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