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Volume 9/ Number 3 / March 2008
Jesus said, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me." (Luke 9: 23)
Old Greenwich, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH United Church Connecticut OF GREENWICH of Christ
M EETINGHOUSE M ONTHLY
Lent and Holy Week at First Congregational Church
March 2: The Way of the Yield Sign
March 9: Sharing the Shadows
March 16: Palm Sunday The Touchstone of Thanksgiving Palm procession for all children in the Meetinghouse; child care available. Remember your food offerings!
March 20: Maundy Thursday 6 pm Service of Tenebrae.
March 21: Good Friday 10 am Family Service for preschool and older children.
8 pm Service of Music and Meditations featuring Dale Wood’s A Service of Darkness.
March 23: Easter Day Sunrise Surprise 6:30 am Sunrise Service at Tod’s Point.
The Glory of God’s Great Clue 9 and 11 am Festive Services in the Meetinghouse with choirs, brass and timpani; child care available.
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Speaking Pastorally…
“Sometimes I wonder what it looked like from the cross – I dare not try to fathom what it felt like.”
Thomas John Carlisle This Lenten season we have been seeking to follow in The Uncrowded Way of the Cross and its Difficult
Disciplines of Discipleship. To fully “take up the cross daily” in our following of Christ is not easy.
Some people like to look at the last page of a novel to know the ending before actually reading the book. Some
people like to eat the middle of an Oreo first. And some people like to have dessert before eating their salad and vegetables. Very soon we will begin our annual trek through Holy Week – and there are many people who wish to
avoid the unpleasantness of Jesus’ struggle and suffering and simply show up on Easter. Many people do not take
seriously growing in Christian discipline because it seems too hard, too “old fashioned”, too boring, or too much of a sacrifice – and it certainly doesn’t fit with the “crowded ways” of our convenience and pleasure oriented culture.
You already know that the Difficult Disciplines of Discipleship which we are exploring are not punishments or
hardships for hardships’ sake, but that true discipline is learning and following in the way of the teacher. Holy week
begins with the excitement of the Palm Sunday parade and quickly moves into the passion of Christ.
This year, you will be able to experience in a dramatic way that week of weeks and especially the Maundy Thursday
that falls within it. We will gather for a simple meal in the Auditorium (as Jesus’ disciples gathered on that fateful night) and then come together in the Meeting House for a Service of Tenebrae. This moving worship experience, in
which the crucifixion is commemorated by the gradual extinguishing of candles, will bring home to your heart the
awe-full and powerful steps and words that led our Lord, finally, to the cross of sacrifice and death. If it has not been your custom to attend on Maundy Thursday, this year will change your mind.
Good Friday finds Jesus betrayed, denied and the victim of crucifixion. And it gives us a chance to at least “wonder
what it looked like” from “The Uncrowded Way of the Cross”. There will be a 10 am children and family service on Good Friday and then at 8 pm a service of Meditations and Music featuring the Chancel Choir and Dale
Wood’s A Service of Darkness.
All of this prepares us to meet the joy of Easter morning with a 6:30 am Sunrise Service at Tod’s Point led by our
Senior Pilgrim Fellowship and then two identical Festival Services featuring brass and timpani at 9 and 11 am.
I simply want to invite you to do everything you can to make a meaningful movement all the way through Holy
Week – as together we embrace and are embraced by the mystery of God’s great love!
See you on the way!
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Kettle Quilters—every Monday
Church Committee—first Monday of the month
Confirmation—Tuesday evenings
Membership Committee—first Wednesday of the month
Hats Off!—Thursday mornings
Chancel Choir—Thursday evenings
Nights Off—third Monday of the month Trustees—third Wednesday of the month (Tuesday, March 18 this month)
Parish Life—as needed when planning an event
Regularly Scheduled Events in the Life of Our Church:
After the Resurrection Beginning on March 25, and continuing for 5 weeks, Jacky Schofield will lead a Bible study class on The Acts of the Apostles. Come and experience the exploits of Paul and his cohorts as they struggle to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and build the early Christian church.
Classes will be scheduled for:
Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30 pm and
Sundays, 11:30 am–12:30 pm
ORGAN RECITAL - Our own Terry Flanagan
will present an organ recital on Sunday, March 2
at 4:30 pm at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City. The program is part of the church’s
Lenten organ recital series and will be 30 minutes
long. He will play music of Langlais, Bach, Franck
and Cochereau.
Choir Room Redecorated
Under the careful guidance of Stephanie
Hanbury-Brown, the third floor Choir Room, which also functions as Terry Flanagan’s office, has
been beautifully redecorated. The tapestry of
Noah’s Flood, a large and exquisite piece by French
artist Elizabeth Baillon, has come to marvelous life against the newly painted wall. Do plan to stop by
before or after worship on any Sunday to have a
look. You’ll be glad you did.
Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service and Supper
Thursday, March 20 at 6 pm
Members and friends of First Church are invited to
attend a reflective and worshipful evening on Maundy Thursday, featuring a supper of soup, breads and fruits;
celebration of the Lord’s Supper; scripture readings; and
singing. The supper is followed by First Congregational
Church’s Tenebrae Service in the Meetinghouse.
Recommended contributions are $5 for adults and $3 for children, which will be collected at the door. To help
with the planning, please sign up during the Coffee
Hours after Church Services on March 9 and 16.
Special thanks to Erlinda and Larry Haviland for once again preparing the delicious soup that has been a
tradition of this supper for the past few years.
AUDIO BIBLE STUDY
An audio Bible Study on Romans, led by Dan England,
will begin on March 14. By logging on to a special page
on the church's website, you can listen to or download a weekly 15-minute segment of commentary. For
computerless people, CDs will be available on March 16
in the church office, but you must contact Marge York at 637-4207. Watch bulletins for further details.
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Our Choirs Get Ready for Holy Week – Music Department Musings
By John Stansell Advent/Christmas and Holy Week/Easter are obvious highpoints in the musical life of any church.
Preparations are already underway at this mid-February writing for the upcoming Easter cycle of worship services and I’m thinking it might be fun for members of the congregation to read about what’s going on in the music
department.
Even though it ushers in the most solemn week in the church year, Palm Sunday echoes with Hosannas, and our young people are always a part of that observance. This year I have given the Children’s Choir the honor of
singing with both the Youth Choir and the Cherub Choir. “Lift Your Voices, Wave the Palms” by Stan Pethel
and “Antiphonal Hosanna” by G. Alan Smith are, as that second title indicates, antiphonal pieces, meaning that
the singing alternates between two groups. Over the years I have learned that young people do some of their best singing under these circumstances, energized by a little healthy competition!
The Palmer Handbells have two pieces, “Baroque Voluntary,” an anonymous piece edited by Dale Wood, and
“A Festive Entrada” by Cynthia Dobrinski, that they will play as a prelude to our Palm Sunday worship. That second piece employs C-3, the biggest bell we own. And the Chancel Choir is preparing a new piece I recently
ordered, “Ride On In Majesty” by Craig Phillips. Craig is from my native Nashville, Tennessee, and studied
with my first organ teacher, Peter Fyfe. He is organist at All Saints Episcopal church in Beverly Hills, California. We have two other of his pieces in our library.
When children and their families gather for our 10 o’clock morning service on Good Friday, the Children’s
Choir will sing in Latin a lovely setting of “Pie Jesu” by Mary Lynn Lightfoot. In the evening at 8, it is our tradition to offer a mostly musical service. This year the Chancel Choir will repeat Service of Darkness by Dale
Wood. (We sang it in 1996, 1999 and 2003.) It consists of seven hauntingly beautiful pieces related to Christ’s
seven last words on the cross. They will be interspersed with meditations by our own and guest clergy, reflecting upon this most solemn of days. Attendance at this service is the perfect preparation for the glories of Easter
morning.
And glorious it will be on Easter Day with the Chancel Choir, brass, timpani and organ at the 9 and 11 am services! “Christ Our Passover” by Richard Dirksen, former choirmaster at the National Cathedral in
Washington, DC, will be the big offertory anthem. At 9 the Children’s Choir will sing “An Easter Carol” by
Joseph Running. After singing at the Sunrise Service at the beach, the Youth Choir will join us at 11 in the Meetinghouse, singing “Easter Is Here” by Jon Paige. As usual the brass and timpani will add their voices to the
hymns, and we will close both services with the entire congregation joining the choirs in the “Hallelujah” chorus
from Handel’s Messiah. (By the way, Easter is March 23, just about as early as it can be. It’s always the first
Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.)
Ours is a joyous ministry – and a lot of work. Don’t miss these services, and if the music speaks to you, be sure
to thank a choir member, or two!
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Honduras
The Honduras travelers have returned from an extremely successful trip! Our new excursion to the southern part of Honduras, through the capital city of Tegucigalpa was superbly organized through the efforts of the Global Ministries team there. We were able to stay at their retreat center, Monte Carmelo, just outside of the city for the first two nights. Our first day was spent helping to build a cement block wall around their seminary school in the heart of Tegus. Unfortunately the school is built in a rougher neighborhood, so it is felt that the wall will help to create a "safe zone" for all of its students and surrounding neighbors in need. Saturday we found ourselves off to the southern region of Pespire, the village of San Juan Bautista. There the group was challenged to repair and paint an entire school that services about 125 students and 70 families. The school was in much disrepair, with holes and gouges out of the cement building itself, needing new window gratings and a desperate paint job. The Solidarity Program through Global Ministries was able to purchase supplies to repair and paint the school through the donation sent by our Outreach Committee. So with all (or most) of our supplies there, the group was able to repair the building facade, paint the new window gratings while local welders installed them, and paint the entire school, inside and out. It was a bit touch-and-go on the last day, but with the spirit, energy and commitment by the SPF group and advisors alike, we were able to complete the task that was set before us when we arrived. The town was most appreciative and grateful for our help with their school so that the children are able to receive their education in a quality building. The school houses first through eighth grade (eighth graders met in the school courtyard as there was no more room in the facility).
The group was also able to hand out some much needed school supplies to the village children who attend the school. Each child received a bag with pencils, pencil sharpeners, markers, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, etc. It was a sight to see as these children, who were temporarily receiving school lessons in houses, march down the only dirt road in town, in straight lines, toward the school to receive their gifts. Along with the school gifts, we were able to bring some healthy valentines for the local families. These bags included soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, washcloths, shampoo, etc. We were very fortunate to bring things not only to the children of the school but also to the families. It was extremely touching when the children presented us with singing, prayers, “thank yous” and national songs in order to thank us for our efforts. It is a great gift that we received in return, seeing the joy and happiness on all of their faces throughout the week. It was hard to tell which group was blessed more, ours or theirs.
On a group note, the entire body that represented First Congregational Church in this mission endeavor was outstanding. From the oldest to the youngest, each and every person worked their hardest, desiring to complete the task that God had put before us. Not only was work done, but interactions with local children, people and culture showed the utmost care, concern and diplomacy. The entire congregation can be extremely proud of the group that went on behalf of our church. A huge thank you goes out to Kathy Fraser without whom we would not have found the Global Ministries Solidarity Program and our guide Kevin Howe. They were stupendous and instrumental in pulling this whole project together. Another thank you goes out to the congregation members that were able to write letters and notes of encouragement and thank you. Each mission participant was surprised and grateful for the heartfelt notes from home. Please be sure to come to the Second Hour on March 16 and hear all of the quirky stories from the group, funny and touching alike. There are some doozies you won't want to miss!
In closing, we are all looking forward to another chance to follow God's word and help others in need, wherever they may be.
Blessings to you all,
Debbie Crawford, Director of Youth
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THE CHURCH SCHOOL LENTEN OFFERING
In February our children received their “Fill the Ark” Calendar and offering boxes. The calendar has information about Heifer International and daily suggestions for collecting coins for Heifer. Our Church School offering will be dedicated on March 30 during our Daniels Center worship service. Kudos to the Fifth Grade for engaging us in their Outreach Project for this year.
SECOND GRADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SHARED WORSHIP AND COMMUNION ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2008 FOURTH AND SIXTH GRADES AND PASTORS’ CLASS BEGIN SPECIAL STUDIES
During March, the 4th Graders will learn about the United Church of Christ as well as some pretty interesting details about our own First Congregational Church. Several lay leaders of the congregation will talk about various activities of First Congregational Church and there will be a special Nooks and Crannies tour of the building. Concurrently, the 6th graders and Pastors’ Class will learn about Islam, highlighting some of the similarities and differences between Islam and Christianity. We are hoping to include a visit to a nearby mosque.
NINE WAYS FOR FAMILIES TO TRAVEL THROUGH LENT
1) Borrow a book or a video from the Church School Resource Center about events in Jesus’ life leading up to Easter and read or watch it together. 2) Borrow and play a Bible game from the Resource Center. 3) Borrow a Bible story video from the Resource Center and watch it together. 4) Make a special effort to bring food on the first Sunday of March for the local food pantry. 5) Do some research on Lenten practices around the world. 6) Set aside some time every day for family prayer and/or meditation. 7) Plan to commemorate Maundy Thursday either at home or at the worship service and dinner at church. 8) Attend the Family Good Friday service at 10 am on March 21. 9) Come to Egg Saturday on March 15 to learn about the events of Holy Week, dye your family Easter eggs, and prepare food bags for the elderly residents of Pilgrim Towers in Stamford.
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YOU ARE INVITED TO EGG SATURDAY
March 15, 10:00–12:00 noon in the Daniels Center Bring your Easter egg coloring fuss to us!
(Question: What is Egg Saturday? Answer: A time to prepare for the good news of Easter Sunday! And, a chance to color Easter eggs at someone else’s place!) We have all the supplies… and we’ll have snacks, too! Just be sure to bring your own hardboiled eggs ready to decorate.
There is no admission charge*** but please let us know your family is coming so we can plan accordingly! Sign up in the Undercroft or call the Church Office at 637-1791. ***Well, actually there is an admission “charge” because we will be collecting food for our friends who live in Pilgrim Towers… a residence in Stamford for seniors. What should you bring?
single serving sized fruit containers small peanut butter small zip top cans of tuna, chicken, etc. microwavable soups small cans soup – low sodium 100 calorie snack packs
In other words, nonperishable, HEALTHY, small serving sized foods!
First Church Preschool
Summer Fun-tastic Program 2008
Description: The Summer Fun-tastic Program serves children between the ages of 3 (must be 3 by 12/31/2008 and toilet trained) and 5. The program consists of three 2-week sessions:
Session 1 – June 23 – July 3: Filipo’s Sports World. Children will participate in soccer, basketball, gym games and golf activities.
Session 2 – July 7 – 18: The Arts Factory. Children will experience various art media such as acrylic painting, mixed media, watercolor, pastel, clay, and a music program.
Session 3 – July 21 – August 1: Science Sleuths. The children will explore the mysteries of magnets, air pressure, colors, sound, classification and patterns, plants and animals. Other activities include arts and crafts, playground, sprinkler, and snack.
Seahorses – 3 year olds who have not started school – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Cost per session is $350.00. All other children, Monday – Friday from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. Cost per session is $550.00.
Contact Information: First Church Preschool 108 Sound Beach Avenue Old Greenwich, CT 06870 203-637-5430 E-Mail: [email protected]
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First Church Growers for the Hungry 2008 Organizational Meeting
The First Church Growers for the Hungry, in cooperation with the Christian Outreach Committee, is already planning for the 2008 growing season. Just a few months ago, the Growers completed their fourth year of producing nutritious, natural vegetables for distribution to hungry people in our community.
The Growers need the ideas and time of as many members as possible in order to increase the production of vegetables for our hungry neighbors. Please join us at the 2008 Organizational Meeting:
Second Hour: Sunday, March 9, 2008 after Coffee Hour in Room 203
For additional information, please contact Marge York at 637-4207.
THE LENTEN PROJECT 2008 For the third and final year, The Lenten Project will again focus on the basic human needs of food and shelter, both in our local community and in less affluent areas of our country. As we prepare to receive the Good News of Easter morning, we hope that everyone will consider making a gift. Our goals for the Lenten Project 2008 are twofold: 100% Participation, reaffirming that Outreach is a vital part of the life and mission of First Congregational Church. $78,000 in Contributions, representing $39,000 for renovations of the Family Transitional Shelter (not the Farmhouse Shelter that was rebuilt last year) and replacement of the heating system for the Learning Center at H.O.M.E. in Maine and $39,000 for the purchase and delivery of nutritious foods by The Food Bank, Neighbor to Neighbor and New Covenant House in Fairfield County.
Look for the Lenten Project Mailing around March 1.
Women’s Ministries Save the Date and Time: Tuesday, April 8, 8 am - 5:30 pm: Join the Women’s Ministries luxury bus trip, Almost All of the Best of the City of Hartford, Part II, with a tour of the exhibit Impressionism by the Sea at the Hartford Atheneum, a tour of one of the oldest statehouses in the nation (1796), a beautiful building designed by Charles Bulfinch in downtown Hartford; and lunch at Hartford’s best restaurant, Max Downtown, with new and old friends and our favorite bus driver. It is the kind of trip that the Women’s Ministries has come to expect; all for $56.00.
Scholarship funds are available. Please see David Young or Ginny Breismeister.
A sign-up sheet is in the office. Please make checks payable to the Women’s Ministries. The deadline for reservations is Friday, March 21.
Joyce Nye Express
Rollonda
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T h e R u m m a g e R o o m Spring will be here soon. Please come visit The Rummage Room. If you are able to volunteer, please call 637-1875 as your help is needed. The following items are on the wish list: a stroller, carousel or trays for a slide projector, Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking, double jogger/stroller, single jogger/stroller, smoking pipe, and a laptop for the Rummage Room. We will open at 1 pm on Monday, March 3 with our spring items.
Sales Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 10-5; Sat.: 10-1 Donation Hours: Mon.-Thurs.: 9-5; Fri. & Sat.: 9-1
Volunteers Needed for Call-A-Ride - Call-A-Ride helps seniors to remain independent. Volunteer drivers are needed to drive seniors to doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping, hair appointments, visiting friends, etc, in Greenwich. Drivers can either be responsible for a weekly three and a half hour time frame or fill in when they are available. The cars used have been purchased with donations from participating churches, such as the First Con-gregational Church or donations from Greenwich residents. You do not have to drive your own car. We have two retired policemen who set up our sched-ules and are on a two-way radio connection to help with directions. Orienta-tion rides can help you become familiar with the process. If you would like to help, please call Bobby Littlefield at 967-3341 for further information.
QUILT FOR SUSIE CRAIG
Hurrah! The quilt we stitched for Susie Craig is finished and will be displayed March 2 and 9 in the Auditorium during coffee hour. Also on display will be two hand-quilted pillow covers for Susie made by Joyce Nye.
Thanks to all who contributed their time and talent. I am sure Susie will be very happy to receive this quilt.
Inge Thalheim
Meals-On Wheels � Meals-On-Wheels needs drivers to deliver one day per week. Most routes take less than two hours and are less than 15 miles round trip. If you are interested in taking a spin on one of our routes with a current driver to see what it is like, please call Deborah Warfield at 869-1312.
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From the Parish Nurse… Salubrious Singing by Sue Asselin, RN
Perhaps you sing in the Chancel Choir, with another group, or just in the shower. If so, you undoubtedly do it for pleasure. But did you know there are health benefits from singing? Here are a few intriguing findings from the UC Berkeley Wellness Letter:
Singing and Asthma: Studies have found that singing helps people with asthma and chronic bronchitis because of the deep breathing; and because a variety of muscles, like the diaphragm, get a workout. There’s even evidence that singing lessons can help suppress snoring.
Singing and the Immune System: Researchers in Germany studied antibodies and stress hormones in members of an amateur choir, comparing levels when the singers were singing or just listening. Their antibodies were higher and their stress hormones lower when they were singing.
Singing and Growing Older: In a survey called Creativity and Aging from researchers at George Washington University, members of senior chorales in DC, San Francisco and Brooklyn reported better health and fewer falls than non-singers.
Singing and Alzheimer’s: A British branch of the Alzheimer’s Society reports that singing is helpful for patients with dementia. Singing familiar songs and learning new ones can help build self esteem and alleviate loneliness. Many experts believe that engaging in such memory-dependent exercises as singing may delay the onset of memory problems.
Singing and Human Intelligence: Respected neurologists at UC Berkeley believe that singing and dancing are genetic in origin, and that they helped the brain evolve. They have also served as a means for transmitting knowledge from one generation to another.
My own personal belief is that singing can also elevate the mood and calm the nerves, making it beneficial to emotional and mental health. And this Lenten season, I’ve been practicing with the Chancel Choir in preparation for the Good Friday service, as I hope to experience the spiritual benefits of singing bringing me closer to God. So now you have more reasons than ever to sing, sing, sing!
Our Music Director Dr. Stansell did not pay me for this endorsement. (But, you’re welcome, Dr. John.)
Parish Nurse Hours: Tuesdays 9:30-5, Thursdays 9:30 to 3, & most Sundays 9:30 to 12.
CPR Training It’s time for those of us certified through classes here at FCCOG to recertify for CPR. Those interested in becoming newly certified are welcome to this training which includes the use of our automatic external defibrillator (AED). Two certification classes are set for Saturdays March 29 and April 5, from 9 to 11:30 am, and a third in the afternoon can be formed if needed. Thanks to the generosity of the Greenwich EMS, and to First Congregational church for covering the reduced fees, we can offer the classes at no cost to the participants. Please contact your Parish Nurse at extension 21 to register.
Looking ahead to a Second Hour on Sunday, April 13 Living in the Light of Health: Using Integrative Holistic Medicine to Achieve Optimal Functioning with Dr. Henri Roca from Greenwich Integrative Medicine. We’ll meet following Coffee Hour to discuss holistic health concepts and perhaps broaden our views of health so that we may truly become the stewards of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual selves.
LIFE EVENTS
Deaths Margaretha “Maggie” Tarantik—February 11
Frank Crabill—February 16 Donald Seibert—February 17 Fred Richards—February 23
The deadline for the submission of material
for the April Meetinghouse Monthly is the 15th of March.
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MARCH BIRTHDAYS
03/01 Decima Button
03/01 Deborah LaCivita
03/01 Tom Beam
03/01 Robert George Finch
03/02 Annette Baker Fox
03/02 Roland Klingner
03/02 Sandra Millspaugh
03/02 David Ranta
03/02 Christopher Harris
03/02 Kevin Goggins
03/03 Chris O'Donnell
03/03 David Ficker
03/03 Darleyne Sandreuter
03/03 Don Carlson
03/03 H Alden Richmond
03/03 Ella Quinn
03/03 Ellen Sykes
03/04 Lea Menegon
03/04 David Robbins
03/04 David Young
03/04 Lisa DeNatale
03/04 Tina Videtto
03/04 Wayne Hileman
03/04 Karim Sadik-Khan
03/04 Morgan Wolfe
03/04 Charlie Baird
03/05 Bobbie Hopkins
03/05 Louise Schmitt
03/05 Angela Lovely
03/05 April Condon
03/05 Torey Farriss
03/05 Ohireime Ariyibi
03/06 Sue McCalley
03/06 Elizabeth Winton
03/06 Joey Rogers
03/06 John Michael Fryback
03/06 Elisabeth Ware
03/07 Brian Carlson
03/07 Robert Schroeder
03/07 Donald Breismeister
03/07 Isabelle Schless
03/07 Tucker Stafford
03/07 Luke Cofer
03/07 Madeline Beck
03/08 Esther Coleman
03/08 Dorothy Pidgursky
03/08 Frank Zavattaro
03/08 Sally Morgan
03/08 Vicki Altmeyer
03/08 Hillary Coleman
03/08 William Christensen
03/08 Kyle Christensen
03/09 Wayne Leizear
03/09 Katrina Peters
03/09 James MacDougall
03/09 Dennis Alex
03/09 Cheryl Anderson
03/09 Emily Glendon
03/10 Ruth Reed
03/10 Lucy Hedrick
03/10 Eugene Shanks
03/10 Sherry Myer
03/10 Lori Romano
03/10 Edmund Luce
03/11 Christie Coon
03/11 Andrew Tedford
03/11 Altan Sadik-Khan
03/11 Eric Scott Andersen
03/11 William Johnson
03/11 Alexander Berntsen
03/12 Douglas Bloom
03/12 Diane Kretschmann
03/12 Cindy Trask
03/12 Jane Brash
03/12 Elaine Teeters
03/12 Kelley Bailey
03/12 Michelle Maxwell
03/12 Chess Lotufo
03/13 Rosamond Brady
03/13 Lucinda Allen
03/14 Warner Finney
03/14 Nancy Allen
03/14 Janet Savin
03/14 Sandra Boles
03/14 Burt Harrington
03/14 Asa Hazen
03/14 Erin McGonagle
03/14 Lindsay Erickson
03/14 Jackson Jacoby
03/15 John Standish
03/15 Ronald Nelson
03/15 Albert Gordon
03/15 Thomas Johnson
03/15 Andie Liebowitz
03/15 Peter Mackell
03/15 Isabelle Mackell
03/15 Jacob Millspaugh
03/16 Robert Medvey
03/16 Dale Myer
03/16 Steve Crihfield
03/16 Kathryn Atkin
03/16 Nicholas Berntsen
03/16 George Wheelock
03/17 Cathie Weigner
03/17 David Bennett
03/17 Sandra Haviland
03/17 Connor Koorbusch
03/17 Jimmy Heidt
03/17 Lia Zavattaro
03/17 Anna Robarts
03/18 Sandra Sandlock
03/19 Carol Rawn
03/19 Dawn McCready
03/19 Carrie Braddock
03/19 Catherine Mahoney
03/19 Alexander Ghaffari
03/19 Audrey Mackay
03/20 Kara Liebowitz
03/21 Janet Brooks
03/21 Virginia Liddel
03/21 Scott Lovely
03/21 Eric Baker
03/21 Kevin Mackay
03/21 Jenny Riddell
03/21 Nick Stewart
03/21 Elizabeth Morris
03/21 Christopher Vissicchio
03/22 Phyllis Gregor
03/22 Penny Low
03/22 Kenneth Olsson
03/22 Kyle Young
03/22 Peter De Riemer
03/23 Donald Walton
03/23 Hans-Georg Thalheim
03/23 Tad Larrabee
03/23 Robert Anderson
03/24 Kim Scopelliti
03/24 John Cofer
03/24 Gage Benoit
03/25 Darlene Moore
03/25 Denise Leidy
03/25 Al DeLeo
03/25 Matt Hietala
03/25 Sybren Hoekstra
03/26 Christopher Cleworth
03/26 Curtis Carlson
03/26 Gillian Robertson
03/26 Olivia Koorbusch
03/27 Mary Durland
03/27 Jay Shaw
03/27 Leslie Burton
03/27 Tucker Serenbetz
03/27 Hendrick Schless
03/27 Emily Brash
03/27 Will Perry
03/27 Kendall Thompson
03/27 Elizabeth Nutting
03/27 Alexa Zavattaro
03/28 Joan Denne
03/28 Katharine Fountain
03/28 Charlie Taggart
03/29 Chee Chee Purdie
03/29 Elizabeth Church
03/29 Nicole Pacent
03/30 Elizabeth Mose
03/30 John Trepanier
03/30 George Thalheim
03/30 Lisa Maxwell
03/31 Richard Jenkins
03/31 Erika Videtto
03/31 Daniel Lepoutre
03/31 Avery Edwards
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The First Congregational Church of Greenwich Nonprofit Organization 108 Sound Beach Avenue U.S. Postage Old Greenwich, CT 06870 Bulk Rate Phone: (203) 637-1791 PAID Fax: (203) 637-1540 Permit No. 17 www.fccog.org Old Greenwich, CT Change Service Requested
IN THIS ISSUE
Speaking Pastorally……….…….... 2 Church Events…………………… 3 Music Musings…..……………….. 4 Honduras…………….…...……… 5 Church School………….………... 6 First Church Preschool…………… 7 Outreach……………………….… 8 Susie’s Quilt..…..……..……..…… 9 Parish Nurse……………….…… 10 Birthdays ……………………….. 11
First Congregational Church of Greenwich
Ministers: The Members of The First Congregational Church of Greenwich
Senior Pastor: David D. Young, [email protected]
Interim Associate Pastor: Daniel B. England, [email protected]
Minister of Pastoral Care: Ronald E. Halvorsen, [email protected]
Director of Music/Senior Organist: John Stansell, [email protected]
Associate Organist/Director: Terence J. Flanagan, [email protected]
Directors of Youth Ministries: Steve and Debbie Crawford, [email protected]
Director of Church School: Rosemary Lamie, [email protected]
Director of Membership: Ginny Breismeister, [email protected]
Parish Nurse: Susan Asselin, [email protected]
Pastors Emeriti: Thomas L. Stiers and Sally Colegrove
Worship at First Church
We hope that you will join us as we conclude our Lenten Sermon Series entitled:
The Cross of the Uncrowded Way: Difficult Disciplines of Discipleship and celebrate Holy Week ending with
Festive Services on Easter day.
There are many opportunities for adults as well as children to participate in the life of the church.
The 10 am Service is broadcast live each week on WGCH 1490 AM Radio. In addition, the service is available through the church’s
website, www.fccog.org, where a bulletin can be found as well as a link to the live broadcast. Previous sermons can be found there as well.
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