Dear Folks,
Hope you are well and safe and mostly dug out!
This coming Sunday, March 1, is the Second Sunday in Lent. We will be celebrating Holy Communion, so please have your elements handy. The scripture is John 3:1-17. The sermon is "The Way of Our Journey". The service will be live streamed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HCCUCC and will be available for viewing on Facebook and YouTube later on Sunday.
New Members’ Class will be held following worship Sunday, March 8 in the library.
Our next “Lessons in the Wilderness” will be held Thursday, February 26 at First United Methodist Church Rocky Rest and Long Hill Road. Dinner will be at 6 P.M. followed by a program at 7 P.M. We will be hosting on Wednesday, March 11, 6 P.M. starting with dinner then a program. Masonicare will be hosting a program at 7 P.M. at Wesley Heights on Wednesday, March 25. Offering will go to benefit Spooner House. Please make checks out directly to Spooner House.
The One Great Hour of Sharing offering will be taken on March 15. Through OGHS, lives are literally changed daily. Your support provides clean water, food, medicines, shelter, healthcare, education and so much more. Envelopes will be in the pews on March 8 or you may give on-line via our website. Please give generously.
The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – March’s giving focus is canned tomatoes, rice, sugar, and feminine hygiene products. Please use the box in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked. We are in winter protocol, so please, no items that can freeze! Our Spooner House Meal is on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions? See Holly or Gerry Fassbender.
Thank you for everyone who brought in coats for the Women’s Fellowship's Winter Coat Drive for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission. March 1 will be the last day for collection, so if you haven't already, please bring new or gently used coats and/or cold weather accessories. Donation box is the Alcove. Share the gift of warmth!
Looking Ahead: April 11 is the Third Annual Shredding Event & Food Collection in the church parking lot from 9 A.M. to Noon, rain or shine. Please save your important papers and documents and bring them on that day. The cost is $10.00 per average box or bag. We cannot dispose of bags or boxes, so you must take them home. Also, no paper clips or metal items can be shredded. We are also collecting non-perishable, non-expired food items for Spooner House. A portion of the proceeds will also go to Spooner House.
Women’s Fellowship is collecting items for CWS Hygiene Kits. See the list in the Alcove near the box for donations. Questions? See Lois Ricker. Thank you!
Funds for Clean-up Buckets Urgently Needed – We are collecting monetary donations for Church World Service clean-up buckets. Please make checks out to HCC with “Buckets” on the memo line, then drop your donation in the bucket on Sundays, or use the on-line option on our website.
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.
Please engage on our social media. For Facebook, like and follow our HCCUCC page then like, share, and comment on our content. For YouTube, subscribe to our page and click the bell for notifications then like, share, and comment on our content. Please also visit our website. Every click helps get the word out about our church!
Let us pray. O Holy One, as we continue our Lenten journey, may our eyes and ears be open to the ways we can better lovingly serve your people and your creation. Amen.
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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