PASTOR
JEAN IS ON VACATION
Pastor Jean is on vacation through April 22. She will return on
Monday, April 23.
While Jean is away, Student Pastor Lance
Wiser will be preaching and leading worship this Sunday, April 15. Laity Sunday
will be celebrated on April 22, and Dana Barnes will serve as preacher, assisted
by members of the Board of Deacons. Thanks to all!
Should any pastoral needs arise during Jean's
absence, please contact Kay Giroux at 781-344-3014. Kay will have the names of
Jean's clergy colleagues who have agreed to provide pastoral coverage if
necessary.
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Mainspring House Dinner
Wednesday, April 18
Thanks to all who stepped up to provide dinner for mainspring
House in April. Please have your casserole well wrapped and labeled (with your
name and Mainspring House) in the downstairs freezer by this Sunday, April
15
for delivery the next day. Salads and desserts should be left in the upstairs
kitchen no later than 3 PM on Wednesday, April
18 for the servers to bring
over with them.
If you are interested in serving, please see Marcia Olson
during coffee fellowship.
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It is coming up to the time to ship our kits to Church World Service
and so our April 17th meeting
will be spent assembling those kits. It is an easy assembly line process and
many hands are needed to make the task go quickly. If you can give us that one
morning, it would be most helpful.
NEEDED TO
COMPLETE SOME OF THE KITS: cloth
diapers, large- toothed combs,
nail clippers, and blunt-nosed children's scissors. If you see any of these
items and can pick up a few of them, we would be grateful.
Hope to see you on the 17th -
anytime from 9am to 2 pm. Thanks for your support of this outreach
ministry.
Can you do minor repairs on sewing machines? We have a couple of them
that we use for Friendly Service that need some TLC. Please speak to Janet
Clough if you think you might be able to help us out. Thank You!
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Pilgrim District Women Spring
Meeting
 Tuesday, April 24, 2012
First
Trinitarian Congregation Church, UCC, in Scituate
Winter has passed, warmer weather surrounds us, and we look forward
to the Spring Meeting of Pilgrim District Women, Tuesday, April 24,
2012, in Scituate. Our featured speaker will be
Liisa Budge-Johnson, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Plymouth County
Sheriff's Dept. Liisa will talk to us about Protecting Our
Identity, a subject of great
importance to all of us. Plan to join us for Coffee Fellowship at 9:30 am,
followed by the program presentation and a delicious luncheon, prepared for us
by the women of First Trinitarian Church. All women are welcome to come and
bring a guest, whether or not your home church has an active women's group. For
reservations, contact Elaine Henriksen at 781-344-0789
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 9 AM - 12 NOON
All hands on
deck! Come bring your rakes and
gardening gloves and join us for a spring cleanup of our church grounds. As
great as Al Mahoney, our church custodian, is - and he is great -- he and the
Trustees could use some help! We have a job for everyone --- raking, picking up
pine cones and trash, sprucing up our flower beds - you name it, we need it
done.
Did you know? Strenuous yard work burns approximately 329
calories per hour for an average 145 lb. person -- just the thing to work off
the pounds we have put on over the winter. This is a perfect church service
opportunity for all ages - bring just yourself or the whole family ... come for
three hours or come for just one. Every little bit really does help and many
hands make light work. Thank you!
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New (or not so new) to our church?
Have questions?
Looking for answers?
If you are new to the First Congregational
Church of Stoughton - and even if you're not - and you have questions about our
church, ministries, programs or activities; if you would like more information
about our denomination, the United Church of Christ; if you are curious about
our worship service, tradition, customs, and way of doing things; or you have
questions about God... Jesus... faith... or life that you've always wanted to
ask but were afraid to... then please don't hesitate to speak to Pastor Jean -
she would be happy to make a time to sit down with you. You can also call her at
781-344-2395 or email her at revjeanlenk@uccstoughton.org.
Also, if you are interested in joining our church and/or want to have
your child baptized and were unable to make our recent Covenant Classes, please
speak to Jean to set up a time to discuss the holy promises and covenantal
commitments involved in taking these important steps.
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On Sunday morning when you
are sitting in worship and see the beautiful altar flowers, have you ever
thought you would like to sponsor them? Here is how you can! Located on the
board outside of Fellowship Hall is a poster made by Alyssa McGillicuddy!
Attached to the poster are request forms to fill out and payment envelopes. If
there is any conflict with the date you request, Nancy or Gale will contact
you. The cost to sponsor a standard arrangement is $25.00. If you would like to
make a special request, you can do so by contacting our church florist, Nancy
Sullivan at 781-254-6261. For special orders we ask for at least a weeks notice
and an additional cost may be incurred. Checks can be made out to Nancy
Sullivan. Once you have completed your form and enclosed your check you can
leave it in the church office or in the offering plate. If you have any
questions you can contact Nancy Sullivan at the Church Office at 781-344-2371 or
the number above or Gale DeBeneditto @781-344-4728.
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OUR
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
NEEDS
YOUR SUPPORT!
Our Prayer Shawl Ministry
will celebrate its 7-year
anniversary in May! During
that time, we have given
almost 300
shawls to people who were ill,
suffering, or otherwise needing
to be wrapped in God's love. We thank you for your continued support of our
Prayer Shawl Ministry over these past seven years.
And now this special
ministry needs your help more than ever, for age, illness, and the passage of
time has reduced the number of faithful knitters down to just a few. Here are
some ways you can help:
1) Become a knitter or recruit one! If you would like to try your hand at making a shawl, we would be
happy to show you how! If you have a friend or neighbor who might interested,
please encourage them to become part of this ministry! (Shawls can also be
crocheted.)
2) Join our Wednesday morning group or start your own! We would love you to join our Prayer Shawl
group on Wednesdays from 10 to 11:30 am in the Library. Knitting together
creates a special bond among the participants. However, we know that this time is not convenient for
everyone. Maybe you would like to start a group that meets at your home at a
time that works for you? And of course you can always knit alone as your
schedule allows!
3)Support this ministry
financially. We always welcome
monetary donations toward yarn ($18 per shawl).
If you have any questions, just ask me. Thank you for your
support.
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A Special Announcement to
All ladies of Our Church Family:
In 1978 the ladies of the UCC
churches of New England joined together in a weekend meeting of fun, worship,
and learning. This time came to be called CELBRATION I. Now in the works are
plans for CELEBRATION IX for March 28-30, 2014. You see, these celebrations have
taken place every four years since then. Most of the ladies who have come, come
back time after time. The last one expanded to include the young ladies of the
UCC, and girls 12 and over were invited with special activities and plans for
them. There were some women there of three generations of the same family
worshiping and learning together. The theme for Celebration IX will be
"Together" based on Psalm 131:1.
So mark your calendar now,
start you Celebrations fund and plan to be a part of this in Portland Maine in
2014.
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First Congregational Church
of Stoughton
United Church of
Christ
An
Open and Affirming Congregation
Our Vision
We are called
together
to embrace God's
transformation
of our lives and our
world
by becoming and
serving
as Christ's
disciples.
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