Greetings everyone.  Here is the BIG NEWS from church this week, February 3:

 

1.   Calendar

2.   Worship this Sunday, February 5

3.   Pastor Kinder on Break

4.   Soup and More sale TODAY!!!

5.   LBS meeting Saturday, February 4

6.   LBS Valentine Making/Cookie Decorating Saturday, Feb. 11

7.   Coffee Hour Help

8.   From the Music Committee

9.   Lenten Book Reading

10. Warmth in Winter film series

11. Adult Study of Brahm's "Requiem"

 

 

1.                      Church Calendar

 

         Fri. Feb. 3         Soup and More Sale at FCCT

       Sun. Feb. 5        Rev. Nancy Kilgore leads worship

      Mon. Feb. 6        Centering Prayer Workshop series

    Thurs. Feb. 9         Choir Rehearsal 7-8:30PM

                                    Trustees' Meeting 7PM

     Sun. Feb. 12        Film A Sea Change 7PM at FCCT

  Thurs. Feb. 16         Choir Rehearsal 7-8:30PM

    Wed. Feb. 22       Ash Wednesday service 5:30-6:30PM

  Thurs. Feb. 23         Choir Rehearsal 7-8:30PM

       Sun. Feb 26       First Sunday of Lent

     Mon. Feb. 27       Lenten Book Discussion begins 7-8:30PM

 

2.  Worship this Sunday, February 5, the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Sunday and Commuion Sunday will be led by Rev. Nancy Kilgore.  The title of Nancy's sermon is "From Converstation to Communion" and we will hear excerpts from "The Gospel According to Mary Magdala".  Our responsive reading will come from Psalm 63 and we will sing hymns from the New Century Hymnal; "O How Glorious, Full of Wonder" and "Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth".  Our Communion hymns are; "My Shepherd is the Living God", and "In Christ There Is No East or West".  Patricia will play pieces by Mozart and Schubert and the choir will sing an African-American spiritual as the Introit and a piece by our own Patricia Norton as the Anthem.  

 

3.  Pastor Tom Kinder will be on break from Jan. 23 to Feb. 8. If you have a pastoral need during that time please feel free to contact the Deacon on Duty, Anne Frey, at 333-9746 or Eleanor Zue, our Calling and Caring Coordinator at 685-3182. You may also leave a message on the church answering machine at 785-2915.

 

4.  SOUP SALE - TODAY - Friday February 3rd, 3:30 pm until sold out!  We are holding a "Soup and More!" sale on Friday, February 3rd, to help meet the fundraising goal in the budget. We will also be donating 25% of proceeds to Second Growth (http://secondgrowth.org/), a local non-profit which helps adolescents and young adults deal with the challenges posed by drug and alcohol abuse or violence and suicide issues.

    Please sign up on the bulletin board outside the kitchen or at coffee hour to bring Soup (you can pick up quart containers to fill at home from the counter in the kitchen), Baked Goods (sweet or savory), and / or Pies (just for fun!).

    Drop off your contributions by 3 pm on Friday February 3rd. Sale starts at 3:30 pm and will continue until the soup etc. is gone!

    Questions? Call Christina Robinson 785-4012 or email christina.m.robinson@dartmouth.edu<mailto:christina.m.robinson@dartmouth.edu>  and THANK YOU!

 

5.  On Saturday, February 4, from 10:30 to 11:30 am the Ladies Benevolent Society will gather in the Newcomb Room to discuss our plans for 2012.  If you're curious about what we do (or even who is in the LBS!), please consider joining us.

 

6.  Calling all artists and poets-those young or young-at heart!  The Ladies Benevolent Society is hosting a Valentine-making and cookie-decorating experience on Saturday February 11 from 11 am until 1 pm with completed items offered for sale after church the following day.  Supplies and snacks will be provided.   Proceeds will go towards reimbursing the LBS for the cost of tuning the piano at Brookside Nursing Home.

 

7.   "Coffee Hour" needs a host or hostess for Sunday February 26th. Baking is optional as everything needed plus instructions are in the kitchen.  Please call Susan at 649-2681 or email DrSusanKowalsky@msn.com if you can oblige. Thank you!

 

8.  The music committee is looking for individual(s) or a group to provide music for church services while Patricia is away both Sundays of April 15th and April 22nd.  Since we do not have substitute funds in this year's budge t, I'm hoping that individuals from within our multi-talented, wonderful congregation might volunteer!  If interested, please contact Nancy Marth of the music committee either in person or via email at njmarth@earthlink.net              Thank you for your consideration!

 

9.  Lent is a time for reflection, especially reflection on death

and resurrection. We will be conducting a reading group looking at John Shelby Spong's "Eternal Life: A New Vision. Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell" (available from Amazon or your favorite bookseller). The group will meet Mondays in Lent (starting February 27) from 7 to 8:30 in the Newcomb Room. Using a set of questions, we will discuss 3 -4 chapters per session (about 40 pages a week). For further information, please contact Matt Senger 785-4077, ndc20003@yahooo.com.

 

10.  The Thetford Energy Committee's Warmth in the Winter series returns! Join us for our last film in the series:

    Sunday, February 12, 7 pm: "A Sea Change".  It's a frightening premise, and it's happening right now. A Sea Change follows the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby on his quest to discover how excess carbon dioxide dissolving in our world's oceans is changing seawater chemistry and life within.

    Films will be shown at 7 pm at the Thetford Congregational Church, Rt. 113 across from the Green. Free, refreshments provided.

 

11.  Adult Study of Brahms' Requiem-April 15 - May 21, Minister of Music, Patricia Norton and Rev. Lorain Giles of Lyme will lead an adult study on Brahms' Requiem, to be sung by the Handel Society at the Hop in May 19. We'll meet Sunday evenings (mostly). Cost will be $13 for a resource book, plus around $12 for a CD of the Requiem. If you are interested, please speak with Patricia for more information and plan ahead to purchase your ticket to the Handel Society performance. More scheduling details later.

 

 

 

Terry Barker, Administrative Assistant

First Congregational Church in Thetford, VT

United Church of Christ

PO Box 69, 2596 Route 113

Thetford, VT 05043

802--785-2915

www.thetfordhillchurch.org