A JOYFUL COMMUNITY

DIVERSE IN SPIRITUAL BACKGROUNDS & BELIEFS

JUNE 6 - JUNE 13, 2025

IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION

Associate Pastor's Message
Call To Annual Meeting
Beach Services Start Soon
Faith Formation for Children
Congratulations Confirmation Class of 2025
Church School Summer Bash
Women's Fellowship Summer Social
Summer Office Hours
Upcoming Events
Community Corner
Regular Weekly Happenings

THIS WEEKEND

CELEBRATION SUNDAY - ANNUAL CHURCH SCHOOL

DAY OF RECOGNITION

CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE FOR SUNDAY'S BULLETIN

ASSOCIATE PASTOR'S MESSAGE

At the end of each program year, we uplift and give thanks for our Church School through Celebration Sunday! And this year it just happens to be Father's Day, too.

Worshiping through the theme of "God's Big, Colorful Questions", we will celebrate the Church School year through the wonder of questions, the joy of learning, and the impact of teaching. Come share in the special milestones of our children, especially those celebrating their special 2nd Grade Class Communion and those in 3rd Grade who are receiving their own personalized bibles from the church.

Children and youth voices will lead us through the service, and we will also recognize all of the teachers who make Church School possible. Special treats at Community Hour to follow! ALL are welcome!

In faith,

Pastor Cydney

Call to Annual Meeting

The 354th Annual Meeting of the members of the First Congregational Church of Greenwich, Old Greenwich, CT is hereby called for Sunday June 22, 2025 in the Meetinghouse immediately following the 10 a.m. worship service for the following purposes:

• To hear and act upon the report of the Nominating Committee and to elect officers and

Committee members and to fill other positions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025

• To adopt the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025

• To hear certain reports of the pastors, officers and committees

• To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting

Members are encouraged to attend in the Meetinghouse if possible and comfortable. However, if

you join remotely via Zoom.us, please follow the instructions below. The meeting

may be recorded for the purpose of taking minutes.

Topic: FCCOG Annual Meeting

Time: Jun 22, 2025 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86979997964?pwd=HabSNNOa9Lv3cJo0aXXgTine3hsW1x.1

Meeting ID: 869 7999 7964

Passcode: Welcome

Carol Woodman,

Church Clerk

Beach Services Start Sunday

Faith Formation for Children

Church School

The 5 W’s of Church School at FCCOG

Who: Pre-K to 6th Grade.
What: Sunday morning classes that aim to use developmentally appropriate curriculum and teaching approaches to faith formation – through acts of service, relationship building and fun experiences.
When: During the Sunday morning worship hour, after the Children’s Message. Students will be guided to the back of the Meetinghouse, then walked to their appropriate classroom.
Where: Most often in the lower Undercroft of the church, occasionally depending on the lesson, we may meet in the Lounge or Auditorium!
Why: Because we believe it is our role as the church to show and teach the love of Jesus to all, including the youngest amongst us. We prioritize our children’s and youth ministries because we know that faith can impact and add so much to our lives, regardless of age. It is in time together, growing in faith and age, that we continue to understand what God and spirituality means to us personally

All Ages Worship

AAW is a Sunday morning experience for the whole family of faith to sing, pray, hear stories and partake in communion together.

June 15 – Celebration Sunday

Congratulations to the Confirmation Class of 2025

Church School Summer Bash

Women's Fellowship Summer Social

The first of this year's three Women's Fellowship Summer Socials is Monday. June 23 from 5:30 p.m. on at the Sue Baker Pavilion at Greenwich Point. The rain date is the following evening. We bring our own food/drinks and meet for an informal gathering.

Feel free to bring a friend/neighbor. If you don't have a current Greenwich beach pass, we can arrange a ride from the church parking lot if you let Car Westbrook know.

Future dates are: Monday, July 28, and Monday, August 25 with rain dates the following evenings. Questions? Contact Car Westbrook at carwestbrook@optimum.net.

Summer Office Hours

- COMMUNITY CORNER -

HAPPENINGS IN OUR FIRST CHURCH BUILDING

STICK YOGA: Saturday mornings, from 10.30 - 11.30 am

FREE TRIAL CLASS for members of First Church and after that $20 per class.

Bamboo stick yoga is a captivating fun way to explore stretching, balancing, conscious breathing and coordination, using a long light (bamboo) stick. It improves spatial awareness, posture, mobility and a mind-body connection, releasing stress. Supporting flexibility, stability and ease in our bodies, appropriate for any age. Some movements come from a Qigong method.

Please bring a yoga mat, and a yoga stick. You can purchase one online (e.g. the Karma Heart Yoga Stick), or make one, or use a broomstick. The stick should be approximately as tall as you. It could also be helpful to have a blanket if you like support for your head or knees. Email teacher Herma Hale for more information: hermahale@hotmail.com

TAI CHI: Monday or Thursday (with advance sign up). All monies go directly to First Church. Please sign-in before class.

Contact Will Morrison for more information: wdmorrison@gmail.com

Classes

Monday, 9:30 - Drop-in / Fundamentals Form

Thursday, 8:30 - Drop-in / Fundamentals Form

Please confirm your attendance in advance

New joiners:

Where: 108 Sound Beach Ave, Old Greenwich. Enter the church’s parking lot from Forest Avenue and park anywhere. Please give the parents dropping off their children lots of room.
Which entrance: Enter through the door labelled Church Offices noted by the arrow. Once inside, go up the stairs immediately to your left which lead directly to the Auditorium, where we will be playing.

REGULAR WEEKLY HAPPENINGS

Bring your little ones to church -

we completely EMBRACE them.

At First Church, we believe the way we welcome children in worship directly affects the way they respond to God, to the church, and to one another.

To welcome children as they are in worship, we have our PrayGround, located in the Chapel (front right side of the Meetinghouse), where children and others of all ages can engage in worship through movement, sensory materials, and prayerful play.

The presence of all God’s children is a gift to the church, which offers hope for all. Scan the QR code to access PrayGround FAQs and Helpful Tips.

GET YOUR FAMILY WEEKLY CHURCH SCHOOL &

RYM (REGIONAL YOUTH MINISTRY) NEWSLETTER

Using your smartphone camera, scan the QR code here to sign up for our weekly Family Ministry newsletter. You can read about Church School, Regional Youth Ministry, and more!

FCCOG VOLUNTEER SIGNUP CENTER -

One location for all volunteer sign ups!

We have consolidated all volunteer signups for all Committees and events at FCCOG. This will help Committees fill volunteer needs and will help volunteers easily signup for projects and events of interest.

There is a link on the FCCOG website homepage titled

FCCOG VOLUNTEER SIGN UP CENTER

This link will also be publicized in every Friday e-blast and the Sunday Bulletin. You can also access the Volunteer Signup Center by scanning this QR Code. Thank you so much for the time you give volunteering for First Church!

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING

Parish Nurse Sue Asselin, RN will be available for blood pressure screenings and health consultations following Sunday’s worship service. If Community Hour is held outside, Sue will be in the Memory Garden. If held inside, Sue will be in her office, to the right of the Auditorium stage. During the week, she is available by appointment, which can be made by calling extension 821 or emailing susana@fccog.org.

THE RUMMAGE ROOM

The Rummage Room is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 11 am to 3 p.m., for shopping and to receive donations. Come and see us!

NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR DONATIONS

Every donation directly helps those in need.

This basket is in the Meetinghouse near the front door, and donations can be dropped to the Church Office. Most needed items include canned meat, cereal, canned fruit, canned vegetables, and shelf-stable milk.

We have a sign-up-page to read scripture, usher, or read a call to offering. All of the previous individual pages are now combined in one, with tabs at the top of the page to flip between each signup.

Simply click on each to navigate to the appropriate signup. To access that signup, click here