06) from Rev. Dan Spacek Weekend at Williams Inn-Dinner& Breakfast from Williams Inn Cane Rocking Chair from Richard & Dorothy Crowell 1 week Time Share, details to follow from Ken & Alice Heckman Drawing tickets (6 tickets for $5) are also available-Over $1,500 in prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the Harvest Fair-see Dave Cowie for tickets, take some to sell to your relatives, neighbors, friends and co-workers. This is a major fund-raiser for the Church and a great opportunity to win some valuable prizes and gift certificates! (You do not have to be present to win! You just need to purchase tickets to be included.)
THIS WEEK Mon., Oct. 10: Columbus Day, Church Office Closed; Aerobics, Allerton Hall, 9am; Pilgrim Festival Chorus Rehearsal, Sanctuary, 7-10p. Tue. Oct. 11: Aerobics, Allerton Hall, 6:30pm. Wed, Oct. 12: Aerobics, Allerton Hall, 9am; Girl Scouts and Daisy Troops, Allerton Hall, 3:30-6pm; Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary, 7:30pm. Thurs, Oct. 13: Aerobics, Allerton Hall, 6:30pm. Fri., Oct. 14: Aerobics, Allerton Hall, 9am; Guild Luncheon, Allerton Hall, 1-3pm Sat., Oct. 15: Wedding, Sanctuary, 5pm. Notice: Rev. Markses office hours will be posted in future Heralds. We are at this point still quite unsettled in our office situation, but that will soon be resolved when we are in our splendid new space in Church House. Please call 508-746-3026 when you want to reach him. The church secretary is also still between her new office space and the Unitarian Parish House. The office phone number is the one above and is the same as before reconstruction. The inconvenience we experience now will soon be at an end and we'll be settled in our fabulous "new" administrative/educational building.
PLEASE NOTE : MISSIONS AND OUTREACH NEWS-- The Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse: Please contribute cereal and fruit this week. Crop Walk: October 23, 2005 from 12:30-3:30pm. For pledge forms to walk, or to sponsor walkers, please see someone from the youth group or a member of Missions and Outreach during coffee hour. Gifts of the Heart School Kits: The grand total of kits sent on the Church World Service is 115. THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS TREMENDOUS RESPONSE. Neighbors in Need: There will be a special offering this Sunday to support the United Church of Christ's American Indian Ministry, Hunger Action Ministry and work of justice and compassion throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. New Member Classes: Rev. Marks and The Membership and Evangelism Committee are together planning to offer a series of three classes for people interested in "owning the Covenant" with us in church membership. The classes will be held for one hour following morning worship. The first class will be held on October 16th at a location to be announced. (It may be in the restored Church House)! Childcare will be provided during the meetings. If you have an interest in joining us in ministry please let Rev. Marks know or phone the church office (508-746-3026). Harvest Fair News: The fair is less than 3 weeks away and we are in need of volunteers to help out with setting up and volunteers for working on tables during the fair. If you have a few hours the day of the fair, October 29th or Friday, the 28th we need you! And your help would be greatly appreciated. A few tables are also in need of things: American Girl Doll Table is looking for any gently used clothes for dolls or Bitty Baby dolls or doll accessories. Please call Marilyn Colburn at 746-8690. The Bubbles and Bath Table is looking for any pretty hand towels, soaps, lotions etc. Please contact Barbara Northrop at 781-582-2050 if you can help in this area. The Linens and Things Table is looking for any linens such as tablecloths, napkins, doilies, placemats, table runners etc. We are also looking for any sewing items such as pillows, runners etc. that anyone may have. Contact is Gail David at 746-9182. Debby Porter is looking for kitchen help for the Harvest Fair Luncheon. She does such a wonderful job with this, serving lobster rolls and other yummy items for lunch. Please call her or speak to her in church if you could help her out. Her phone number is 746-4109. Remember to pick up your raffle tickets at church on Sunday. Dave Cowie has done a lot of work on this and we have a lot of great prizes to be won this year. This raffle brings in one quarter of the total funds of the fair. Let's keep it going. Pick up tickets to sell to friends, neighbors, colleagues and yourself and have a chance to win a fantastic prize. Thank you Dave for all your hard work! There will be a final Harvest Fair Meeting on October 17th at 7pm at Laura Curtin's home, 10 Kristin Road. Call for directions if need be 746-7761. Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to help with the fair and to all of you who work so hard year after year on your tables! It is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Laura Curtin Annual Halloween Dinner Dance: This year we will be having a Pot Luck Supper and Dance on Friday evening, October 28, 2005. Dessert, Salad, Rolls and a Beverage will be provided as well as an evening of Halloween fun. You are asked to bring a main dish to be shared that does not include nuts or shellfish (we are concerned about those who may have allergies). Be sure to label the dish with a description of the dish and your name so the container can be returned to you. It might be fun to add the recipe for those who would like a copy to use at some future date. The cost for the evening will be $3 per person with a $10 maximum for a family of four or more. We hope that you will come in costume and join in the "parade." Eugene Distefano has agreed to be our master of ceremonies this year and has some interesting things planned. Sign-ups will begin this Sunday and continue for the month. Don't miss this event. It is a staple for our Harvest Fair weekend and is always a great time. Habitat for Humanity: On Saturday, October 8 from 9am to 2pm Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth is having a Harvest Craft Fair at Memorial Hall. It will include 31 crafters, clowns, Habitat items. Come support this worthwhile cause. Thank you from Ruth: Ruth Belcher thanks everyone for birthday greetings and good wishes on October 2nd.


Clerk - Lois Post; Moderator - Steven Triffletti; Treasurer - David Kegel; Collector - Debra Richters Music Director - William B Richter; Organist - Chandler Gregg Secretary - Shellie McCormack; Sexton - Tony Nightingale; World Mission Emphasis - Heifer Project International; Church Building Telephone - (508) 747-1341.