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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 unless otherwise noted.
Sun, Nov 19
Thanksgiving Sunday / New Member Sunday
10 am - 5 pm OWL class, Library
10 am Worship Service with Sing and celebrate Choir, Advent Arts during Church School time
Mon, Nov 20
Tue, Nov 21
11 am Staff Meeting, Dale's office
Wed, Nov 22
Office closes at 12:30 pm
Thurs, Nov 23 and Fri, Nov 24
Office closed for Thanksgiving holiday
Sat, Nov 25
2:45 pm Volunteers from BCCUCC leave for Soup Kitchen in Pawtucket
Sun, Nov 26
Racial Justice Sunday
10 am Worship Service for All Ages, Nursery Care only
Mon, Nov 27
Tues, Nov 28
11 am Staff Meeting, Dale's office
Wed, Nov 29
7:30 - 9 pm Choir rehearsal, Vestry
Thurs, Nov 30
3 - 5 pm Brendan's Community Office Hours, The Coffee Depot in Warren
Sun, Dec 3
Advent 1 / World Aids Day
10 am Worship Service with Communion, Church School
After Worship Sing and Celebrate Choir rehearsal, Room 6
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The deadline for information to be included in the next eBridge is
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the church office will close on Wednesday, November 23rd at 12:30 pm for the Thanksgiving holiday and will reopen on Monday, November 27th at 9:30 am.
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3 Centuries and Beyond 1717 - 2017
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.......
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Many thank
s to Kathy Block, Van Edwards, Marion Fodor, Chris Morton, Liz Rosenholm, Bethia Rosner, Pat Rude, Helen Schall, Francis and Susan Seader, Dianne Wilkin, Tom Wegner and Barbara Wuth
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the members of the Historical Group a.k.a. 300
th
Anniversary Committee - for all that they did during the past year as we celebrated 300 years of being Barrington Congregational Church. They commissioned a replacement weathervane, publicized the anniversary with an outdoor sign and article in the Barrington Times, organized concerts, sold special totes, clothing and cards, hosted a 300
th
Birthday Picnic, wrote articles for our newsletter about the church’s history, collected and put on a display of church memorabilia, and organized a Gala Jazz Brunch at the Barrington Yacht Club to which they invited past ministers of our church. It’s been a great year of celebrations thanks to all of the work done by the committee.
(Editor's note - My apologies if I forgot any names or anything you did)
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300th Anniversary Photos Wanted
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If you have pictures that you are willing to share of the 300
th Anniversary brunch and worship service, please email them to
abbyashley01@gmail.com. She will do her best to pick through them to feature the best and clearest photos to share to the church’s Facebook page. There are already a few photos on the church website
www.bccucc.org but we'd like to add some more there also.
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Past and present Barrington Congregational Church ministers at the 300th Anniversary Brunch. Left to right: Jennifer Cook, Robin (Long) Carden, Charles McCollough, Skip Waterbury, Rose (Amodeo) Petronella, Beverley Edwards, Jeff Larsen, Brendan Curran, and Dale Azevedo. (Not pictured but present was Charles Simonson)
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Thanksgiving Sunday and New Member Sunday
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This Sunday the Sing and Celebrate choir will sing and we will welcome some new members when they join our church during the worship service. Afterwards there will be cake in coffee hour to celebrate! We hope you can join us!
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Attention all children....be sure to come to church this Sunday!
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When the children leave worship this Sunday following the Children's Time, they get to go to Fellowship Hall to participate in 'Advent Arts'. There they will be able to do a number of fun Advent/Christmas crafts. We look forward to welcoming them!
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While supplies last, Marion Fodor of the Historical Group will continue to sell cards at coffee hour. They are blank inside and come in greeting card (3 for $5) and note card (5 for $5) sizes. The church on the front is from an original watercolor painting by long time church member Mary Kutcher.
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Barrington Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
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Thanksgiving Interfaith Worship & Service Project
sponsored by
The Barrington Interfaith Clergy Association
held at
Temple Habonim, 165 New Meadow Road, Barrington
Monday, November 20th , 2017
6:30 - 8:30 pm
6:30 pm – Pizza Dinner (reservations please-see below)
7:00 pm – Interfaith Worship Service with speaker from Tap-In
7:30 pm – Service Project assemble holiday food bags for Tap-In’s clients
ALL ARE WELCOME
Everyone who attends is asked to
please bring one or more of the following four items
requested by Tap-In: Scalloped Potatoes, Brownie Mix, a 16 oz Canned Ham, or Canned Yams. Additional items will be for sale that evening in case people forget to bring some or are moved to donate more.
If you plan to come at 6:30 and attend the family dinner, please go to the Temple Habonim website
www.templehabonim.org
to sign up (or
click on this link
). Due to a generous grant from a member of St. James Church, there is no charge for the dinner, but they need to know how many people are attending so they can have the correct amount of food present.
The deadline for signing up for dinner has been extended to Monday, November 20
th
at 10 a.m
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Five of the local houses of worship have assembled a short interfaith service beginning at 7 pm. Everyone is encouraged to attend – no matter which house of worship you go to, of if you go to none at all!
Following the service, we will come together as one large extended community to assemble holiday food bags to be distributed to Tap-In’s clients.
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Senior adults are invited to a Christmas Luncheon on
Tuesday, December 5th in Fellowship Hall at noon. We would also love to include any of you who are not seniors, but are free that day. Please join us. There will be a sign up list at Coffee Hour on Sundays, or call Beth Buckley at 401-247-0324 or email her at
elizabethbuckley21@msn.com. If anyone needs a ride, it can be provided – just be sure to let us know. You will not want to miss this festive event to kick off the Christmas season!
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Our Senior Minister, Dale Azevedo and his wife, Elizabeth would like to get to know you better! All members and friends of the church are encouraged to sign up and join them for monthly dinners at the parsonage (7 Fireside Drive, Barrington). The next dinner is on
Wednesday, December 13th
from 6 – 8 pm. They don't guarantee a gourmet meal, but do promise a comfortable table where all are welcome! For more info, or to sign up,
click on this link.
You can also sign up for dates in 2018. They look forward to dining with you and will be lonely if no one signs
up!
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Information about all of the church groups that meet regularly - including who to contact - is available
at this link
. Meeting dates are in the calendar above.
All groups invite and welcome your participation.
Included below is additional information that some groups need for their next meeting.
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Knitting for Others Group
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The group
will meet
Tuesday, December 5th
from 7 - 9 pm at the home of Barbara Wuth, 3 Fireside Drive, Barrington.
Knitters are encouraged to bring red yarn to make hats for the “
Little Hats, Big Hearts
” project, or work on a prayer shawl, or hats, scarves etc for the church’s Mitten tree.
RSVP to Barbara at 245-7291 or
bwuth54@gmail.com
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Women's Faith Group Christmas Lunch
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The Womens Faith Group next meets for their Annual Christmas Lunch on
Thursday, December 7th at Noon at Trafford Restaurant, 285 Water Street, Warren. Those wishing to attend should RSVP to Jane Tonn at 289-2349 or
jtonn2@cox.net
by Tuesday, December 5th.
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The group
will meet
Tuesday, December 19th
at 7 pm in the church library to discuss
The Relic Master
by Christopher Buckley. “
Through the cheeky humor, the author gives readers a very real sense of the 16th century when science and superstition held equal sway, and a man was always a swords breadth away from a horrible death”. (Publisher's Weekly).
What is the Book Group?
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On
Saturday, November 25th
(two days after Thanksgiving) it's our church's turn to provide and serve the meal at the Community Soup Kitchen located at Park Place Church in Pawtucket. Anyone that is interested in helping (either with food donations and/or serving) is invited to contact our Soup Kitchen Coordinator Diane Todd at
diane.todd15@gmail.com
or
401-374-2197
. At least 75 folks will be served a hot lunch that day.
More information about the Soup kitchen
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Help needed to create a meditation room
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As a part of his ministry plan this year, Rev. Brendan Curran will be leading mediation classes at the church and we need your help to transform Room 8 into a meditation space. A list of what’s needed is
at this link
on the church website. Learn more about mindfulness and meditation by reading Brendan's latest 'From the River's Edge' blog post
Be Still and Know
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Purchase gifts from SERRV
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SERRV catalogs will be available
from Sunday, November 5th
, and orders will be taken until the first week of December. SERRV is a nonprofit organization with a mission to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide. SERRV sponsors small scale, on-the-ground programs to bring practical training and business support to their artisan partners - particularly women - to extend their earning potential into the future. Helen Schall will have the catalogs available at the piano in Fellowship Hall during coffee hour. Can't wait? Look at the many items available at
www.serrv.org
and e-mail your order to
helenschall@hotmail.com
including item number and description. Remember, ordering through the church will save you shipping charges and provide financial support for the 2018 Service Trip.
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Please consider joining the Lay Visitation Team
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What do we do? We reach out to members of the church who need a call, a card, or a visit. We meet once a month. So if you are looking for an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus--this is for you! Contact Dale at 401-246-0111 or
dale@bccucc.org
with your interest.
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We sometimes get requests from church members who want to attend either a worship service or some other church event, but they are no longer able to drive themselves. We would like to compile a list of volunteers we can call upon when we receive such a request. If interested in volunteering, please contact the church office at 246-0111 or
office@bccucc.org. Thank you.
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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.
Thank you for the Bibles:
Riverside Congregational Church, UCC is very appreciative of the Bibles that we've been able to give them so far.
They have an outreach ministry to those in need - holding a breakfast every week followed by a Bible Study - and give away many Bibles. We will continue to collect Bibles for this ministry - t
here's a collection box on the table at the back of Fellowship Hall. Thank you.
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Brendan's Community Office Hours
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Brendan will be
at
The Coffee Depot
, 501 Main Street, Warren, from 3 - 5 pm on
Thursday afternoons
for anyone from the church or community who would like to stop by for a visit in this more informal setting. All are invited.
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Christmas Eve service times - so you can plan ahead!
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On Sunday, December 24th there will be a regular 10 a.m. worship service for the 4th Sunday of Advent. Christmas Eve services will be held in the sanctuary at
5 pm
and
10 pm
. The 5 pm service will include a Christmas Pageant, and the 10 pm service will be Lessons and Carols.
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Shop thru AmazonSmile and raise money for the church!
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When you shop online at Amazon, if you log in through
AmazonSmile,
every eligible purchase you make on Amazon will raise 0.5% of the purchase price for our church. To learn more visit
http://smile.amazon.com
and choose ‘Barrington Congregational Church’ as your charitable organization.
Each quarter we receive a donation from Amazon, and all you have to do is start your Amazon shopping at AmazonSmile. Thanks to all who already do this.
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'From the River's Edge' - The Pastors' Blog
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Rules for Children in the Worship Service
We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog for an important word from another source. Sometimes someone else can say something far more eloquently than you can. Therefore I present to you new rules for children attending church at BCCUCC: One. If ...
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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News from the RI Conference UCC
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OneEgg News Features RICUCC Haiti Task Force
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OneEgg.org's fall newsletter featured the work of the RICUCC Haiti Task Force. Here at BCCUCC we've collected money for their OneEgg campaign.
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This RICUCC youth group event for grades 3 - 8 takes place from 1 - 4 pm on
Sunday, December 3rd at Woodridge Church.
Details
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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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Chorus of East Providence concert
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The Chorus of East Providence, will perform Vivaldi’s
GLORIA with orchestra and other traditional holiday music on Dec 2
nd at 7:30 pm and Dec 3
rd at 2 pm at St. Martha’s Church, 2595 Pawtucket Avenue, East Providence, RI. Advance ticket sales can be made by contacting Judy Antonio at
508-889-6211 or through
www.coepgloria.brownpapertickets.com.
Flier with more information.
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First Wednesday of every month at East Providence Senior Center.
Details
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