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Text Box: Congregational Meeting June 1st 5 pm Mark your calendars now for our Annual Congregational Meeting to hear Committee Year-End Reports - Sunday, June 1 - 5 pm beginning with our famous Pot Luck Supper. This gathering is always a time of celebration and thanksgiving as well as wonderful fellowship.

Text Box: Greetings, This month I am writing to ask each of you to hold the date of Thursday, MAY 29 (7:30 pm). For many months now I have been working with Father Henry Petter and other Plano clergy who have been concerned that our community not turn ugly towards undocumented immigrants in the manner of other towns in North Texas. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is

Text Box: the site for an Immigration Forum where the esteemed Ernesto Cortes has accepted the invitation to be our keynote speaker. Much more is being planned and will be shared in separate communications. If you care about the quality of life in Plano and the attitude we project towards others, this event

Text Box: In This Issue — VBS Sneak Peek—Page 2 Forever 39—Page 5 Summer Services—Page 2 Kudos for Kids—Page 6 Silent Auction Report—Page 3 Senior Reception—Page 7 “High & Heavenly Tea” — Page 4 GEMM Update — Page 10

Text Box: On May 11 we will join with the whole Church of Jesus Christ in celebrating one of the great festivals of our faith. Pentecost celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit which energizes the life of the church for worship and ministry. The “meaning” of Pentecost returns us to the birth of the Church, and the reception of the Spirit for courage of faith, equipping with gifts, and sending in mission. The “mood” of Pentecost is one of joy, playfulness, surprise, and thanksgiving. The “witness” of

Text Box: Pentecost is to the inclusive nature of the church, the giftedness of each member, the confidence of the church

in proclaiming and sharing the Good News of God through Jesus Christ, and the hospitality of the church in welcoming all those who come seeking after God.

Our Pentecost will be

Text Box: Pentecost Service May 11 10:30 AM (one service only)

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marked by a musical, visual, and ritual extravagance through which we enact the meaning of this profound festival day.

With Pentecost falling on the second Sunday of May, we will also observe the ministry of our FOOD BASKET where worshipers bring gifts of sustenance for the needy of our community. The burden of rising food costs has increased the hardship on those unemployed, underemployed, or homeless. Please remember to bring with you

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