Celebration Service!

ANNOUNCEMENTS & WELCOME

Lay Leader Nikki Canalichio

CHILDREN'S MESSAGE - Blessing of the Costumes

MISSION MOMENT United Church of Morrisville Kathy Miller

SCRIPTURE Psalm 1

ANTHEM “Psalm 90” 

SCRIPTURE Matthew 22:34-40

MESSAGE “The Point Is Love”

Rev. Dan Haugh

USHERS Nancy Money and Heather Stowe

Children's Worship!

SCC Youth Ministry

Join us this Sunday, October 25, from 9:40–10:30 AM for a special guest speaker immediately following the Blessing of the Costumes! We will start in the sanctuary, for any youth who would like to attend in costume and have it blessed by Pastor Dan. We will then move to the youth room to enjoy our guest speaker. 

Our guest Susan Jones will be sharing about Norah’s Beads, Norah's story, and the work connected to this initiative. This will be a wonderful opportunity for us to listen, learn, ask thoughtful questions, and explore how we can make a positive difference in our community and put our theme for this quarter, Peace-Building into action.

You can learn more here: NORAH’S BEADS

Molly Mitchell

Halloween at SCC!

We will need your help again this Halloween. Both Church and Parsonage will be open to trick or treaters! 

Please bring in candy for us to hand out. There will be a bin in the Narthex for your contributions.

Thank you!

October Mission BOU - Breakfast On Us!

The Mission and Service Committee is pleased to recognize United Community Church of Morrisville (UCCM) as our October Mission of the Month. Unfortunately, Kathy Miller, UCCM’s Breakfast on Us and CARE Director, had a family emergency and could not join us for Sunday worship. However, we felt their important work deserved to be shared.

UCCM reaches out to people facing food insecurity, homelessness, and other challenges. Through food, hospitality, and connection, the church offers a welcoming place where everyone is treated with dignity and care.

More than 11 years ago, three women from UCCM began serving free breakfast five days a week. Today, Breakfast on Us (BOU) serves more than 10,000 breakfasts each year. Breakfast is served Monday through Friday, from 7–9 a.m., including holidays. Volunteers prepare meals and serve guests at their tables. The food and supplies are provided through donations.

Breakfast on Us is about more than food. It brings people together, builds friendships, and helps people feel less alone. Everyone is welcome!

Following the 2024 flooding in Morrisville, UCCM received donations to improve its kitchen and dining room. These improvements helped create a warm and welcoming space for people to gather and connect with community resources.

In December 2024, the CARE Resource and Referral Space (Common Access to Resources for Everyone) opened. CARE is now open every Monday, including holidays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guests can enjoy a free lunch and receive help from local agencies with housing, health care, mental health, recovery, applications, and other needs. In 2025, CARE served more than 1,000 meals.

Together, Breakfast on Us, CARE, and UCCM’s monthly free dinner served more than 12,100 meals in 2026. These programs depend on volunteers, community partners, and donations to continue their work.

There are many ways to help. Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve breakfast and to staff CARE on Mondays. Donations of money, food, seasonal clothing, and other supplies are also welcome. To volunteer with Breakfast on Us, contact the UCCM office and ask for church administrator Richard.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it is also a good time to remind ourselves to take care of our health. Please make time for your recommended yearly screenings and checkups—mammograms, colonoscopies, prostate exams, skin checks, and other screenings appropriate for you. Early detection can make a difference.

Want to help more? Help a Stowe Woman battling Cancer by providing meals

I also invite you to consider providing a meal for Becky Carson a young Stowe woman and her husband. For the last 18 months Becky has been battling cancer and is currently undergoing a particularly difficult treatment leaving her very fatigued and weak. If you would like to help, consider signing up to provide a meal for her and her husband through Meal Train.

Meal Train

A simple meal is a small way to offer comfort, care, and support during a challenging time.

Stewardship 2027 Campaign Kickoff!

Women's Fellowship Looking For Pine Cones!

Women’s Fellowship could use your clean, spherical pine cones like this for wreath decoration.

Thank you!

Africa Trip Sign Up!

Trip Dates: July 8-15, 2027

Hi everyone, I have been working hard on the interfaith journey which will begin with a support trip to our Mission in Kenya. In June I shared beginning information about the upcoming trip with our congregation.  

The long-awaited program for our spiritual journey and cultural service trip to Africa is ready. You can find our trip itinerary, options and details at their website https://bodymindspiritjourneys.com Our travel partner is with a division RMC Travel, whom I have used for over 20 trips for university local service trips and for our last, very successful interfaith Mission trip. You can also sign up for the trip at https://bodymindspiritjourneys.com/africa27-reg. Due to the size of our accommodations and the rural nature of our mission area, we will need to limit the trip to a smaller group. The recommended minimum age of participation is multigenerational, with a minimum age range of middle/high school. 

Early registration is highly encouraged. Please free to reach out with any questions to my email:

anneb455@gmail.com or by phone at 802-355-8661

In faith, hope and love, Anne Bongiorno

Eating Well Ministry!

SCC's Eating Well ministry seeks to help the problem of food insecurity in Vermont. We meet about twice monthly to cook fresh, healthy meals for freezing and distributing to local partners or individuals in need. We would like to expand into doing more social-mixer meals for the wider community, as well, but we need man (or woman) power! If you'd like to join in cooking, planning, or distributing meals--or if you know an individual who could benefit from receiving such meals--please contact Nikki Canalichio at 214-725-0088, or nikkicm23@gmail.com.

Women's Fellowship Save the Date!

Game Night Nov. 5th 5:30pm!

Women of the church, please join us for a game night and potluck supper on Thursday, November 5, at 5:30. We will play the Category Game we played last year, eat some good food, and enjoy a night out.  Please RSVP to Denise Wentz (if you plan to attend) women@stowecommunitychurch.org