This Week January 3, 2023

  

Dear Folks,

 

Blessings on your 2023!

 

This Sunday, January 8 is the Baptism of Christ.  The scripture is Matthew 3:13-17. We will be reaffirming our baptism.  The service will be on-site and Facebook live-streamed.  Sunday school will be held during the service.

 

Following worship, we will be de-decorating the sanctuary.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

THE 299^th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HUNTINGTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH UCC WILL BE HELD FOLLOWING WORSHIP ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING OFFICERS AND ACCEPTING THE 2023 BUDGET.

 

VALLEY REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROJECT will soon be settling a well vetted refugee family! Volunteers needed! Donations are welcome! Please drop your donation in the basket on Sundays or use the on-line option on our website. For more info, contact the church.

 

CWS CLEAN-UP BUCKETS NEEDED! Women’s Fellowship is collecting monetary donations for Church World Service Clean up buckets. Checks may be made out to HCC with “Buckets” on the memo line. You can drop your donation in the bucket on Sundays or you can use the on-line option on our website. Thank you.

 

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House Items Needed: shelf stable milk and powdered milk, pancake mix and syrup, peanut butter and jelly, canned fruit and applesauce, garbanzo and navy beans, canned tuna and chicken, oatmeal and other cereals, and pasta sauce.  There is a box in the Alcove and the “wishing well” in Fellowship Hall for donations. Also, our Blessing Box needs to be stocked, but for the winter, please only put in items that are not canned or in glass or would be harmed if frozen. Please be generous!

 

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. Electronic Fund Transfer giving is also available. Please email the church, hcc@snet.net if you would like a form to set that up. Any way you give is a blessing and is greatly appreciated.

 

O Holy One, at the dawn of this new year, may we clean away all the negativity that we accumulated in the past so we can move forward in faith with a clean slate.  May you lead us and guide us into this new year.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille