Dear Folks,
Happy Spring!!
Quiet Hour will resume this
Wednesday at 10 A.M. in the library.
The Shelton Ecumenical Lenten
Service will be held this Wednesday at the Huntington United
Methodist Church. The Rev. Barbara Schaffer will be
preaching. Dinner is at 6 P.M., the service is at 7 P.M.
This Sunday, March 26, is the
Fourth Sunday in Lent. My sermon series on the Lord's Prayer
continues with Matthew 6:12.
Husam Qumseya from Bethlehem,
Palestine, will be with us on Sunday to give us a word about the
Holy Land. He will be offering items from his homeland for
purchase during Fellowship Hour.
There are slot available for
readers for the Seder and the Tenebrae service on April 13.
Please consider being a reader.
A sign-up sheet is posted in the
alcove for the April 13th Seder Meal reservations. Payment is due
at the time of sign-up. Cancellations will be taken up until April
2nd. If you cancel after that, and there is not a fill in, you may
have a takeout order, but money will not be refunded. Adults: $15;
Children: $10.
Women’s Fellowship will
prepare and sell Manhattan and New England Clam Chowder and a
variety of homemade breads. To place your order, sign up on the
sheet in the alcove or call the church office (203 929-1223).
Pick-up will Sunday, April 9th. The Chowder is $10 per
quart. The prices of the homemade breads will vary.
Women's Fellowships is collecting
collecting the following items to fill these Church World Service
kits until April 5th. School Kits:~
blunt scissors~ Box 24 crayons (only 24)~ Pencil sharpeners-hand
held ~ Spiral notebooks-70 sheets~ 12 inch rulers ~ New Pencils
w/erasers~ Large eraser. Hygiene Kits: ~ Combs
(wide tooth only) ~ Bath size soap in wrapper~ Nail clippers~
3” Band-aids~ Washcloths~ Hand towels~ Toothbrushes in
original package. Your donations can be left in the CWS box or
Women’s Fellowship box in Fellowship Hall. Please see Laura
Salvio with any questions.
The 9th Annual
Treasures, Talents and Tastes Auction is on Saturday, May
6th, 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Please see Linda or Bob
Sember for more info or contact them at 203-929-5853.
The deadline for Easter flower
orders is April 2. The order forms can be found on the shelf in the
alcove and can be given to Judy Tucker or left in the Flower Chair
mail slot above the coat rack.
The First Congregational Church
of Stratford presents FRANCE 2017. Eleven Days and Nine
Nights— September 26th – October
6th. For more information, see the bulletin board in the
alcove.
Let us pray. Thank you, O
God, for the changing of the seasons, for the variety of life, for
the diversity of humanity. They are are gifts!
Amen.
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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