 Attention all Middle and Senior High Youth: Faith 4 Life this Sunday, October 9th Faith-4-Life, our new youth ministry, will be meeting at the church this Sunday afternoon to make casseroles for MainSpring House in Brockton.
Putting our "Faith in Action," we will prepare and bake the casseroles, which we will then freeze and use on October 19 when a group of us will be serving dinner at MainSpring.
Because of the time and preparation involved in making the casseroles, we will hold an optional "pre-meeting" beginning at 3:00 pm to get things started. We invite any middle/senior high youth who is available and interested to come beginning at this earlier time and help out.
We will then eat supper as usual at 5:00 pm and finish making the MainSpring meal, wrapping up at the regular time of 6:30 pm. If you can't come at 3:00 pm, then please join us as usual for the supper and meeting from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.
We hope to see you - bring a friend!
If you have any questions, please see Pastor Jean or Dana Barnes.
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4th AnnualSouth Shore CROP* Hunger Walk Sunday, October 16, 2011 The 4th Annual South Shore CROP Hunger Walk is next Sunday!
* Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty.
CROP Hunger Walks help children and families worldwide - and right here in the U.S. - to have food for today, while building for a better tomorrow. Our local efforts are making a huge difference... and you can be part of it!
A CROP Hunger Walk consists of friend and neighbors and congregations all over the South Shore gathering together to get pledges and walk to raise money for CROP's work, and in so doing take a stand against hunger.
You can help by either signing up to be a walker (or a spirit walker) and gathering pledges or by sponsoring a walker. The sign-up sheet is in the church lobby.
Thank you to all of you who have signed up to walk and are now gathering donations.
Thank you also to all of you who have made a contribution. If you have not as yet done so, you can make an online donation by visiting www.SouthShoreCROPWalk.org and selecting our team, "UCC Stoughton Team".
The South Shore CROP Hunger Walk will donate 25% percent of monies raised to the work of MainSpring House, a respected agency on the South Shore which addresses poverty, homelessness, hunger, healthcare, unemployment, substance abuse, and much more.
Important information for walkers:
-- We will provide you with lunch beginning at 12 noon on walk day, next Sunday, October 16. We will then be leaving at approximately 12:45 pm and drive over in carpools to Christ Congregational Church, Brockton.
-- Permission slips are required for all youth under 18 who are carpooling and walking without a parent; forms are available at the CROP Walk table at Coffee Fellowship; please return to Pastor Jean or Dana Barnes.
For more information, call Marcia Olson (781-344-9547) or email
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SECRET SISTERS! For All Women of Our Church!
This is a reminder to All Ladies who would like to participate in the Secret Sister program, but have not yet done so. You will love being a part of such a fun, caring, heart-warming program. Forms for participating and explanation sheets can be obtained from Peggy Webster, Bonnie or Chuck Bittner today; sheets are also available on a table at the entrance to the Fellowship Hall. All participants must have their forms submitted by October 24th. The drawing for Secret Sister name will be on November 13th.
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HARVEST SUPPER
Saturday, October 22nd 6:00PM
All are welcome. Bring Along Friends and Neighbors! Old Fashioned Ham & Bean Supper Hand-carved Honey/Maple Glazed baked Ham with Baked beans, scalloped poTatoes, rolls hot dogs also available and a variety of home-made pies for dessert! beverages, brewed coffee and tea tickets $10.00 afor adults or 5.00 for children under 12. Look for tickets on sale during coffee hour - get yours early! Call charlene Smith at (781) 344-8819 with any questions. |
| FOR OUR CHURCH FAIR ..........HELP.....HELP......HELP...... DONATION OF IDEAS OR ITEMS NEEDED FOR FAIR RAFFLE COME ON FOLKS!!!!......."IT TAKES A VILLAGE" This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we need everyone's help to make it a success. Don't be afraid to step up - there are plenty of people to help you! Call Gale Porter at (781)344-7032 |
| Cleaning out your closet, garage, attic? Ready to get rid of "stuff" you'll never use again? From now until the end of October, I will be collecting items for our church's annual Holiday Fair. We will be accepting the following items in good condition: White elephant/ attic treasures, dishes, jewelry, small working electronics, small furniture or home décor items, fiction books, CDs, DVDs, Holiday decorations, Children's books and toys PLEASE: No computers, No TV's or VCR recorders, No Clothing, textbooks, magazines, exercise equipment or large items (if you think it has value, call Marcia first before bringing it over.)
Drop items by the church on Sunday mornings or during regular church hours (mostly mornings before noon), or contact Marcia and make arrangements to have them picked up.
While we are so thankful for your donations, it takes a lot of work to organize and clean items for sale at Attic Treasures. We appreciate your consideration in making sure tour "treasures" have all their parts and are in clean, good working order.
We are also seeking donations for our Silent Auction - if you are able to make a donation of a gift certificate, tickets to a play or sporting event, sports memorabilia, or some other item, we would be most grateful. For pick-up or questions contact Marcia Olson, baglole.olson@verizon.net, 781-344-9547. |
 Theme Raffle Baskets
It's that time of year again to start thinking about the raffle baskets for the Church Fair. In order to make the baskets a success, we need your help! We are asking that everyone please consider contributing towards one of the baskets or sponsoring a basket. Some suggested themes are: a Fall/Thanksgiving Basket, Christmas/Holiday Basket, Snowman/Winter Theme Basket, Baking/Cooking Basket, Fun & Games Basket, Sports Lovers Basket, Arts & Crafts Basket, and a Chocolate/Sweets Lovers Basket. If you have any other suggestions or ideas, please let me know. I would like to have 6 baskets to raffle off at the fair.
I have the baskets and shrink-wrap so once you have purchased the items, I will pick everything up and put the basket together. If you would prefer to make a cash donation I will do the shopping for you. If you have any questions or would like to sponsor a basket, please contact me at 781-297-7368 or email me at LeanneK462@comcast.net. Thank you! Leanne Kerman |
|  JEWELRY NEEDED -- Old, New, or Gently Used If you have any jewelry that you'd like to part with, please consider donating them to the fair. Just put them into a clear zip-lock bag and give them to Elaine Henriksen or Dee Hayes, or drop them off in the church office. Please do not leave them in the downstairs storage area where they might get lost or buried. Thank-you! |
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The Bake Table & Cookie Walk will need lots of items. We request people begin to check out the recipes they want to make. We will also need people to help at the Table the day of the Fair. Please contact Charlene Smith at 781-344-8819, if you can help in any way. |
| . Books/CDs/Videos/DVDs Go through all those old videos and books! We will accept paperback and hardcover books, CDs, VHS tapes, DVDs, and record albums. Please no magazines, reference books, or textbooks. |
 HAND KNIT ITEMS In preparation for our annual church fair, any crocheted, knit or sewn items that you can contribute to the hand made table for the fair would be appreciated. Items suggested are hand knit , sewn or crocheted children's sweaters, baby items, mittens, hats, etc. Please contact Maurine Upton at 781-344-4609 for more information. |
| Pilgrim District Women Fall Meeting Tuesday, October 25th at First Congregational Church in Sharon Now that summer is over, Pilgrim District Women look forward to beginning the fall season on October 25th at the First Congregational Church on North Main Street in Sharon.
Our guest speaker will be Sister Linda Bessom, Greater Boston Outreach Coordinator to Faith Communities at the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless. Sister Linda also serves with Rev. Dr. Fran Bogle as a member of the MACUCC Homeless Task Team.
Plan to join us for coffee and fellowship at 9:30, enjoy the program and stay for luncheon at noon. All church women are welcome to come and bring a friend, whether or not your church has an active women's group.
Contact Elaine Henriksen at 781-344-0789 for reservations and further information. |
| GET PLUGGED IN TO OUR CHURCH! Internet users now have new and improved ways to receive the latest information about our ministries and programs. We have totally revamped our Facebook page ("First Congregational Church of Stoughton"-- look for our church logo). Facebook is now the way to keep in the loop and up-to-the-minute on things happening at our church. Check us out, and be sure to "like" us!
Also, if you have any recent (i.e., less than a year old) pictures of various activities and ministries of our church (e.g., worship, the fair, small groups, fellowship suppers, mission activities, etc., etc.), please send them to Pastor Jean at revjeanlenk@uccstoughton.org so she can put them on our new Fb page (you might even be tagged!).
In addition, you are reading Jean's new blog (revjeanlenk.blogspot.com) entitled "UCC Stoughton News & Happenings." It includes "the latest news about the ministries, programs, activities, and happenings at the First Congregational Church of Stoughton, United Church of Christ (with occasional observations and opinions from its pastor)." You can also follow her on Twitter; her handle is @jeanlenk.
For those without computers, fear not! Any information on Facebook, Jean's blog, etc. that is not also communicated through Notes & Notices and The Linkis posted on the bulletin board at the lower entrance; look for the sign "Pastor Jean's Blog." |
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