Dear Folks,
Don't you just love when the lilacs are blooming? I sure do!
This
Sunday, May 13, is the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Happy Mother's Day!
The scripture will be John 17:6-11. The sermon is "As We Are One". We
will be celebrating the baptism of Tessa Pearson.
This
Sunday, we will also be taking the Church World Service Blanket
Offering. This offering provides blankets, tents, and emergency supplies
in the wake of disaster. The funds also provide material assistance,
education training and small enterprise loans as part of sustainable
development programs. Envelopes for donations can be found in the
pews. Please give generously and help those less fortunate with a gift
of hope.
To
emphasize the importance of blankets, the Mission Committee requests
that folks bring in their favorite blanket with an explanation of why
it’s so special. Blankets will be displayed and explanations read. If
could bring them before May 13, that would be great, but, the morning of
is OK, too.
Check
out the bulletin board in the Alcove! Missions Committee has put
together a list that attempts to target items for the Valley Food Bank
that may be needed more during certain seasons or months. Of course,
all items are gratefully accepted! Thank you!
On
Pentecost, May 20, we will be celebrating the Birthday of the Church.
We will also be celebrating Music Sunday! The Choral and Bell Choirs
will be offering their gifts of music as well as the Sacred Dancers
offering their gift of dance.
Following
coffee hour on May 20, we will have a Prayer Walk! We will take a
stroll down Church and Huntington Streets and then head to Sassafras for
lunch. Join us! If you have a HCCUCC T-shirt, please wear it!
Our
next LEO (Let's Eat Out) will be on Wednesday, May 23, 6:30 P.M. at
Calorosa, 100 Center Street in Shelton. Watch for the sign up sheet in
the Alcove!
Put June 9 on your calendar of our annual Tag Sale. More info will be coming out soon.
Let
us pray. You, O God, have made the beauty of each flower bud and of
each human face. In each of them we see you. Thank you! Amen.
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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