Charlotte Pride Booth
It's not too late to sign up to staff the UCC/Wedgewood- Holy Covenant-Sacred Souls Booth
We're using VolunteerSpot (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activity.
Please sign up for 2015 Pride UCC Booth Workers!
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:
Please sign up for 2015 Pride UCC Booth Workers!
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
We are at Booth 832, PNC Bank Festival Zone, downtown Charlotte.
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Volunteers Needed To Walk In the Pride Parade
We will be walking with three other UCC Churches - Holy Covenant, Sacred Souls, and Trinity (Concord). Wedgewood will have four cars in the parade, including three electric cars. We need "car marshalls" for each car.
Contact Pastor Chris ASAP so he can forward you information about where to meet for Parade staging at 11-11:30ish. Parade starts at 1.
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Church Conclave/Motion to Change Constitution
We will have a conclave (church meeting) on Sunday, September 20 to vote on two changes to our constitution recommended by our Administrative Council. The Administrative Council wants to change the annual meeting from January to November and to make explicit in the constitution that the church clerk is part of the Administrative Council. Changing the annual meeting to November will allow us to start the new year with a Ministry plan (or budget), and with officers and committees in place, allowing for an all church leadership banquet in January and an Administrative Council Retreat, both of which involve setting goals for the year.
Annual meeting
Article IX. Section C. (p.4 of the current constitution) will be amended as follows:
"The Annual Meeting is a special conference of the Church held in the month of {January-delete} November each year for the election of officers, boards, committees, and delegates, budget approval, reception of committee reports and reports of Constitutional officers (Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, Financial Secretary), and such other business as may be set forth in the call. This meeting follows all the provision of the Church Conference."
Church Clerk part of Administrative Council
In Article XI, Section 1. (p.7) without the comma, it reads (to some) as if the administrative servants are explained as the committee chairpersons. Adding a comma between "church" and "the" at the end of the first line, makes it clear that the four administrative servants, which include the clerk, are, indeed, members of the Council. Here is the wording with the added comma:
"1. Composition. The four constitutionally named administrative servants of the church(,) the chairpersons of the Deacons, Finance, Christian Education, and Property, plus two at-large members. The pastor serves as a non-voting advisor to the council. At-large members are elected for a one year term."
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Wedgewood Deacons
From Carolyn Adams, Deacon Chairperson
 WHO'S YOUR DEACON?
A-E Jim deMaine
F-K Kim Walker
L-N Jet LeBlanc
O-R Susan Wilhelm
S-Z Carolyn Adams
The deacons are starting a "getting to know you" movement with our membership based on the list above. We want to get to know you and want the membership to get to know us. If we don't get to you, please reach out to us and introduce yourselves.
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Food Ministries This Sunday
After worship we will make Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches in the Jim Rivers Hall. Bring peanut butter, jelly, bread, and sandwich bags. We need some new volunteers since some of our regular volunteers will be at the Pride Parade.
2nd Harvest Food Bank/Wedgewood Food Panty collection - this Sunday (every third Sunday)
We need the following to be donated:
Canned vegetables
Canned fruits
Canned meats, especially chicken and tuna
Rice
Beans
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Cereal
Soap
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Toilet paper
Paper towels
We also accept monetary donations to provide store gift cards.
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S'mores at Wedgewood Fire Pit
 Friday, 9 - 11 pm
We have invited TimeOut Youth, a support group for LGBT youth, and the four neighborhood associations near Wedgewood.
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Taize Worship
 Wednesday, August 19, 7 pm
Taize is a very simple service. Taize is a monastic community in France, which developed a communally contemplative way of worship that is deeply restful and rejuvenating. There is no preaching or teaching, just very short songs that repeat, prayers, scripture and silence. And lots of candles! If that sounds good to you we'd love to see you!
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