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This Sunday’s Five Minute Work Day: filling backpacks for Branches
Thanks to the generous contributions of many of you, we have plenty of essentials to fill 50 (or more?) backpacks.  This Sunday, July 26th, you are invited to spend just five minutes after either service in an assembly line and put these survival kits together.  Included in each backpack will be sunscreen, a rain poncho, socks, lip balm, wipes, and more.  The Branches Outreach has given us this wish list of things their clients need on a daily basis.  We’ll be delivering the backpacks to The Branches for them to distribute to folks in need.  Sometimes the backpack itself is the most valuable thing.  This promises to be a quick and fun task—quicker and more fun the more people participate!  Join us in the fellowship room after either service to prove again how many hands make light work!
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Family Promise of Cape May County
Thinking ahead:  Our next turn to support Family Promise is August 17-21.  
If you are interested in providing a meal (something that can be heated in the microwave), please let one of our mission committee folks know and we’ll give you the details.  
We have a few meals planned already!

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Bring a friend to Church, either service, on Aug. 16th!

By all means, bring a friend any ol’ Sunday, or every Sunday, and your friend will always be welcome.  But if we all bring a friend the same Sunday, then 1) we remember to do it, 2) all the visitors feel more comfortable because there are lots of visitors and 3) worship feels like an especially festive party that week!

NOTE: The friend you bring does not have to be a prospective member!  They can be confirmed atheist, cradle Catholic, and about to return to life in Thailand—or all three, and we’ll still be glad to see them! First of all, you just never know.  Secondly, the point is to have a Sunday where all visitors are especially celebrated, even if we know we’ll never see them again.  This might take a little effort, but you can do it.  Open up your phone contacts and see who’s free on Aug. 16th!
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Our summer worship schedule:

• 8:30 on Decatur Street Beach—bring your own seat! We look forward to welcoming a variety of musicians out there this summer.  

• 11 am in the air-conditioned sanctuary, where we have the pleasure of our talented and delightful Jazz Ensemble.  

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Miss church last week?  The text of recent sermons are available on the church's website, and of course videos of the earlier service are always available on YouTube and Facebook.
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Our Church Staff:
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Nicole Wilkinson
Keyboardist/Jazz Leader: Greg Pordon
Organist: Milla Smith
Office Administrator: Nancy DeSantis