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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 [email protected]. 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 Committee - Wednesday, December 6 - 7:00 P.M. Upcoming Events -Advent Sacrament of Holy Communion- December 10 -Dedication of Veterans of the Cross Offering - December 18 -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 November 26 were $385.00. 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, begins this Sunday. Pat Liao and Carol Wu will lead us in the lighting of the first Advent Candle - Hope. 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. Bell shaped cards will be on the tree by December 3rd. Hopefully gifts will be put under the tree by December 10th if possible or on the 17th at the latest. 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. [email protected] or 802-558-9055 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. Comments are closed.
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