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 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
7 September 2008
“Welcome Home Sunday” (10 am family service) 8:30 am
| Chapel Service | | 10:00 am | Family Service | S. Murtha & C. Churchmouse | | 11:15 | All Church Picnic |
Please join us for our All-Church picnic on the lawn after the 10:00am service. You will also have an opportunity to register your children for Church School, Confirmation, Junior & Cherub Choirs, and the Middle School Youth Group in Fellowship Hall. Deacon for September is Pamela Dear (458-6040). If you have questions, compliments or concerns, please speak with Pamela.
Deaconess for September is Mary Torello (453-5038). Please notify her of births, adoptions, or anyone who may need a note of sympathy or encouragement. For information about our Prayer Shawl Ministry, please call Pam Welch (458-2340.) Audiotapes of Sunday worship services are available to borrow from the Church Office. ANNOUNCEMENTSChurch School Registration will take place in Fellowship Hall today before and after 10:00 worship. At the beginning of the church school year, it is important for us to have a record of relevant information for every child in our church family from Crib Room through Grade 8 and also for students in the confirmation classes. Please fill out a separate form for each child. We will be on hand to answer questions and have extra forms. In lieu of a registration fee, the Board of Christian Ed. requests a donation of canned goods for the Guilford Food Bank. Those who want to sign up their children for Cherub Choir (K – Gr. 2), Junior Choir (Grades 3-8) or Middle School Youth Group (Grades 5 - 8) may do so at that time as well. We are excited for a great new year!
We Are First Church is the bright yellow booklet detailing our plans for worship, education, music, fellowship and mission in the 2008-2009 program year. If you did not receive one in the mail, please pick one up from the narthex – and call the office (453-5249) to be sure you are on our mailing list!
A Service of Prayer and Healing will be held on Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00pm. We will gather in the peacefulness of the Sanctuary and through prayer, music and stories of God’s love and presence amidst struggle, we will join our hearts together to ask God’s healing in our lives, the lives of those we love, and God’s world. You may receive the laying on of hands and anointing with oil if you desire it. All are welcome.
Bible Study Begins Next Sunday – New day, new time, new teachers! Sunday mornings 9:00 – 9:50am in the Minear Library. David Colton will lead in September and October. Join us!
Adult Forum Next Sunday: Ken Esposito from the Connecticut Conference Office of the UCC will be speaking about Universal Health Care. As many people in the US have no health insurance, this is a matter of life and death for some and a concern for us all. Plan to join us in the Chapel at 11:15am.
Music in Full Swing- There are many opportunities for First Church folk of all ages to make a joyful noise! Cherub and Junior Choirs begin this Wednesday, Sept. 10th: the Cherubs (Kindergarten through grade 2) meet from 4 – 5pm in Griswold Hall with Karen Owen; and the Juniors (Grades 3 – 8) from 3:45 – 5:00pm in Fellowship Hall with Liza Catino. Youth Bells (for those in Grades 5 – 12) will begin Wed., Sept. 17th 3:10 – 4:00pm. The Senior and Bell Choirs are already underway – please speak with Bill Speed if you are interested. Join us!
Calling All 5th - 8th Graders! New day – new Middle School Youth Group - for anyone interested in sharing your talents with our community & world. Learn about other cultures, get creative, meet new friends and have fun! Meets Thursdays from 3:15 - 4:30 pm in Fellowship Hall led by Andrea Schmidt and Liza Catino. First meeting is Sept. 11th. Please bring a donation of canned meat for the Guilford Food Bank. Any questions call Andrea at 453-3324.
Pilgrim Fellowship Opening Picnic will be Sunday, Sept. 21st from 5 - 7 pm. on the Church lawn or in Fellowship Hall in the case of rain. If you, or someone you know of high school age, is interested in becoming a "PFer" this year, please come enjoy some food, meet returning PFers and pick up an application. If you are unable to attend but are interested, please contact Mike Dalton, PF Director at
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or Pat Dudley-Gregory, PF Chair at
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. Hope to see you there!
Alpha Club Rummage Sale will be held in Fellowship Hall Fri., Oct. 3rd from 6:30 – 8:30pm and Sat., Oct. 4 from 9 – 11am. Set-up dates are Oct. 1st 7-9pm; Oct. 2nd 10am – 3pm & 7 -9pm and Oct. 3rd
10am-3pm. We are in need of someone with a pick-up truck that can come at noon to take left-over items to Goodwill. Please call Betty Allen (453-1553) or Cindy Magee (453-5487).
Harvest Fair Plant Room: Do you have any live or silk plants, garden books, garden-themed accessories or decorative baskets that you'd like to donate to the Harvest Fair Plant Room? Donations will be cheerfully accepted by Holly Bollier (458-0776).
Please Note Alpha Club Meetings listed in the We Are First Church recently mailed out are incorrect. Please consult the blue Alpha Club booklet for the correct dates. Thank you.
Food Bank Wish List: Needed: canned corn & beans; dry milk; coffee; parmelat type milk; bathroom tissue, paper towels, canned fruit, Campbell's soup, boxed meal mixes, cake & muffin mixes. Please leave donations in the narthex when you come to church on Sunday. Thank you.
Friendly Visiting Seeks Caring Volunteers to visit homebound, isolated, or lonely Guilford resident once a week for a year or longer. There is no fee and visits are flexible. If you are interested in being a volunteer visitor, or being visited, please call Lori Wells at 453-8359 or e-mail
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CHURCH CALENDAR(FH-Fellowship Hall, GH-Griswold Hall, CSB-Church School Bldg,
CR-Choir Room, ML-Minear Library, SHK- Spencer House Keeping Room) Sunday, Sept. 7: 8:30am Worship – Chapel
9:00am Senior Choir Rehearsal – CR
10:00am Communion & Family Service
11:15am All-Church Picnic – Lawn
5:00pm Contemporary Worship - Sanctuary
Monday, Sept. 8: 7:30pm Board of Deaconesses – ML
7:30pm Welcoming & Inclusion Com - FH
Tuesday, Sept. 9: 7:00pm Church Council - FH
Wednesday, Sept. 10:10:00am Staff Meeting – ML
3:45 - 5:00pm Junior Choir – FH
4:00 – 5:00pm Cherub Choir - GH
7:00pm Service of Prayer & Healing – Sanc.
7:00pm Dried Flowers Wksp– B. Brown’s
Thursday, Sept. 11: 1:00pm Dried Flower Wkshp – B. Brown’s
3:15 – 4:30pm Middle School Youth Grp-FH
7:15pm Senior Choir Rehearsal – CR
Sunday, Sept. 14: 8:30am Worship – Chapel,
Kendrick preaching 9:00am Senior Choir Rehearsal – CR
9:00am Bible Study – ML with David Colton
10:00am Worship/Nursery/Church School
11:15am Adult Forum – Health Care
12-Step Meetings at First Church This Week:
AA: Sun., 7:15am – GH Alanon: Tues., 7:30pm – Chapel
Tues., 7:30pm – FH Wed., 10:00am - FH
Fri., Noon – FH Alateen: Tues., 7:30pm-CSB#9
Fri., 7:30pm – FH NA: Sun., 1:00pm – GH
Sat., 7:30am – GH Young People’s AA: Wed. 7:00pm–FH
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