This Week September 24, 2024

  

Hi Folks,

 

Well, it does feel like Fall today!

 

This Sunday, September 29, is the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is James 5:7-11. The sermon is "Patience, People". The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and available for later viewing on Facebook and YouTube.    

 

Sunday begins our Season of Generosity.  This year’s theme is in keeping with our 300^th anniversary celebration: “Let’s Keep Going…300 Years and Counting”. In Gathering Sunday is October 27^th.

 

The Neighbors in Need offering, which we will receive on OCTOBER 6, supports the UCC’s ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. This year’s Neighbors in Need theme “Mental Health Justice for All: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right” highlights our God-given right to mental health. Everyone is created in God’s image, and everybody should receive quality mental health care. Please give generously. Envelopes will be available Sunday.  Donations may also be made through EFT via our church website, www.huntingtonucc.org

 

October 20 OPEN HOUSE. We are opening our doors to members, friends, family, and the public to celebrate our 300th anniversary!  Historically dressed Volunteers are needed to be stationed around the building to welcome and inform our visitors. Doors will open to visitors at 2 P.M.  At 3 P.M. Deborah DeMusis and Michael Cretella Jr. will perform a concert of piano duets.  At 3:45, refreshments will be served in Fellowship Hall. Please be sure to invite everyone you know for this fun time!  To volunteer & more info, contact Sue Schmitt.

 

VRRP is working to settle a refugee family of four in our Valley.  Please note the donation list in the Alcove. Please help however you can.  For more info, contact Bob Margolies.

 

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed:  Please see the list on the bulletin board in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Please note that our Spooner House Meal is now the 3^rd Tuesday of each month. Questions--see Holly or Gerry Fassbender.

 

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. The need now is urgent.

 

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.  On “X” (formerly known as Twitter), follow our feed, then like and share.  Please also visit our website.  Every click helps get the word out about our church!

 

Holy God, as the seasons change and time marches on, we praise you for your changeless love and eternal presence.  When all else changes, you are still God; in that we trust.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week September 17, 2024

    Dear Folks,

Hope you are well!

This Sunday, September 22, is the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is Mark 9:30-37. The sermon is "Extravagant Welcome". The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and available for later viewing on Facebook and YouTube.

Our Season of Generosity for 2025 begins on September 29. In Gathering Sunday is October 27. The theme is "Let's Keep Going...300 Years and Counting".

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed: Please see the list on the bulletin board in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Please note that our Spooner House Meal is now the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions--see Holly or Gerry Fassbender.

VRRP is working to settle a refugee family of four in our Valley. Please note the donation list in the Alcove. Please help however you can. For more info, contact Bob Margolies.

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. The need now is urgent.

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. On “X” (formerly known as Twitter), follow our feed, then like and share. Please also visit our website. Every click helps get the word out about our church!

God of goodness and grace, may your calming and invigorating Spirit be upon us, offering us comfort and peace, strength and purpose. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week September 10, 2024

 Dear Folks,

Enjoying another lovely day!

Please take a moment tomorrow to remember those who lost their lives on 9/11 and those left behind.

My Prayer Day is this Thursday, September 12. If you have any joys or concerns you would like me to lift up, please let me know.

This Sunday, September 15, is the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is Mark 8:27-38. The sermon is "Jesus,Who?". The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and available for later viewing on Facebook and YouTube.

Wednesday Evening Bible Survey resumes September 18th and runs through October 16th, 7 P.M., via ZOOM. The link will be sent out with the “This Week” email. No booklet? Please see Rev. Lucille.

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed: Please see the list on the bulletin board in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Please note that our Spooner House Meal is now the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions--see Holly or Gerry Fassbender.

VRRP is working to settle a refugee family of four in our Valley. Please note the donation list in the Alcove. Please help however you can. For more info, contact Bob Margolies.

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. The need now is urgent.

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. On “X” (formerly known as Twitter), follow our feed, then like and share. Please also visit our website. Every click helps get the word out about our church!

Holy God, may the power of your Holy Spirit open all human hearts to allow love and empathy to flow. It's our only hope for a better world. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week September 3, 2024

  

Dear Folks,

 

Happy September!  It's officially Pumpkin Spice season!!

 

CALLING ALL SINGERS!  Will be having a choir planning and practice on Thursday, September 5th at 7 P.M. in the Sanctuary. All are invited, no prior experience necessary!  Contact Rev. Lucille for more details.

 

This Sunday, September 8th at 11 A.M. is our 300^th Anniversary Celebration Outdoor Worship & Picnic in the HCCUCC lower parking lot near the kitchen. The service will be live-streamed.  There is no 9:30 A.M. service. The scripture is Mark 7:31-37. The sermon is "Ephphatha". Following the service is our picnic. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks provided; please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Reservations are required.  Please contact Sue Schmitt ASAP. The cost is $6 per person or $12 per family.  You can pay the day of the picnic. Wear your HCCUCC T-shirt and bring a chair! Rain or shine!  

 

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed:  Please see the list on the bulletin board in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Right now, it is almost empty. Please note that our Spooner House Meal is now the 3^rd Tuesday of each month. Questions--see Holly or Gerry Fassbender.

 

VRRP is working to settle another family in our Valley.  We are looking for volunteers and donations.  Please help however you can.  For more info, contact Bob Margolies.

 

Funds For 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. The need now is urgent.

 

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.  On “X” (formerly known as Twitter), follow our feed, then like and share.  Please also visit our website.  Every click helps get the word out about our church!

 

Dear God of All, we ask for your peace to be present in our conflict-torn world.  Help us to find peace in ourselves so that we may be part of the healing.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week August 27, 2024

Dear Folks,

Enjoy the day!

There is one more evening Concert on the Green, this Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The Vitality Team will be handing out water and the Men's Group will be selling hotdogs. Thank you to everyone who donated water and helped out!

This Sunday, September 1, is the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost. The scripture is Romans 5:1-5. The sermon is "What Is Hope?". This sermon is the 2024 Auction sermon for David Beardsley. We will be celebrating Holy Communion, so be sure to have your elements ready. The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and available for later viewing on Facebook and YouTube.

The Anniversary Committee will be meeting following the service.

Will be having a choir planning and practice on Thursday, September 5 at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. All are invited, no prior experience necessary! Contact Rev. Lucille for more details.

300th Anniversary Outdoor Worship & Picnic will be on Sunday, Sept. 8, 11 a.m., in the HCCUCC lower parking lot near the kitchen. The service will be live-streamed. There will be no 9:30 A.M. worship. Hamburgers, hot dogs, & drinks provided; please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Reservations are required. Please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the Alcove or contact Sue Schmitt: 203-218-0826 or sue1012@bellsouth.net. The cost is $6 per person or $12 per family. You can prepay or pay the day of the picnic. Wear your HCCUCC T-shirt and bring a chair! Rain or shine!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Women's Fellowship CWS School Kits and the backpacks for local schools. We blessed 26 backpacks this past Sunday.

VRRP is working to settle another family in our Valley. We have a possible family of four. We are looking for volunteers and donations. Please help however you can. For more info, contact Bob Margolies.

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed: Please see the list on the bulletin board in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Please note that our Spooner House Meal is the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions? See Holly or Gerry Fassbender.

Funds For 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. The need now is urgent.

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. On “X” (formerly known as Twitter), follow our feed, then like and share. Please also visit our website. Every click helps get the word out about our church!

Let us pray. As school begins and we start our post summer schedules, may you, O God, continue to guide our steps and inspire our minds that we may walk in the way of Christ. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week August 20, 2024

 

 

Dear Folks,

 

Continued prayers for those people and communities ravaged by the recent flooding. Let's think of how we may help!

 

There are two more evening Concerts on the Green, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The Vitality Team will be handing out water and the Men's Group will be selling hotdogs.  Thank you to everyone who donated water.  We are good for the rest of the season!! 

 

This Sunday, August 25, is the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost.  The scripture is Ephesians 6:10-20. The sermon is "The Armor of God".  We will be blessing the backpacks for our local schools.  The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and available for later viewing on Facebook and YouTube.

  

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Women's Fellowship CWS School Kits and the backpacks for local schools.

 

VRRP is working to settle another family in our Valley. We have a possible family of four. We are looking for volunteers and donations.  Please help however you can.  For more info, contact Bob Margolies.

 

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed:  Please see the list on the bulletin board in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Please note that our Spooner House Meal is the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions? See Holly or Gerry Fassbender.

 

Funds For 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. The need now is urgent.

 

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.  On “X” (formerly known as Twitter), follow our feed, then like and share.  Please also visit our website.  Every click helps get the word out about our church!

 

Let us pray.  We trust in you, O God, for strength and perseverance during trying times, knowing that you are ever present and ever loving. May we feel and know you are near. Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week August 6, 2024

 Dear Folks,

 

Hope you all have your electricity back and are doing well.  Looks like we have more dicey weather coming, so take care!

 

This Thursday, August 8, is my Prayer Day.  If you have any joys or concerns you would like me to lift up, please let me know.

 

This Sunday, August 11, is the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost.  Our service will be outdoors.  Please bring a chair and wear a T-shirt of somewhere you have been.  In case of rain or very hot weather, we will be in the sanctuary.  The scripture is Ephesians 4:25-5:2. The sermon is "Behave Yourself".  The service will be livestreamed on Facebook and available for later viewing on Facebook and YouTube.

 

The Wednesday evening Concerts on the Green continue on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The Vitality Team will be handing out water and the Men's Group will be selling hotdogs.  Thank you to everyone who donated water.  We are good for the rest of the season!! 

 

Woman's Fellowship will be collecting items for Church World Service School Kits during August. Needed are 70-count spiral notebooks. Also, we will be collecting new backpacks for local students in need. There will be a box for donations in the alcove. Questions? See Lois Ricker.

 

VRRP is working to settle another family in our Valley. We have a possible family of four. We are looking for volunteers and donations.  Please help however you can.  For more info, contact Bob Margolies.

 

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed:  Please see the list on the bulletin board in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! It's close to empty now. Please note that our Spooner House Meal is the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Questions? See Holly or Gerry Fassbender.

 

Funds For 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. The need now is urgent.

 

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.  On “X” (formerly known as Twitter), follow our feed, then like and share.  Please also visit our website.  Every click helps get the word out about our church!

 

Let us pray.  For your many blessings O God, thank you.  Help us to not take for granted that all we are and have are gifts from you. Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille