THE HUMAN TOUCH
'Tis the human touch in this world that counts,
The touch of your hand and mine,
Which means far more to the fainting heart
Than shelter and bread and wine;
For shelter is gone when the night is over
And bread lasts only a day,
But the touch of the hand and the
sound of the voice
Sing on in the soul always.
Spencer Michael Free
PERSON TO PERSON CONCERNS
Frances Dean was a patient at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. Robert Duckworth was a patient at Stony Brook University Hospital and is now on dialysis three days a week. Jan Bradley was hospitalized at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital battling pneumonia. Michael Jansson had surgery for placement of ear tubes and hernia repair. Our condolences to the Sitler family on the death of Carol’s aunt in North Carolina and to the Raynor family on the death of Thelma’s brother Thomas Underwood.
JOTTINGS
The Board of Trustees asks that you prepay your pledge if you plan to be away for any length of time. Church expenses are ongoing.
The Soup kitchen continues to serve meals every Wednesday at 5 p.m. throughout the summer and the Food pantry is ongoing on Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Donations of non-perishable food items are always welcome and you are reminded especially of the Adult Food Donations on the first of every month.
Donations to the Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (SCCADV) are ongoing. Place them in the basket in the Reception room.
A sign up chart for ushering is on the table in the Reception Room. Choose a date you would like to serve the church in this capacity.
Just another reminder that “Pennies for Peace” is still ongoing. We will continue to collect your pennies throughout the summer months. You can place them in the orange bucket in the Reception Room or bring them to the office during the week.
REMINDER
Kathy Ljungqvist, Administrative Assistant, will be updating the Church Directory. Please email or call the office with any changes or additions to the directory. LAST CALL!!
THANK YOU
As you come in the front of the church you might have noticed the beautiful gardens. Along with beautiful gardens come weeds. Marcie Deedy has tackled the difficult job of pulling all the weeds, and sometimes doing it at 5:30 in the morning! Marcie you are a trooper to do this during the hottest summer we’ve had in a long time. We will continue to accept your donations to help defray the cost of purchasing the plants and maintaining them. There is a donation container in the Reception Room.
Selma Jaber would like to thank all those who came out to see her perform as "Rosie" in "Bye Bye Birdie". This fall Selma will perfom in "Rent". Stay tuned for more details.