This Week April 25, 2023

Dear Folks,

Hope your week is going smoothly.

This Sunday, April 30, is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Our Confirmands have developed and will lead the service. The scripture is Colossians 1:15-20. The Confirmands will be sharing their person creeds. Please come and support our youth!

HCCUCC Talents and Tastes Auction, May 13th, 6 P.M. in Fellowship Hall- Everyone has a talent or treasure. We hope you will share yours with the church by making a donation to the auction. The Auction has been a great success due, in large part, to the wonderful and creative donations made by church members. If you need an idea, please speak to Bob or Linda Sember and look through precious years’ catalogues. The catalogues are located on the table in the alcove along with registration forms, donation forms and absentee bidding forms. Please get your donations in ASAP so that they are included in the catalogue. There is a $10.00 per person registration fee. Pre-registration is necessary so we may plan accordingly for the hors d’oeuvres and desserts provided. A portion of the registration fee will go to support Spooner House and the Valley Food Bank. You will also receive 3 tickets for the bag auction with your paid registration. Be sure to invite your friends and neighbors! There are Absentee Bidding Forms available in the alcove for those who cannot attend. You pre-register so we can give you an auction number. A designated absentee bidder will be assigned to bid for items on your behalf up to your maximum bid. (Auction items will be in the catalogue and online and will be available the week of the auction.) If you are unable to pick up a donation or registration form, we will be happy to get one to you. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

We are so pleased to have our lovely Syrian family settled into their apartment in Derby! Thank you to all who make this possible! Continued support with your time, talents, and treasures is greatly appreciated!

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed: shelf stable milk & powdered milk, pancake mix & syrup, peanut butter & jelly, canned fruit & applesauce, garbanzo & navy beans, canned tuna & chicken, oatmeal & other cereals, & pasta sauce. Please use the box in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Thank you! Please note that our Spooner House Meal is now the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

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 may be sent to the church through mail or please consider donating on 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.

Let us pray. Creator God, as we see the earth being reborn this springtime, help us to be reborn as well into a new energy for service to your people and your world. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week April 18, 2023

 Dear Folks,

Hope you are all having a good week!

This Sunday, April 23, is the Third Sunday of Easter. The scripture is Luke 24:13-35. The sermon is "Broken Bread".

We are so pleased to have our lovely Syrian family settled into their apartment in Derby! Thank you to all who make this possible! Continued support with your time, talents, and treasures is greatly appreciated!

HCCUCC Talents and Tastes Auction, May 13th, 6 P.M. in Fellowship Hall- If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed: shelf stable milk & powdered milk, pancake mix & syrup, peanut butter & jelly, canned fruit & applesauce, garbanzo & navy beans, canned tuna & chicken, oatmeal & other cereals, & pasta sauce. Please use the box in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Thank you! REMINDER: Our Spooner House Meal is now 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.

Community Tag Sale: Women’s Fellowship will again be holding our annual tag sale on June 10 (rain date June 17). You are welcome to have your own space or donate items to the church table. Please consider us as you do any spring clean-out!

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 may be sent to the church through mail or please consider donating on 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.

Let us pray. O Holy God of all creation, as the days change from hot to cold, from sunny to rainy, from still to windy, help us to remember that your love and compassion for all of humanity, all of creation, never changes. We can trust in you. Amen.

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week April 11, 2023

 Dear Folks, 

I hope you all had a blessed Easter!

 

This Thursday, April 13, is my Prayer Day.  Please let me know if you have any joys or concerns you would like me to lift up to God.

 

Congratulations to Judy Tucker and Eva Washenko, who are being honored at this Saturday's Tri-State Women's Connection Spring Celebration!!

 

This Sunday, April 16, is the Second Sunday of Easter.  We will be celebrating Rylee Edelman's baptism!  The scripture is John 20:19-31.  The sermon is "Marks".

 

Please note the basket for your contributions to our 300^th anniversary, which we will be celebrating in 2024, will be available in the sanctuary on Sunday.  We hope to raise funds for the festivities!  This offering will be taken the Third Sunday of the Month, though, the basket will be in the Alcove for any time!

 

We are so pleased to have our lovely Syrian family settled into their apartment in Derby! Thank you to all who make this possible! Continued support with your time, talents, and treasures is greatly appreciated!

 

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed: shelf stable milk & powdered milk, pancake mix & syrup, peanut butter & jelly, canned fruit & applesauce, garbanzo & navy beans, canned tuna & chicken, oatmeal & other cereals, & pasta sauce.  Please use the box in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked!  Thank you!

 

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.

 

Community Tag Sale: Women’s Fellowship will again be holding our annual tag sale on June 10 (rain date June 17). You are welcome to have your own space or donate items to the church table. Please consider us as you do any spring clean-out!

 

SAVE THE DATE:  13th Annual Auction -- Saturday, May 13^th, 6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall--See all the information in the Alcove.

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 may be sent to the church through mail or please consider donating on 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.

  

Let us pray.  O God, as the Easter alleluias start to fade, may the power of Christ's resurrection never fade from our hearts.  May our lives be witnesses to this great love you showed us in Jesus.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week April 4, 2023

 Dear Folks,

 

May God's Spirit guide us through the drear of Holy Week into the glory of Easter.

 

Please note our Holy Week schedule:  Maundy Thursday, April 6 - Tenebrae at 7:45.  Good Friday, April 7 - service at noon.  Easter, April 9 - Sunrise Service at 6:15 a.m. Jones Family Farm, service at HCCUCC 9:30 a.m.  Tenebrae, Good Friday service, and 9:30 a.m. Easter service will be Facebook live-streamed; links will be sent after each service for later viewing.

 

This coming Sunday, April 9, is Easter.  The scriptures are Colossians 3:1-4 and Matthew 28:1-10.  The sermon monologue is “What Just Happened?”                                 

 

We are so pleased to have our lovely Syrian family in our Valley and settled into their apartment in Derby. Thank you to all who make this possible! Continued support with your time, talents, and treasures is greatly appreciated! 

 

SAVE THE DATE:  13th Annual Auction -- Saturday, May 13th 6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall!  More information is in the April "Belfry" and in the Alcove!

  

The Valley Food Bank at Spooner House – Items Needed: shelf stable milk & powdered milk, pancake mix & syrup, peanut butter & jelly, canned fruit & applesauce, garbanzo & navy beans, canned tuna & chicken, oatmeal & other cereals, & pasta sauce.  Please use the box in the Alcove for donations. The Blessing Box also needs to be stocked! Thank you!

 

Community Tag Sale: Women’s Fellowship will again be holding our annual tag sale on June 10 (rain date June 17). You are welcome to have your own space or donate items to the church table. Please note that we cannot take items yet, and they may not be dropped off in Reuman House. As the time gets closer, there will be information on where and when to do this. Until then, please consider us as you do any spring clean-out!

 

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 may be sent to the church through mail or please consider donating on 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.

 

Let us pray.  God of all goodness, as we travel with Jesus through this week of pain and tragedy into the light of the resurrection, may we know we never walk alone.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week March 28, 2023

 

Dear Folks,

 

I hope you find a bright spot in this otherwise dreary day!

 

This coming Sunday, April 2, is the Palm Sunday.  The scripture is Matthew 21:1-11.  The sermon monologue is "Walking Along with Jesus".  We will be celebrating Holy Communion, so be sure to have your elements handy.

 

Please note our Holy Week schedule:  Maundy Thursday, Tenebrae at 7:45.  Good Friday, April 7 - service at noon.  Easter, April 9 - Sunrise Service at 6:15 a.m. Jones Family Farm, service at HCCUCC 9:30 a.m.  Tenebrae, Good Friday service, and 9:30 a.m. Easter service will be Facebook live-streamed; links will be sent out later.

 

We are so pleased to have our lovely Syrian family in our Valley and settled into their apartment in Derby. Thank you to all who make this possible! Continued support with your time, talents, and treasures is greatly appreciated! 

 

SAVE THE DATE:  13th Annual Auction -- Saturday, May 13th 6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall!  More information is in the April "Belfry" and in the Alcove!

 

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.

 

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 for donations. Also, our Blessing Box needs to be stocked, but during the winter, please do not put canned or jarred items, only things that won’t freeze. 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 may be sent to the church through mail or please consider donating on 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.

 

Let us pray.  O Holy One, as we draw closer to Holy Week and Easter, may you give us the strength and courage to walk with Jesus in the way of sacrificial love.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week March 21, 2023

 Dear Folks,

 

Spring has sprung!!  Enjoy!

 

Thursday, March 23, is my prayer day.  Please let me know if you have any joys or concerns you would like me to lift up.

 

This coming Sunday, March 26, is the Fifth Sunday in Lent.  The scripture is Luke 8:1-3.  The sermon is "The Other Mary". 

 

From Women's Fellowship - Thank you to everyone who helped make the Corned Beef Dinner such a success.  Whether you set up, prepped food, cooked, served, cleaned up, bought a ticket, invited friends or made a donation, you were a part of raising $600 toward the church’s operating budget.

 

We are so pleased to have our lovely Syrian family in our Valley and are still in the process of getting them settled into their apartment in Derby. Thank you to all who make this possible! Continued support with your time, talents, and treasures is greatly appreciated! 

 

SAVE THE DATE:  13th Annual Auction -- Saturday, May 14th, 6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall!  

 

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.

 

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 for donations. Also, our Blessing Box needs to be stocked, but during the winter, please do not put canned or jarred items, only things that won’t freeze. 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.

 

Let us pray.  O God of new life, Spring has finally come!  May you again fill us with your freshness and newness.  May your Spirit revive us and fill us with an excitement for our life and our service in your name.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille

This Week March 14, 2023

 Dear Folks,

 

Hope you all stay warm, safe, and dry!

 

This coming Sunday, March 19, is the Fourth Sunday in Lent.  The scripture is Exodus 20:1-17.  The sermon is "Take Two Tablets". 

 

We will be taking our One Great Hour of Sharing Offering this Sunday. OGHS special mission offering of the United Church of Christ involves you in disaster, refugee/immigration, & development ministries around the world. When disaster strikes, or people are displaced or made refugees by violence or extreme poverty, you are part of the immediate response & of the long-term recovery. Because the UCC relates in mutual partnership to churches & organizations through Global Ministries & worldwide response & recovery networks, your contributions to OGHS put you in the right place at the right time for the relief, accompaniment, & recovery of the most vulnerable.

 

Our family is here!  Valley Refugee Resettlement Project is still welcoming volunteers & donations! Please drop your donation in the basket on Sundays or use the on-line option on our website. For more info, contact the church.

 

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.

 

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 for donations. Also, our Blessing Box needs to be stocked, but during the winter, please do not put canned or jarred items, only things that won’t freeze. 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.

 

Let us pray.  Holy One, through this journey of Lent, may we feel your presence walking beside is more powerfully than ever.  Helps us to know we are not alone; we have never been along.  Amen.

 

In Christ's love,

Rev. Lucille