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"Bible
Top 40" Has Begun!
For those of you who were
unable to join us last Sunday, we have introduced a new integrated bible program
named "Bible Top 40." Each Sunday between now and June, one of the 40 most well
known Bible stories will serve as our scripture lesson and sermon focus.
Last week we began with the
Creation Story in Genesis 1; this week we will hear about Adam and Eve; future
stories will include the Tower of Babel... Joseph and his coat of many colors...
Jonah and the whale... David and Goliath... Daniel in the lion's den... the boy
Jesus in the Temple... the wedding at Cana... Zacchaeus up in the tree... and
the road to Emmaus.
As you enter worship each week,
please be sure to pick up the day's handout, which includes a commentary on the
story, a prayer, and some questions to focus your listening during the scripture
reading and sermon.
Following worship at 11:30
(after you have had a chance to get some goodies at coffee fellowship), adults
and middle/high school youth are invited to gather in the Fireplace Room until
1:00 pm (at the latest) for further discussion. Free child care is available
each Sunday until 1:00 pm on the lower level for children up to grade 5. Please
feel free to come to these discussions every Sunday, once in a while, or
whenever you can!
As you leave worship each
Sunday, please be sure to pick up next week's handout in order to get a "head
start" on the following Sunday; handouts from previous Sundays are also
available should you miss a week. We are also providing folders in which you can
put each week's handout so that, by the end of the year, you will have a
complete set of "Bible Top 40" notes, prayers, and comments to which you can
refer in the future.
In scripture, 40 is the number
of transformation, and we hope that "Bible Top 40" becomes a transformative
experience for the congregation as a whole and for you as an individual.
If you have any questions,
please see Pastor Jean.
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5th Annual South Shore CROP* Hunger Walk
Team Meeting
*Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty
This fall, CROP* Hunger Walks across the United States will bring
passionate people out in droves to help raise funds to fight hunger locally and
globally - and you can be part of it!
First Congregational Church
of Stoughton and Christ Congregational Church in Brockton will once again
be partnering to put on the
Fifth Annual South Shore CROP* Hunger Walk and we are looking forward to another
successful walk!
If you are interested in forming a team, come to our "Why We Walk" Orientation
on Sunday, September 16 beginning at 7 pm at the Christ Church in
Brockton.
We need all of you to help out with this important effort so we can
ensure another successful walk!
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FAITH4LIFE
Sunday, September 16
5:00
pm: Dinner/Worship Your Way:
Once a month, following supper, we will worship in a new
way.
Details about how we will do this will be
discussed at this meeting. Bring
your heart for God and your enthusiasm.
7:00
pm:
Immediately following our regular meeting, we will go by car to Christ
Congregational Church in Brockton to learn more about the upcoming CROP* Walk
(see article above) and hear guest speaker Rev. Bert Marshall, New England
Director of Church World Service. Please let Dana Barnes know if you will
joining us.
Sunday, September 23 -- 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Pizza lunch followed by trip to Patriot Place
to participate in 5Wits Program
- "Espionage." The cost
of this event is $15.00. (but if that's not in your budget, please let Dana or
Pastor Jean know; no one will be denied participation in our youth events due to
inability to pay). Permission
slips will be required.
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We will be working together on
September 18th in the lower level of the church. We begin at 9am but come when you
can. Stay for an hour or for the day until 2 pm. Bring your lunch and we will
provide beverage and dessert. Activities will include putting quilts together
and planning new ones. You could help design, press seams, sew our machines, or
hand tie finished quilts. Something for anyone! We hope you can join us.
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SEPTEMBER 17
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Please submit any Sunday worship bulletin notices or blue prayer sheet
changes to the church office by 8:30 am on
Wednesday.
NOTE: Please submit articles for the October LINK by September 17th.
If you have a group that will be meeting during the upcoming month,
please let Nancy know so that she can put it on the calendar.
If you have something specific you need to say about an upcoming event, now is the time to write your article.
Thanks!
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Blessed Children's
Nursery
Blessed Children's Nursery is open every Sunday morning, (even when
Sunday School is not in session) from 9:45 am - 11:15 am during worship and
Sunday School Classes for children up to age 3. For parents of children who will
be attending the Bible Top 40 Program, child care is also available following
worship for children ranging from nursery ages through Grade 5 until 1:00 pm.
Age appropriate activities will be provided during the Bible Top 40 Program. It
is staffed with two adults at all times, our Childcare Coordinators, Lisa
Antonius-El Kary and Rosemary Amadeo.
Our nursery room is located on the lower level; take a left after the
church office, it is the first room on your right. You can drop off your
children through age 3, prior to worship, get them settled, and come up to
church OR you can bring them down at anytime during the service. After worship,
children up through Grade 5 are welcome, if parents are attending the Bible Top
40 Program.
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If you would like to sponsor Altar Flowers, please contact Gale
DiBeneditto at 781-344-4728, or leave your information with the church office,
781-344-2371.
Please give specific information as to when you would like the
flowers placed on the altar and if it is in celebration, remembrance or in honor
of someone and a telephone number where we can contact you. The cost to sponsor
a standard arrangement is $25.00. Checks for flowers can be made out to "Nancy
Sullivan."
If you have any questions you can contact Nancy Sullivan at the
church office @ 781-344-2371 or Gale DeBeneditto @ 781-344-4728.
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Cleaning out your closet, garage, attic?
Ready to get rid of "stuff"
you'll never use again?
From now until the end of
October, we 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, small working
electronics, small furniture or home décor items, fiction books, CDs, DVDs,
Holiday decorations, children's books and toys
PLEASE: NO
COMPUTERS, NO TVs or VCR recorders,
NO clothing,
textbooks, magazines, exercise equipment
or large
items of any kind.
(If
you think it has value, call Marcia Olson 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 your
"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,
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TREASURE HUNT!
We are
collecting jewelry early this year to give us more time to sort, clean and
prepare your donations for sale at our annual church fair in November. If you, a
neighbor, relative, friend or co-worker have jewelry (old treasures) to part
with, this is a perfect place to donate your cast-offs and benefit our
church.
We accept estate jewelry, fine jewelry, and costume jewelry of any
style or type. Just put your pieces in a clear plastic bag and leave them in the
church office, or contact: Elaine Henriksen -781-344-0789; eshenriksen@verizon.net, or Dee Hayes - 508-238-1296.
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Fall is here, and we could
use your help t o make it a banner year for the Church Fair.
If you are looking for yarn
to make items for the hand-knit table, please contact Maurine Upton.
We are looking for people to make hand made items such as children's
sweaters, baby items, afghans, towels, pot holders, mittens, hats, scarfs plus
any new suggestions for the table.
Please call Maurine Upton at
781-344-4609. Thank you.
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  AREA RUGS AVAILABLE
FOR SALE:
We received a generous donation of several
area rugs of varying sizes for Attic Treasures. Rather than store them till next fall, we wanted to offer
them for sale now.
The rugs are currently in the open area
outside the music room with prices ranging from $15-60. Three have already been
sold.
If you are interested, please
contact
Nancy Sullivan in the church
office(781-344-2371).
Many thanks to Bill and Laura Murphy, friends
of Russ and Stephanie Clough, for this donation as well as many others
throughout the years.
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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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