Pilgrimage Herald

Note change of Office Hours for the summer:
M-F, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Please call the church office if you are aware of persons hospitalized or in need of pastoral care. It is especially important to let the ministers know about out-of-town hospitals. Thank you for your help.

Please inform the church office of recent graduations, weddings, etc. We like to honor and keep track of our young people as they attain significant events in their lives. Let us know!

From the Board of Trustees Chair: Due to the construction on the Church House, no building use forms will be approved until closer to the completion of the Church House. The only exception will be for events scheduled by the church. Thank you for your understanding.

Calling or Crafter! (or, willing helpers!) The Harvest Fair isn't that far away when you think about it and I am chairing the Holiday Table. I am planning a craft night for Tuesday, August 9th at 7:00 at my house. I will have the ideas and supplies, I just need the extra hands to make it more fun! If you do not feel crafty but want to help anyway, we could use any supplies (CD's, bright colored tissue paper, straw hats, small dried or silk flowers) or decorations you want to donate - I will not say no to anything. Call me for directions or suggestions at 508-747-6460 and thanks for you help! Suzanne Anderson

Special Worship Service honoring Dan Spacek: Please mark your calendar and plant to join us for a special service of worship in honor of Dan Spacek on Sunday, August 28th at 10am. We have much to be thankful for in the three years of service he has provided us. Please help us honor him and wish him luck in his future endeavors!

First Women's Fellowship Event: I know August has only just begun, but we wanted to put a bee in your bonnets about the first fellowship event of the year. The annual Pilgrimage Women's Fellowship potluck dinner will feature a guest speaker this year on Monday, September 12 at 6:30pm. Keep an eye on the herald for upcoming details or call Jenny (508-747-7168) or Marna (781-826-2543).

Community Breakfasts at Pilgrim Hall Museum
New England's most historic community and America's oldest museum-it's a natural partnership! Pilgrim Hall Museum has been telling the Pilgrim story and bringing visitors to Plymouth since 1824. Please join us for breakfast and a chance to hear about Pilgrim Hall's past, present-and plans for the future including an expansion and multi-year building project!
Please plan to attend from 8am-9am on one (or more) of these dates:

Tuesday, August 16th
Wednesday, August 24th
Thursday, September 8th
Friday, September 16th

Pilgrim Hall Museum Library, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA 02360. RSVP to Elise Burgess at tel. 508-746-1620 ext 6 or email ekburg@adelphia.net.

Plymouth Chamber Music Festival:
August 4-6, 2005
Plimoth Plantation, Lynn Theater
Tickets: $9, Children Under 12 Free, Sold At Door, General Seating
Thursday, August 4, 2005, 8pm
Sonata For Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36 by
Edward Grieg (Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano); Duo for Cello and Violin, op. 7 by Zoltan Kodaly (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Jamie Fiste, cello); Serenade for String Trio, op. 10 by Ernst von Dohnanyi (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Seanad Dunigan-Chang, viola, Jamie Fiste, cello)
Friday, August 5, 2005, 8pm
Serenade in D Major by Ludwig von Beethoven (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Seanad Dunigan-Chang, viola, Jamie Fiste, cello); Variations on a Theme by Rossini for Cello and Piano by Bohuslav Martinu (Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano): Piano Trio in D minor, op. 49, No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn (Joanna Kurkowicz, violin, Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano)
Saturday, August 6, 2005, 8pm
Eligiac Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor by Rachmaninoff (Joanna Kurkowicz, violin, Jamie Fiste, cello, Rubia Santos, piano); Piano Trio in G Minor by Claude Debussy (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Jamie Fiste, cello, Rubia Santos, piano); Piano Quartet in E flat, op. 47 by Robert Schumann (Joanna Kurkowicz, violin Seanad Dunigan-Chang, viola, Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano)


garymarks@8townsquare.org	August, 2005	office@8townsquare.org
Volume LXXVII		No. 30
Dear Friends, As I sit to type this most of you are aware that Gary's surgery last week was quite successful and that he is currently home at Bloody Pond recuperating. On Sunday I inadvertently said that cards and letters should be sent to the "Newfield House." What I meant was the parsonage, which is on 20 Newfield St., not the senior care facility (although in some ways the parsonage is a senior care facility... for the SENIOR pastor!). While Gary continues to heal, the church will be in the capable hands of its several retired clergy. They will share preaching, pastoral care, and special worship duties during the month of August and perhaps into September. Please contact the church office if you have any questions about who is available during a given week. Anyway, I haven't got much more to say - I think I've said all there is to say over the past weeks. I can't express enough how much I have loved being with you as your minister these past three years. And while it is time to say farewell, and I will no longer be your minister, your love and friendship will always be a part of me. Peace and love to you all. And may you and your future Associate Pastor discover an abundant harvest of faith and friendship together. In Christ's Peace, © The Church of the Pilgrimage in Plymouth, MA Inc., all rights reserved.
PLEASE NOTE Flowers for the remainder of the Summer Services: July 31: In loving memory of my husband, Francis Meserve Hoyt. Given by Shirley Hoyt. August 7: In loving memory of Sarah Marks. Given by her family. August 14: In loving memory of Thelma & Nick Strassel. Given by their church family. September 4: In loving memory of our parents. Given by the Armstrongs. There are openings for pulpit flowers on August 21st, August 28th and September 18th. If you wish to honor or memorialize someone on that date with beautiful flowers in the sanctuary. Please call Kathy Marks 508-224-6297 for the dates in August or call Judy Mitchell 508-746-3459 for the September date.
CHURCH RECORD Surgeries: July 20, 2005 Rev. Gary Marks had successful surgery at Mass General. He is recuperating at home (Bloody Pond). July 20, 2005 David Kegel had successful surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. He is recuperating at home. Baptism: July 10, 2005 Rev. Dan baptized Harrison James Ottino in the church sanctuary. Weddings: July 9, 2005 Rev. Dan conducted a wedding service for Leah Thompson and David Cooper in the church sanctuary. July 23, 2005 Rev. Dan conducted a wedding service for Kim Buchanon and Jeffrey Nickerson in the church sanctuary. Funerals: July 16, 2005 Rev. Dan conducted a graveside service for Charles Ingalls Cooper at the Vine Hills cemetery. July 27, 2005 Rev Bill Fillebrown conducted a funeral for Barbara Sullivan in the church sanctuary.
SUNDAY WORSHIP All Sunday Worship Services will be held at 10:00 a.m.. The Order of Worship will be listed in the Bulletin, which will be distributed by the ushers. Crib Room care is available for infants and toddlers downstairs in the Mayflower Room during the Worship Hour. There will be no regular Church School classes until fall. Younger children, 3rd grade and under, are invited to attend a Bible Story/Craft Hour downstairs in Allerton Hall following their dismissal from the worship service. Older children are to remain in worship. All are invited to join us for Coffee Hour downstairs in Allerton Hall following the worship service.
NOTICES FOR AUGUST: Note change of Office Hours for the summer: M-F, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Please call the church office if you are aware of persons hospitalized or in need of pastoral care. It is especially important to let the ministers know about out-of-town hospitals. Thank you for your help. Please inform the church office of recent graduations, weddings, etc. We like to honor and keep track of our young people as they attain significant events in their lives. Let us know! From the Board of Trustees Chair: Due to the construction on the Church House, no building use forms will be approved until closer to the completion of the Church House. The only exception will be for events scheduled by the church. Thank you for your understanding. Calling or Crafter! (or, willing helpers!) The Harvest Fair isn't that far away when you think about it and I am chairing the Holiday Table. I am planning a craft night for Tuesday, August 9th at 7:00 at my house. I will have the ideas and supplies, I just need the extra hands to make it more fun! If you do not feel crafty but want to help anyway, we could use any supplies (CD's, bright colored tissue paper, straw hats, small dried or silk flowers) or decorations you want to donate - I will not say no to anything. Call me for directions or suggestions at 508-747-6460 and thanks for you help! Suzanne Anderson Special Worship Service honoring Dan Spacek: Please mark your calendar and plant to join us for a special service of worship in honor of Dan Spacek on Sunday, August 28th at 10am. We have much to be thankful for in the three years of service he has provided us. Please help us honor him and wish him luck in his future endeavors! First Women's Fellowship Event: I know August has only just begun, but we wanted to put a bee in your bonnets about the first fellowship event of the year. The annual Pilgrimage Women's Fellowship potluck dinner will feature a guest speaker this year on Monday, September 12 at 6:30pm. Keep an eye on the herald for upcoming details or call Jenny (508-747-7168) or Marna (781-826-2543). Community Breakfasts at Pilgrim Hall Museum New England's most historic community and America's oldest museum-it's a natural partnership! Pilgrim Hall Museum has been telling the Pilgrim story and bringing visitors to Plymouth since 1824. Please join us for breakfast and a chance to hear about Pilgrim Hall's past, present-and plans for the future including an expansion and multi-year building project! Please plan to attend from 8am-9am on one (or more) of these dates: Tuesday, August 16th Wednesday, August 24th Thursday, September 8th Friday, September 16th Pilgrim Hall Museum Library, 75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA 02360. RSVP to Elise Burgess at tel. 508-746-1620 ext 6 or email ekburg@adelphia.net. Plymouth Chamber Music Festival: August 4-6, 2005 Plimoth Plantation, Lynn Theater Tickets: $9, Children Under 12 Free, Sold At Door, General Seating Thursday, August 4, 2005, 8pm Sonata For Cello and Piano in A minor, op. 36 by Edward Grieg (Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano); Duo for Cello and Violin, op. 7 by Zoltan Kodaly (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Jamie Fiste, cello); Serenade for String Trio, op. 10 by Ernst von Dohnanyi (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Seanad Dunigan-Chang, viola, Jamie Fiste, cello) Friday, August 5, 2005, 8pm Serenade in D Major by Ludwig von Beethoven (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Seanad Dunigan-Chang, viola, Jamie Fiste, cello); Variations on a Theme by Rossini for Cello and Piano by Bohuslav Martinu (Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano): Piano Trio in D minor, op. 49, No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn (Joanna Kurkowicz, violin, Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano) Saturday, August 6, 2005, 8pm Eligiac Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor by Rachmaninoff (Joanna Kurkowicz, violin, Jamie Fiste, cello, Rubia Santos, piano); Piano Trio in G Minor by Claude Debussy (Wei Tsun Chang, violin, Jamie Fiste, cello, Rubia Santos, piano); Piano Quartet in E flat, op. 47 by Robert Schumann (Joanna Kurkowicz, violin Seanad Dunigan-Chang, viola, Laurien Laufman, cello, Rubia Santos, piano)
Summer Music Series at Church of the Pilgrimage Concerts are Tuesday evenings and begin at 8:00pm August 2 Easton Handbell Choir August 16 Casey Hannan, Piano August 23 Richard Hill, Organ There is no admission charge. Free will donations welcome.

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.