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Weekly newsletter of Barrington Congregational Church United Church of Christ
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Thurs, May 4
1:30 – 3 pm Women’s Faith Group, Library
6 – 7:30 pm NAMI Family Support Group, Room 6
7 – 8:30 pm Mission and Justice meeting with EBCP, Library
Fri, May 5
3 - 5 pm Brendan’s ‘Public Office Hours’ at Coffee Depot in Warren
Sun, May 7
Confirmation Sunday
9:15 am Breakfast for Confirmands and their families, Fellowship Hall
10 am Worship Service with Confirmation and Communion, Church School
After Worship Sing and Celebrate Choir rehearsal, Room 6
2 – 6 pm OWL Session, Library
7 pm Concert by Yale Whiffenpoofs, Sanctuary
Mon, May 8
7 pm Buildings and Grounds meeting, Room 6
Tues, May 9
11 am Staff meeting, Dale’s office
1 – 2:30 pm Memory Impairment Support Group, Library
7 pm Church Council meeting, Room 6
Wed, May 10
7 pm Mission and Justice team meeting, Library
7:30 – 9 pm Choir rehearsal
Fri, May 12
3 - 5 pm Brendan’s ‘Public Office Hours’ at Coffee Depot in Warren
6 pm Junior Youth Group Game Night, Movie and Sleepover at church
Sat, May 13
9 am – 12:45 pm JYG and SYG ‘Save the Bay’ Clean up
10 am Memorial Service for Peter Scott, Sanctuary
4:30 – 6 pm Interfaith Peace Parade, St John’s parking lot to Police Cove Park
Sun, May 14
Music Sunday
10 am Worship Service with special music and Sing and Celebrate choir, Church School
For the complete church calendar visit
http://bccucc.view-events.com
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The weekly deadline for information to be included in the eBridge and Sunday Announcements is Wednesdays at Noon. Send info to
office@bccucc.org
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New in this week's eBridge.....
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Would you like to serve on a ministry team?
Meet Your Muslim Neighbors!
'Membership Giving' envelopes
Senior Ladies Lunch
'From the Rivers Edge' blog by Dale
2017 Mission Trip photos
Kathleen Lynne Fodor Scholarship Application
Did you know....?
(Sorry, but it's not possible to add links to these - you'll have to scroll down to find each of them).
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NAMI Family Support Group
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NAMI RI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) holds a monthly support group at our church for family members of people with mental illness. The group is open to anyone in the community and they meet the first Thursday of the month from 6 – 7:30 pm in Room 6. Their next meeting is
Thursday, May 4th and all are welcome. For more info contact Cindy Elder at 331-3060 or
cindy.elder@namirhodeisland.org
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A few more Granola/Energy Bars are needed as we spread the word about BCCUCC!
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The CEYM is having a table at this Sunday, May 7th's Tough Tiger at Hampden Meadows School. They'll be there to get the word out about our church - and handing out reusable shopping bags (with the UCC message and our church's name), information about the life of our church, and granola/energy bars. Thanks to all who responded to the request for granola/energy bars, but they could do with some more. It's not too late to donate some - donations should be dropped off at the church office
by Friday, May 5th - or contact Andrea Bullard
andrea@bccucc.org.
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Brendan's 'Public Office Hours'
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Brendan makes himself available to anyone who would like to visit him at The Coffee Depot, 501 Main St, Warren on
Friday afternoons from 3 – 5 pm. All are welcome!
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'Membership Giving' donations
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Last Sunday was UCC Celebration Sunday and included in the bulletin was a special ‘Membership Giving’ envelope. Dale talked about the importance of our relationship with the UCC and invited the congregation to make a donation to cover the $20 per capita fee that our church pays to the RI Conference UCC each year. If you weren't in church and would like to make a donation please make the check payable to 'BCCUCC' and mark the memo line 'per capita donation'. Donations can be mailed to the church or dropped in the offering plate on Sunday. Thank you.
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Our worship service on Sunday, May 7th will include the confirmation of six of our 9th graders. They have been working with Rev. Brendan Curran since the fall and are now making the choice to be confirmed as full members of the church. We hope that you can join us as we celebrate this important step in their faith journey.
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Yale Whiffenpoofs in Concert at BCCUCC this Sunday!
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This
Sunday, May 7th at 7 pm, as part of the '3 Centuries and Beyond' Concert series, the world famous Yale a cappella group
The Whffenpoofs, will be giving a concert in the sanctuary of BCCUCC. Tickets are available online at
www.Whiffenpoofs.com/Tickets or at the door. We expect this to be a popular concert so you might want to purchase your ticket online while they last!
A portion of the ticket sales is benefiting our church’s 300th Anniversary celebrations and preservation efforts.
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Not able to make it to church?
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If you missed worship some Sunday, or want to hear a sermon again, you can listen to the sermons online
at this link.
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Would you like to get more involved by serving on a ministry team?
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There are several ministry teams that have openings for 2017-18. Building & Grounds, Mission & Justice, and Membership/Nominating all offer an invitation to become more involved in the life of BCCUCC. Also there is an opening for a Member-at-Large on the Church Council. Please contact Joanne Ela or Beth Buckley of Membership/Nominating to discover new ways to serve the church. Look for them at Coffee Hour or email either Beth at
elizabethbuckley21@msn.com, or Joanne at
gsbse@me.com. You can volunteer to serve for either a 1 or 2 year term.
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Meet Your Muslim Neighbors
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On
Saturday, May 20th, Rev. Dale Azevedo is going to lead a group from BCCUCC to ‘Open Mosques RI’. This event is being hosted by the RI Council for Muslim Advancement as an opportunity for Rhode Islanders to visit and tour mosques throughout our state and learn more about the religion of Islam and its role in RI. We are going to meet in the church parking lot at 2 pm and carpool to one of the nearby mosques. The event should be over by 4 pm or shortly thereafter. For more information or to RSVP contact Dale at
dale@bccucc.org or 246-0111 x 103.
Event flyer
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Interfaith Poverty Conference
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Organized by the RI Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty. Thursday, May 11th from 8 am - 12:30 pm at RI College, Providence. Keynote Speaker is Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Jr, and there will also be workshop choices available. More details at
www.tinyurl.com/RIPoverty2017 where you can also purchase tickets. There is a reduced rate ($10 discount) for groups of 3 or more so anyone interested in attending is asked to contact Helen Schall at
helenschall@hotmail.com or 245-4724.
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Junior Youth Group Sleepover and Service Project
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The Junior Youth Group’s annual church sleepover and shoreline clean-up with
Save the Bay is happening
Friday, May 12th - Saturday, May 13th. JYG members are invited to gather at the church at 6 pm on Friday 12th for pizza, games, movies and sleepover. There will be a pancake breakfast the morning of Saturday 13th. They will join
Save the Bay for a shoreline clean-up later that morning, leaving from the church in car-pools at 9 am. They will be joined by Senior Youth Group members. Parents are encouraged to also join in for the clean-up! They will be at the clean-up site from 10 am-12 pm. The event concludes at the church at 12:45 pm. Junior Youth Group (JYG) is open to any youth in Grades 6–8. Questions or to sign up to go - contact Rev. Brendan Curran at 246-0111 x104 or
Brendan@bccucc.org
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On Saturday, May 13th from 4:30 – 6 pm all are encouraged to join the Interfaith Peace Parade being held to celebrate the origins of Mother’s Day! Participants are invited to gather at 4:30 pm in the parking lot of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 191 County Road, Barrington. Bring diapers or baby wipes to donate to Project Undercover, an organization that helps mothers in need. The community will then walk to Police Cove Park where there will be prayers and poems for peace shared from different faith communities, song, and a reading of Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day proclamation. We hope you will participate in this joyful Springtime community event! Bring a picnic basket if you wish! Questions? Contact Brendan Curran at 246-0111 x 104 or Brendan@bccucc.org
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Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 14th as we celebrate Music Sunday with some special music in worship from our choirs and musicians. We hope you can join us as we recognize the important role of music in worship.
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Celebrating our 300th Anniversary
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'3 Centuries and Beyond' Birthday Picnic - You Are Invited!
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On
Sunday, May 21st we're having a special picnic after worship from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm to celebrate our church's 300th birthday! There'll be hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, baked beans, salads, cake and ice cream. There will also be live music from 'Celtic Modern', and a bouncy house for the kids!
Plan to come and be part of this free, fun celebration.
Please RSVP to
300th@bccucc.org to let us know if you're coming and how many. It will really help us in planning for the event as we wouldn't want to run out of food!
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Volunteers are being asked to make salads and sides to accompany the 300th Birthday Picnic on May 21st (see later for details of the picnic). Sign up sheets are on the table at the back of Fellowship Hall. Thank you.
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The original building for the church was near Jenny’s Lane and was in extreme disrepair in 1737. Since it needed so much work and the population had settled mostly in the north section of town – including Rev. Peleg Heath – it was decided to move the building to the north. This created a great disturbance and the town was divided into two hostile camps – up-neck and down-neck. Joshua Bicknell helped to settle the debate by the gift of land on which the church is now located. While the building was being torn down Mr. Heath was on the “Lord’s business” in the Bristol Court House. He was taunted by the town for not being present while this was happening. This saga is the beginning of the end of Reverend Mr. Heath’s ministry……more to follow.
The ‘Did you know…’ historical segments are brought to you by the ‘3 Centuries and Beyond’ group.
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Are you, or do you have in your family, a graduating high school senior? If so this announcement is for you! We will be hosting our annual Baccalaureate Service on Sunday, June 4th and it will be handled a little differently than in the past. There are three things you need to do: 1) RSVP to the church office by Sunday, May 21st (office@bccucc.org or 246-0111); 2) get a copy of the questions for the graduate introductions from the office and return it; 3) don't worry about wearing a gown to church (regular church clothes will suffice). If you have any questions, talk with Dale (dale@bccucc.org). And Congratulations!
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Graduation information needed for newsletter
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We like to recognize those in our church family who are graduating from high school, college, graduate school etc, by publishing the names and graduation information in our newsletter. If you or a family member is graduating this spring, please send the information to the church office at
office@bccucc.org
by Sunday, May 21st. I
nformation needed is name of graduate, high school or college from which they’re graduating, what college or further education they will be attending, or what degree they are getting, and any future plans if appropriate.
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Kathleen Lynne Fodor Scholarships - application forms available
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Two scholarships are awarded each year - one to a high school graduate going on to further education, and one to a student already in college. Graduating high school seniors and college students who have been confirmed and are members of this church are eligible to apply. Application deadline is Sunday, May 28th and the scholarships are awarded on Baccalaureate Sunday, June 4th. Applications forms are available at this link, or from outside the church office or at www.bccucc.org under Get Involved > Information for Church Members.
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Meets Monday, May 15th from 11:30 – 12:30 pm in the church library. Anyone who has lost a loved one at any time is welcome, and participants need not be from this church. For more information, contact the facilitator, Betsy Brenner at 245-8031 or jsbeeb@aol.com
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Meets Tuesday, May 16th at 7 pm in the church library. They will discuss Mothering Sunday: a Romance by Graham Swift. “Set in 1924, in an England still reeling from the loss of young men to the Great War, this elegiac tale offers a haunting portrait of lives in a world in transition.” (Publishers Weekly). For more information about the group, contact Helen Schall at helenschall@hotmail.com or 245-4724. All are welcome.
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The group next meets on
Thursday, May 18th at 1:30 pm in the church library and will watch the DVD of the book they’ve been reading
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. All women are welcome, including from other faiths and churches. For more information contact Carol Louttit 245-2299 or
chl2299@aol.com or Jane Tonn 289-2349 or
jtonn2@cox.net
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'3 Centuries and Beyond' Birthday Picnic
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Sunday, May 21st 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
See earlier for all the details - it's an event not to be missed!
All are invited.
P
lease RSVP to
300th@bccucc.org to let us know if you're coming and how many.
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The 5th Annual Senior Ladies Lunch will take place on
Thursday, June 8th at Noon in Fellowship Hall. It will be hosted by the Women's Faith Group and the Membership Team, and all Senior Ladies from the church are invited. (Not sure what constitutes a ‘Senior’? You can decide!) If you would like to attend, please either sign up at coffee hour or contact the church office at (401) 246-0111 or
office@bccucc.org
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'From the River's Edge' - The Pastors' Blog
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Who? What? Where?
by Rev. Dale Azevedo, Sr. Minister - May 1, 2017 Who are we? What do we believe? Where are we going? These are things that any organization (or individual for that matter) that wants to be successful should be able to answer. Think about these...
Read more
www.bccucc.org
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If you missed reading any posts you can find them all on the church website
at this link. There are also links to the most recent ones from the homepage of our church website
www.bccucc.org
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Providence Singers Concert
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'Northern Voices' with Aurea Ensemble and music of Scandinavia and the Baltics.
Saturday, May 13th at 7:30 pm in Providence, and
Sunday, May 14th at 3 pm in Bristol.
Details and ticket information
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