The Church Bell Chiming in… Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to begin my expressing my heartfelt gratitude for the wonderful celebration of my Installation on April 17th. It was a joy to have so many of you there as I was officially installed as your new Pastor. My heart was so full to have friends, family, colleagues, and congregation all together for that special day. Thank you to all of you for the many ways you participated, attended, planned, rehearsed, sang, played, prayed, or celebrated -- it was a perfect day. Alex and I are beginning to feel at home here in Little Compton, thanks to the warm welcome we have received from all of you. In these short 8 months, I feel I have gotten to know so many of you- - and had the privilege of walking with you through both joys and sorrows. It is an honor to serve this church and it was a joy to formally mark my new ministry here with you on April 17th. I look forward to all the ministries we will do together and the adventures we will have! In Gratitude, Rebecca United Congregational Church The Commons P.O. Box 506 Little Compton, RI 02837 Telephone 401-635-8472 Fax 401-635-8473 Office Hours: Tues – Fri, 9 AM – 3 PM Worship Service: Sundays at 10 AM Email: [email protected]Web Site: UCCLCRI.org 2016 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Chiming In…A message from Rev. Rebecca Committee News Bells Are Ringing (Baptisms, Weddings, Deaths) Community Shred Day Photos Summer Fair News Letter of Thanks from the LC Food Bank Memorial Brick Order Form What’s Happening? ● May/June Calendar
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The Church Bell
Chiming in…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I want to begin my expressing my heartfelt gratitude for the
wonderful celebration of my Installation on April 17th. It was a joy
to have so many of you there as I was officially installed as your
new Pastor. My heart was so full to have friends, family,
colleagues, and congregation all together for that special day.
Thank you to all of you for the many ways you participated,
attended, planned, rehearsed, sang, played, prayed, or celebrated
-- it was a perfect day.
Alex and I are beginning to feel at home here in Little Compton,
thanks to the warm welcome we have received from all of you. In
these short 8 months, I feel I have gotten to know so many of you-
- and had the privilege of walking with you through both joys and
sorrows. It is an honor to serve this church and it was a joy to
formally mark my new ministry here with you on April 17th. I look
forward to all the ministries we will do together and the
Passings – Members & Friends Our sympathies to the families of:
Ann Chase Hendrie
October 24, 2015 (F)
Pamela M. Mitchell
January 12, 2016 (M)
David Allen Harlow
March 5, 2016 (F)
Inger K. Ormston
March 17, 2016 (M)
Elinor S. Hough
March 21, 2016 (M)
Shirley Hardison
COMMUNITY SHRED DAY
THANK YOU to all who
participated!!
Outreach
Committee
SAVE THE DATE!!
Each year our church hosts an
annual Summer Fair, the largest
fundraiser for our church’s
annual budget and a much
anticipated community wide
event. There is a 4.8 mile Road
Race and a race for the kids as
well as activities of all types:
Arts & Crafts Vendors * White
Elephant * Used Book Sale *
Food Court featuring Little
Compton Restaurants and
Caterers * Bake Sale * Lobster
Luncheon * Ice Cream Sundaes *
Children's Game Tent * Dunk
Tank * Rock Climbing Wall * Jazz
Music * Jewelry * Silent Auction
* Dog Show. A Friday night
concert is being planned.
We will begin
accepting books
and White Elephant
items after church on Sunday,
June 5th! We would like to
encourage folks who are able to
please drop off on Tuesdays and
Thursdays between 10am and
noon or Sundays after church. If
you need to make special
arrangements for other drop off
times, please contact the church
office.
Sponsors and
volunteers are
needed for the
children’s games.
Sign-up sheets are located on
the Sunday School bulletin board
in the church vestry. Please
make checks payable to the
church and in the memo indicate
Fair -Children’s Games
Sponsorship. Thanks for your
support!
Summer Fair Silent Auction: It’s
never too early to think of the
Fair! Please consider donating
generously to the Silent Auction.
We are looking for items and/or
experiences that are fabulously
unique and wonderful. If you
are interested in donating
something, please contact the
church office.
Jewelry Table! We
have a wonderful
used jewelry table at
the fair. We
appreciate donations of any
jewelry in good condition that
you no longer wear. Items can
be brought into the church office
during office hours (Tues. – Fri.
9a.m. – 3p.m.). We also accept
buttons!
Questions about the Fair can be
directed to this year’s team of
Captains or to a specific
Committee Chair:
• Rev. Rebecca – Minister
• Russell Bodington –
Facilities, Set-up/Take
Down, Security & Race
Captain
• Debbie Kelchner – In-
house (Church)
Committees & Lobster
Luncheon Captain
• Sue Hutson – Finance,
Publicity/Sponsors, Raffle,
Silent Auction Captain
• Jane Lorch – Vendor &
Friday Night Special Event
Captain
Heather Helger
Director of Children & Youth
S.S. Faithful
May Sunday School
Workshops will
cover the Kingdom
of God (Heaven) Parable of the
Pearl.
Children & Youth Sunday will
take place on May 22nd. Any
child or youth who wishes to
lead a part of this special
worship service or play music,
should contact Heather as soon
as possible. A reminder that
Children’s Sunday will be the last
official day of Sunday School for
the remainder of this academic
year.
As usual 3rd graders will receive a
bible, please let Heather know if
your child is in 3rd grade. Also,
we love to congratulate all
graduates and include their
names in the bulletin on this
Sunday. If you know of an 8th
grade, High School or College
Graduate who is associated with
the church (even if they do not
attend regularly), please let me
know who they are. If a High
School graduate, please include
a name of the college they will
be attending if applicable and if a
College Graduate, from where
and with what degree(s).
Summer Church Fair
Children’s Games
Before Sunday School is out we
are hoping that all parents and
Sunday School Summer Fair
Sat., July 9th!
youth over the age of 13, will
please sign-up on the Sunday
School bulletin board to
volunteer to run a Children’s
Game for one shift (1 ½-2 hrs.
only, leaving plenty of time to
enjoy the day with your family)
for our upcoming Summer Fair
to be held on July 9th this year. If
you cannot physically volunteer
for whatever reason, you are out
of town or have to work, then
we ask that you please consider
a financial donation to sponsor a
game instead. There is a bulletin
board for sign-ups located in the
vestry – you can’t miss it!
Youth Group
The Youth Group will host Coffee
Hour on Mother’s Day, May 8th.
Youth will bake the Saturday
night before May 7th at 6:30 p.m.
in the Sunday School kitchen. A
plan to go bowling on May 22nd
at 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Lanes in
Westport will be our closing
Youth Group event for the
academic year. The MA
Conference is hosting a Youth
Afire Eco-justice opportunity on
Saturday May 14th in
Framingham. It is open to High
School aged youth; please
contact Heather if a youth is
interested in attending. On June
11th, the Youth Group is
scheduled to host a Babysitting
Fundraiser for a local wedding,
youth who want to help out
should mark their calendars.
UCC Summer Camps
If you are looking for a
traditional church camp
experience for your child(ren)
going into grades 3 - 12 check
out the UCC New England
Outdoor Ministry Website for
great opportunities throughout
the region.
http://www.uccnecamps.org/.
If you decide to send your
child/youth please let me know.
It would be awesome if we can
start a new tradition of our
children and youth attending
UCC Summer camps. I have
heard many testimonials of how
great of an influence camp can
have on a child and youth's faith!
For 2016, The Rhode Island site,
Irons Homestead is offering
Church Camp. In place of the
traditional - send your children
off to camp - they invite us to
bring our children to camp.
Think overnight Vacation Bible
School. If your family might be
interested in attending with a
group from our church, please
let Heather know, so we can
gauge interest. We are moving
forward to gather more details
at this time and will share them
as they are ironed out (no pun
intended).
Marjorie Simmons
Church Historian
Junior Choir (date unknown)
Bottom left to right and then
up: Jennifer Romagnolo, Andrea
Domingos, Hilary Jansen, Sarah
Sheldon, Hope Jansen.
Row 2: Hannah Borden, Eric
Wildes, ?, John Faria.
Row 3: Tracy Bishop, Annette
DeSouza.
Row 4: Stacy Faria, Angela
Wildes
Our deadline for the
July/August
Newsletter is
Friday, June 17th.
Blast from the
Past
Letter of Thanks from the Little Compton Food Bank
Memorial Garden Memorial Garden Memorial Garden Memorial Garden Edith Borden, Chair
Our next brick order for our Memorial Garden will be placed around Memorial Day. If you would like to place an order, please fill out the order form below or call the church office at 635-8472.
The United Congregational Church invites its members and friends to be a part of the Memorial Garden located between the Parsonage and the Parish House. Each 4” x 8” brick will cost $100 and can be engraved with 1, 2, or 3 lines. All proceeds raised from this project will go directly to the United Congregational Church Endowment Fund. All donations are 100% tax deductible; IRS Code 501 (c) (3).
In addition, you are encouraged to write a one-page biography of your loved ones, which will be entered in our Memorial Garden Album. Please write clearly (type or print) on the Logo paper, which can be picked up at the church office.
There must be one order form for each brick ordered. On each brick, three lines are available with 15 units maximum each line (one letter or punctuation mark per square). Allow one square for a space between words. If only one line is used, the size of the print will be larger. All capital letters will be used. Make checks payable to the United Congregational Church.