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This Week February 23

Dear Folks,

Looks like we are in for some stormy weather!  Stay safe and stay warm!

Quiet Hour continues tomorrow morning at 10 A.M.  We will be looking at chapter 4.

The Ecumenical Lenten Service will be held tomorrow evening at the Huntington United Methodist Church, Maple Tree Hill Road. Dinner will be at 6 P.M., worship at 7 P.M. I will be preaching on Mary, Mother of Jesus.  The offering will go to the Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services.  Please make checks out to "Shelton Clergy Association".

This Sunday's scripture is Isaiah 55:1-9.  The sermon is "Open Invitation".

HCCUCC will be sharing our space with St. Paul's for an Episcopal Mission conference on March 5 from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M.  IIf you are available, please consider volunteering for an hour or more that day.  We will just be here to give direction or answer any questions about the church building.  There is a sign up sheet in the alcove. Contact me for more info.

The 28^th Annual Bowl-2-Benefit The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services will be held on Saturday, March 12^th at AMF Milford Lanes. If you wish to join our Team or would like to make a donation, please see Judy Tucker, Gordon Harris or me.  You can also make a donation at

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/LucilleFritz/bowl2benefit2016

The bin from My Sister’s Place is in Fellowship Hall for you to make your tax deductible donations. It will be there until the end of April. Please fill out the donation form, take your copy and attach or enclose their copy in with your items.

COMING SOON!  Please watch the Alcove for sign up sheets for the Seder dinner and readers for the Seder and the Tenebrae service. 

Let us pray.  As we journey ever deeper into Lent, may your wisdom and guidance lead us on the path of compassion and generosity.  Help us to listen to your voice rather than the voice of greed and selfishness.  Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week February 16, 2016

Dear Folks,

Wow, sub zero to almost 60 degrees!  Welcome to New England!

Quiet Hour continues tomorrow morning at 10 A.M.  We will be reviewing the introduction and chapter 1, and then looking at chapters 2 and 3.

The Ecumenical Lenten Service will be held tomorrow evening at the First United Methodist Church, on the corner of Rocky Rest Road and Long Hill Avenue.  Dinner will be at 6 P.M., worship at 7 P.M.  The Rev. Ken Smith will be preaching on Caiaphas, the High Priest.  The offering will go to the Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services.  Please make checks out to "Shelton Clergy Association".

The Christian Education Committee invites you all to Movie Night (from Kirsten Keith):

Once in a church

in a galaxy

not

too

far

away

there will be a

movie night......

da da......

Date:  Friday Night, Feb. 19th

6:00pm

Fellowship Hall

bring your own dinner

bring your own drinks

we will have plenty of popcorn!

also

feel free to bring comfy

chairs and a few

buddies to enjoy...

Can you guess

the movie?

Star Wars- the original episode 4

Which is really the first one released.

It's going to be awesome!

please let Kirsten Keith know roughly

how many are coming

so she get enough popcorn.

May the

force be

with

you!

Now back to not so out of this world info...

This Sunday's scripture is Luke 13:31-35.  The sermon is "Jerusalem".

Following worship will be the AED CPR training.  Thank you to all who signed up!

This Sunday we will be taking an offering for Master’s Table. Master's Table Community Meals, Inc. provides a safe, clean, uplifting environment for individuals in need. They offer their guests hope for a better future. Every person who comes to for assistance is welcomed regardless of race, sex, age, color, national origin, religious preference, social needs, disability, or income. Master's Table serves the poor, hungry, and the lonely by providing healthy nutritious and appetizing meals to all who come. Free meals are served at the Assumption Church in Ansonia.

The bin from My Sister’s Place is back in Fellowship Hall for you to make your tax deductible donations. It will be there until the end of April. Please fill out the donation form, take your copy and attach or enclose their copy in with your items.
 

Reminder for Membership Dues – $20 per member for 2015 & 2016. If you have not already done so, you may place your dues contribution in the offering plate OR by On Line Giving available at HCCUCC. If you need a convenient way to make regular offerings or for additional gifts, we encourage you to check out our electronic giving options. As life can be hectic, you may find electronic giving a most welcome way to make contributions. Visit huntingtonucc.org or contact the church office for more information.

HCCUCC will be sharing our space with St. Paul's for an Episcopal Mission conference on March 5 from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M.  If you are available, please consider volunteering for an hour or more that day.  We will just be here to give direction or answer any questions about the church building.  There is a sign up sheet in the Alcove.  For more info, contact me.

The 28^th Annual Bowl-2-Benefit The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services will be held on Saturday, March 12^th at AMF Milford Lanes. If you wish to join our Team or would like to make a donation, please see Judy Tucker, Gordon Harris or me.  You can also make a donation at

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/LucilleFritz/bowl2benefit2016

Let us pray.  O God, as we travel the path through the Lenten days of reflection, repentance, and renewal, may we feel your accompanying presence, offering us courage, wisdom, strength, and love.  Amen.

Peace,

Rev. Lucille

This Week February 9

Dear Folks,

With all this snow, some people have been saying that the groundhog lied.  But, Phil predicted an early Spring.  He didn't predict what would happen before that early Spring! Cut the rodent some slack!

Times flies.  Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.  We will be having our Lenten Quiet Hour at 10 A.M. with Barbara Brown Taylor's book, "Learning to Walk in the Dark", each Wednesday during Lent.

The ecumenical Ash Wednesday service will be held at 7 P.M. at the First United Methodist Church on Rocky Rest Road and Long Hill Avenue. 

This coming Sunday, February 14th., is Women's Fellowship Sunday.  We will be installing the WF officers.  The scripture is Luke 4:1-13.  The sermon is "Never Alone".

It's also Valentine's Day, so make sure to share the love!!  Of course, we should be doing that everyday, in a kind and Christian way!

HCCUCC will be hosting a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Training on Sunday, February 21 following our 9:30 a.m. worship service. The cost will be $10. Please sign up in the Alcove or contact the church office at 203-929-1223 if you are interested in attending.

On Sunday, February 21st., we will be taking an offering for Master’s Table. Master's Table Community Meals, Inc. provides a safe, clean, uplifting environment for individuals in need. They offer their guests hope for a better future. Every person who comes for assistance is welcomed regardless of race, sex, age, color, national origin, religious preference, social needs, disability, or income. Master's Table serves the poor, hungry, and the lonely by providing healthy nutritious and appetizing meals to all who come. Free meals are served at the Assumption Church in Ansonia.

The bin from My Sister’s Place is back in Fellowship Hall for you to make your tax deductible donations. It will be there until the end of April. Please fill out the donation form, take your copy and attach or enclose their copy in with your items.

The 28^th Annual Bowl-2-Benefit The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services will be held on Saturday, March 12^th at AMF Milford Lanes. If you wish to join our Team or would like to make a donation, please see Judy Tucker, Gordon Harris or me.  You can also make a donation at

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/LucilleFritz/bowl2benefit2016

Let us pray.  O Holy One, as we face the contemplative days of Lent, may we see the way ever more clearly to ever more closely follow your Son in the ways of love, peace, and justice.  Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

AED CPR Training

Dear Folks,

Well, this white stuff is quite a surprize!  Lovely, but treacherous!!  Stay safe!

I would like to remind you all that we have an Automated External Defibrillator and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation training on February 21 following worship.  The training will be approximately 2 hours.  The cost is $10.  Certification is good for 2 years.

Please sign up in the Alcove, or contact Karen or me.  We only have one person signed up so far, and we need to have a minimum of 6.  please sign up this Sunday or next if you would like to be certified.  We do have an AED at HCCUCC, and we need as many people as possible trained.

Thanks so much!

Peace,

Rev. Lucille

Love Differently

This Week February 2

Dear Folks,

Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early Spring!  FYI:  Phil has only be correct 39% of the time.  :-)

This coming Sunday, February 6, is Transfiguration Sunday.  We will be celebrating Holy Communion.  The scripture reading is Luke 9:28-36.  The sermon is "Way Up There".

Following worship, the Women's Fellowship will be having their Annual Meeting.  All women are invited.

All women of the church are invited, at no cost, to attend our annual six week Lenten Quiet Hour sessions, beginning Ash Wednesday, February 10^th at 10 a.m. in the church library. The book is “Learning to Walk in the Dark” by Barbara Brown Taylor. Please sign up in the alcove. Books are available in the church office.

Ash Wednesday Service will be held Wednesday, February 10^th at 7p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Shelton, 188 Rocky Rest Road.

HCCUCC will be hosting a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Training on Sunday, February 21 following our 9:30 a.m. worship service. The cost will be $10. Please sign up in the Alcove or contact the church office at 203-929-1223 if you are interested in attending.

The bin from My Sister’s Place is back in Fellowship Hall for you to make your tax deductible donations. It will be there until the end of April. Please fill out the donation form, take your copy and attach or enclose their copy in with your items.

The 28^th Annual Bowl-2-Benefit The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services will be held on Saturday, March 12^th at AMF Milford Lanes. If you wish to join our Team or would like to make a donation, please see Judy Tucker, Gordon Harris or me.  You can also make a donation at

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/LucilleFritz/bowl2benefit2016

Let us pray.  O Holy One, help us always to have open hearts, open eyes, open minds, and open arms.  Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille