Announcements

Friday, June 28 – Village Harmony in Concert! Gospel songs, spirituals, shape note hymns, arrangements of Appalachian music, Sufi chants, ancient Lithuanian chants — more!! At First Christian Church, Berea, $10.
Update from Church Council  After this past year of house meetings, visioning groups, congregational family meetings followed by more visioning resulting in our 5-4-3-2-1 Plan for moving forward, our Church Council, which by our Constitution(5.5.1) serves as the interim decision-making body, approved the hiring of Rev. Nate Craddock as our sabbatical replacement minister for July-October, 2019.  You will meet him and his family next Sunday.  This month CC approved the hiring of Generis as financial consultants to help us with  #4: Vital Skills Sets: Fundraising and Stewardship. Up to $10,000 for this year’s work will be drawn from transition resources set aside after Rev. Rachel’s departure.
Quilt Raffle — Two children’s quilts, made by Jo Wernegreen, will be raffled off! Proceeds to benefit Samuel’s Kids. Watch for more info next week.
Do you wear contact lenses that come in blister packs? I just found out that Bausch & Lomb accepts them for recycling (any brand). The packs are too small to recycle conventionally and are usually discarded. Bring them to the office and I’ll send them off when we have a small box’s worth. — Joan
Loyal Jones and Robert Boyce were each honored (June 20th) by the Madison County Historical Society with Certificates of Commendation as authors for their research on and writing about the arts and culture in Madison County and the region. Congratulations!