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Weekly newsletter of Barrington Congregational Church United Church of Christ
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Church Office Hours are Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 - 4:30 pm.
Thurs, Sep 21
6:30 – 8 pm Historical Group meeting, Tom Wegner’s home
Sat, Sep 23
8 am – 6:30 pm JYG, SYG and others hike Mt. Monadnok
9 am - Noon Boy Scout Troop 4 Car Wash, Church Parking Lot
Sun, Sep 24
Mission Sunday (Mission at home)
9 – 9:45 am Confirmation Orientation (for youth and parents), Room 9
10 am Worship Service, Church School
Tues, Sep 26
1 – 2:30 pm Memory Impairment Support Group, Library
7 pm Book Group, Library
Wed, Sep 27
7:30 - 9 pm Choir rehearsal, Vestry
Thurs, Sep 28
3 – 5 pm Brendan’s Community Office Hours, The Coffee Depot in Warren
Fri, Sept 29
4 – 8 pm Listening Sessions with Consultant, Library
Sat, Sep 30
9 am - 5 pm Listening Sessions with Consultant, Library
11:45 am – 2 pm JYG and 7
th
&8
th
Graders visit Pow Wow in Providence
Sun, Oct 1
Ecumenical/World Communion Sunday.
Neighbors in Need Offering
10 am Worship Service with Communion, Church School
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Listening Session with the Consultant, Room 6
12:30 - 4 pm Listening Sessions with the Consultant, Library
6 – 8 pm Mission Trip Orientation and Senior Youth Group (with parents), Room 9
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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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Please note that some email platforms will only show the first part of the eBridge, and you will need to open it up in a browser to see the full content. The problem is that there's just so much happening at church that the eBridge gets quite long!
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Just some of the new articles in this week's eBridge.....
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Sign up for a Listening Session with our consultant
sign up here
Change of date for JYG trip to Pow Wow
Knitting for Others Group
Barrington Health Alliance's Community Health Forum
300th Anniversary Display - items wanted
Sorry but it's not possible to include a link to the articles - you have to scroll down to find them.
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Youth Groups (and others) are going hiking
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The junior and senior youth groups (JYG and SYG) are kicking off the church calendar year by climbing Mt. Monadnock together!
They also invite all interested hikers to come along and join them for the adventure. This
Saturday September 23, they will gather in the church parking lot at 8 am to leave by 8:15 to arrive at Mt. Monadnock by 10:30. Monadnock is 4-5 hour hike! Please bring a bagged lunch, snack, and water. Youth coming without a parent or guardian should also bring a signed permission slip. They should be back at the church by 6:30 pm. It's not too late to join the hike! Questions? Contact Brendan Curran at (401-318-2447)
brendan@bccucc.org
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Have Breakfast. Help a Neighbor!
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This
Sunday, September 24th, BCCUCC is going to breakfast at Mathewson Street Church in Providence where they feed between 250 and 300 people every Sunday! They do this for those who are homeless/food insecure at no charge! All they ask from us is that we show up, eat a wonderful breakfast of eggs, sausage, fruit, pancakes, waffles, and soup with their attendees. Then, when we are through, to pay for our meal with a donation as if we ate at a restaurant. The excess from our “donations” helps pay for the meals of the other attenders. Not only that, there is worship and wonderful live music at the breakfast. And, don’t worry, the breakfast is from 8 - 9 am, so we’ll be back at BCCUCC in time for our regular worship service. Dale is going, won’t you come too!! Meet at the church at 7:30 am to car pool.
More details including how to be a part of the musical 'Breakfast Jam'.
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Rev. Brendan Curran welcomes this year’s confirmands into their year of deeper faith exploration, inquiry, and learning!
This Sunday morning September 24th, the 2017-2018 confirmation class and their parent(s) are asked to come to Confirmation Class Orientation in Room 9 from 9-9:45 am. The confirmation class is open to all 9th graders (or older). If you haven't yet signed up you are very welcome to do so by contacting Brendan at
401-318-2447) or
brendan@bccucc.org
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BCCUCC Church Renewal - Sign up to meet with our consultant
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We are embarking on a wonderful journey of congregational strength and renewal. We have contracted with the Center for Progressive Renewal to work with a consultant to explore ways that we are already succeeding as a church, and how we can make a greater impact in our community. From
Friday, September 29th through Sunday, October 1st,
we will be hosting a series of listening sessions with our church consultant, Dr. Bill McKinney. These sessions will be held with individuals, families, and small groups. It is important that Bill gets the chance to meet with everyone, because
you are important!
These sessions are a chance for you to talk about your experiences in Barrington and at BCCUCC. It is an opportunity to talk about your hopes and dreams for the church along with what you think our challenges are. The consultant wants to hear from you!
You can sign up for a session at this
Sign Up Genius
link or at coffee hour on Sunday.
Learn more
about the Church Renewal process at BCCUCC.
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Church School Registration
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All
children and youth from Nursery thru 12th grade need to be registered to participate in our programs of Church School, OWL, Confirmation, Youth Group, and Mission Trip. If you haven't yet done so, please do so a.s.a.p. If you completed a registration form last year, you will only need to update and initial it for this year.
Download a registration form
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For the past 5 years the church school offering has been helping support the education of a Tibetan refugee girl, Rinchen Lhamu, who lives at the Tibetan Refugee School in Kalimpong, India. The children’s offering is collected in the classroom when there is church school, or can be put in the offering plate on Sunday’s when there is no church school. Special, pre-dated, children’s offering books are available for each child after they have been registered for the 2017-2018 church school year. Please help your child remember their offering and to use the special envelopes.
Read more about Rinchen
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Concert by Elisabeth von Trapp at BCCUCC
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This
Sunday, September 24th
at
4 pm, Elisabeth von Trapp will give a concert in our sanctuary. Elisabeth is the granddaughter of Maria and Baron von Trapp of 'Sound of Music' fame.
Read more about her. In lieu of a standard ticket purchase, a collection will be taken at the end of the performance. The concert is open to the public so spread the word and plan to be there!
Concert flier.
Hosted by our church's Historical Group, this will be the last concert in our 300th Anniversary series.
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Riverwalk Accessibility Project
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Due to the weather, work on the walkway has been on hold for a couple of days. The position of the path has been laid out and it can already be seen how much shorter the distance will be between the church and Fellowship Hall for those with mobility issues. We've raised sufficient money to get the project started, but more donations are needed to complete everything needed.
Learn more about the project and how to make a donation.
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Both Dale and Brendan will be out of the office on
Monday and Tuesday, September 25th and 26th,
as they’ll be attending the RI Conference UCC Ministers’ Retreat.
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Memory Impairment Support Group
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The group meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 1 - 2:30 pm in the library. Their next meeting is
Tuesday, September 26th.
The group is open to patients and caregivers, and participants need not be members of this church. For more information contact Jim McCartney at 245-3288 or
jrmcc@fullchannel.net
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Book Group next
meets
Tuesday, September 26
at 7 pm in the church library to discuss
Providence Rag
by Bruce De Silva: “The third entry in this gritty newspaper series spans 20 years, from 1992 to 2012, at the start of which a teenage male commits five gruesome murders, is imprisoned for them, and, years later, becomes the center of a campaign to free prisoners convicted as juveniles.” (Booklist). Copies are available through the library system or through Barrington Books (tell them you're part of a book group and they will offer 20% off). For more info on the group, contact Helen Schall at
helenschall@hotmail.com
or 245-4724.
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Community Office Hours with Brendan
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Thursday afternoons
from
3 - 5 pm
at
The Coffee Depot
, 501 Main Street, Warren
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Anyone from the church or community is welcome to stop by for a visit in this more informal setting.
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Listening Sessions with our Consultant
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As part of our Church Renewal process, there will be listening sessions with our consultant on
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 29th, 20th & October 1st. Bill wants to hear from as many people in the church as possible, so please sign up to participate in either a small group or an individual/couple session.
Sign up here.
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Change of date for youth visit to Pow Wow
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The RI Native Americans changed the date so the JYG trip to the 8
th
Annual Big Drum Pow Wow at Roger Williams National Park in Providence, RI will now be happening on
Saturday September 30th
. The JYG (including the 7
th
& 8
th
grade class who have been learning about Native American spiritual traditions as part of their church school class on world religions) will gather in the BCC parking lot at 11:45 am to arrive at the Pow Wow by 12 pm. Participants are asked to bring lunch/snack money. They will return to the church by 2 pm. Contact Rev. Brendan Curran to RSVP, or if you have any questions. (401-318-2447)
brendan@bccucc.org
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2018 Mission Trip /Service Project Orientation & Senior Youth Group
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The deadline to sign up for the 2018 Service Project with the Black Mesa Water Coalition of the Navajo Nation in Pinon, Arizona
is Sunday October 1st.
Approx. dates for the trip are June 24th - July 1st, 2018.
The Senior Youth Group (SYG) will meet
Sunday October 1st from 6-8 pm in the library.
This SYG meeting will also serve as an orientation for the 2018 mission trip/service project. All who wish to participate are asked to attend. There will be refreshments!
Youth are especially invited to come on the mission trip and are given priority but
all who are interested in joining our youth in service are welcome. If you want to join this trip please contact Rev. Brendan Curran to rsvp or to ask any questions you may have (401-318-2447.)
brendan@bccucc.org
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Additional volunteers are needed to be ushers for the Sunday morning service. Volunteers will receive training and are only scheduled to serve once every 4 weeks from Sept - Jan. If interested, contact Bethia Rosner at 383-5538.
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Church School volunteers needed
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It really does ‘take a village’ to nurture Christian faith in children and young people. We hope and expect that parents, caregivers, and other interested adults in the church community will offer their time and talents throughout the program year. We need 10 volunteers
every
Sunday to make Church School happen! We will provide you with the information and resources that you’ll need to enjoy the experience and grow in faith.
If you did not fill out a volunteer application form last year you will need to fill one out this year.
Download it here.
For more information or to volunteer please contact our Christian Education Coordinator, Andrea Bullard at (401) 246-0111 ext. 107 or
andrea@bccucc.org
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We're still collecting
diapers in sizes 4 & 5 for the little boys of the two refugee families supported by Sts Matthew and Mark Episcopal Church. There's a collection bin in the back of Fellowship Hall.
There are bins in the narthex on the way up to the sanctuary for the collection of
canned and dried goods for TAPIN.
Check their website for a list of current needs.
There's a box on the table at the back of Fellowship Hall for the collection of
Bibles for Riverside Congregational Church's outreach ministry to those in need. They hold a breakfast every week followed by a Bible Study, and give away many Bibles.
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The Bereavement Group will meet again on
Monday, October 2nd at 11 a.m in the library. The group is open to anyone who has lost a loved one at any time. For more info contact the facilitator Betsy Brenner at
jsbeeb@aol.com
or 245-8031.
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Knitting for Others Group
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The group is
starting up again after their summer hiatus and will meet
Tuesday, October 3rd
from 7 – 9 pm in the church library. The group makes a variety of different items to be given away (prayer shawls, preemie hats, etc) and can provide patterns and help for newcomers. For this first meeting please bring any projects you’re working on, any ideas for future projects, and we can also check out the yarn available in the cupboards. All knitters/crocheters are welcome, especially new faces! For more info contact Mary Lou Slicker (245-0085
rislick@fullchannel.net
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The BCC Women of Faith reading group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 1:30–3 pm in the church library beginning
Thursday, October 5th.
Bring book suggestions. We welcome women from BCCUCC as well as other churches and faith traditions. We share our faith journeys through stories of our own experiences and the stories found on the pages of the fiction and nonfiction we read. For information contact Jane Tonn at 289-2349 or
jtonn2@cox.net
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'Embracing an Adult Faith' - adult education series
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Rev. Dale Azevedo invites everyone to join him for a fall adult education program entitled “Embracing an Adult Faith” to be held on
Thursday evenings for 5 weeks from
October 5th - November 2nd. Each class will run an hour and half and be largely discussion based responding to short videos led by Marcus Borg. The start time will depend on participants’ availability. “
Embracing an Adult Faith is an exciting, five-session, adult-formation resource for those seeking a richer understanding of the issues in contemporary Christian practice and theology.
Who was Jesus? Who is God? What is salvation? How do we practice our faith?”
Please RSVP to
Dale
or the
church office
by September 25th if you are interested so we can make sure we have enough resources.
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NAMI Family Support Group
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NAMI RI (
National Alliance on Mental Illness
) holds a monthly support group for family members of people with mental illness. Open to anyone in the community the next meeting is
Thursday, October 5th
from 6 – 7:30 pm in Room 6. For more info Contact Cindy Elder at 331-3060 or
cindy.elder@namirhodeisland.org
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Come to Barrington Health Alliance’s Community Healthcare Forum!
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Our Mission and Justice Team will be hosting Barrington Health Alliance’s first “Community Healthcare Forum” on
Saturday, October 7th
from 10:30 am - 1 pm in Fellowship Hall. The Forum will feature a lecture and discussion on “Healthcare Economics 101” with Dr. Michael Fine. The lecture will be followed by a panel about “Multi-Disciplinary Community Health Teams,” and a discussion about how a community develops a Neighborhood Health Station. Are you a healthcare professional/worker? Do you care about the quality of healthcare for you and your loved ones? Do you view caring for the sick as a duty of Christian discipleship? Come and join the Forum. Your presence will make a difference in this important discussion.
See flier
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300th Anniversary Display
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On
Sunday, October 22nd
from 11 am – 1 pm in Fellowship Hall, the Historical Group would like to put on a display of art/ photos/ paintings/ sculptures/ plates/ etc that depict Barrington Congregational Church. If you have any you’d like to be included, please bring them that morning and drop them off in Fellowship Hall before the service. There will be tables there for you to put the items on.
Please have your name and phone number on them.
Items from the archives will also be on display including photos, bibles and ledgers. If you have items but are unable to be in church that day, contact Tom Wegner at 383-0999 or
tom.wegner@liladelman.com
to arrange to drop them off ahead of time. At the end of the event, please pick up your item, or make arrangements with Tom to do so later.
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On
Sunday, November 12th we will celebrate our church's 300th Anniversary with a special worship service and more! Stay tuned.
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'From the River's Edge' - The Pastors' Blog
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Calling all Church School Volunteers! (yes, this means you!)
by Rev. Brendan Curran, Assoc. Minister - Sept 20, 2017 I still remember my church school teacher from when I was 4 years old. Church school would always begin with Mrs. Flowers teaching us a new song in what we called "The Orange Room."
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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Community Office Hours with Dale - on hold for now
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While he recovers from his recent shoulder surgery, Dale has had to put on hold his Community Office Hours at The Coffee Depot. He plans to start them again as soon as he is able. Stay tuned.
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2017-2018 Calendar is available for viewing
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The church calendar is kept up to date and you can find it at
http://bccucc.view-events.com If you have any meetings or activities planned, please send them to
office@bccucc.org so that they can be added to the calendar. Also please notify the office or any errors or changes. Thank you.
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Sermons available on line
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If you miss church on Sunday or want to hear the sermon again, you can do so at the following link
Sermon Archive.
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