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Being the Church Together!
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Sunday, March 1
Second Sunday of Lent
Preacher: Kate VanDerzee-Glidden
Music: 8:00 a.m. Elizabeth Flynn, soprano; 10:00 a.m. Chancel Choir
Childcare is available during our services and Church School meets during our 10:00 a.m. services.
Our 10:00 a.m. and other designated services are livestreamed and are also available for viewing later on our YouTube channel. Please let an usher know if you would like a large print bulletin, large print hymnal or a hearing device to use during the worship service. Large print bulletins are available on our website home page. We offer accessible and limited mobility parking.
| | If you would like to enjoy our February 22 recorded worship service online, just click below! | | |
Join our three-week Lenten Bible Study group on Wednesdays, February 25, March 4 and March 11 at 11:30 a.m. in the Parlor with Steve Pozzato, Coordinator of Partnerships, Outreach and Fellowship! Each week will contain themes and scriptures designed to reflect on the upcoming Lenten season and to bring joy and reflection to the discussion. You may sign up to receive readings and questions via email in advance or hard copies will be available at the Bible Study. Join us for any of the dates! Sign up online or contact Steve with any questions at steve@glastonburyfirst.org.
Sign up online for Lent Messy Church on Thursday, February 26, at 5:30 p.m. for pizza in Schultz Hall and then in Micah Chapel at 6:00 p.m. for some fun and messy activities teaching your children about the significance of the Lenten season. All are welcome, so bring a friend! Contact Kelsey Beach at kelsey@glastonburyfirst.org for more information.
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Learn with us at our next Micah Moment on Sunday, March 1, at 11:30 a.m. Our Social Justice Team will host a Glastonbury Holocaust Remembrance Project presentation.
Our Refugee Action Team has a special food collection in February. You can pick up bags with suggested donation items lists in the back lobby or see the list online. If you have questions, please contact Denise de Mello at demelloden@gmail.com for information.
| | All are welcome at our Prayer and Share group meetings on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m. in the Quiet Room as we come together to connect, to pray and to uplift each other. We are studying the twelve apostles using the book Twelve Ordinary Men, by John MacArthur. You are also invited to place prayer requests in our prayer request boxes in the back lobby and the Narthex. For more information, please contact Sandee Brown at seapearl44@gmail.com. | | |
Save the date to enjoy Paul Bisaccia, pianist, at our next Music at the Meetinghouse concert on Saturday, March 7! He will perform music from the golden age of Romantic piano composers, such as Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata – an audience favorite!
If you would like to find out more about becoming a member of First Church, come to our informational prospective member gatherings on Sundays, March 8 + 15, at 11:15 a.m. in the Quiet Room. New members will join on Sunday, March 22, during the 10:00 a.m. worship service. Please contact Jenny in the church office at jenny@glastonburyfirst.org or 860-633-4641 for more details.
| | The Mental Health Ministry Team is excited to offer Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training presented by Janine Sullivan-Wiley in a blended model of two hours online and approximately five hours in person at First Church on March 14. This evidence-based training has been widely recognized and evaluated for its effectiveness in reducing stigma and increasing empathy towards those with mental health challenges. You can sign up online to receive follow-up instructions for completing the self-paced online training prior to March 14. The cost of materials will be covered by the Mental Health Ministry for the first 10 people to sign up. | | |
Sign up for Spring Bingo on Saturday, March 14, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in Schultz Hall. All are invited to enjoy fun, fellowship, prizes and pizza! Please contact Kim Keller if you have questions at kkellerdesign@yahoo.com.
The Annual Financial Meeting of the Congregation has been rescheduled to Monday, March 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Meetinghouse. The Annual Financial Report packet is available online or in the church office.
Volunteer with us at Hands on Hartford’s “Gather 55” Restaurant in Hartford. We need servers and meal items for a Community Dinner on Monday, March 23. Please contact Terry Darr at terrydarr@sbcglobal.net for more information or to sign up.
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We’re excited to begin creating a new church photo directory so we can put names with faces and grow more connected as a community. Over the coming months, we are inviting everyone to have their photo taken or to submit a favorite picture for inclusion.
Sending your own photo:
If you would like to send in your own photo, please send a landscape-oriented (horizontal), already cropped photo to church member Lisa Charles at fccphotodirectory@gmail.com by May 31. We ask that you send only one photo per family.
Having your photo taken:
If you would like to have your photo taken, church member Rich Baber will be in Schultz Hall after the 10:00 a.m. service to do so on the following Sundays: March 22, April 12, May 17.
If you are not able to leave home and need a photo taken, please contact Rich at richbaber@yahoo.com or 860-881-0063 to make an appointment for him to stop by and take one for you.
If you have questions about this process, please contact Nicole Struth at nicole@glastonburyfirst.org.
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For our February food collection, we’re asking for donations for the Horace Bushnell Children’s Food Pantry, including peanut butter and jelly, baby food, flour, sugar and other items. Donation baskets are in the back lobby, the Narthex and Micah Chapel. If you have questions, please contact Susan Lambert at sjlambert22@gmail.com.
We are collecting adult winter gloves and hats for CT Foodshare mobile food pantry clients through the end of February. We have a collection box in the back lobby. If you have questions, please contact Sally Riddell at sally.m.riddell@gmail.com.
Carol’s Closet paper pantry serves those who are struggling, and supplies are needed – especially toilet paper (four-packs or individually wrapped rolls), paper towels (individually wrapped rolls), tissues, bar soap (individually wrapped or two-pack) and shampoo (standard size). Please place items in the Carol’s Closet box in the back lobby of the church. Contact Judi Barber with questions at jjbarber0623@gmail.com or 860-836-5374.
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Office updates...
Please be alert for email and text scams: Our pastors and staff would never reach out to you via email or text to ask for help buying gift cards or send you other requests for personal assistance.
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First Church of Christ,
Congregational, UCC
2183 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033
www.glastonburyfirst.org, 860.633.4641
We are an open, welcoming and affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ.
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