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POUCC Impressions October 2011

Port OrangeUnited Church of Christ

651 Taylor RoadPort Orange, FL 32127

Office 386-788-0920

Fax 386-788-8255

Email: [email protected]

Sunday Worship9:00am Contemporary10:30am Traditional

Dear Friends,

Recently, Lisa and I wentout for dinner at a local res-taurant. I will not name itbecause it may be a favoriteof yours. We went in andwaited for a host to seat us -being obedient to the sign –although the place wasmostly empty. A young mancame up and grabbed a cou-ple of menus andwelcomed us al-though his dressand cleanlinessleft something tobe desired. Heasked whether we wanted atable or booth and I deferredto Lisa, who responded thatwe preferred a booth. Hethen sat us in a corner boothout of eyesight of the largescreen TVs with a game on Iwas interested in – withmany other empty boothswith a better view. Further-more, it was right acrossfrom the smelly bathroomentrance and next to thedoors to the kitchen and the“traffic pattern” of servers.The table was dirty and awaitress came up to ask whatwe wanted. She was un-kempt with a large hoop ringthrough her lower lip! Wewaited for water and silver-ware, which seemed like itmust have been a major re-

quest given the tardy re-sponse time. So much fora romantic and intimatedinner! I began to quietlycomplain about the experi-ence and said, “I feel likeleaving.” Lisa (probablythinking I would calmdown) said, “Well, whydon’t we?” Within a fewseconds, I was walking outand she realized I was seri-

ous. Drivingaway, she admit-ted that the recep-tion and surround-ings were disap-pointing for her as

well but she didn’t want tomake a scene. I was politeenough but very disap-pointed and did what Iwanted to whether theyliked it or not. There areother places to eat and wewent elsewhere. Perhapsthey were just having a badday but I will not go backthere again. My presenceand my money are volun-tary contributions that Iwill decide when and how Iwill share and spend them.Why am I telling you thisstory? The word thatcomes to mind is hospital-ity. We are not that differ-ent from a restaurant. Peo-ple are “hungry” and haveneeds. They stop by ourchurch and look over our

staff, surroundings, andperhaps the “menu” wegive them. How are theygreeted? Do we have ade-quate facilities and pro-grams? Are we servingthem well? We may haveonly that one opportunity.I am proud of the efforts ofour staff and volunteers. Ithank you for your willing-ness to serve and the wel-coming spirit you have fornewcomers. We live in aconsumer-minded and con-venience-oriented society.There may be shortcom-ings to that mentality (and Ithink there are many) butthat’s the world we live in.We must continually striveto not just maintain butimprove what we do andhow we serve – not just thealready convinced but theseekers who will comethrough our doors. Thereare plenty of other“restaurants” in our com-munity. I pray for God tobless them all but I believethere is a place and needfor POUCC. We are in thebusiness of making disci-ples. And the product we“sell” is greater than anyprice and the recipe issprinkled with a love thatalways tastesgreat!

In Christ,

Church Staff

Senior Minister:Rev. Dr. Bill Wassner

Pastoral Assistant:Beverly Schafer

Pastor Emeritus:Rev. C. William Ebbert

Minister of Music:Dr. Tom Naus

Worship Team Leader:Terri Zinke

Dancing Angels Leader:Bonnie Morisset

Office ManagerPamela Schafer

Media CommunicationsBob Brewster

Pastor’s Message 1

Pastoral Assistant 2

Missions Outreach 2

Thrift Store 3

Operations 5

Deacons Corner 5

Our People News 9

Helping Others 7

POUCC News 8

Calendar & Quick News 10

Inside this issue:

Pastor’s Message

POUCC Impressions

October 2011Volume 32, Issue 10


Beverly Schafer contin-ues her Clinical PastoralEducation (CPE) pro-gram at Florida Hospitalin Ormond Beach. Thisfour month requirementis part of the Licensureprocess leading her intothe formal ministry.Beverly will be checkingin with us periodicallyabout her experiences.To give everyone an ideaof what Beverly is doing,here is some information

about the CPE programtaken fromthe web-site.

”FloridaHospital’sClinicalPastoralEducationprogram provides practi-cal theological educationthrough a process of su-pervised care of persons,as a part of a group ofpeers. Programs include

an intensive summer unit, extended or part-time pro-grams offered in the Spring andFall, a year long residency pro-gram and Supervisory CPE. Theresidency and Supervisory CPEprograms include educationalstipends.

The CPE staff include twowomen and four men who repre-

sent three countries and five faith groups. All membersof the CPE staff have as their goal the provision ofmeaningful, effective, ecumenical, practical theologicaleducation in pastoral care.”

Missions & Outreach

Dear Friends:

Fall is here and with itMANY opportunities toserve/help others!!

During October we will beattending to our ongoingactivities, collecting foodfor the Food Pantry that wesend our contributions to,The Grace EpiscopalChurch on RidgewoodAve. here in Port Orange.Our Socks Box is now re-ceiving children’s socksand gently used or newunderwear and shoes/sneakers. It is difficult forus to know that many chil-dren do not have propershoes, socks and under-wear, but it is a fact.

There is a serious need fordiapers, wipes and formula.Carol Strickland, one ofour members works for theEarly Childhood Coalitionand daily she sees mothers

trying to manage, some-times having to make thedecision not to buy foodfor her family so that shecan buy diapers and for-mula for her babies. So ifyou can, please considerbuying some diapers size 4or 5, and formula, bringthem to church and placethem in the basket that is inthe back of the church.

And PLEASE rememberthe Mission Boxes thefunds we receive there arereally all we get that is notdesignated for a specialreason. Remember, thefunds that you put in theseboxes, along with the fundsthat other folks donate arethe ONLY undesignatedfunds that we receive.

We recently took orders forour church’s tee shirts andpolo shirts , we Thank eachone of you who orderedand have received and paid

for yourshirts!!!

AllChurchesreceivedan appealfrom ourNational and Conference Office to collect items needed forHealth Kits and Cleanup Kits. Our country has had so manydisasters, ie: tornadoes, hurricanes that Church World Servicewho collects and distributes these items has put out a specialappeal . We also are asking you to make up a Health Kit orCleanup Kit,

The items for each are listed next:

EMERGENCY CLEAN-UP BUCKET:

One five gallon bucket with re-sealable lid

Five scouring pads

Seven sponges, assorted sizes

One scrub brush

Eighteen cleaning towels, (re-usable like Easy Wipes)

One 50 to 78 oz. box dry laundry Detergent

One 12 oz. bottle of liquid concentrated householdcleaner (Like Lysol)

One 25 oz. bottle of liquid disinfectant soap (like

Pastoral Assistant


Dawn)

One Package of 48-50clothes pins

Clothesline, two 50 ft. orone 100 ft.

Five dust masks

Two pairs of latex gloves(like Playtex)

One pair of work gloves

28 bag roll of heavy dutytrash bags (30-45 gallon)

One 6 – 9oz. bottle of insectrepellant pump, drops, orlotion. (not aerosol)

Please provide all liquids in new,unopened plastic bottles. Be sure tosend only new materials. Place allitems in the plastic bucket, makingsure they are packed securely to

(Missions continued from page 2)

Thrift Store News

Dear Friends:

You never know, from day today, what will be in the ThriftShop, but below is a list ofthings you MIGHT find there orthings you might like to donate:

1. antiques, art

2. baskets, blankets, books

3. coffee pots, costumes, can-dles

4. DVDs, dolls, decorations

5. earrings, egg platesframes, fry pans

6. games, globes, gifts

7. hats, hangers

8. ice buckets, ink wells

9. jewelry, jars

10. kaleidoscopes, knickknacks, kites

11. lamps, lace, ladders

12. mixers, mugs, masks

13. neckties, nutcrackers

14. ottomans, Ouija boards,organizers

15. puzzles, punch bowls,purses

16. Quilts

17. radios, rakes

18. small appliances, scarves,sheets

19. tools, tote bags, toys

20. umbrellas, ukuleles, uten-sils

21. vases, valances

22. watches, wastebaskets,wooden signs

23. Xylophones

24. yarn, yo-yos, yard goods

25. Zippers, zithers

Early this year the total incomefrom the Thrift, Shop, since itsinception, reached above$300,000. In recent years theThrift Shop has been able tomove into the Church's GeneralFund between $25,000 to$30,000 each year.

This amount of money from the

Thrift Shop greatly helps the Church tokeep our building and our vision aliveand well. You could say that the ThriftShop pays for -

(a) all utility costs (light, AC, water,trash, telephone, etc.) and variousinsurance coverage's OR

(b) Office Management (includes of-fice managers salary, paper, equip-ment rental and supplies) OR

(c) over 90% of our Music Ministryfor both services.

We need new donations all the time, soremember us as you are cleaning out acloset and if you have a few hours tospare, we can always use volunteers.

Thanks!

MollyBaskin forthe ThriftShop

avoid damage during shipment, andseal lid with packing tape.

Alternately, $59.00 may be do-nated to the Florida ConferenceUCC designated for EmergencyCleanup Bucket.

To assemble a Hygiene Kit, youwill need:

One hand towel measuringapproximately 16” x 28” (nofinger tip or bath towels)

One washcloth

One nail clipper

One bar of soap (bath size inwrapper)

One toothbrush (in originalwrapper)

Six standard size Band-Aids

Place all items in a one-gallon plas-

tic bag with a zipper closure, remove ex-cess air from bag and seal. Please do notadd toothpaste to the Hygiene Kit. Cartonsof toothpaste that have extended expirationdate will be added to Hygiene Kit ship-ments just prior to shipment. Alternately,$12.00 may be donated to the Florida Con-ference UCC designated for a Hygiene Kit.

The DEADLINE for kits & funds isSUNDAY OCTOBER 9th.

Any questions, please contact JeanetteCampbell. The Neighbor’s In Need annualContribution will be received in Novemberthis year as there will be a special emphasison Mission during that month.

Your Mission Team: Sue Batturs,Jeanette Campbell, Kathy Cratin, KayTaylor, June Ferreri……..and ourHelper, “GoFer” - Chuck Konopski


Thrift and Gift

TidbitsOur Thrift and Gift Store not onlyhelps our church, our missions, andour customers but we are alsoreaching out to the migrant workersin Pierson, FL.

At the end of April one of our cus-tomers came to the store with a listfrom a Pierson teacher looking foritems for a special May Day Pro-gram that the students at the schoolwere giving. She mentioned thegreat need the migrant workers hadfor clothing and household items.We were able to supply her withsome of the items she needed andalso gathered some clothing, toysand books for her to take to theschool.

Thrift Store

MissionsIn addition to the financial con-tribution, the Thrift & Gift Storehelps many others directly withyour donations.

Children’s clothing to theEarly Learning Coalition ofVolusia & Flagler

Dish towels, baskets & tray toPOUCC kitchen

Yarn for several prayer shawls

Baseball items & tennis racketto the YMCA

Toy car and teddy bear to Sun-day school

Clothing and suitcases to Pal-metto House

Cases and bags to Foster Kidsmission

Shoes & Clothing to PalmettoHouse

Helmets, games and books toYMCA

Afghans to Boggy Creek

Books to Ormond nursing home

Bowling balls & bag of craftitems to YMCA

Baby clothing and stuffed ani-mals to POUCC missions

Teaching materials to POUCCteaching team

Bags & boxes of clothing toPalmetto House

Water pitcher & serving uten-sils to POUCC kitchen

2 boxes of activity books &small stuffed animals to YMCA

Table covers & spatulas toPOUCC kitchen

Clothing and blanket to Haitianorphan

Paper, balls, skates, crayons,colored pencils to YMCA

THANKS TO THOSE WHODELIVER THESE ITEMS ANDTO THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERAND DONATE THEIR TIMEAND TALENTS!!!!

The Gift & Thrift Storeneeds your help.

We are not asking you to go outand purchase anything. Justtake a look around your homefor items that you do not use.How many fry pans do youreally need? How many sheetsand blankets do you reallyneed? Many folks come to theGift and Thrift store looking forevery day items such as linens,towels, kitchen items, knick-knacks and costume jewelry.

You can help us helpothers with your

donations.- Barb Pountain

Since we get some clothing and lin-ens that are a little too tired for thestore but still very usable, a call wasmade to the Farm Workers Assoc.office in Pierson and several carloads of clothing, shoes, and disheswere transported to the office inAugust in time for school.

There are more than 7,000 farmworkers and their family membersin five counties that receive assis-tance from that one office. It is nowa one-man office because of theeconomy with a few volunteers thathelp him with his Friday afternoondistribution of food and clothes.

We had a flood of stuffed animalsthis summer and some of them arebeing held for the children and willbe transported to Pierson closer toChristmas. So keep your donations

coming!! Also remember that all items(except electronics, TV’s and large furni-ture) are welcome including jewelry –don’t forget to include lone earrings andbroken pieces or those missing stones.Some of these are repairable or can bematched with another lone earring.—Submitted by Harriet F. Rogers

From volunteer, Mary Ann Stew-

art . . .”Working in the Thrift Store is aprivilege because we’re helping to pay theChurch bills, have good relationships withour customers and help many organizations.I personally take bats, balls, gloves, books,inline skates, bowling balls, crafts, crayons,bags, egg cartons, trophies and reams ofcomputer paper that is no longer in use to thePort Orange YMCA day care center. I feellike we have a little ministry all our own inthe Thrift Store and it feels good.”

We are not human beings having a

spiritual experience. We are spiritual

beings having a human experience.

—Teilhard De Chardin


Operations Team

Update

Operational Budget as of 8/31/11

ACTUAL Budgeted Amt. ACTUAL

thru Aug 2010 thru Aug 2011 thru Aug 2011

Income $121,962 $114,598 $114,873

Expenses $105,035 $105,298 $106,357

Net $ 16,927 $ 9,300 $ 8,516

*Income is down from last year and expenses are up but we arevery close to what was budgeted/expected, so we are on track and

hopeful for an upturn in the economy.

Susie Greiff, Asst. Treasurer

Deacons CornerIn POUCC, we have a wonderfulchurch. In many respects we havea “Big” church in a small pack-age. The fact that we have twosuccessful times to worship —Traditional and Con-temporary– is in itselfa real accomplishment.Many churches withonly one servicewould like to haveboth but cannot find aworking formula. Wehave spoken to churches that arewell financed that have been un-successful at having both. Wehave spoken to large churcheswith broad memberships whohave also been unsuccessful athaving both.

What is it about our church thathas led to our success? The an-swer has to be our dedicated peo-ple. In common to both servicesis our pastor, Dr. Bill Wassnerwho leads each with his messageand guidance. Yet, each service is

different in how they are pre-sented. The Contemporary Ser-vice has the Worship Team led byTerry Zinke. Here the music con-veys real life heartfelt messagesthrough music that allows the con-gregation to participate with sing-

ing and an openability to expresspersonal feelings. Inmany ways ourWorship Team canbe looked upon asan Associate Pastorwith its dedication

to sharing of God’s messagethrough music. Plus, there aremore children in the Contempo-rary Service who help remind usall of how simple life can be whenwe are young. The TraditionalService has the Choir led by Dr.Tom Naus. Here the choir shares amultitude of messages written tomusic by composers from yester-day and today. This service is alsowhere the congregation can singtraditional hymns, many of whichwere sung when many members

were young growing up in the church.This service is more traditionally struc-tured in format yet it is no less inspir-ing.

In both services, we all recognize theneed for personal reflection on our in-dividual lives and that Sunday worshipis our chance to join with others, wholike ourselves, also desire a time duringthe week when we can share a little bitof our personal lives with others whocare.

At POUCC, we are indeed very fortu-nate that for a small church we have amixture of wonderful people who areboth members and friends. Severaltimes a year it is good for us all tocome together, where those from theContemporary and Traditional servicescan see, talk and be with each other inone single “church family”. It is thissharing and caring that is so very im-portant.

The Deacons are dedicated to assuringthat both services are as meaningful aspossible to all who attend and that weare truly one church in God.

- Bob Brewster

The Operations Team is responsible formanaging POUCC’s day to day financeswithin the budget approved by churchmembership at the annual meeting. Thisresponsibility includes the monitoring ofexpenses that have been budgeted as wellas those that are unplanned, The Teamhandles the upkeep of facilities andgrounds and makes recommendations tothe church council for unbudgeted ex-penses due to unexpected damage or un-planned wear & tear from usage. TheTeam also reviews contracts and agree-ments involving financial matters, plusmanages supplies necessary to supportchurch functions. If you would like jointhe Operations Team and participate inthese responsibilities please let us knowby calling the church office.


SPECIAL THANK YOU

A Well Deserved THANK YOU toLouise Johnson for the many yearsof donating a lot time in ensuringthe delivery of POUCC’s Impres-sions. Before sending it out via e-mail, it used to take many hours tofold, seal & label 225 Newslettersthen complete forms and drive themto the D.B. mail facility. And alsoto Carol Rogers, who so willinglyfilled in for Louise when she wentout of town. You’re both very spe-cial & appreciated!!!

CAMPBELL’S LABELS for

Education:

Pick up a complete list of items inthe Jim Reed Building and take asecond to see if the products you’reusing qualify to earn points in theChurch’s account. Recently more

Banana

Nut

Mango

Muffins(A recipe of Katherine Wolf Frierson,DeLand and submitted by Mary Ann

Stewart.)

2 Cups all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

½ tsp. salt

1 Cup margarine (2 sticks)room temp.

1½ Cup sugar

3 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 Cup mashed bananas(about 2 large ones)

2 Cups chopped walnuts orpecans (optional)

1 large mashed mango

Heat oven to 350. Grease muffintins or use liners. Mash bananasand mangos and set aside. Inmedium bowl combine flour,baking soda, cinnamon and saltand set aside. In large bowl beatmargarine and sugar until light &fluffy (about 3 minutes) withelectric mixer. Add in eggs andvanilla. With mixer on low al-ternately beat in flour mixtureand mashed fruit until combined.Fold in nuts. Fill muffin tinsabout 2/3 full and bake 20 min-utes or until toothpick insertedcomes out clean. Cool 10 min-utes on rack then remove frompan and cool completely. Makes14-16 muffins.

*Occasionally Mary Ann willbring one of these very tastymuffins to the office and it’s al-ways a pleasant surprise.They’re so moist and flavorful!!

Second Thursday

Fellowship DinnerEvery Second Thursdayat 5:45pm, POUCC hasa wonderful FellowshipDinner in the church’s

Jim Reed Building. If you have at-tended, you already know that weEAT, TALK, LAUGH, SING and EN-JOY each others company. If YOUhave not attended isn’t it time for youto put this time on your calendar?

The food is Pot Luck and it is deli-cious! We also have special meals forThanksgiving, Easter, St Patrick’s Dayand other dates.

Make your plans to come to the nextdinner Thursday October 13th.

items were added. The points accu-mulated can be used to purchaseclassroom items for the SundaySchool. Thank you to Bernie Huntfor managing this account for the

Church.

POP TOP FACTS

The Pop Top Container: Forthose who enjoy soaking up facts,did you know that a full 5 galloncontainer of pop top tabs . . .holdsapproximately 26,880 tabs, which isabout 1120 cases of soda can tabs.There are approximately 1792 tabsper pound and a filled jug weighsabout 15 lbs.

In the past couple of years of fillingthe jugs, we have turned in five – 5gallon jugs that generates $ for can-cer research. That’s 134,400 poptops!!

Let’s keep ‘em comin’!!

LIFE’S ILLUSIONS—What doyou see? Is this a profile of a younglady or an old witch with an ugly nose?

I’ve been on a constant diet for the

last two decades. I’ve lost a total of

789 pounds. By all accounts, I

should be hanging from a charm

bracelet. —Erma Bombeck


The Babies Need

Our Help!

The Early LearningCoalition of Flaglerand Volusia is indesperate need of dia-

pers. Three sizes in particularareneeded right now – Newborn,size 4 (22-37 lbs.) and size5 (over 37 lbs.) If you are able tohelp with this requestplease put the diapers in thewhite basket in the back of thesanctuary and Carol Stricklandwill make sure they reach theyoung ones who need them.

Spread the WordAbout thisSupport GroupMended Little Hearts is a sup-port group for families whohave a child affected by con-genital heart defect. A memberof POUCC’s congregation,Shannan Wierzbicki, has anadorable little boy, Roman, whohas had four open heart surger-ies during his young life and shewants to make people aware ofthis important group and how ithelps the kids and their families.They meet once a month andoccasionally have guest speak-ers. They hold fund raiserswhere the proceeds go towardthe cost of parties and other funevents for the children.

For more information you may

contact Shannan at 386-681-7790 or email her [email protected].

Your Food BasketDonationsAll the food that you donate goesto H.U.M. (Halifax Urban

Ministries) no matter what it is,and they are very appreciative.Below is a list of items that areneeded most.

We must remember that somepeople receiving food don’t have amicrowave or stove to heat theirfood and many times it’s eatenright from the container.

Canned Vegetables & Fruit:Green Beans / Corn / Potatoes /Sweet Potatoes All CannedBeans: Pork & Beans / PintoBeans / Navy Beans / Black Beans/ Kidney Beans / Red Beans, etc.

All Canned Fruit. Other Canned orJarred Food: Soup / Pasta / Chili /Beef Stew / Tuna / Ham / Peanut But-ter / Pasta Sauce (regular size) DryFood: Cereal / Rice / Pasta (regularsize) / Pasta Sides / Macaroni &Cheese / Dry Milk / Instant Hot Cereals

If you or someone you know is inneed of the services of the H.U.M.food pantry in Port Orange, it is lo-cated at the Grace Episcopal Churchon US 1, just south of DunlawtonAve. The food pantry is open from 9– 11:30 AM on Mon, Wed & Fri. Toqualify you must fill out a one-timeapplication and present a photo ID andverification of your current address, i.e.a piece of mail with your name & ad-dress or a current rent receipt. Youwill receive a form of ID that you bringwhen you go to the pantry to whichyou are entitled to go to once a month.For questions visit the pantry or callH.U.M. at 252-0156.

Bath Towels Needed

Hospice of Volusiaand Flagler Countiesis in need of very largeadult bibs and Churchmember Pam Protko

would like to fill that need. Pamwill make these bibs out of bathtowels that are in good conditionand that you no longer need oruse. If you have any towels todonate for this project please do-nate your towels to the ThriftStore and mark the bag “Towelsfor Hospice.”

If you would like to make thebibs, contact Pam at 527-4731for information.

Greeting Cards

As many of you knowPOUCC has a card ministry.

When you’re not well, youreceive a card from theChurch. If a loved one

passes, you receive a card. Do you haveany “Get Well” or “Sympathy” cardsto donate to this ministry?

If you do just put them in the box onchurch office door or drop them off atthe Thrift Store and they will reach SueBatturs who handles this special min-istry on behalf of the Church.

Thank you.

More Ways to Help Others:


CHIME CHOIR

The POUCC Chime Choir iscoming! Using the inspiration ofRuth Brewster and SherianBuller playing “I Believe” LaborDay Sunday, we are happy toannounce that eight (8) peoplehave signed up to play in thenewly formed Chime Choir. Theambitious goal is to play theirfirst group presentation duringthe November 13th InstallationService for Pastor Bill.

There is still plenty of room &time for another 3-4 more play-ers. Playing chimes is a wonder-ful experience. If you want totryout please sign up on the backof the sanctuary bulletin board orcontact the church office.

CHURCH

FACILITIESOur church building andgrounds require constant atten-tion and caring. The lawn ismowed professionally but otherareas that require attention mustbe handled by church volunteersmanaged by the OperationsTeam. If you anything thatneeds attention, either cosmeticor damaged, or anything thatneeds to be added or removed,or if you have an idea that couldimprove our facilities andgrounds, please contact thechurch office or one of the Op-erations Team members.

Several times per year we havea church clean up day that fo-cuses on both the outside and

inside. The volunteers that comeout for this day work hard whiledoing a badly needed and neces-sary job. Several of our membersvolunteer time on a weekly basiswhere they have taken on a spe-cific task, such as maintainingthe grounds around our PrayerGarden. Some members havehelped paint critical outside areaor have used special sealant paintto block or prevent water leaks insuspect areas. Others haveworked on the sprinkler systemthat helps keep our grassy areasgreen and healthy.

In Florida, everything outsideeither grows or disintegrates dueto weather conditions. It is a con-stant battle. Inside areas alsohave their fair share of wear andtear from usage.

In summary, if you want to help ei-ther outside and inside, there is some-thing for you to do and you will begreatly appreciated. Please contactthe church office.

LAND CLEARING

Pastor Bill has presented the ChurchCouncil with many excellent ideas forutilizing the wooded church propertyjust west of our parking lot. Thechurch owns this land and clearing itwill open up many new opportunitiesfor things we can do within thechurch and also in things that can in-volved the greater community aroundus. These uses will be made more for-mal as time goes by but for the mo-ment the land will be cleared of allbrush while leaving the larger trees inplace. If you have ideas or want tohelp, please call the church office.

CHURCH WEBSITE

The POUCC website is an exten-sion of our church to not onlyour church members & friendsbut to everyone else seeking tolearn more about us. Our websiteis listed on the national UnitedChurch of Christ website and itscan be found by simply search-ing on the Internet for “Port Or-ange UCC”.

In many respects, our website islike a missionary reaching out tothe world. It shares our story, ourmission and tells others who weare as a church body. It is also adiary of where we have been byshowing who we are and whatwe do in pictures and music.

Often times, as individuals, we

cannot attend every event. Perhaps youhave missed an event and heard about itlater. Wherever possible we will put ahighlight on the website, especially if itincludes our children and our membersdisplaying talents at special events.

If you have pictures taken at a specialevent that could be meaningful to oth-ers in our church, please share them bycontacting Bob Brewster or sending thepictures by email to him [email protected].

The long term goal is to make our web-site interactive so that it becomes a dayto day working tool for enhancingPOUCC church communications. Fur-ther, it will also carry our message tothe outside world that POUCC is here,listening and working because “God isStill... Speaking”.


Birthdays*

Anniversaries*

ABOUT MEMBERS & FRIENDSCongratulations from all of us to Ted& Sue Batturs who celebrated theirGolden Wedding Anniversary on 9/23.Just look at those smiles!! (Hey, Tedwhere’s the Yankees hat??)

On Sunday 9/25, our church lost a greatfriend and member when Milford Coxbegan his final journey after a long ill-ness. His joyful spirit and wonderfulsmile were with him to the very end. Aspecial memorial service with full mili-tary honors will be held at POUCC Sat.October 8th at 11:00am. The service

will be followed by a light fellowship lunch & celebration ofMilford’s life. All are invited to attend.

Our wonderfully talentedmember artist, BonnieMorisset has given ourchurch an incredible gift.Bonnie has donated one ofher most powerful paint-ings— “The Wheat & theWeeds” that she painted

on commission for a customer. Her customer requested thatshe do a different painting making this wonderful gift possibleto us. To help Bonnie defray the approximate $600 cost formaterials, we are asking for voluntary donations that will beused to cover her costs and to cover the cost of properly fram-ing the painting for mounting on our sanctuary wall. Thankyou Bonnie!! What a God gifted talent!

Tommy Buller participatedin a Special OlympicsBowling Tournament in

Jacksonville 9/24 and ex-celled in knocking down thepins. Congratulations Tommy for being a great team player.

Tom Summers 10/4

Cindi Harper 10/5

Joanne Considder (Holby) 10/7

Levi Zinke 10/8

Ginger Horan 10/9

Ron Zinke 10/13

Roger Harper 10/17

Doreen Nicholls 10/18

Bill Heffner 10/24

Maurice Claunch 10/27

Jackie Gaither 10/28

MaryAnn Summers 10/29

Bill & Leree Nicholls 10/11/58

53 Yrs

Tom & Judy Van Camp 10/27/79

32 Yrs

Note: *Due to the unfortunate loss

& corruption of church computerfiles we are in the process of re-building member records. Pleaseforgive us if your name (s) is miss-ing from either list and let thechurch office know as soon as pos-sible.

Special Announcement -Pamela Schafer has agreed to providetemporary Office Manager services andofficially started Sept 26th. Thank youPam for jumping in to help us at a criticaltransition time.


651 Taylor Road

make a recommendation to

the church council for ap-

proval.

POUCC SIGN—The new

church sign has been or-

dered. The goal is to have it

installed and working in

time for Pastor Bill’s In-

stallation Service on No-

vember 13th. This new

sign is all PAID FOR!! Thank you

to everyone whose generosity

made this possible. This new sign

will replace one that needs much re-

pair and will convey a much stronger

message of invitation to those who

pass by or may be looking for a church

to attend.

Special November Events:

Sunday November 13th– There

will be a combined service at 10:00AM for the Installation of PastorBill with special guest, UCC FloridaConference Minister, Kent Siladi.

Long time POUCC Office Man-

ager, DIANE SHEEHAN, has

moved on to other opportunities.

Diane is a special person who for over

6-years did a wonderful job supporting

all POUCC activities with her skills

and talents. Many church members

and POUCC friends got to know

Diane well and she will be missed.

Our prayers and best wishes go to her

and her family for all future endeav-

ors.

POUCC seeks to fill 20-hour per

week Office Manager position. A

special ad will appear in local papers.

Qualified applicants must possess

strong computer publishing and peo-

ple to people communications skills.

Interested persons should apply

through the church by dropping off or

mailing a resume. The Operations

Team and Pastor will review and

Everyone is invited tostay after the service fora luncheon hosted bythe Hospitality Team ofthe Church.

Sunday, November20th – A combined ser-vice takes place at10:00 AM. Cake and

light refreshments will be served inthe Jim Reed Room following theservice and then a CongregationalConsultation, led by Joe Coury, onthe theme of “Where Do We GoNow?” Joe has worked successfullywith organizations in the past and thecongregation is encouraged to attendto lend their input, thoughts, ideas andsuggestions regarding the directionand goals of Port Orange UnitedChurch of Christ and how to help theChurch adjust and grow with themany changes in our world. Wheredoes POUCC go now?

Phone: 386-788-0920

Fax 386-788-8255

E-mail: [email protected]

QUICK NEWS

Abbreviated Calendar for October 2011Sundays 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23 & 10/30

9:00am Contemporary Worship10:00am Fellowship Coffee

10:30am Traditional WorshipWednesdays Choir 7:30pm

Thursday 10/13 Fellowship Dinner 5:45pmFridays Worship Team Rehearsal 6:00pm

Newsletter Deadline 10/18COMING NOVEMBER — STEWARDSHIP DRIVE

“INSPIRING GENEROSITY”

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"Why do you want me to throw them at you?"

"Because I want to tell my wife that I caught them."

Sounds

Fishy to

me!

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