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Newsletter November 19 |
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Next Week at
ANNUAL WOMEN'S RETREAT November 16, 17, 18
There's still time to reserve your room at the
WOMEN'S DISCUSSION GROUP BAKE
There will be a bake sale on Sunday, October 28th immediately following the worship service. Proceeds go to scholarships to help women attend the annual retreat and to provide funding for retreat leaders.
YOUTH NEWS ~ Halloween Party ~ Grades 6-12 Sunday October 28th 7-8:30PM Costumes Optional The Haunted Ghoulish games, gross food, scary music, hideous prizes! Lots of fun to be had, you might get quite a scare, Come, and bring a friend or two, That is if you dare! Upcoming dates; 10-28- Halloween Party 7-8:30pm 11-03 - Rock the Sound Concert in 11-04- NO MEETING 11-11- Regular meeting 6-8:30 11-18- "?Thanks for Giving" meal 5pm (need parent help!) 11-25- NO MEETING Happy Thanksgiving
FLU CLINIC AT
The Visiting Nurse Association will provide a flu clinic for the public on Tuesday, October 30th from 3 - 6 pm. No appointment is necessary. For questions, call Donna Brouillette @ 826-4517 SUNDAY LIGHT Informal Worship Sundays at 6pm Thanks to all who helped set up, prepare and serve the Family Dinner before Sunday Light last week - your help was greatly appreciated! Sunday October 28th They're back! SOULMATES a wonderful singing group made up of some very talented ladies - one of these ladies is Red Letter Day's own Kristen Brigandi. Come on out to worship with us, I'll save you a seat!
FIRST CHURCH GALLERY PRESENTS: Artist Edmund Rubacha Title of Show: "By the Sea"? Please note that opening receptions for our November and December artists will be on the second Sunday of both months, not the first. HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS! This Sunday, children birth through kindergarten are invited to the BOO BABIES! party. It starts at 9:15 am in the Fireside room. Wear your costume (Moms and Dads can too) and come for snacks, games and songs! On Monday, October 29th, we will have another party for children ages Pre-K through 3rd grade. Children from our community will be joining us from 3:30 - 5:00 pm in the Fireside Room for more Halloween fun. Put your costumes on and come sing songs, eat snacks, play games and make a craft or two. Hmmm, what costume shall I wear? Please remember to take your UNICEF boxes with you when you trick or treat next week. If you did not get one yet and would like one, let me know on Sunday. All boxes will be due back to church on Nov. 4th. Thanks for your help! A very big thank you to Dick Zink who purchased and donated some wonderful art supplies to the church school program. We have been putting them to good use! And, a big thank you to Carolyn McElravy and her children who recently donated a beautiful handmade puppet theater to our program. It is being used in our Theater/Media Workshop this rotation. The students are loving it! Have a safe and happy Halloween, Sharon Chamberlain First
October 24, 2007
Dear Friends, This week, I have been blown away by the beauty of the leaves. While I was away, I was afraid that I would miss them, but I didn't. Once the fog cleared on my way back from Fall is my favorite time of year. It is in fall that we are reminded of the bounty of the harvest, see the changing of the leaves and get to breathe in the fresh crisp air that is so typical of autumn. Nights are great for sleeping as the cool temperatures allow us to snuggle in our blankets, and daytimes are bright with golden sunshine. It is also a time of gratitude and thanksgiving. The themes of gratitude and thanksgiving flow through the pages of scripture and our hymnal. The nomadic Hebrew tribes found ways to express their thanks to God for making it through another year. They offered sacrifices and sang songs of praise. The early Christians said liturgies of gratitude for their survival and for the blessings they received from God. Both the native Americans and the first settlers in our land had rituals of praise and thanksgiving. Enjoy the panoramic color show, breathe in the cool fall air, and offer your own praises to God who gives us life that we may enjoy all things. Keep the faith, Sue
FIRST CHURCH NEWS Vol. 55, No. 50
From Robin Spencer, Anniversary Committee Member:
The first meeting house of our church stood on site of the present Rte. 9, just west of It was plain, 80' x 64', had a steep roof without bell, belfry or cupola and, except for windows, "resembled a nice barn". It was begun in 1756 and completed in 1757. It was built over and repainted after the revival of 1784-85. The pulpit was on the right, opposite a large double door, had a huge sounding board with stairs on each side ornamented with vines and grapes. There was a broad aisle with a tier of pews on each side with square pews up the center where parishioners sat facing each other. There was no carpet and no heat, but foot warmers were brought in. A shed stood nearby for horses.
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