Looking Ahead in Worship OCTOBER 25, 2015 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 17 THE BEACON Deadline for the next BEACON is Friday, November 13, 2015—Send entries to [email protected] First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE For those who live without sufficient food, water, shelter, or safety; for veterans and those in acve service; for peace and peacemakers; for areas in strife around the world. Prayers for Claude Vachon, connuing to recover; Prayers for Claudia Pandora, recovering at Maine Veterans Home from knee replacement surgery; Prayers for the Family of Jane Lancaster, as Jane passed away on October 23; Prayers for Bruce Martel and Family, in the death of his mother. Phone: 207.799.3361 Fax: 207.799.4095 E-mail: offi[email protected] November 1 Twenty-third Sunday aſter Pentecost—Consecraon Sunday 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship with Communion 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Communion, Meenghouse Choir and Sunday School. Cindy Maddox will give the message. Fellowship me follows. November 8 Twenty-Fourth Sunday aſter Pentecost—Mission Trip Sunday 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Meenghouse Choir and Sunday School. The Mission Trip Team will give the message. Fellowship me follows. November 15 Twenty-Fiſth Sunday aſter Pentecost 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Meenghouse Choir and Sunday School. Cindy Maddox will give the message. Fellowship me follows. 5:00 p.m. Pot Luck Dinner 6:00 p.m. Folk Worship November 22 Reign of Christ—Thanksgiving Sunday 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Meenghouse Choir, Children’s Choir and Sunday School. Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd will give the message. Fellowship me follows. OFFICE HOURS 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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T H E B E A C O N
Deadline for the next BEACON is Friday, November 13, 2015—Send entries to [email protected]
First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
For those who live without sufficient food, water, shelter, or safety; for veterans and those in active service; for peace and peacemakers; for areas in strife around the world.
Prayers for Claude Vachon, continuing to recover; Prayers for Claudia Pandora, recovering at Maine Veterans Home from knee replacement surgery; Prayers for the Family of Jane Lancaster, as Jane passed away on October 23; Prayers for Bruce Martel and Family, in the death of his mother.
Phone: 207.799.3361 Fax: 207.799.4095 E-mail: [email protected]
November 1 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost—Consecration Sunday 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship with Communion 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Communion, Meetinghouse Choir and Sunday School. Cindy Maddox will give the message. Fellowship time follows.
November 8 Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost—Mission Trip Sunday 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Meetinghouse Choir and Sunday School. The Mission Trip Team will give the message. Fellowship time follows.
November 15 Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Meetinghouse Choir and Sunday School. Cindy Maddox will give the message. Fellowship time follows. 5:00 p.m. Pot Luck Dinner 6:00 p.m. Folk Worship
November 22 Reign of Christ—Thanksgiving Sunday 8:30 a.m. Chapel Worship 10:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship with Meetinghouse Choir, Children’s Choir and Sunday School. Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd will give the message. Fellowship time follows.
OFFICE HOURS 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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STEEPLE LIGHTING October 4-10—in loving memory of Mark W. Andrews, from his mother and sisters Julie and Ellen. October 11-17—in loving memory of Ken & Marcelia Berry, from Scott and family. To light the steeple in memory or celebration of loved ones, contact the Office at 799.3361, or e-mail [email protected]
To remember or celebrate loved
ones with flowers on the altar,
contact Pat Rossi Calkin at [email protected]
ESKIMOS The Eskimo's Men's club will be meeting in Guptill Hall on Wednesday, November 4. This will be "special guest" night, so bring your spouse, significant other or a friend. Our program for November will be "Island Beats." This is a steel drum group with our own Jayne Sawtelle as a mem-ber. Dinner is at 6:00 p.m., with the program to follow. If you would like to attend please call Scott Berry@ 767-0236 or Walt Jellison@ 518-0874.
NOV 4
HILLTOP GUILD The Guild will meet on November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in Wright Pavilion. Louise Nisbet
will show us how to make a journal by creating our own covers using a papermaking
process. If you are not a member of Guild and would like to attend, you can contact
Debbie Rideout at 883-4319.
FROM CONFLICT TO CONNECTION Peggy Smith of Open Communication is offering a workshop on Nonviolent Communica-tion on November 6, 7, and 8, in Wright Pavilion. She teaches skills to help you deal with conflict, be sensitive to others without giving up your own needs, and ways to deepen in-timacy and have more ease within relationships. Learn more about this event by picking up a brochure at the church, online at www.opencommunication.org or by
contacting Elinor Redmond at [email protected]
If You Are Hospitalized at Maine Medical Center Your pastors continue to feel that visiting church members/friends at hospitals and other health care facilities is a very im-portant ministry and priority of the church. Church members/friends most often expect and wish to be visited by their pastor. On September 1, Maine Medical Center let us know they would no longer permit pastors of churches to learn if members of their church are hospitalized. This is a major shift of policy for church-es, members of churches and their pastors. The bottom line is that if you are hospitalized at Maine Medical Center and you, your son, your daughter, an extended family member, a friend, or someone doesn’t let the church know you are in the hospital, your pastor will have no way of knowing you are there and, as a result, will not be able to visit you. This is an enormous change in a policy which has been in place for decades. It is important that you know this has taken place.
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PICK UP THOSE NEEDLES! Our Holly Daze Bazaar is 3 weeks away! If you haven’t already started knitting, this is the time to do it. We need items for all ages, particularly babies and children. Hats, mittens/gloves (with or without fingers), scarves, socks are always in demand. We would love to have your help this year. Thank you. ~ Elinor Redmond, Evie Strom & Tracy Greenwood
JEWELS AND BAUBLES! The Holly Daze Bazaar will be here soon. Please bring your jewelry donations in early this year so we can get right to the sorting and pricing. All jewelry should be dropped off at the church office. Thank you.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
Wednesday, October 28—We will leave church at 11:00 a.m. for Cole Farms Restaurant in Gray, enjoying any foliage that’s left. Please RSVP by October 26.
Thursday, November 5 at 1:00 p.m.—SAM Meeting in the 2nd/3rd grade classroom above the church office.
Wednesday, November 18 at 2:00 p.m.—Join us in Davidson Lounge to watch the movie, “High Society.”
Thursday, December 3 at 1:00 p.m.—SAM meeting—Please join us with your activity ideas.
Friday, December 11, we will go to the Magic of Christmas, leaving the church at 1:00 p.m. We have a limited number of tickets so call if you’re interested.
Stay tuned for details about our Christmas party and cookie exchange on December 17.
DISCOVERY CENTER PRESCHOOL The students at The Discovery Center Preschool are learning how to give back to our community. Two weeks ago we went to visit the Food Pantry here at the church. We learned how many people rely on such a very small amount of food. We also learned that some of those people are children the same age as we are! Each
child went home with a large paper grocery bag which they graciously filled with soups, tuna fish, crack-ers, cereal, oatmeal and more. As a group we all went together and delivered our donations to the Food Pantry knowing someone would have plenty of food to eat thanks to our hard work. PLEASE JOIN US on Monday, November 9 at Willow's Pizza for our annual Discovery Center pizza night! A percentage of sales this evening (both eat in & takeout ) will be donated to our wonderful preschool. Hope to see you
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YOUR CHURCH KNOWS HOW TO GET YOU THERE
If you are over 65 years old, and have wondered how to get from where you are to where you want to be, we can help! Our church works together with the Independent Transportation Network (ITN), which provides rides anywhere within the Greater Portland area. The good news is that a ride to a worship service at our church, or any church-related activity, is totally free to you. There is a cost for other rides to locations which are not related to the church. Winter is coming. If you are feeling that driving your own car may become more difficult or im-possible with ice and snow, ITN may be an oppor-tunity for you. Simply contact the church office (799-3361) and we can help make this transportation service a reality. We want to help you get to where you want to be.
EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY THEMES October—Breakfast Food
November—Thanksgiving Dinner
HOLLY DAZE BAZAAR Saturday, November 21, 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.
The members of your Bazaar team need your donations. Always appreciated are: knitted items and small pies and loaves. You might wish to donate books, jewelry or other gift items.
Please call any of the people listed below and offer a few minutes or a few hours of your time. This year we are having our third annual Cookie Walk! This is how it works: First you buy a box that holds a pound of cookies; then, you walk around Wright Pavilion filling your box with your favorite cookies. If you plan to bake for the Cookie Walk, please limit your baking to Holiday Cookies, only. (Please—no chocolate chip cookies or brownies; however the Food Court would love to have them.) Please drop your cookies for the Cookie Walk off at the Church on Friday, November 20.
We need more volunteers! Please call any of the people listed below to offer a few minutes or hours of your time. Working together, we can once again make the Bazaar an outstanding success.
Reminder: Donations to the Bazaar may be left in Guptill Hall through Wednesday, November 18. Cookies and food should be dropped off on Friday, November 20, before 2:00 p.m. (or very early Saturday morning.
Luncheon hours: 11:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. The marvelous menu includes yummy haddock chowder, fresh crabmeat and lobster rolls, chicken salad rolls and apple crisp. So, come and sit with your church friends and neighbors and savor the meal and the moments. Take-out will be available.
The Bazaar is chaired by Janice Files, 799-3457, Karen Souza, 772-5238, and Lynne Lanctot, 799-1785. We are grateful for their hard work and dedication.
Trash & Treasure Knit & Purl Gifts
Scott Berry 767.0236 Elinor Redmond 767.4198 Carol Mileson 799.1257
Grandma’s Attic Jewelry Books
Prudy Wiggins 799.5705 Deb Riley 767.3149 Mary Anne Wallace 774.4096
Food Court Sue Mitchell 767.2063 Christmas Room
Karen Westerberg 799.1055 Fair Fancy Barbara Merrill 799.0094
Luncheon Marilyn Andress 741.5199 Deb Dagnan 749.5045
Judy Magnuson 799.3034 Marilyn Mitchell 773.4147 Greens
Carrie Skeffington 874.6612 Candy Bea Potenzo 883.8287
Kathy Cotter 799.4808 Margaret Anderson 799.2846
Louise Nisbet 767.2375
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