Dear Folks,
Prayers continue to rise for the
crisis happening in Puerto Rico. If you feel so lead, please
donate. You can do it through HCCUCC with "Puerto Rico" in
the memo, both on a check as well as on our website. You can
also give directly on the UCC website, www.ucc.org.
This coming Sunday, October 1, is
the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. We will be
celebrating World Wide Communion. The scripture is Exodus
17:1-7. The sermon is "Among Us."
We will also be taking our month
Emergency Assistance Fund this Sunday. The EAF assists people
within the Shelton community and/or our church community who have
an urgent, unexpected need for financial assistance. EAF yellow
offering envelopes will be available in the pews.
Sunday is Shelton Day! We
will be hosting a booth. Any help is appreciated, or just
stop by and say hi!
“LEO”
(Let’s Eat Out)) is scheduled for Wednesday, October 4 at
Archie Moore’s, 285 Main Street, Derby. Sign up in
the alcove. For more info, see Rev Lucille.
Nieghbors in Need (NIN) offering
will be collected on Sunday, October 8. NIN is a special
mission offering of the UCC that supports ministries of
justice and compassion throughout the United States. Envelopes will
be in the alcove on October 1 and in the pews on October 8.
Donations may also be made through our website,
www.huntingtonucc.org..
Umbrella Center for Domestic
Violence Services invites all to join for a candlelight vigil
honoring victims and supporting survivors of domestic violence on
Tuesday, Oct. 10, 6-7 P.M. on the Huntington Green. In the event of
rain, the vigil will be held in our Fellowship Hall.
Following worship on October 22,
Women’s Fellowship will hold an All Church event on
“Downsizing”. Watch your bulletin for more
information.
We need your help to make the
Pumpkin & Holly Fair (November 17 & 18) a success! Future
Belfry articles will discuss the different areas of the fair where
volunteers are needed, but it’s never too early to think
about how you would like to contribute. Please contact the
co-chairs: Terri Johnston, Jaqui Olivo, Judy Tucker, and Justine
Connery.
Let us pray. O Holy One of all people, we pray
for those in need this day, that your comfort and strength may be
upon them. We also pray that we would not just stop with
prayer, but to act where we can to bring aid. We can be your
presence manifest. Amen.
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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