Celebration Service!

Masks are optional at our services at this time. As a congregation, we respect those who chose to wear a mask out of personal concern/safety.

PSALM 40 Lay Reader: Brad Osborne

SPECIAL MUSIC "The Prayer" Leslie Peterman, soprano and Amy Cobaugh, flute

SCRIPTURE

MESSAGE "Help Us" Rev. Dan Haugh

USHERS Jake Emerick and Tracy Wall

Children's Summer Worship

Pastor Dan will be leading a Family Inclusive Worship Service again this Sunday, where all children are welcome and encouraged to come Worship upstairs with their families, from 9:30-10:30 am.

There will be a Kid friendly Worship Bulletin for them to use throughout the service, that will have puzzles and games, as well as following along with the Worship Service!

If you would like to sign up your kiddo for Bible Camp you can sign up here, on the Church website, www.stowecommunitychurch.org,

or if you would like to Volunteer for Bible Camp, you can email Taryn, at: taryn@stowecommunitychurch.org 

Youth Group Meets Tuesday August 13th!

Youth Choir Brainstorming Session/ Meeting and Ice Cream! 

Tuesday August 13th, 4:30-5:30 pm 

All Middle and High School students are invited!

We'll Gather, Meet, and learn an amazing Praise and Worship song which we'd like to include in the Evening Worship service on September 1st! We'll also brainstorm on starting a youth show choir.

Then we'll go get Ice Cream at Stowe Sweets with Miss Taryn!

Mission of the Month: Jenna's Promise!

The mission of Jenna’s promise is to create a network of support that will help people suffering from substance use disorder. Their wish is to open doors and remove the barriers for people seeking treatment, ensuring healthy and sustaining patient recovery. 

A Gala Garden Party is being held this coming Tuesday, August 13th, at the Strawberry Hill Farm with the proceeds going to Jenna's Promise. See the poster and link below for more info.

To learn more about Jenna’s Promise and the work they do visit their website at: https://jennaspromise.org/.

To support Jenna’s Promise, you can contribute online at their website or purchase their coffee at: https://www.jennaspromiseroasting.com/

Steeple Society Capital Campaign

In case you didn't get to read the Stowe Reporter article on our capital campaign. Here's a link to the whole article: Raising $1.65 million

For information on making a contribution to the Campaign:

Capital Campaign Contribution Information

For more information on the Capital Campaign:

Stowe Steeple Society Capital Campaign

Green Tip for August!

I heard another story on NPR about catastrophic flooding driven by human- caused climate change, this time in Juneau, Alaska. Sadly, we know this type of flooding all to well. It got me thinking, what is the one thing I can do to slow climate change? What will have the greatest impact? Turns out it’s not that simple and in fact there’s a number of things I should be focused on:

1.     Save energy at home.

2.     Change your home’s source of energy.

3.     Walk, bike, or take public transport

4.     Switch to an electric vehicle.

5.     Consider your travel.

6.     Reduce, reuse, repair, and recycle.

7.     Eat more vegetables.

8.     Throw away less food.

9.     Plant native species.

10. Clean up your environment

11. Make your money count.

12. Speak up.

Each month we’ll examine an item to better understand how we can do our part. To learn more now, visit United Nations: Actions for a healthy planet.

Kenya Mission Trip!

Dear Karen and Team 

Once again on behalf of the Nyalwodep members and my family we want to express our deepest gratitude for your visit to our project and home. It was quite humbling to host you in our humble home and project. 

Thank you for the numerous gifts you brought to the children. The widows and caregivers were immeasurably touched by the gifts and financial boost.

Your coming has given the project a complete face-lift. 

Water tank and chairs for all the 70 children are already secured. Even the Community is over excited. The tank is very safe where it's installed for nobody has access to it apart from the children through their teachers.

We have a plan that in the future we move the school to a new site so that it retains iits own identity and name. There is a plot we're buying from the County Council near the shopping centre there. We are paying through installments 50 dollars a month and we'll be done by April 2026. But even if if we can pay the remaining amount by June next year we'll just move there. 

Advantage of the church compound is that we're exempted from tax and yearly plot rent by the country Council. 

Blessings,

Pastor James Ouma .