A JOYFUL COMMUNITY

DIVERSE IN SPIRITUAL BACKGROUNDS & BELIEFS

WEEK OF OCTOBER 23 – OCTOBER 30

IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION

Senior Pastor's Message
Annual Giving
Church School This Sunday
Realm Updates
Community Hour Opportunities
Family Worship Services
Trunk Or Treat - Sign Up For Cars
10th Anniversary Pictures
Medicare Part D
Rummage Room Updated Days/Hours
Become A First Church Member
Caregivers Support Group
Moral Mondays
Community Corner
Regular Weekly Happenings

THIS WEEKEND

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SENIOR PASTOR'S MESSAGE

Greetings Friends,

Sometimes a story helps us see something we’ve been missing, even something about ourselves. This Sunday, we’ll hear how the prophet Nathan used a story to help David face a difficult truth, and consider what might help us become more open to seeing ourselves honestly.

Join us for worship as we reflect on the possibility of change and the grace that makes room for us to grow.

Grace & Peace,

Patrick

Annual Giving 2027

Church School This Sunday

For Church School this Sunday, we finally have some nice weather forecasted, so we'll have our long-awaited flower planting at the Peace Pole.

Children will help to beautify the grounds ahead of the first frost, so there are flowers that bloom in the spring - resurrection at work!

Realm Updates and Rollout

Community Hour Opportunities

Family Worship Service

Trunk Or Treat

Trunk or Treat is TOMORROW! There's still a few more hours to sign up for a decorated car (deadline 5 pm Friday).

Click on THIS LINK to register your car. Decorate to the hilt and have lots of candy. Last year we estimated over 300 kids came through (some more than once) and any leftover candy can be passed out at your house the next week! We had 20 cars last year - let's aim for 30 this year!!

10th Anniversary Picture Gallery

A new photo gallery is now on the church website to commemorate Patrick's 10th Anniversary. There is a wide range of types of photos, all showing how lucky we are to have him as our Senior Pastor.

CLICK HERE to view the gallery.

Enjoy!

Pat Larrabee

Medicare Part D Open Enrollment

Rummage Room Updated Days/Hours

Become A First Church Member

Caregivers Support Group

Moral Mondays

Moral Mondays take place every Monday at 12:30 at the Stamford courthouse and offer a visible, interfaith space for prayerful presence and public moral witness when justice and human dignity feel under threat. In our local community, we gather for faithful witness to Immigrant Justice in our neighborhoods and nation.

For ongoing updates and coordination, colleagues and community members are also welcome to join our Moral Mondays Facebook group HERE

Learn more about the Moral Mondays national movement HERE

- 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 Janssen for more information: herma26janssen@outlook.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

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING

Your Parish Nurse, Sue Asselin, is available for blood pressure screenings and health consultations following today’s worship service in her office to the right of the Auditorium stage.

During the week, Sue is available by appointment. Email susana@fccog.org or call 203-637-1791 extension 821.

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!

THE RUMMAGE ROOM

The Rummage Room's store's donation hours are

Monday - Thursday 11am - 3pm.

Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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

FIRST CHURCH LIVESTREAM WORSHIP SERVICE &

SUNDAY PHONE STREAMING SERVICE

The number to call for our Sunday phone streaming service

is 833-318-3375. You can call the number during the week to hear a replay of the service.

LIVESTREAM

Every Sunday at 10:00 am | Click here

PLEASE NOTE:

You do not need a Facebook or YouTube account to access our live-stream broadcasts. No sign-up necessary! Best option for stability is at the bottom of the First Church website - www.fccog.org