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Holiday Fair & Outdoor Market
Saturday, November 20
9:00am - 2:00pm
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The Holiday Fair will take place on Saturday, November 20 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Our wonderful gift baskets will be sold online on our Facebook page from November 13-19. Holiday greens, baked goods (including pies), additional gift baskets, children's gifts, jewelry and other goodies will be sold at our outdoor market area located on our front lawn. The gold elephant/ second hand treasures sale will be held in Fellowship Hall (masks required). In the event of inclement weather, all activities will be held entirely in Fellowship Hall.
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Make plans to join us for our 2021 Thanksgiving Food Drive in support of the Branford Food Pantry. Bring your donations to the church parking lot for our drive by food drive on Saturday, November 13 from 11 am-1 pm. Cash and check donations (made out to the Branford Food Pantry) are always accepted. Items requested by the food pantry are: canned tomatoes, baked beans, coffee-#1 can, jiffy pie mix in small box, cranberry sauce, turkey stuffing in a box, turkey gravy in jar or can, Small turkeys- 10-12 lbs. or cash donations to purchase
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We will again be conducting a gift card drive in support of the Branford Counseling Center's Secret Santa Program to provide gifts for families in need. This is an incredibly important effort during these continuing uncertain times.
Walmart gift cards can be dropped off in a basket in the church parlor or at the church office. Please have your gift cards for families to us by Sunday, December 5.
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Face Coverings Still
Required for Worship
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As we do our best to be good neighbors to all in our Stony Creek and surrounding communities, we have asked all attendees, vaccinated or not, to wear a face covering while inside our sanctuary or Fellowship Hall. We know this is uncomfortable, but we want to do our part to reduce potential transmission. Disposable masks will be available for any who do not bring one. We hope to ease this restriction soon. Contact the church office or Pastor James with any questions. |
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Pastor's Bible Study Returns This Week! |
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Gospel Agenda - Luke 4
This Thursday, November 4th, our Pastor's mid-week Bible study returns with "Gospel Agenda - Luke 4." The fourth chapter of the third gospel is key to understanding Jesus' ministry and mission. Join us from 7pm until 8pm on Thursdays through December 9 (excluding Thanksgiving) as we explore this essential text and what we need to hear in the 21st century. See Pastor James for more details.
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We look forward to meeting for breakfast and fellowship at The Parthenon at 374 E. Main Street on Tuesday, November 9 at 8:30AM. Those planning to attend should contact the church office to make a reservation. |
Stony Creek Pageant
December 18
Make plans to attend The Stony Creek Outdoor Christmas Pageant and Live Nativity on Saturday, December 18 from 6:pm-8:00 pm. Watch for more information in our December newsletter!
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Thursday, November 4
Pastor's Mid-week Study, 7pm
Sunday, November 7
Communion in Worship
Tuesday, November 9
Men's Breakfast @the Parthenon, 8:30am
Thursday, November 11
Board of Trustees, 6pm (Zoom)
Pastor's Mid-week Study, 7pm
Saturday, November 13
Drive by Food Drive, 11am-1pm
Sunday, November 14
Board of Finance, 11am
Thursday, November 18
Pastor's Mid-week Study, 7pm
Saturday, November 20
Holiday Fair, 9am-2pm
Sunday, November 21
Board of Deacons, 11am
Sunday, November 28
Advent Begins
Tuesday, November 30
Missions Committee, 6:30pm
Saturday, December 18
Stony Creek Outdoor Christmas Pageant & Live Nativity, 6pm-8pm
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Stony Creek Friends and Family,
I hope your family plans to take advantage of all the opportunities to serve, minister, learn, and worship in November this year! As our newsletter outlines, from beginning to end this is a busy month as we head toward the holiday season. If you need any additional information about our upcoming Food Drive, Holiday Fair, Secret Santa, or even my Pastor's Bible study, please do not hesitate to reach out to our church office. We are always ready to share additional information.
I want to share an additional word of thank you, in a public way, to all of our committee and board leadership during this past year. Our lay leaders have been dedicated, flexible, and even innovative as we have continued to explore the best possible ways to "be" church and foster faith community here in Stony Creek. As I shared at our annual meeting, I'm continually impressed by all of our lay leadership.
There have been some who have shared with me concerns about the continued face-covering requirement for large indoor groups, such as worship. We truly want to be the best possible neighbors in Stony Creek, and we want to create the safest environment for worship. We will tend to err on the side of caution. However, as soon as CDC guidelines and State of CT recommendations allow, we will end the mask requirement. I am hopeful that will be very soon. Like all of you, I long for a return to more music, choir, and other worship elements we have had to sacrifice during the pandemic. We have done well here in Stony Creek; we don't want to lose sight of our best possible goal now.
I hope you are already making plans for the upcoming Christmas season, too. While our Community Holiday Concert will not happen again this year, we do look forward to the Christmas tree lighting, the Stony Creek Live Pageant and Nativity, and our Christmas Eve Worship at 7pm and 11pm. Advent begins November 28th!
See you in Stony Creek and online...
Grace and peace,
Pastor James
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Sundays
Choir Rehearsal (returning soon!), 9:00am
Worship, 10:00am
Sunday School, 10:00am
Thursdays
Pastor's Mid-week Study, 7:00pm
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups continue to meet in Fellowship Hall each Wednesday and Friday evening.
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Your Contributions Make Our Ministry Happen
Do you use Venmo? You can send your contributions to @StonyCreekChurchCT using your Venmo app on your smartphone.
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