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March 23, 2017Weekly newsletter of
Barrington CongregationalChurch United Church of
Christ
Calendar
Thurs, Mar 237 - 8:30 pm 'Just Mercy' Book Discussion with people from other houses of worshipand Guest Speaker, Fellowship Hall
Sun, Mar 26 'One Great Hour of Sharing' offering10 am Worship Service, Church SchoolAfter church school Sing and Celebrate Choir rehearsal, Room 611:15 am - 1:15 pm Senior Youth Group, Room 911:20 am - 12:30 pm Speaker Series, Library - Emily Jones, RI Interfaith Coalition toReduce Poverty11:30 am - 1 pm Conversations about our Church, Room 7
Tues, Mar 2811 am Staff meeting, Dale’s office1 pm Memory Impairment Support Group, Library
Wed, Mar 297 pm Lenten Service, Sanctuary7:30 pm Choir rehearsal, Vestry
Sat, Apr 12:50 pm BCCUCC volunteers (CEYM and JYG) meet to go serve meal at Soup Kitchen
Sun, Apr 28:30 am CEYM meeting, Library10 am Children’s Communion in Library, then Church School10 am Worship Service with Communion11:15 am Sing and Celebrate Choir rehearsal, Room 611:15 am - 1:15 pm Confirmation Class, Room 9
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Thursday - SaturdayGuest Speaker and Interfaith Discussion of 'Just Mercy' book
On Thursday, March 23rd from 7 – 8:30 pm in ourFellowship Hall,members of various local houses of worship will be coming together toshare thoughts and information having read the book Just Mercy: aStory of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson. There will alsobe a guest speaker, Nick Horton, talking about Open Doors and the 9Yards programs. ALL ARE WELCOME.
Barrington Interfaith Partners (BIP) encouraged Barrington's houses of worship to readand discuss this ‘Read Across Rhode Island’ book, and this evening's event issponsored by them. Contact Helen Schall 245-4724 [email protected], or SusanRotblat-Walker253-8969 or [email protected] for more information.
SundayGuest Preacher this Sunday
We welcome Emily Jones as our guest preacher this Sunday. She will also bespeaking after church in the library (see below). Emily leads the RI Interfaith Coalition toReduce Poverty, a group of faith leaders and advocates working together to educate,organize and mobilize faith communities to fight poverty in our state. Emily will becontinuing the Lenten sermon series on prayer and will be preaching on ‘EncounteringGod: Prayer in Action’.If you missed any of the earlier sermons in the series listen to them here.
Last of the After Worship Speaker Series this Sunday
The theme chosen by the Mission and Justice Team for this year is ‘Visualize Peace’. Allare invited to a Speaker Series that is taking place after church during Lent from about11:20 am - 12:30 pm in the library. Come hear about another program that they havesupported this year that reaches out to the wider community in both mission andadvocacy.March 26th: Emily Jones, Interfaith Coordinator, Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition toReduce Poverty.
'One Great Hour of Sharing' offering
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) is one of the four national UCC offerings that wetake each year at BCCUCC. Informational leaflets and special collection envelopes willbe included in the Sunday bulletin. Checks should be made payable to 'BCCUCC' andmark the memo line 'OGHS'. Thank You. Visit www.ucc.org/oghs for more info whereyou can also make an online donation.
Senior Youth Group (SYG)
SYG meets this Sunday, March 26th from 11:15 am – 1:15 pm in Room 9. They willbe gathering for pizza and conversation and planning upcoming projects. All 9th-12th
graders are welcome to join! Question? Contact Rev. Brendan Curran
Interested in joining the church? Then come to 'Conversations'
Are you interested in joining our church, or are you new and just want to learn moreaboutus? Then come to Conversations about our Church with Rev. Dale Azevedothis Sunday,March 26th from 11:30 am – 1 pm in Room 7. Attendees who decide tojoin the church willhave the opportunity to do so during the worship service on Sunday,April 23rd. If you can sign up with the church office ahead oftime. However, even if youdon't you are still most welcome to attend. Child care will be provided, but it’s a veryinformal session so older childrenare also welcome to sit in.
Mission Trip 'Envelope' Fundraiser - update!
Many thanks to all who have supported our mission tripbytaking an envelope off our “board of many dwelling places”in FellowshipHall. We are making goodprogress withfundraising, but are still about $600 short of our goal. If youhaven’t yet taken an envelope you are encouraged to do so,and also to return envelopes that have been taken. The fundraiser will continue all theway up toEaster Sunday. Your support will help cover thecost of the trip for the kidsgoing to Orland Maine to help build homes forlow-income families. Many thanks to allwho are supporting the missiontrip. Learn more about this fundraiser and the 2017 Mission Trip
Donate Items to Dorcas International
This is the last Sunday when our Mission and JusticeMinistry Team will becollecting items for DorcasInternational. Right now there is a need for toiletries(shampoo, soap, razors,feminine hygiene products,toothpaste, etc. - hotel or regular size). A collection bin will be in Fellowship Hall. Click on this link to learn what other items are needed, or go to www.diiri.org to learnmore about the organization. Thank you.
Chancel Fund donations
All are invited to make a donation to the Chancel Fund thisEaster. Money from the fund is used in a variety of differentways that enhance the worship experience – read about themat this link, that also contains the order form.
Next WeekMemory Impairment Support Group
The group meetsTuesday, March 28th from 1 - 2:30 pm in the churchlibrary and isopen to patientsand caregivers. Participants need not be members of this church. Formore information contact Jim or LoisMcCartney at 245-3288 or [email protected]
Wednesday evenings in Lent
This Lent, join your friends at BCCUCC for a special Wednesdayevening Lenten worship series. We will gather each Wednesdaythrough Lent at 7 pm in the Sanctuary for a brief read meditation
followed by communion. This year’s meditations come fromRobert Fulghum’s classic book, All I Really Needed to Know ILearned in Kindergarten. This series ends on April 5th. All arewelcome to come as they are able.
Soup Kitchen
Our church is providing and serving the meal at the Christian Community Soup Kitchenat Park Place Church in Pawtucket on Saturday, April 1st, and CEYM and JYG areresponsible for doing it this time. However, extra help is often needed and is alwaysappreciated. Volunteers can help by providing a main dish or salad or fresh fruit orgranola bars or going to help serve at the kitchen. If interested, please contact our SoupKitchen Coordinator, Diane Todd at (401) 245-4681 or [email protected]; orcontact Carol Strakosch (CEYM) 247-1620 or [email protected], or Kathy Sullivan(JYG) 245-2416 [email protected].
Fundraiser for Irons Homestead Camp and Retreat
An Irons Fundraiser will take place Sunday, April 2nd from 2 – 4 pmat ChepachetUnion Church, 1138 Putnam Pike, Chepachet RI 02814. They will host a 'Sugar Eat'(Maple syrup onsnow party), and also have maple candy, dill pickles, doughnuts, deviledeggs, and drinks. Tickets are $5 adults, $3children under 12. For more info go towww.ironshomestead.org or contact(401) 710-9478 or [email protected].
From the RIver's Edge - The Pastors' Blog
Doors off the Hinges
by Rev. Brendan Curran, Assoc. Minister - March 21, 2017. The following is anOp. Ed. that Brendan has written which should soon be published in theBarrington Times, and is a part of our new campaign to get the word out aboutBCCUCC and our...
Read morewww.bccucc.org
Can You Help?Altar Flower Donors needed in April
The altar just wouldn’t look the same withoutthe flowers thatadorn iteach Sunday. Members of the congregation pay for thearrangements and anyone can doso in thanksgiving, celebration,or memory or an event or person – there are norestrictions! There are currently someSundays in April without anyone to payfor the flowers. Each arrangement costs $30 and donorscanchoose to pay for one or both. Interested donors shouldcontact Cheryl Muth at [email protected] or 433-2878
Sanctuary Church? Ad hoc committee forming
Reports of immigration raids, along with the TrumpAdministration’s stand on immigrationand deportation of undocumentedimmigrants has caused some churches to declarethemselves “SanctuaryChurches.” Sanctuary churches offer asafe haven for individualswho fear deportation. There are many factors involved in deciding hether a church willdeclare itself a Sanctuary Church. We would like to form an ad-hoc committee toexplorethose factors and produce information to present to the congregation. The congregationwould be asked to vote onany declaration of a sanctuary church. Ifyou are interestedin joining this committee, please email Steve Peck at [email protected].
Thank YouThank you to the White family and Taco for providing the church with much neededpartsto keep our heating system running and in good order. It is much appreciated.
Coming SoonBereavement Group
After a short hiatus, the Bereavement Group will start meeting again on Monday, April3rd from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in the church library. Anyone who has lost a loved one atany time is welcome, and participants need not be from this church. For moreinformation, contact the facilitator Betsy Brenner
Knitting for Others
Meets Tuesday, April 4th from 7 – 9 pm at the home of LizRosenholm, 15 Freemont Avenue, Barrington. They continue to workon prayer shawls and other projects and can provide patterns andhelp for newcomers. All knitters/crocheters are welcome, especiallynew faces! Please let Liz (245-9098 or [email protected]) or MaryLou Slicker (245-0085 [email protected]) know if you arecoming. Contact Mary Lou for more info.
Women's Faith Group
Meets on Thursday,April 6th from 1:30 – 3 pm in the church
library, to begindiscussion of a new book, A Man calledOve byFrederick Backman. Copies ofthe book are available for purchasefrom the church office. Allwomen are welcome, including fromother faiths and churches. For more info contact Carol Louttit245-2299or [email protected] or Nancy Martin273-1078 [email protected].
NAMI Family Support Group
NAMI RI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds a monthly support group at ourchurch for family members of people with mental illness. The group is open to anyonein the community and they meet the first Thursday of the month from 6 – 7:30 pm inRoom 6. Their next meeting is on Thursday, April 6th and all are welcome. For moreinfo contact Cindy Elder at 331-3060 or [email protected]
Holy Week and Easter Services
Maundy Thursday, April 13th 7 pm Service of Tenebrae and Communion
Easter Sunday, April 16th6 am Ecumenical Sunrise Communion Service atOsamequin Point 9:15 & 11 am Traditional Services in theSanctuary (An Easter Egg Hunt for children inelementary school and younger follows the 9:15 am service.)
Passion of Christ Retreat
The RI Conference of the UCC is offering thisexperiential retreat at Irons Homestead from supperon Maundy Thursday evening (April 13) thrubreakfast on Saturday morning (April 15). Learnmore at this link
Deadline for registration is April 10th.
'3 Centuries and Beyond' Did you know...... the mystery/history of our steeple and ‘Wind Vane’ isdifficult to find.
The best informationfound is as follows: When the buildingwas first on the presentlocation in 1737 there was no steeple, in 1806 a smalltower was erected, and in 1851 asmall spire was erected for the installationof a bell. In 1888 the building wasenlarged andimproved and the ‘weather vane’ was repaired and gilded. When had it been added to thespire? The 1938 hurricane tore the steeple from thechurch and the wind vane with it. InSeptember of 1939 the ‘wind-weather vane’ was repaired and put back inplace. InSeptember of 1983, the 1939wind vane was again back in place. Wheredid it go andwhat happened to it? Herewe are almost 25 years later and we are putting a replica of the 1939 windvane(which might also be a replica of the original one?) back in place. If anyone hasbetter knowledge would youplease come forward with the information and contact LizRosenholm at (401)245-9098 or [email protected]. Forevergrateful! The ‘Did you know…’ historical segments are brought to you by the ‘3Centuries andBeyond’ group.
Prayer Calendar Released in Preparation for Vote
'Together, As One' Prayer Calendar
Members of the Rhode Island, Connecticut andMassachusetts Conferences are being invited toenter into an intentional season of prayer betweennow and the historic Tri-Conference AnnualMeeting being held June 16 - 17.
The Planning Team that developed the United in Ministry and Ministry CaseStatement willbe publishing a weekly Prayer Calendar, available online and via email,thatincludes, an introductory quote from the statement, prayer themes,a Scripture verse, anda prayer.
The resources has been developed by the Rev. Dale Azevedo, Pastor of theBarringtonCongregational UCC in RI and the Rev. Cleo Graham, CommunityMinister ofthe Beneficent Congregational Church in Providence, RI.
Read more, including how to sign up to receive the Prayer Calendar emails
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