Planned events for the Grove's celebration of 150 years in 2009

June 27 – Saturday - 10:30AM Cottage owners meeting

           6:30pm Strawberry Festival

June 28 – Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service

           7:30 pm - Hymn Sing

July 4th - Saturday - – Parade, cookout, games

July 5th – Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service – Costume reinactment

July 11th – Saturday - Croquet Tournament – 1pm

           6pm Junior Chapel supper

           7pm Auction preview

           7:30pm Auction

July 12th - Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service

July 18th – Saturday - Cottage tours (1-5) and tea 3-5pm

           6:30PM Pie Social

July 19th - Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service

July 25th - Saturday – Duathlon (POC – Roger Perham) – 8am - All Grove Fair - outside Dining Hall

           6:00pm Sr. Chapel supper

July 26th - Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service

           7:30 pm - Hymn Sing

July 27-31 - Vacation Bible School - ages 4 - 7, Sandy Meed, Director

July 30 - Mid - week service - Rev. Don Gill

August 1 – Saturday - 6pm - Cottage Owners’ Lobster Bake

August 2 - Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service

August 6 - Thursday - Mid-Week service Hunter Williams

August 8 – Saturday - Theater Review
            Flag Drill – Basic Square Dance – quadrill
            Tom Thumb Wedding - Kathy Kirlis
            Contemporary AG Band - Dave Toce, Ben Fairbank, Nickie Mitchell

August 9 - Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service

           Grove History with Jeane Clough

August 6 - Thursday - Mid-Week service - Rev. Sandra Garner

August 15 –  Saturday - Traditional Camp Meeting Food Festival - food (beans) as supper in the center. Encourage several to make beans and have a ‘vote’ for the best.
           Illumination night follows

August 16 – Sunday - Start of Camp Meeting. AM – Methodist Church service
            4pm – Vespers
            5pm - Supper
            7pm – Camp Meeting speaker - Rev. John Wesley Taylor of Westborough, MA.

August 17 - August 21 - Monday to Friday

           10am - Bible Study - Beth Kidd

           6pm - Evening meal

           7:30pm - Evening Evangelistic Service - Rev. John Wesley Taylor

August 22 – Saturday - Homecoming Weekend - 150th Banquet - POC – Elisabeth Meyer

August 23rd – Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service - (All events in the Tabernacle) - Bishop Weaver visit - Tabernacle dedication  – Collation – Old pictures to view –            Enlarge old pictures and post them around the perimeter of the tabernacle

August 27 - Thursday - Mid-Week service - Derrik Boggs

August 29 – Saturday -Pig 'n Poke auction

August 30 - Sunday - 4pm - Vesper Service

           6:30pm - Elizabeth Von Trapp Concert - In the Tabernacle - Website

September 5 – Saturday - 10:30am Cottage Owners meeting followed by Joint meeting of Corporation and Cottage Owners.

           6pm - Ladies Night.

September 3 - Thursday - Mid-Week service - 'Special' Hymn sing

September 5 - Ladies Night - 6pm

September 6 – Sunday
            4pm – Vespers
            7:30pm – Final Celebration and Candle lighting

September 7 – Labor Day
            12 noon – Picnic and Camp fire later

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