Dear Folks,
I hope you all had a lovely, thanks-filled Thanksgiving!!
This Sunday, December 8, is the Second Sunday in Advent. The
scripture is Luke 1:5-24a. The sermon monologue is
"Zechariah".
Following the Sunday service, there will be a
meeting for all members of the
Huntington
Congregational Church UCC for the purpose
of presenting a draft budget for 2020
and to vote on
By-Law revisions. Attached is a copy of the by-law revisions
as well as the original text. If you are able, please bring your
own copy. Limited copies will be available on Sunday. Please
make every effort to attend this important
meeting.
Friday, December
13th, we will once again be providing Spooner House with
a Christmas meal and providing gifts for the children. If you
would like to donate, there are clearly marked envelopes in the
pews which say "Spooner House Meal". These envelopes can be put in
the offering plate with your regular offering. Thank you in
advance for your generosity!
The Mission Committee is
sponsoring the BH Care "Under the Tree" program to benefit needy
adults and children. All the tags have been taken! Thank you
for your generosity! All purchased gifts need to be returned by
Sunday, December 15th.
If anyone is interested in
singing in the choir at the 11 P.M. Christmas Eve Service, please
sign the sheet in the Alcove. There will be a brief practice
following worship on December 15 and December 22. Rev.
Lucille will be leading with guitar.
Readers are needed for the
4 P.M. and 11 P.M. Christmas Eve services. If you would like
to read, please sign up in the Alcove.
Saturday, December
21st is the longest night of the year. For many
people, dark is symbolic of the harsh things of life. And,
those harsh things become more evident in the light of the
"shoulds" of Christmas time: we should be happy, we should be
glad, we should be joyful. Well, sometimes our life is not
conducive to the shoulds: we have lost a loved one, or a
relationship, or a job, or whatever. We don't feel happy and
joyful. The Longest Night Service at 6:30
p.m. is a time to realize that for some, all is not
goodness and light. We can come, acknowledge the darkness, but
also look to the Nativity for our hope and our Light. All are
welcome.
Please take note
of the poster in the Alcove with suggested items for the Valley
Food Bank bin in Fellowship Hall. Of course, all items are
gratefully accepted, but the Missions Committee put together a list
that attempts to target items that may be needed more during
certain seasons or months. The need is great, so please be
generous!
Let us
pray. O God, in this Advent time, may your Spirit work in us
to make room in our hearts for the Babe of Bethlehem.
Amen.
In Christ's
love,
Rev. Lucille
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