Dear Folks,
I do hope you all had a blessed
Thanksgiving!
This Wednesday night at 7 P.M. is
"Pizza and Scenery", preparation for the December 10 Christmas
Pageant. Adults are welcome, too! Just give Kirsten a
call or an email and let her know you are coming!
This Sunday, December 3 is the
First Sunday of Advent. We will be lighting the "Hope" candle
and Holy Communion will be celebrated. The scripture is
Isaiah 9: 2, 6-7. The sermon is "What Keeps Us Going".
We will also be taking the
Emergency Assistance Fund (EAF) offering. Mission Committee
has developed the EAF to assist people within the Shelton community
and/or our church community who have an urgent, unexpected need for
financial assistance. EAF offering envelopes (yellow) are available
in the pews.
Friday, December 8,
Holly Fassbender will be preparing a Christmas meal for the
residents of Spooner House Homeless Shelter. Please look for Holly
or Gerry in the alcove or Fellowship Hall after services on
December 3 to make a donation to help cover the cost of both the
meal and gifts for the children. Holly will also be selling
her fabulous cupcakes.
This Sunday, December 3, there
will be a meeting for all members of the Huntington Congregational
Church UCC immediately following the worship service for the
purpose of presenting a draft budget for 2018.
The Shelton Clergy Association
will be sponsoring a Christmas Carol Sing on Sunday, December 3, at
4 P.M. at St. Paul's Episcopal "historic" church.
After the singing, come back to
our Fellowship Hall for Troop 101's Pancake Dinner, 3 to 6 P.M, $8
per adult, $5 per children under 5. Check out Troop 101's Facebook page to
reserve your seat.
Stop by in between singing and
eating for the Christmas Tree lighting on the Green at 5 P.M.
Sunday is a busy day!!!
There will be a Habitat for
Humanity workday on December 9. Please sign up in the alcove
to take part, along with other UCC volunteers, to help build a
house from 9 a.m. to approx. 2:30 p.m. or whatever time you can
give. Contact Bob Moseley for questions.
The Mission Committee is in the
process of connecting with BH Care sponsoring the Under the
Tree program to benefit needy adults and children at BH Care
in Ansonia. Watch for tags listing gift requests on our Christmas
tree in the alcove and select a gift request to help make Christmas
a little brighter for someone in need. All purchased gifts need to
be returned by Sunday, December 10. Thank you in advance for your
generosity.
Let us pray. As the days of
Advent draw closer, help us, O God, to clean our souls so the
Christ Child may be born anew in us. Amen.
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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