A warm welcome to all visitors. If the Pastor or any member of the
congregation may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is [email protected]. Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church. Upcoming Meetings Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. Executive Board – Wednesday, November 27 at 7:00 P.M. Annual Meeting of the Church The annual meeting of the church will be held following the service on November 10. Plan to attend this important meeting in the life of the congregation. Weekly Offerings Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of November 3 were $1,073.00. The cost of each week is $1,330.00 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks). Altar Guild Brenda Dansingburg is serving as the Altar Guild person during the month of November. Coffee Hour A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall. Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served. Christian Education Class Rev. Harpster will continue to lead us in discussions of “Our Faith Traditions from the Post-Civil War Era to the Present.” This series of classes runs for six weeks on Tuesday evenings in the Ladies Parlor at the church from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. The topic for the concluding session this coming Tuesday, November 12 will be ” Churches and Individuals Which Emphasized the End Times.” All are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Rev. Harpster at 802-875-8895. Service of Harvest Home The annual service of Harvest Home will be on Sunday, November 10. Gifts of food items to the Good Neighbors Food Shelf are encouraged. The following is a list of food most needed by the Food Shelf: canned fruits, esp. apple sauce, pancake mix and syrup, cereal, tuna fish, canned meats, canned vegetables, evaporated milk, crackers, and pasta or rice sides. Monetary gifts are also encouraged. Checks should be made out to United Church of Ludlow specified for the Good Neighbors Food Shelf. Vermont Conference of the UCC Fall Meeting The Windham Union Association, Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ, will hold its fall meeting on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont. The Reverend Jim Antal, Conference Minister and President of the Mass. Conference, UCC will speak on the subject, “The Vocation of the Church and Climate Change – Leading the Next Moral Revolution.” All are invited to hear his address and attend a reception which will follow. Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service A Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at United Church of Ludlow on November 24, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. A combined choir under the direction of Ed Boadway will sing and Pastor Harpster will be giving the message. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow the worship service. Participating churches include the Cavendish Baptist Church, Gethsemane Episcopal Church, Tyson Congregational Church and United Church of Ludlow. Gethsemane Episcopal Church (Proctorsville) Celebration of a New Season of Ministry An invitation is extended to all parishioners of the United Church of Ludlow to welcome Reverend Todd A. McKee. The celebration will be held at the Episcopal Church located on 89 Depot Street, Proctorsville - Sunday, November 17 at 5:00 P.M. A community dinner will follow in the Parish Center. Robert Fleming/Malayaka House Robert Fleming, the founder of Malayaka House (Ugandan orphanage), spoke to a crowd that filled the Ladies' Parlor on Wednesday evening, November 6th. The website for Malayaka House is www.malayakahouse.com and the address in Vermont is Malayaka House, PO Box 9352, South Burlington, VT 05407-9352. Earlier in the day, Robert was interviewed on Ralph Pace's LPCTV show, This Was The Week That Was. The interview will be broadcast on LPCTV about 17 times over the coming week. Comments are closed.
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