This Week December 22, 2020

 Dear Folks,

Here we are, Christmas week! I know it's a different one than we have ever faced, but, know that the Spirit of God's love, hope, peace, and joy is with us.

Thank you all so much for the gifts, cards, and well wishes during this Christmas season. I am so grateful for your generosity and so blessed to be a part of this loving and caring community of faith! You are such blessings!

Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols will be live-streamed on Facebook at 4 P.M. The bulletin is attached. The service will be posted later on Facebook and YouTube.

The outdoor informal Christmas Eve service at 8:30 P.M. is CANCELLED due to the predicted lousy weather. I will live-stream it instead, so please have a candle ready! The service will be posted later on Facebook and YouTube.

This Sunday, December 27, is the the First Sunday After Christmas. This is an informal service. The service will be live-streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

Due to the rise in COVID numbers and the expected surge after Christmas, Sunday in person worship service is suspended until February 21. The Church Council will reevaluate at the time progresses.

Let us pray. O God, may you give birth again to Christ in our hearts and in our lives. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week December 15, 2020

 Dear Folks,

Looks like we have snow storm coming! Please stay safe and warm.

At the end of this year, we say good bye to our Minister of Music, James Bruni, as he continues his journey. We are grateful for the time he shared with us. We wish him, Lorraine, and his family all God's blessings!

This Sunday, December 20, is the Fourth Sunday in Advent. The scripture is Isaiah 7:10-15. The sermon is "Love & Choice".

Due to the rise in COVID numbers and the expected surge after Christmas, this will be the final Sunday worship service until February 21. The Church Council will reevaluate at the time progresses. Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday. If you normally attend and are not planning to, please also notify the office. Please remember not to congregate in the Alcove before or after the service. It's up to all of us to keep each other safe!

The service will be live-streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

Our Longest Night Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 6:30 P.M. We will be in person and live-streamed on Facebook. If you plan on being in person, please reserve your seat by Friday, December 18 by emailing Karen at hcc@snet.net.

Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols will be live-streamed on Facebook at 4 P.M.

Dependent on the weather, we are planning on an outdoor informal Christmas Eve service at 8:30 P.M. in the back parking lot at HCCUCC. It will be a drive-in service and folks will stay in their cars with the windows open, so bundle up. Please bring a battery candle, a small flashlight or a cell phone flashlight app.

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP. Thank to you all who have already! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

Let us pray. O God of life, light, and love. May the flame of the Advent candles ignite in our hearts the blessings of Christ and Christ's hope, peace, joy, and love. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week December 8, 2020

Dear Folks,

 

May our Advent season be a time for us to delve deep into our hearts to find that center where our hope, peace, joy, and love dwell.

 

Thursday, December 10 is my Prayer Day.  If you have any concerns or joys you would like me to raise up, please let me know.

 

This Sunday, December 13, is the Third Sunday in Advent.  The scripture is Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11.  The sermon is "Joy & Covenant".

 

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday.  If you normally attend and are not planning to, please also notify the office.  Please remember that as the COVID 19 numbers increase, we need to be extra careful in our interactions.  Please remember not to congregate in the Alcove before or after the service.  It's up to all of us to keep each other safe!  

 

The service will be live-streamed on Facebook.  It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

 

Our Longest Night Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 6:30 P.M.  We will be in person and live-streamed on Facebook.  If you plan on being in person, please reserve your seat by Friday, December 18 by emailing Karen at hcc@snet.net.

 

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP.  Thank to you all who have already!  Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

 

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions.  Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital.  Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone.  Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available.  Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

 

Let us pray.  O Holy God, breath into us again the assurance of your presence, a presence embodied by Jesus.  May we seek him still.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

 

This Week December 1, 2020

 Dear Folks,

May this Season of Advent be a time for all of us to look to the Christ Child for our hope, peace, joy, and love.

This Sunday, December 6, is the Second Sunday in Advent. The scripture is Isaiah 40:1-11. The sermon is "Peace & Comfort".

We will be celebrating Holy Communion.

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday. If you normally attend and are not planning to, please also notify the office. Please remember that as the COVID 19 numbers increase, we need to be extra careful in our interactions. Please remember not to congregate in the Alcove before or after the service. It's up to all of us to keep each other safe!

The service will be live-streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

Our Longest Night Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 6:30 P.M. We will be in person (at this point) and live-streamed on Facebook. If you plan on being in person, please reserve your seat by Friday, December 18 by emailing Karen at hcc@snet.net.

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

Let us pray. O God of hope, fill us with all hope that you walk with us in the darkness and in the light, showing us the path of your divine compassion. Amen.

In Christ's name,

Rev. Lucille

This Week November 29, 2020

 Dear Folks,

May you all have a blessed Thanksgiving. Despite it all, we have so much for which to be thankful!

This Sunday, November 29, is the First Sunday in Advent. The scripture is Isaiah 64:1-9. The sermon is "Hope & Clay".

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday. If you normally attend and are not planning to, please also notify the office. Please, if you are traveling or if you are hosting a gathering of people in your home who are not in your everyday social bubble, please considering staying home and watching the service via live-stream. It's up to all of us to keep each other safe! Thank you!

The service will be live-streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

Thank you to everyone who donated toward the Women’s Fellowship Homeless Bags Project. The response was overwhelming, so they are no longer taking donations at this time. Your generosity is such a blessing!

There will be an electronic Congregation Meeting via ZOOM for all members of the Huntington Congregational Church UCC following worship service on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. for the purpose to present the proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Watch your email for the ZOOM link.

Our Longest Night Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 6:30 P.M. We will be in person (at this point) and live-streamed on Facebook. If you plan on being in person, please reserve your seat by Friday, December 18 by emailing Karen at hcc@snet.net.

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP. Thank to you all who have already! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

I am very grateful for all of you, your support, your love, and your faithfulness. You are blessings!

Let us pray. O God, words are never enough to express our thanks to you, but, thank you! May our gratitude show in our words, actions, and deeds, reflecting your love and generosity to the world. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week November 17, 2020

Dear Folks, 

 

Continued prayers for love, justice, and peace.

 

This Sunday, November 15, is the Reign of Christ. We will also be observing Thanksgiving Sunday. The scripture is II Corinthians 9:6-15. The sermon is "Abundance".

 

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday. 

 

The service will be live-streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later. 

 

Our Longest Night Service will be held on Monday, December 21 at 6:30 P.M. We will be in person (at this point) and live-streamed on Facebook. If you plan on being in person, please reserve your seat by Friday, December 18 by emailing Karen at hcc@snet.net.

 

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

 

Let us pray. God of grace and goodness, may your Spirit fill us with gratitude for all you are, all you have done, and all you will do. Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

 

This Week November 10, 2020

 Dear Folks,

May we all pause a moment tomorrow on Veteran's Day to remember and give thanks.

Thursday, November 12, is my Prayer Day. Please let me know if you have any joys or concerns you would like me to raise up.

This Sunday, November 15, is the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is I Thessalonians 5:1-11 . The sermon is "Keep Awake."

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday.

The service will be live streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP. Thank to you all who have already! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

Let us pray. O Holy One, may your Spirit envelope with a peace that the turmoil of our times cannot take away. May we keep our hope firmly in your love and grace. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week November 3, 2020

 Dear Folks,

 Hope you voted.  If not, please do so.

 

This Sunday, November 8, is the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost.  The scripture is Matthew 25:1-13.  The sermon is "Keep Shining."  Sunday School will be in session in the Fellowship Hall.

 Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday.   

 The service will be live streamed on Facebook.  It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

 

Thank you to everyone who has donated to the HCCUCC Women's Fellowship Homeless Bags Project. They are still in need of these items: 

• Socks (men’s and/or women’s)
• Pair of gloves
• Small tubes of toothpaste
• Hand sanitizer
• Mask(s)
• Packets of wipes for personal use and to wipe surfaces
• Snack bars (like granola bars/protein bars individually wrapped)
• Tubes of lip balm (Blistex, Chapstick, etc.)
• Small tubes of hand cream
• Nail clippers/emery boards
• Bandaids  (a few in a bag—does not have to be a box)
• If you prefer, you may make a financial donation to us and we will do the shopping.

A donation basket will be provided in the entrance way to the church Alcove.  You can drop off your items between 9 A.M. and Noon on weekdays or on Sunday mornings.  You may also drop of small items in the black HCC IO box.  Please do not hang anything off the box or leave anything outside the box.  Please do not leave anything in the postal box. Thank you!  

 

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP.  Thank to you all who have already!  Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

 

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions.  Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital.  Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone.  Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available.  Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

 

Let us pray.  O God, guide us into a future that is filled with justice and peace, kindness and compassion, generosity and grace, healing and wholeness.  Seep us in your love.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week October 27, 2020

 Dear Folks,

 

I hope you are all well and hanging in there.  Lots of prayers rising for you!

 

We all have had saints in our lives who truly showed us how to live the Gospel.  In commemoration of All Saint’s Day, pick one of those saints and please let me know who that person is and why they are a saint in your life.  This person can be living, or this person can be passed.  The deadline for submission is Friday, October 30.  You can either send it to me at 19 Church St., you can send it to me by the church email at hcc@snet.net, or my personal email at revluce23@comcast.net, or you could drop it off in our black mailbox which is our office box outside the church.  Let us all really think about who is an example of faith in our life. 

 

This Sunday, November 1, is All Saint's Day.  The scripture is Revelation 7:9-17.  The sermon is "For All Our Saints", in which I will be sharing the names and stories of our saints.  Holy Communion will be celebrated so have your elements at home ready and bring your elements if you are worshiping in person.

 

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday.   

 

The service will be live streamed on Facebook.  It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

 

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP.  Thank to you all who have already!  Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

 

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions.  Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital.  Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone.  Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available.  Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

 

Let us pray.  O God, may the powerful force of your love and justice be upon us now.  May greed and malice be swept away like the mist and replaced with the highest good for all.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week October 20, 2020

  Dear Folks,

I hope you are all well.

Continued prayers for the healing of the people and of the world.

Thank you to everyone who participated, donated, and supported the The HCCUCC Women's Fellowship Food Drive to benefit the Valley Food Bank. You're generosity helps feed the hungry.

Thank you so much for gifts, cards, and well-wishes during Clergy Appreciation Month. A special thank you to Karen Boroski and Women's Fellowship. You are all such blessings to me!

This Sunday, October 25, is the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is Matthew 22:34-46. The sermon is "The Highest Good."

Please reserve your seat for Sunday worship by emailing the office at hcc@snet.net by Thursday.

The service will be live streamed on Facebook. It will also be posted on Facebook and YouTube later.

The Story of Your Saint - We all have had saints in our lives who truly showed us how to live the Gospel. In commemoration of All Saint’s Day, pick one of those saints, and please let me know who that person is and why they are a saint in your life. This person can be living, or this person can be passed. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 30. You can either send it to me at 19 Church St., you can send it to me by the church email at hcc@snet.net, or my personal email, you could drop it off in our black mailbox which is our office box outside the church, or you can hand it to me this Sunday in worship. Let us all really think about who is an example of faith in our life. I will share the names and the stories on All Saint’s Day.

If you have not returned your Faith Promise/Pledge card yet, please do so ASAP. Thank to you all who have already! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Please continue to support HCCUCC with your contributions. Now more than ever, our mission of being the beacon of love and light on the Huntington Green and beyond is vital. Contributions sent in by mail are welcome. Please consider donating at our website, www.huntingtonucc.org. The GIVEPLUS app can be downloaded on your cell phone. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. However you choose to give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

Let us pray. O Holy One, we know that often our lives do not go in the way in which we plan. Help us to trust, that no matter what, you walk with us through it all, offering hope, peace, and love. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille