Dear Folks,
I hope you all had a very lovely
and love-filled Christmas!
This Sunday, worship will be at
11 A.M. Please note the time change. Following worship,
we will be having brunch at no cost. However, a free-will
offering will be taken for Spooner House. If you have not
already signed up, please call the church office and leave a
message: 203-929-1223.
Sunday's scripture lesson is
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15. The sermon is "...There Is A
Season..." Holy Communion will be celebrated. Come,
join the first feast of 2017!
Today I received this note from
our friend Bryan from "Simply Smiles":
"Two days ago, we had a snow and
ice storm that broke power lines across the Reservation
leaving our friends in La Plant without electricity in
freezing conditions. According to the
utility company it will be days or weeks
before electricity is restored.
We need to purchase and distribute generators so that families can heat their homes and have the power they need to get through this storm - and future storms.
I don't have great photos of the weather conditions, just a few clips people have sent me from their cell phones. See attached.
I am heading out to South Dakota to personally purchase and install the generators. A kit containing a generator, propane tank and extension cords costs $1,500.
We are looking to purchase and install as many kits as we can - beginning with the 5 most needy families. Any amount you can contribute will be used in its entirety to purchase and install these generator kits. I'll keep you directly informed of the progress.
Link to the Simply Smiles donation page: www.SimplySmiles.org
With my sincerest thanks,
Bryan
Simply Smiles"
We need to purchase and distribute generators so that families can heat their homes and have the power they need to get through this storm - and future storms.
I don't have great photos of the weather conditions, just a few clips people have sent me from their cell phones. See attached.
I am heading out to South Dakota to personally purchase and install the generators. A kit containing a generator, propane tank and extension cords costs $1,500.
We are looking to purchase and install as many kits as we can - beginning with the 5 most needy families. Any amount you can contribute will be used in its entirety to purchase and install these generator kits. I'll keep you directly informed of the progress.
Link to the Simply Smiles donation page: www.SimplySmiles.org
With my sincerest thanks,
Bryan
Simply Smiles"
I hope you will find it in your
heart to help out our friends on the Reservation.
In closing, I would like to share
this poem by Howard Thurman:
When the song of the angels is
stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart.
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and princes are home,
when the shepherds are back with their flocks,
the work of Christmas begins:
to find the lost,
to heal the broken,
to feed the hungry,
to release the prisoner,
to rebuild the nations,
to bring peace among the people,
to make music in the heart.
May you all have a blessed New
Year!
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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