This Week November 29, 2020

 Dear Folks,

May you all have a blessed Thanksgiving. Despite it all, we have so much for which to be thankful!

This Sunday, November 29, is the First Sunday in Advent. The scripture is Isaiah 64:1-9. The sermon is "Hope & Clay".

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday. If you normally attend and are not planning to, please also notify the office. Please, if you are traveling or if you are hosting a gathering of people in your home who are not in your everyday social bubble, please considering staying home and watching the service via live-stream. It's up to all of us to keep each other safe! Thank you!

The service will be live-streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

Thank you to everyone who donated toward the Women’s Fellowship Homeless Bags Project. The response was overwhelming, so they are no longer taking donations at this time. Your generosity is such a blessing!

There will be an electronic Congregation Meeting via ZOOM for all members of the Huntington Congregational Church UCC following worship service on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. for the purpose to present the proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Watch your email for the ZOOM link.

Our Longest Night Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 6:30 P.M. We will be in person (at this point) and live-streamed on Facebook. If you plan on being in person, please reserve your seat by Friday, December 18 by emailing Karen at hcc@snet.net.

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP. Thank to you all who have already! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

I am very grateful for all of you, your support, your love, and your faithfulness. You are blessings!

Let us pray. O God, words are never enough to express our thanks to you, but, thank you! May our gratitude show in our words, actions, and deeds, reflecting your love and generosity to the world. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week November 17, 2020

Dear Folks, 

 

Continued prayers for love, justice, and peace.

 

This Sunday, November 15, is the Reign of Christ. We will also be observing Thanksgiving Sunday. The scripture is II Corinthians 9:6-15. The sermon is "Abundance".

 

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday. 

 

The service will be live-streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later. 

 

Our Longest Night Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 6:30 P.M. We will be in person (at this point) and live-streamed on Facebook. If you plan on being in person, please reserve your seat by Friday, December 18 by emailing Karen at hcc@snet.net.

 

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

 

Let us pray. God of grace and goodness, may your Spirit fill us with gratitude for all you are, all you have done, and all you will do. Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

 

This Week November 10, 2020

 Dear Folks,

May we all pause a moment tomorrow on Veteran's Day to remember and give thanks.

Thursday, November 12, is my Prayer Day. Please let me know if you have any joys or concerns you would like me to raise up.

This Sunday, November 15, is the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is I Thessalonians 5:1-11 . The sermon is "Keep Awake."

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday.

The service will be live streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP. Thank to you all who have already! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

Let us pray. O Holy One, may your Spirit envelope with a peace that the turmoil of our times cannot take away. May we keep our hope firmly in your love and grace. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week November 3, 2020

 Dear Folks,

 Hope you voted.  If not, please do so.

 

This Sunday, November 8, is the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost.  The scripture is Matthew 25:1-13.  The sermon is "Keep Shining."  Sunday School will be in session in the Fellowship Hall.

 Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday.   

 The service will be live streamed on Facebook.  It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

 

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the HCCUCC Women's Fellowship Homeless Bags Project. They are still in need of these items: 

• Socks (men’s and/or women’s)
• Pair of gloves
• Small tubes of toothpaste
• Hand sanitizer
• Mask(s)
• Packets of wipes for personal use and to wipe surfaces
• Snack bars (like granola bars/protein bars individually wrapped)
• Tubes of lip balm (Blistex, Chapstick, etc.)
• Small tubes of hand cream
• Nail clippers/emery boards
• Bandaids  (a few in a bag—does not have to be a box)
• If you prefer, you may make a financial donation to us and we will do the shopping.

A donation basket will be provided in the entrance way to the church Alcove.  You can drop off your items between 9 A.M. and Noon on weekdays or on Sunday mornings.  You may also drop of small items in the black HCC IO box.  Please do not hang anything off the box or leave anything outside the box.  Please do not leave anything in the postal box. Thank you!  

 

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP.  Thank to you all who have already!  Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

 

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions.  Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital.  Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone.  Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available.  Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

 

Let us pray.  O God, guide us into a future that is filled with justice and peace, kindness and compassion, generosity and grace, healing and wholeness.  Seep us in your love.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille