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Cefe6ratino 100 'YearsOf Love &- ServiceJury 2010%[ 2010Issue 7

Wright Congregational,United Church of Christ

4821 Franklin Rd.Boise, Idaho 83705

(208) 343-0292E-Mail:

wrightucC@qwestoffice.netWeb: wrightucc.com

Published Monthly,Mailed pre-paid at

Boise, IdahoPermit No. 127

***Ministers: All of Us

Pastor:Rev. Michael S. Black

Secretary:Robin Canning

Choir Director:Ron Apperson

Organist:Ginny Trapp

Child Care Attendant:Justice Flaherty

Board Chairman:Will Patterson

Moderator:Jo Elliott-Blakeslee

Youth Leader:Kate Hall

Custodian:Robin Canning

Pilgrim Cove BoardMembers:A1 Busche

Summer-June, July & AugustWorship at 10a.m.Fellowship11:30

Fall, Winter, SpringSchedule:

9:30 Adult Sunday Sch.10:45 Worship &

Children's Sunday Sch.Fellowship- Noon

Communion Served tbe 1stSunday of each month -No

Sunday Schools

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WELCOME TO JULY!A MONTH OF SUNDAYS (PLUS ONE) AT WRIGHT CHURCH

SUNDAY, JULY 410:00 AM - Worship And Celebration Service

Sermon Theme: "With Liberty And Justice For All"•

SUNDAY, JULY 11A CENTENNIAL SUNDAY

Welcoming Home And Honoring Our Past MinistersRev. Stacy Richards

Rev. Jim NolanRevs. Ted and Susan Huffman

10:00 AM Worship And Communion ServiceAfter Church: Potluck Dinner

SUNDAY, JULY 1810:00 AM - Worship And Celebration Service

Our Own Carl Van Slyke, Guest Worship Leader And SpeakerSermon Theme: "Pulling Together"

SUNDAY, JULY 2510:00 AM - Worship And Celebration Service

Guest Speaker: Rev. George GunnWorship Leader: Jim Morrow

SUNDAY, AUGUST 110:00 AM - Worship And Communion Service

Our Own Dr. Jo Elliott-Blakeslee, Guest Worship Leader And SpeakerDeacons Assisting In The Worship

********Special Children's Moment Every Sunday During WorshipK-6 Classes For Children Following The Special Moment

Youth GroupAfter ChurchChild Care For The Little Ones

Refreshments & Conversation Hour After Churchi

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A SPECIAL CENTENNIAL SUNDAY

JULY 11-10:00 AM

WE WELCOME HOME AND CELEBRATETHE LIVES AND MINISTRIES OF

OUR FORMER MINISTERS

Rev. Stacy Richards (1966-72)Rev. Jim Nolan (1973-84)

Revs. Ted and Susan Huffman (1985-95)

Be sure to be with us on Sunday Morning, July 11, to see,honor, and share memories with our several former pastors. Eachwill take part in the Worship Service, and then will be with us afterchurch at our fellowship dinner, during which time they have beeninvited to share more of their memories of Wright and their livesand ministries since. It will be a great day!

POTLUCK DINNER

Fellowship Chair Sandie Gillmore and her committee will provideturkey as a main dish, along with beverages. Everyone else is invited to bringtheir favorite side dish, salad, dessert, or whatever. Come and enjoy!

HUFFMAN ERA YOUTH GROUP REUNION

To crown this special weekend, all who were part of WrightYouth Groups during the pastorates of the Huffmans (1985-95) areinvited to a night of reunion and fun. Come to the church onSunday evening at 7:00 PM, bring your families, and prepare for agreat time!

SUMMER WORSHIP HOURS10:00 A.M.

FELLOWSHIP 11:00 A.M.

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PILGRIM COVE CAMP DATES"As God through the continued fellowship of Christ

Jesus blesses your life in 2010, may you find your wayto a summer camping program at Pilgrim Cove

July 11-17- Pilgrims/SojournersJuly 17-22- Exodus

July 29-Aug.l- Rainbow CampAug. 8-11-Women's Camp (Note new date)

Sept. 3-6- Family CampScholarships are available,

talk to Pastor Mike for details.Questions about work camps speak to Al Busche

**********Northwest Regional Women's Retreat IX

November 5-7, 2010Kah-Nee- Ta Resort, Warm Spring, Oregon

For more info about registration and workshops please visittbe website at www.nrwr-ucc.org

Come to tile Oasis ~"Our Affirmation of Spirit Inspiration and Soul" . I n

Our pantry is basically empty. Please Help.

MEN'S BREAKFASTSATURDAY, JULy 10, 2010

8:30A.M.All men of Wright Church and their guests are invitedto a wonderful breakfast and fellowship time on the

above Saturday.Steve Robbins or Dale Shoemaker, co-chairs

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Because of vacation schedules theAugust edition of the

Wright Ups will not reach you untilapproximately August 6.

All articles for that issue are due Tuesday,August 3rd.

Save the ·DatePlease join us Celebrate the zo" Anniversary of the

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Monday, July 26; 2010 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Capitol Park 601 W Jefferson, Boise ill I

Master of Ceremonies:Kelly Buckland, Executive DirectorNational Council on Independent Living(NCIL)

Contact Idaho Task Force on ADA at 344-5590

Booths!! Live Music!! Speakers!! Food Vendors!!

CENTENNIAL SIGNIFICAHere's the answer to last month's question: Marjorie Ruth Moon. She was first elected

State Treasurer in 1962, and served six terms, ending in 1986. When first elected, she lived inPocatello and was a longtime member there of our sister congregation, First Congregational UCe.Upon coming to Boise, she joined Wright and remained a member until her death in 1991.

THIS MONTH'S QUESTION:When we remodeled (1996-1998) one of our contractors (unbeknownst to us) put in a

secret cross t somewhere in the church-do you know where it is?

Book Club & Library NewsBook Club will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1,

in the church library. ""The Lost Quilter", by Jennifer Chiaverini.

The August 5 meeting will take place at the home of EthelFarnsworth at 1:00 p.m. (call 336-4883for directions.) Please

bring one or two selections of poetry you especially like to thismeeting. Something you have written will be

especially welcome.

Board of Directors meeting,Wednesday, July 21

at 7 pm in the social hall

NEWS FROM THE WOMEN:Women's Fellowship will not meet in June, July or August

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i CALLING ALL SINGLES! :I .

~ What a fun time we had at the "Great American Camp :I .

i Out" gathering. We played croquet, told ghost stories, :~storm stories, and how to protect yourself from door to :I .

! door salesman! We had a camp fire, barbequed and made:: s'mores. A camping display and screen tent were up and !. I

: we even had a couple of "bears" visiting. i

: There will be no gathering of the singles in July-: everyone is busy, busy, busy-however we will be: gathering on Saturday I August 7 for an old fashioned i! Ice Cream Social and fellowship time beginning at 6:30 :I .

! here at Wright. :1 We would like to invite our sister church's singles group, :: First Congregational to share with us. You bring the i. I

: toppings and we'll have the ice cream and beverages. i

: Contact Carol Rivers, 323-6043 if you need more details. :; ~._._._._._._.-._.-._._._._._._._._._._._'-'-'-'-'-'-'-._._._._._._._._._.-

NEW ADDRESSES FOR:Denise Steelman: 9729 W. Sleepy Hollow Ln.,

Boise, ill 83714. Her phone is the same

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and vacations begin .........•Mike & Tami will flyaway to the is-land of Kauai from July 15 to Aug. 3.

Aloha!

Worship attendance on:~une 6- 83

~une 13- 89~une 20- 90~une 27- 97

Ushers for ~uly :Dale Ramsey, Chuck Pond

Bob Horn

Communion-Julv 11Communion will be served during the

celebration of the former ministers.

Prepare/ServeDannet Hunt, Mary Jo Presley,

Dale & Mary Ellen Parsons

Caregivers:Laura Shockley, Dolores Wallace

Chuck & Meredith Pond

Altar Care & Altar Flower Care Taker:Jane Penrod

***************Ushers for August:

Dwain Baxter, Trevor Makinson,Cathy & Wes Andrews

Communion-August 1

Liturgist:Carl Van Slyke

Prepare & ServeClay & Laura ShockleyChuck & Meredith Pond

Caregivers:Amy Linkert, Carol Card,

Mary Jo Presley, Dolores Wallace

Altar Care & Alter Flower Care Taker:Mary Ellen Parsons

~ COMMUNITY~ SUPPER

Thursday,July 22~2010.

Sign Up sheet for you help will beavailable the Sunday before the

dinner. Please help .The cost per month for foods to serve our monthly

supper is approximately $100.00. Any and alldonations are greatly appreciated.

Please note Bench Supper on your check.

NEWS FROM AND FOR THE CONGREGATIONWhat A Month We Had!

And More Still To Come All Summer!

--What a great time we all had at this year's Luau and Silent Auction! Thanks asalways to the Tauati's for all the food and dancing-the best ever. We had about 175people present who enjoyed the fun and great weather! Thanks to everyone who put intheir time and energy and devotion to make this such a success! And, the Silent Auctionhad a record 71 items that you all donated-an incredible variety of interesting things thatyou gave/made/offered! A total of $1,801 was raised through the Auction for the church.

In addition to all the items you gave personally, we want to acknowledge thosebusinesses who generously made donations for the auction: Black Diamond Compost;Craig's Carpet Cleaning; Dawson Taylor Coffee; EI-J Plumbing; Pier 49 Pizza; and AtzaPizza.

--Centennial Sunday, June 27, saw a wonderful outpouring of love and memory aswe celebrated all who were married at our church or married elsewhere by one of our pastministers. Almost 20 couples were recognized and honored. Special mention should bemade of one couple in particular: Agnes and Jerry Schwarzhoff were married on July 3,1938, by Rev. L.G. Knight-and they celebrate their 72nd Anniversary this week!

--Don't miss our next major Centennial event, Sunday, July 11: We welcome homeand honor all our former ministers: Stacy Richards (1966-72), Jim Nolan (1973-84), andTed and Susan Huffman (1985-95). I am extremely humbled to stand in this line of thesefine people. Come and be with them, not only during worship, but for the potluck dinnerfollowing, during which each of them will share with us their memories of their time atWright and tell of their lives and ministries since. One sad note: We just received wordlast week that Rev. Wim Meyer (1961-65) passed away at age 95 at a Care Center inCalifornia. Our love and prayers to his family.

--Joy Chapman continues her rehab at Life Care of Valley View following herrecent heart attack. Also, Mary Lu Harder is in the same facility rehabbing from a recentfall which fractured a knee cap. Love to both of them.

--So glad to note that Nettie Adkins is home and doing very well following herextensive back surgery. Know that we are thinking of you.

--Tom Eubanks continues slow and steady recovery from his recent heart valvesurgery. You and your family are in our prayers.

--Kathy Smith will undergo lower back surgery this week (July 1) at St. AI'sHospital. We wish you complete success and a fast recovery.

--Congratulations to Trevor Wallace (Dolores Wallace's grandson) and SamanathaDavis upon their upcoming wedding on August 21! See their invitation in this issue.

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(NEWS CONTINUED)

--We owe Property Chairs Dale Shoemaker and Frank Capshaw some extra-specialthanks for all the work they had to do around the church this last month: First, our UnitedWater Bill came and showed 10 times the normal usage of water! A leak was found (noeasy task), and we had a big crew of men start digging, including Dale, Frank, WillPatterson, Jim Morrow, Larry Gillmore, and others. Plumber called, leak permanentlyfixed, and hole refilled!

--If that wasn't enough frustration, almost immediately, kitchen drains becamecompletely plugged. Again, Frank and Dale rode to the rescue, and got us flowing again.

--Thinking they were ready for a vacation, the next day major leaks were discoveredin our sprinkler system lines! Again these two dug and dug and dug through rocks anddirt and tree roots, replaced many feet of water lines, and got us up and running again.(Finally, we're able to really pour the water on our somewhat beleaguered-looking Iawn.)

--AND THEN ..•If you thought the sanctuary was a little hot last Sunday, that'sbecause it was! The Air Conditioner compressor wouldn't work! Thankfully, our regularHeat and AC Service Company was able to do a relatively minor repair, and we should becoolon the 4th of July and beyond. Take a well-deserved break, guys!

--While Tami and I are on vacation from July 14-August 3, I hope you will all bepresent each Sunday for worship to hear and be inspired by a very special lineup of guestspeakers.

--On Sunday, July 18, our own Carl Van Slyke will be the Worship Leader andGuest Speaker. Carl has been such a wonderful addition to our congregation! He is a manof great devotion and a terrific speaker.

--On Sunday, July 25, Rev. George Gunn, will bring the morning message. Our JimMorrow will be the Worship Leader. George is a longtime UCC Minister and is currentlya member of the Board of the Central Pacific Conference.

--And on Sunday, August 1, our beloved Dr. Jo Elliott-Blakeslee will be the WorshipLeader and Guest Speaker, with assistance from several of our Deacons. Dr. Jo always hassuch warm and powerful messages, and you won't want to miss it!

--Here are some of the other Centennial Events still to come: Sunday, Aug~st 15, anextra special Christmas In August; The weekend of September 18 & 19, we invite all whowere baptized at Wright, attended Sunday School or Youth Groups here to be with us onthat Sunday-Plus a special reunion of PF'ers from the 50's and 60's on Saturday levening,September 18. - We host the Annual Idaho Association of the UCC on Friday, September24 and Saturday, September 25.-And then, the Culmination Celebration on lOIlOto!

--Join me and our Deacons in remembering and praying for some other of our dearfriends in Christ who are mostly homebound: Lillian Brandt, Ethel Voorhees, rirginiaScholl, Alice Spielman, Lois McCurdy, Doris Evans, Gladys Eller, Sammy Musselman.Give them a call or send a card or make a visit-that will be a great gift to them! I

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: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 to 1:30 :They will meet, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in the garden for groundworking, in our kitchen for culinary skillsllunch and in our social haJJfor book

work, group discussions and activities.The farm stand is open of Wednesdays.

Volunteers are always welcome to lend a hand in any area.Weeds love volunteers :)

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Dear Association members and Pilgrim Cove Owners

i You efforts at and in support of camp are more valuable thani you may know. Thank you so, so much. The crew from Wright li Church included: Steve, Debbie & Casey Robbins, iIAl & Pete Busche, Kim, Michael & Katie Salwasser- Trammell, i1 Janine & Aubrey Balfour, & Jim Morrow. 1

I Helen, Interim Camp Manager !t _ .1

IOOTH ANNIVERSARYCOMMEMORATIVE ITEMS

FOR SALEGet Yours Today

T-SHIRT, PLATES, MUGSOr all three/or just $30.00

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From the TreasurerThe month of May was more positive withthe Income exceeding the expenses by asmall amount, which helped the year to date

totals.

April Balance $ (413.15)May Income $ 10,629.30May Expense - 10,523.19Balance to date (307.03)Thank you for your generous giving to thechurch and its missions

Janice Aa9aard, Treasurer

It is witli great pride andjoy tliat'limotfry anti 1?.P6inDaoisInvite you to taf(§part in

Cefe6ratillfJ tlie matriaqe of tlieir daugliter,

Samanatha (j)onn (j)avis'1'0

Treoor (J)onovan Walliue

Son of :Jrlona:Jrlyersand tfie Late iJ3ratiford'WatraceOn Saturday, August 21, 2010Eieoen. 0 'cwcftin tlie morninq

Laf(§ Lowefls louer dam recreataion ared'15000CJ<j.verside«»:

CaUwe{[,I([JDress for tlie weatfier, reception tofollow

PLUS don't forget to pick up yourFREE commemorative PEN

Notes From The Board

As we approach the 4th of July, we salute those who havesacrificed to protect our freedom. We thank God for our brave menand women, throughout the ages, who have served so we may befree. Mary Jo Presley opened our meeting reminding us of our debtsto our service men and women. Thanking God they have won thefreedom that we may worship freely, we conducted the business ofthe Church.

We had a wonderful time at the Luau. Once again thank you tothe Tauati's and their friends for putting on a fine evening. The foodwas excellent, the entertainment was exciting, and it was fun to seeall the members and friends of Wright who attended.

Thank you the property committee for all the behind thescenes work you do to keep our building in good repair. Fromchanging out lights, to fixing plumbing, landscaping, and a thousandother projects we thank you, with out your service we would nothave the safe and clean building which we all enjoy.

Summer has finally arrived. Run, play, and enjoy the summer.Please make some time to join us in worship. Each of us adds to thestrength of our Church, and we are all needed in our on way.

100 years of Wright. We have enjoyed the activities' plannedby our committee, and look forward to future events.

We give thanks to God for the freedoms we are allowed toenjoy.

Respectfully submitted,Will Patterson, Board Chair

July 2010Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursdav Fridav Saturday

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1-Book Club

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'=f' 8:30Men's Fellowship

Independence Day breakfast

•••••10:00- Worship, 5:30 BUGS board

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Youth Group 7:00 Alanon-Alateen

l!!J 12 13 14 15 16 17Ministers Sunday I BUGS I I BUGS I I BUGS I

10:00Worship,Mike & Tami onCommunion

11:00: Pot Luck Fellowship vacation-bye

Youth Group 2:30 NAMI i7:00 Past Youth Group 6:00 Huntington'sGathering with Huffman'S 7:00 Alanon-Alateen

Group Meeting

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10:00Worship with I BUGS I I BUGS I I BUGS ICarl Van Slyke

11:00: Fellowship,Youth Group I 7:00 Board of I I 6:00 Community

IDirectors Meeting Bench Supper7:00 Alanon-Alateen

[ill 26 27 28 29 30 3110:00 Worship with I BUGS I I BUGS I

Jim Morrow andGeorge Gunn

11:00: FellowshipYouth Group 7:00 Alanon-Alateen

IAugust 1 I10:00Worship withJo Elliott-Blakeslee

11:00 FellowshipYouth Group

Wright Community Congregational ChurchUnited Church of Christ4821 Franklin RoadBoise, 10 83705(208) 343-0292

A Non-ProfitOrganizationu.s. PostagePAIDBoise, IdahoPermit No. 127

Happy BirthdaysJuly 2010

l-Carlyle BriggsRobin Cann.ingBrandon Hyder

3-Samantha Ingraham4-Ken Farnsworth

LaVerne Collard7-Alex Bastow9-Jerry SchwarzhoffII-Kathy Smith12- Larry Gillmore13-Ben Watson15- Janine Balfour16-Jennifer Makinson

Joy Chapman20-Carol Card22- Janice Aagaard24- Betty Ramsey

Sammy Musselman30-Heather Watson

Happy AnniversaryJuly 2010

3-Agnes & Jerry SchwarzhoffI3-Debbie & Steve Robbins25- Tami & Mike Black

I Return Service Requested I

""~ SIGN UPS ARE NEEDED FOR Bf. I COFFEEHO.URANDAL.TARFLOWERS \,." ".:." ~ SHEETS ARE DOWNSTAIRS

Thanks to everyone who agrees to help out on Sunday Mornings,as of this writing these folks are covering these areas:

July 4:Greeters: Marilyn Williams & Carol Mansfield

Flowers: Jo Elliott-BlakesleeCoffee Hour:

July 11:Greeters: LaVerne ColJard & Carol Rivers

Flowers: Agnes ThayerCoffee Hour: Pot Luck lunch

July 18:Greeters: Mary Ellen & Dale Parsons

Flowers: Dolores WallaceCoffee Hour: Janice Aagaard

July 25:Greeters: Willard & Bethene Dykes

Flowers: Jane PenrodCoffee Hour: