Even though it’s a long weekend and it seems like it would be a great time to just lounge around – I hope you’ll consider spending an hour or so with us at Worship on Sunday at 8:15 and/or 10:45a.m. We’ll be celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion and Pastor Gary will preach on the theme “Way Down In the Hole.” We look forward to seeing you!
No House Church this Sunday night. We’ll resume on September 12!
Congratulations go out to Kelli Whitman who has been called to the pastorate at Pride’s Corner Congregational Church in Westbrook, Maine. Kelli, the daughter of Pastor Jeffrey & Randy Whitman, grew up at Colonial Park UCC and as been “in-care” of our church while attending Eden Theological Seminary. We wish her well and look forward to her Ordination.
September Messenger
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Kathy Neely in Main Page, Newsletters, Worship and ArtsCheck out all that’s going to be happening around the church in September by reading The Messenger.
September 12 is the “official” return to church from Summer Vacation! We plan to knock your 
socks off with traditional worship at 8:15 a.m. followed by Pancakes & Sunday School.
Come hear about our new educational programs for the fall! At the 10:45 worship we’re pleased to welcome back the musical group 3:12, who will provide much of the days music. After church stay and mingle with us for a Free Pancake Brunch!
Everyone WELCOME!
I’d Rather Be…. & Visualize Whirled Peas
Posted: 30th August 2010 by Kathy Neely in Main Page, SermonsThe summer sermon series entitled “Bumper Sticker Theology” continued on August 22 with “I’d Rather Be…” and August 29 with “Visualize Whirled Peas.” Click on the links below to listen to these sermons!
10-0822 I’d Rather Be 10-0829 Visualize Whirled Peas
Just because you’re away doesn’t mean you have to miss out on worship. If you’d like to hear the entire service, please contact the office and we can provide you with a CD of the worship service.
No matter who you are….
Posted: 28th August 2010 by Kathy Neely in External Mission, Worship and ArtsNo matter who your are or where you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here!
Join us for worship on every Sunday at 8:15 & 10:45 a.m. and/or for House Church at 6:00p.m.
This week between the morning services our Mission Trip Group will have a presentation about their adventures to the Morgan Scott Project in Tennessee in late July. Come check it out – maybe you’ll decide to be part of next summer’s excursion!
Ella, the Morgan-Scott Mission project coordinator, sent a wonderful note to the church. I’ve typed it for you below.
I do not have enough words to express my appreciation for all the hard work you all did at the family home. You made a difference and you did it with love.
Each time I talk to the family they talk about how grateful and thankful they are for what you all did. There is a look of wonder on their faces when they talk about you all and how good their home looks. I think they’ve inivted all their family & friends over to check it out.
Thanks for the furniture and the money and many, many thanks to Greg for the 2 new refrigerators.
Love to you all. You’re the greatest!
God Bless, Ella.
The Chautauqua Institution was formed in 1874 to train Sunday School teachers. It became an ecumenical Christian 
community almost immediately, with many denominations (including ours) establishing houses on the campus. Over the years it organized itself around the four pillars of The Arts, Education, Religion and Recreation. It eventually opened itself to others and now includes houses for Roman Catholics and Jews, works to include Muslims in its Abrahamic Traditions program. Historic and beautiful, Chautauqua is a magical and faith-filled place.
My program was sponsored by the Religion Department under the direction of the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, a key leader in both the National and World Councils of Churches. The program faculty included a number of notable clergy leaders, and the class itself consisted of 13 new clergy from as far away as Santa Fe and spanning a denominational range from a married couple serving a National Baptist church on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to a Roman Catholic Deacon (ordained clergy in that tradition) from Long Island, New York.
Our program added special programming to the already packed Chautauqua schedule… we had small group sessions with the faculty to discuss issues of ministry, met with top leaders and scholars who happened to be on campus, including a session with Karen Armstrong to discuss her internationally acclaimed “Charter for Compassion.”
The main program for the week focused on Sacred Space, with speakers from the documentarian Ken Burns to Bonnie Burnham, president of the World Monuments Fund. The afternoon lecture series focused on Jerusalem as shared sacred space and included Muslim, Jewish and Christian speakers, including a member of the Knesset who is working actively to establish a shared approach to peace.
And of course there was worship… Christian services every morning with the Rev. Dr. Calvin Butts, pastor of Harlem’s historic Abyssinian Baptist Church, an interfaith service, worship in our denominational houses… and concerts, oh the concerts! Every evening there were multiple music and arts offerings…
The New Clergy Program is funded by generous donors and gave me knowledge, books, and most important, dear friends and colleagues…
Let me encourage you all to consider the Chautauqua Institution in your plans for next summer. It will lose its Christian character if Christians stop going! And with three houses on campus, the UCC offers a good selection of affordable accommodations. You can find more information at ciweb.org.
Pastor Bonita’s sermon this week “God Bless America” is part of the Summer Sermon Series on Bumper Sticker Theology. If you weren’t able to attend church or if you just want to listen to it again, click the link below.
The worship services are also available on CD for those who want them. Many of our home bound disciples receive a CD copy along with the bulletin each week. This ministry enables them to stay connected even though they can’t physically be with us. If you know of someone who might be interested, please talk to them about this ministry and if they’d like to recieve a copy each week ask them to call the church office (545-3782).
Thanks to your support in donating 40+ kits to the Church World Service (CWS) Gift of the Heart Kit Program this year.
Since the earthquake in Haiti, CWS has provided more than 31,000 Hygiene kits, 5,400 Baby Care Kits and more than 4,000 Blankets. For medical support CWS has provided 60 boxes of medical supplies. Each box contains enough medicine and supplies to treat the routine illnesses of approximately 1,000 adults and children for approximately two months when placed in a rural clinic.
Together, we help people rebuild a life of hope. Your support of CWS Kits helps meet the needs in the wake of catastrophe and conveys the consoling message that they are not alone in their struggle to recover. Kits are a gift of hope in time of need.
AARP Pennsylvania was pleased to have the opportunity to work with Colonial Park United Church of Christ on our June 22 “Fight Fraud – Shred Instead” event. The church parking lot was a convenient, accessible destination for area residents to bring documents to be shredded, and Kathy Neely and the church custodian, Ed Fledderjohn were helpful in a number of ways we were so delighted with the results that Bill Johnston-Walsh, AARP PA’s Manager of State Operations, sent an account of the event to AARP’s national office. They in turn have published the story in the national AARP News Now e-newsletter.
It was a delight to work with the church, and I hope we have the opportunity to partner again.
Warm regards,
Kathy Silks Associate,
Create the Good AARP Pennsylvania