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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Newsletter Deadline</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">
– Please submit articles for the June issue of the Confluence to
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Adeline
Bailey- </FONT><A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">adesign@suddenlink.net</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> -by Thurs., May 25<SUP>th</SUP> - <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Building Security</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">
For all programs and activities – Please see that windows and doors are
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">closed
and locked when you leave. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Calendar.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">.Please
check the Church Office calendar for availability before scheduling events.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></U></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">This Week</FONT></FONT></SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Mon. 5/22
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Finance
Committee (6:30pm) Parlor</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Tues.
5/23 </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Office
Closed <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Board of Trustees (6:30pm) Parlor</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tai Chi (7-9pm) Social
Hall </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Wed. 5/24
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Meditation<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(12-1pm) Parlor;
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Soul Connections (7pm) Social
Hall <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Divination Fun Night</I> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Thurs. 5/25<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">AAl-anon – 7pm in the Social Hall &
Parlor</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Sat. 5/27
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Tai Chi (9-10am) – Social
Hall</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Next Sunday – May 28,
2017<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Memorial Day Sunday<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></U></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Nursery available –
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">9:30am-12:15pm next to the Social
Hall</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Today’s Issues
–</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> 9:30-10:45am in the
Parlor <B>Choir</B> – 9:30am-10:30am in the
Sanctuary </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Adult RE
</SPAN></B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Progressive Radical Christian
Leaders</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> <B>– </B>Peg Clifford,
Facilitator</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Worship </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">(11am)<B> </B><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Memorial Day Sunday – </I>Rev. Kathryn
Hawbaker</SPAN><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "> </SPAN></I></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">BRIDGES </SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">(11:20am) RE Class in the RE
Building</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Hospitality:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Coffee Corp: </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Patty Troisi <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Grocery Card Sales: </B>Barbara
Kidd<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></B></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Clean-Up: </SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Gwen & George Banziger, Barbara Dernberger, Nancy
Luthy </SPAN></U></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The Office will be closed on Monday, May 29<SUP>th</SUP>
for Memorial Day!</FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman">June</FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">There will be a Memorial
Service for Anna and Alberto Prince – Saturday June 3<SUP>rd</SUP> @
10:30am</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">in the Sanctuary. There will
be a <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U>potluck reception</U></B> after
the service.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you can help with
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">the reception – Set-up,
serving, or clean-up, please contact the church office.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you know what you are bringing for
the meal, please let Chris know (373-1238)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Thank you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>hh</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">BRIDGES Recognition Service</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">– Sunday, June 4</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"></FONT></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">F.U.U.S.M. and Rev. Hawbaker
will be hosting <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Mystical Arts of Tibet</I> tours</B> for
the</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Mid-Ohio Valley
Multi-Cultural Festival in Parkersburg, (June 16-18).</SPAN></U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tibetan
Buddhist monks from </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Drepung Loseling Monastery in
India will arrive <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Tues. June 13</B> and
construct a sacred sand mandala in our FUUSM Sanctuary, have a presence at the
MOV Multi-Cultural Festival and finish with a Closing Ceremony for the Mandala
on <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Sunday June 18 @ 3pm</B>, which will
conclude by taking the sand to the Muskingum River.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you can help with home hospitality or
any other preparations and support, please contact Rev.
Hawbaker.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ">Father’s DayAnnual Church Picnic/Potluck
Brunch</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "> – <U>Sun. June 18th -Parkersburg
City Park – (10:30am) Shelter #10. </U>Bring a large dish to share, place
settings and drinks, Come enjoy brunch and </SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">at noon we will go to the
main stage where Rev. Kat will give the opening prayer.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">Also visit the Multi Cultural
Festival. There are picnic tables under the
shelter...</FONT></SPAN><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
face="Times New Roman">if you would be more comfortable, bring chairs or
blankets to sit on.</FONT></SPAN></U></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">If you have medical equipment
supplies at your home e-mail Nina Redd (Visiting Team). </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">e-mail
-9aredd@gmail.com.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We can’t store
them at the church, but we are keeping a list of </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face="Times New Roman">items available for those in
need. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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