For the week of February 19, 2012
Church Gatherings Happening Every Week
Choir Rehearsal~~ Our Choir Director Jeff Olmsted, says: “It is never too late to join our Church choir!” Rehearsals are Wednesdays at 7 PM. With questions or to contact Jeff, you can find him at: 413.586.0165, jeffolmsted@verizon.net
Loose Ends: Sewing and Support Group~~Every Thursday from 2 to 4 PM in the Church Dining Room. All welcome for a time of sewing, knitting, drinking tea and sharing fellowship.
Fridays at Four Writing Group now meets every Friday from 3:30 until 5 PM in the Church Dining Room.
Calendar
Sunday, February 19:
10 AM Worship Service. Transfiguration Sunday.
Monday, February 20:
5 PM Youth Gathering, Children’s Church. Contact Pastor Matilda for more information
6 PM A2A Committee Meeting, Contact Toby Davis for more info. Church Dining Room
Tuesday, February 21:
5:30 PM “Soup, Salad and Social Change” Program focusing on poverty issues. Church Dining Room
Wednesday, February 22:
7 PM Ash Wednesday Service with the imposition of ashes
Sunday, February 26:
10 AM First Sunday in Lent Worship Service.
12 PM Annual Meeting Part 2, Church Sanctuary
Monday, February 27:
5:30 PM Peace & Justice Steering Committee Mtg. Church Dining Rm
Announcements
FELLOWSHIP HOUR FOOD~~The following is the line-up for folks to bring goodies for Coffee Hour. The calendar goes by last name. Thank you for contributing to our famous Coffee Hour after Church each Sunday: When it is your week to bring food, you also help set up and clean up. Thank you today: L and M Feb: 26: N, O, P, Q, R
DO YOU HAVE A STRONG BACK? Do you not mind hauling and cleaning? We are looking for six people who can climb stairs and do physical work to help move furniture and clean up the balcony. We want to start using the balcony and lots of stuff needs to be moved out of that space and the place needs to be cleaned. Can you help? Date yet to be set! We welcome your help. If you can volunteer for this job, please give your name to Pastor Andrea. And thank you Richard Spencer and Kathy O’Connor who are heading up this effort!
PARKING SUGGESTION: We are a growing community with a small parking lot – what a wonderful “problem” to have! Your Accessible to All (A2A) Committee suggests that anyone able-bodied, under 60, and without small children park across the street at the bank or at the Brassworks.
WANTED: CHURCH RIDE COORDINATOR~~The Accessible to All (A2A) Committee is looking for someone to coordinate rides. Many of our church family would love to participate in church events, but simply cannot get here for various reasons. We are looking for someone to help link up people with rides with those who need them. Please email a2a@haydenvillechurch.org or talk to Toby Davis if you are interested!
ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS BEGUN~~We meet every Sunday at 9:00 AM!
The Church Deacons have launched a new program: ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL at 9 AM every Sunday. All interested Church members and friends are invited to join us in the Church Dining Room. We gather at 9 sharp to view a 15 minute video and then engage in all-group discussion. Pastor Andrea is leading the sessions. Children welcome to play quietly. Children’s Church will still be held DURING our regular worship. Adult Sunday School will end at 9:50 so we can begin worship at 10 AM. All are welcome!
CONGRATULATIONS to Adriana Piantedosi and Jeff Olmsted for their parts in the remarkable Sojourner Truth Folks Opera! What a production! What a Premier! What an extraordinary experience!
Looking Ahead to Lent~~Pastor Andrea will be holding a five-week Lenten Bible Study series—we’ll be studying the themes found in the Old and New Testaments, who wrote what parts of the Bible and when, how to read and interpret the Bible, and more! The Bible Study series will be held from 5 PM to 6:30 PM on the following dates: February 29, March 7, 14, 21 and 28. All are welcome! (All questions welcome, all levels of Biblical knowledge welcome!)
New Roles! New Leaders! Enormous thank yous to Kate Davidheiser who served as our Assistant Treasurer working with Treasurer Lynn Goodhue. We appreciate your service Kate. Jen Griswold has now stepped into that role! Hooray and thank you to Jen! Also Maggie Solis (Webmaster) and Laura Garcia are now Co-Webmasters! Thank you Laura for working with Maggie on our Church website. We are thankful for such abundant Church leadership!
Our Church is hosting Greg Speeter’s Memorial Service on March 3rd at 11:00 AM. We anticipate that hundreds of people will attend and we need help providing hospitality to our guests (we need Church folks to show people where to park, people to help in the kitchen, people at different doors helping welcome folks). If you can help, please let Pastor Andrea know.
Welcome Visitors! If you are new to us, we would love to have you fill out and turn in to Pastor Andrea the “strippy thing” tucked in your Bulletin that lets us know you were here! (These can also go in the Offering plate or be given to an Usher.) IF you are NOT a newcomer, please RECYCLE your strippy thing by placing it in the basket by the door to the Dining Room. Thanks
EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP CLASSES BEGINNING AGAIN MARCH 4~~If you are interested in the next series (four classes) of Exploring Membership Classes, please see Pastor Andrea.
Church Members and Friends: Would you like to be a Greeter some Sunday? Please contact
Kim Waddell (413.727.8606). Like to be an Usher? Please contact Darien Gardner (413.586.7697). Like to Read Scripture? Please contact Annie Harrison (413.253.7959).
We welcome your leadership! Also if you need to schedule the use of the Church Dining Room/Kitchen or Sanctuary, please contact Church Scheduler Sue Carbin (413.584.3314).
BIBLE BASKET~~Gift Bibles for you (by Dining Room door) from Ladies Aid! Help yourself.
The Ladies Aid is distributing toiletries, socks and underwear to our homeless brothers and sisters at Safe Passage and Grove Street Inn. Questions/money should be directed to Kate Davidheiser. The items needed include: towels (new or used), washcloths, ivory soap, hair brushes, deodorants, shampoos/conditioners, feminine hygiene items, socks (men, women, children), underwear (men, women, children), diapers, tissues, hand sanitizer, body lotions, hand cream, paper towels, shaving cream. We have a collection site set up in the Dining Room to take your donations OR you can give us money and we will shop for the best deals on needed items.
THE HIDDEN DANGER OF FRAGRANCES~~As our Church continues to work on our commitment to reduce fragrances in our Church and be a safe, welcoming place to those with chemical sensitivities, we have a brochure to share with everyone that can help us learn and do more on this issue. “The Hidden Danger of Fragrances,” covers: Fragrance Facts, What’s in a Smell?, Symptoms and Health Effects, Products to Watch Out For, and Accessibility Issues. Please help yourself to one of these brochures found on the welcome table in the Dining Room.
The Church is on Facebook! Search “Haydenville Congregational Church” and click on “become a fan.” We are also on Twitter! Follow us at http://twitter.com/HaydenvilleUCC
A CHURCH TRANSFORMED~~Our former Yale Divinity School Intern Jeannine Oakes made a film of our church called “A Church Transformed.” We have DVDs of the film for you to borrow. If you would like to “sign out” a copy to watch at home, please see Church Librarian Paula Spencer—she has the notebook for you to sign out a DVD and then return it in a week.
