A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at
802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting on February 28 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of February 11 were $1,233.75. The costs for each week are $1,155.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of March. A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at
802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting on February 28 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of February 4 were $885.00. The costs for each week are $1,155.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of February. A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at 802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting on February 28 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of January 28 were $494.00. The costs for each week are $1,155.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of February. Valentines’ Dinner – February 16th For many years, our Church has arranged for a Valentines’ Dinner. If you are interested in having one of these fun-filled evenings this year, please let David Almond know. The Valentine's Dinner is not restricted to United Church folks so everyone should feel free to invite others. If enough people are interested, David will arrange for a dinner at the Landgrove Inn on - Friday, February 16, 2018 - cash bar from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. - dinner from to 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. - order from menu; - use your own credit card to cover costs (usually about $30 per person plus beverages). Contact David at 228-2414 or bethalmond@tds.net. A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please
contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at 802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting on February 27 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of January 21 were $1,397.00. The costs for each week are $1,155.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of January. Valentines’ Dinner – February 16th For many years, our Church has arranged for a Valentines’ Dinner. If you are interested in having one of these fun-filled evenings this year, please let David Almond know. The Valentine's Dinner is not restricted to United Church folks so everyone should feel free to invite others. If enough people are interested, David will arrange for a dinner at the Landgrove Inn on - Friday, February 16, 2018 - cash bar from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. - dinner from to 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. - order from menu; - use your own credit card to cover costs (usually about $30 per person plus beverages). Contact David at 228-2414 or bethalmond@tds.net. A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact
the church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting on January 24 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of January 14th were $975.00. The costs for each week are $1,155.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg and Jean Eggleston will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of January. Valentines’ Dinner – Friday February 16 For many years, our Church has arranged for a Valentines’ Dinner. If you are interested in having one of these fun-filled evenings this year, please let David Almond know. The Valentine's Dinner is not restricted to United Church folks so everyone should feel free to invite others. If enough people are interested, David will arrange for a dinner at the Landgrove Inn on - Friday, February 16, 2018 - cash bar from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. - dinner from to 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. - order from menu; - use your own credit card to cover costs (usually about $30 per person plus beverages). Contact David at 228-2414 or bethalmond@tds.net. Miracle Sunday Sunday, February 11, 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the day I was critically injured in a catastrophic skiing accident. No one thought I would live, but God had other plans. I plan to lead the church in worship that day - Miracle Sunday. I know that there are other parishioners whose lives have been touched by God in miraculous ways. If you would like to share your story, that of a loved one, or have someone else tell your story, please contact me. LindaThomson@Hypnovations.com or 802-558-9055 A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at
802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting on January 24 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of January 7th were $3,685.00. The costs for each week are $1,155.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg and Jean Eggleston will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of January. Miracle Sunday Sunday, February 11, 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the day I was critically injured in a catastrophic skiing accident. No one thought I would live, but God had other plans. I plan to lead the church in worship that day - Miracle Sunday. I know that there are other parishioners whose lives have been touched by God in miraculous ways. If you would like to share your story, that of a loved one, or have someone else tell your story, please contact me. LindaThomson@Hypnovations.com or 802-558-9055 Valentines’ Dinner For many years, our Church has arranged for a Valentines’ Dinner. If you are interested in having one of these fun-filled evenings this year, please let David Almond know. The Valentine's Dinner is not restricted to United Church folks so everyone should feel free to invite others. If enough people are interested, David will arrange for a dinner at the Landgrove Inn on - Friday, February 9, 2018 - cash bar from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. - dinner from to 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. - order from menu; - use your own credit card to cover costs (usually about $30 per person plus beverages). Contact David at 228-2414 or bethalmond@tds.net. A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact the
church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at 802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting on January 24 at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the past two Sundays were: Christmas Eve “day” - $537, Christmas Eve “evening” $3, 020, December 31 - $470. The costs for each week are $1,155.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg and Jean Eggleston will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of January. SOUPFEST 2018 - January 14th In the Social Room immediately following our Church Service. This is the event you have been waiting for. We have decided to move Soupfest to the Church so that we do not have to limit the number of people invited. As in the past, we will supply salad and bread. Come One, Come All Please bring a soup to enter into the contest for Soup of the Year. You are all the judges. The contest and prizes will be the same. Please let Lisha know what you are bringing as this is SoupFest and hopefully we will get lots of soups. Sign Up Sheet on table in Fellowship Hall. Any questions - please call us at – 802-226-7445 or email Lklaiber@gmail.com -Lisha and Fred A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact the
church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at 802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting – January 24, at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of December 24th will be listed next week. The costs for each week are $1,438.46 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg and Jean Eggleston will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of December. Miracle Sunday Sunday, February 11, 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the day I was critically injured in a catastrophic skiing accident. No one thought I would live, but God had other plans. I plan to lead the church in worship that day - Miracle Sunday. I know that there are other parishioners whose lives have been touched by God in miraculous ways. If you would like to share your story, that of a loved one, or have someone else tell your story, please contact me. LindaThomson@Hypnovations.com or 802-558-9055 SOUPFEST 2018 - January 14th – Come One, Come All In the Social Room immediately following our Church Service. This is the event you have been waiting for. We have decided to move Soupfest to the Church so that we do not have to limit the number of people invited. As in the past, we will supply salad and bread. Please bring a soup to enter into the contest for Soup of the Year. You are all the judges. The contest and prizes will be the same. Please let Lisha know what you are bringing as this is SoupFest and hopefully we will get lots of soups. Sign Up Sheet on table in Fellowship Hall. Any questions - please call us at – 802-226-7445 or email Lklaiber@gmail.com -Lisha and Fred A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please contact the
church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at 802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Please be sure to sign the guest book located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Board Meeting – January 24, at 7:00 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of December 17 were $4,517.00. The costs for each week are $1,438.46 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Season of Advent The Advent Season, in preparation for the birth of our savior, continues this Sunday. Anne Oakes and Andy Ohotnicky will lead us in the lighting of the fourth Advent Candle – Joy. Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg and Jean Eggleston will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of December. Giving Tree - Thank You All The Christmas elves from Black River Good Neighbors came to the church and gathered the presents from under the tree. As always they were overwhelmed by the generosity of the parishioners and their thoughtful selection of gifts for the children. The elves will spend a week organizing bags of gifts for all the children in each family. On December 21, food baskets and your gifts will be delivered to the humblest homes in our neighborhoods and in the more remote corners of the area. The deliveries will bring joy to the children, and families will be able to share a warm and festive holiday meal together. Families are grateful to all the people who have been so generous. May we all share the joy of helping others in the greater community and pray for the well being of all in the year ahead. Miracle Sunday Sunday, February 11, 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the day I was critically injured in a catastrophic skiing accident. No one thought I would live, but God had other plans. I plan to lead the church in worship that day - Miracle Sunday. I know that there are other parishioners whose lives have been touched by God in miraculous ways. If you would like to share your story, that of a loved one, or have someone else tell your story, please contact me. LindaThomson@Hypnovations.com or 802-558-9055 SOUPFEST 2018 - January 14th – Come One, Come All In the Social Room immediately following our Church Service. This is the event you have been waiting for. We have decided to move Soupfest to the Church so that we do not have to limit the number of people invited. As in the past, we will supply salad and bread. Please bring a soup to enter into the contest for Soup of the Year. You are all the judges. The contest and prizes will be the same. Please let Lisha know what you are bringing as this is SoupFest and hopefully we will get lots of soups. Sign Up Sheet on table in Fellowship Hall. Any questions - please call us at – 802-226-7445 or email Lklaiber@gmail.com -Lisha and Fred A warm welcome to all visitors. If we may be of service to you, please
contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or George O. Thomson, President of the United Church at 802-228-6275. His email is thomson131vt@gmail.com. Upcoming Meetings -Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. -Executive Meeting - January 24 at 7:00 P.M. Upcoming Events -Dedication of Veterans of the Cross Offering – December 17 -Christmas Eve “Day” Service - December 24 – 10:15 A.M. -Christmas Eve “Evening” Service - December 24, 7:30 P.M. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of December 10 were $864.00. The costs for each week are $1,438.46 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Season of Advent The Advent Season, in preparation for the birth of our savior, continues this Sunday. Linda and Dean Alexander will light the second Advent Candle – Love. Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg and Jean Eggleston will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of December. Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Christmas Flowers Christmas Season is approaching. If you would like to make a donation for the Christmas flowers in memory or in honor of loved ones, please contact Anne Oakes. Please submit your dedications to Anne by Friday,December 15. The Giving Tree The Christmas season is upon us! Some needy children in the area are again looking forward to the thoughtful gifts they will receive from our parishioners. This year the bell shaped cards on the tree in our Fellowship Hall will list the gender, age, clothes and shoe sizes of a child in need. People can choose age appropriate articles of clothing and/or toys. Baby or toddler outfits, sweaters, snow pants or some other winter articles of clothing is always needed. Toys such as dolls, cars & trucks, games, puzzles and legos are always a hit. Each and every gift is welcomed. People are welcome to take a card, do a little shopping and bring the gifts, unwrapped, in a bag with the tree card attached by Sunday December 17th or sooner if possible. Black River Good Neighbors will collect and organize the gifts for delivery along with their traditional Holiday Food baskets on December 21st. Again…a local child is very thankful for the generosity and Christmas spirit of you and the United Church. Miracle Sunday Sunday, February 11, 2018 is the 50th anniversary of the day I was critically injured in a catastrophic skiing accident. No one thought I would live, but God had other plans. I plan to lead the church in worship that day - Miracle Sunday. I know that there are other parishioners whose lives have been touched by God in miraculous ways. If you would like to share your story, that of a loved one, or have someone else tell your story, please contact me. LindaThomson@Hypnovations.com or 802-558-9055 Christmas Carols at the Gill Home A group from the church will be going to the Gill Home to sing Christmas Carols on Sunday, December 17 at 5 P.M. We welcome anyone who would like to help share some cheer to the residents. Afterwards we will make a few other stops to sing to individuals. All are welcome. George Thomson 2017 Christmas Fund for Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund In this holy and joyous time of year, our thoughts turn to the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the light of the world. The theme for the 2017 Christmas Fund Offering is Shepherding the Light For 116 years, the Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund has been a tangible expression of God’s love and light in the world. One of the four Special Mission Offerings of the United Church of Christ, the Christmas Fund provides UCC congregations and members an opportunity to reach out in kindheartedness to those who have faithfully shepherded our Church and who now find themselves facing unexpected needs. See the bulletin insert for more information on the Christmas Fund and Emergency Fund. The offering will be dedicated on Sunday, December 17. |